User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 346: The Law of Retrogression, Review./@comment-16344653-20130802171121/@comment-7418318-20130802175153

He took on them because he made sure they couldn't hit him. It doesn't matter how strong an attack is, if it misses the target.

But Loke came out at full strength, which means that Caprico did not reduce Lucy's magic power. Also Gray didn't seem any weaker in his battle against Ultear.