User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 495: I'm Hungry As Hell, Review./@comment-24546844-20160725173953/@comment-24546844-20160725181124

Well, if they serve no other purpose than to be fodderised by anyone with a name then yes. Alvarez army did nothing in this army than to look, and only look, intimidating. Not even the lieutenants did anything meaningful this arc, only the Sprigganand as soon as they were out Ishgar regained dominance. So it's safe to say that yes, in this war only the Spriggan and Zeref matter.