User blog comment:LegerPrime/Natsu surpasses Erza/@comment-153.91.238.254-20151009013541/@comment-25111584-20151009200527

@God: While I strongly disagree with the anon, I also disagree with most of your statements about Jellal.

This guy became a wizard saint, one of the 10 strongest mages in Fiore, using a thought projection. We aren't sure just how much power of the original a thought projection has but realistically, we know its not full power and my guess is its not much.
 * The 10 WS are not the strongest 10 (in Ishgar, not Fiore :P). Dark Guilds are not even considered, so monsters such as Zero, Precht, Bluenote, Ultear, etc. are not included. Even then, strength is not the only factor.
 * We have no idea how Jellal obtained his rank. He could easily have given the test (or whatever) at his own power and then just used a Thought Projection whenever needed. You're free to believe that he got the position at only a fraction of his power, but you can't really convince others to agree as, well, there's no evidence. :/

f you will recall, it take Phantom Lord 4 different mages combining their powers to cast abyss break.
 * The Element 4's power was required to power the Giant. The casting of Abyss Break is just one of its functions. Also, it was emphasized that the the Giant's Spell's size was extraordinarily large. Jellal's circle was much smaller. Casting Abyss Break alone is definitely no mean feat, but comparing it to PL's Giant is blowing it out of proportion.

Jellal was able to go toe to toe with Jura using Mystogan's magic staves, something he had never used before. He quickly realized though that he wouldnt be able to win with just the staves though and switched to his own magic which allowed him to effortlessly outmaneuver Jura. He then was about to beat Jura but Ultear interfered,
 * Mastering the staves is definitely praiseworthy, but he was not going toe-to-toe. He was getting pushed back.
 * He did not outmaneuver Jura after he started using HBM. They just went on an equal footing. At the short of their short exchange, neither appeared the worse for wear.
 * He was about to defeat Jura using Sema? That's like saying that Laxus would have defeated Ajeel with his casual nuke. C'mon, God! ಠ_ಠ

The only feat that I'd agree with is OS. And, tbh, I normally file it under Mashima's inconsistencies due to the logicfails in that battle. Not to mention that this battle demeans OS more than it hypes Jellal. That's just me, though. ._./