User blog comment:B214/Question and Answers 6/@comment-99.235.66.221-20161130072057/@comment-1359322-20161214011038

Volume 14 says otherwise. Ise had to Dragonified his arm which is the same as using the armor to beat three/four magicians. Vali on the other hand managed to beat several Grim Reapers while under the effect of Samael's poison.