User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 447: Escape Battle, Review./@comment-26451407-20150805081453/@comment-1776824-20150805234730

Until there is some way of proving that Gildarts and Laxus are canonically stronger than Warrod, yes, as Warrod is officially stated to be the fourth strongest wizard in Ishgar in terms of power, and to be vastly superior to Jura, whom Laxus was barely stronger than.