User blog comment:CNBA3/Fairy Tail Civil War!/@comment-25324252-20160406051931/@comment-25324252-20160406183942

Laxus most certainly didn't hold his own against Hades. He lasted all of a minute before Hades beat him and he had to give his power to Natsu. Everyone is comparing post timeskip Laxus to pre timeskip Gildarts, why? Gildarts is still alive and out there getting stronger every day.