User blog comment:Jrotc193/The Strongest/@comment-4829046-20130529051751

Time to get serious.

In terms of shere Power, it be Gildarts but the fact that he gets owned without his magic and that he is a klutz and womanizer kinda ruins it.

Makarov has more control over his magic and has a wider array of spells but considering his age and the fact that Mashima originally intended for him to die on Tenrou makes him hard to categorize.

As of the GMG it appears that Laxus is the strongest but unfortunately the way he proved his strength irritated fans around the globe and therefore I can't count him to be the strongest.

In short going with MDMs Nakama powaaaaaa! is the way to go.