User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 440: God Serena, Review./@comment-26389992-20150615123219/@comment-25693405-20150615212530

Well this got heated fast. It's hard to tell whether Makarov or Laxus is stronger, and I don't think using fights on Tenrou is a good comparison because they were in different situations. (But for the record, Laxus SEEMED like he was capable of defeating Precht) The fight between Makarov and Precht might have ended differently in different circumstances.

Back to the original question, I'm expecting teams to work to take down each of the 12 shields. I don't think the fights will be 1-on-1, at least most of them.