User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-34061653-20180409121736/@comment-2602:306:CD9A:C860:7102:C4A1:E71B:392C-20180412161759

How did Crom Cruach almost defeat Vali? They both was giving each other blow for blow. If you're referring to when Vali fought Crom in his EJOD then yeah Vali got trashed but in DxD L they were about even.