User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 439: Albareth Empire, Review./@comment-24784846-20150608211418/@comment-1153699-20150608220255

Yes, but you have to remember Makarov didn't know his guild members could get as strong as the did during the one year timeskip. He didn't know Natsu could casually one-shot Bluenote.

Even if there are 100 Mages on average in every guild in Alvarez (which I doubt), their numbers overall would be about 7300. 99% of them are most probably fodders to FT now with only the last 1% able to actually resist a bit.

And now it's the whole guild (with Laxus, the Raijinshuu and Gildarts) vs. Alavarez? Alvarez is doomed lol.

Just a few chapters ago, Natsu, Gray and Erza took on 2000+ Mages, at least one of the top Dark Guilds left in Fiore, and a War God pretty much by themselves without taking any damage whatsoever. And they weren't going all out then (Erza didn't use her strongest armors, Natsu didn't use LFD/DF and Gray didn't use his Devil Form). They made it look easy. And they were only 3 people...

Quality >>>>>>>> Quantity. FT's got this one in the bag imo.