User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 452: The Prelude to the Final Battle, Review./@comment-26451407-20150916094940/@comment-1153699-20150918144808

^ God Serena is obviously massively superior to GMG Laxus and Gildarts. That's a no brainer. But the thing is, I'm not comparing God Serena to them as they were before the timeskip. I'm comparing God Serena to Current Laxus and Gildarts (who have improved immensely).

We all saw how much Natsu improved. He's gotten so strong to the point where he can even make Mard look silly (imo at least). And if he improved that much, imagine how strong Laxus, Gildarts and Jellal are right now. They have definitely at least closed the gap.

And about the whole "Spriggans = God Serena" thing, I dunno... Remember when Hoteye said all OS members are equal in terms of power and then got his ass kicked by Midnight? Yeah..