User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail 526: My Name Is..., Review/@comment-29778526-20170312223735/@comment-29778526-20170313030226

@anon1.That is true he should have used a few others type magic he had in his arsenal, he should have been capable of using wind, poison, water, earth, light, darkness, Ice including that huge heat attack he used that Natsu was unable to fully negate, to burn Cana cards along with her or a combination of elements. Also didn't August stopped a punch from Gildarts like it was nothing, what happened to that brute strength?

@anon2.That exactly my opinion he should have combined elements or another rare magics, I mean he must have copied Jacob or Brandish magic, but no like the other person said he stood there and got one-shot by Gildarts just like God Serena before him. At least the Hybrid Theory had a excuse(being a Historia) and thus weaker than his original living self.

@Miskos3.Yeah it was very disappointing how he loss after all the hype, It would have make more sense and be more believable that August loss because he was getting tired due to his old age.