User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-1884090-20170408001538/@comment-10330822-20170410194052

And thus, as you've said, we are starting to see the real line between Rias and Issei's skills as a King starting to fall. Its not as big as some people might think. Like you said, Rias should have known these facts, but didn't, and you can chalk that up more to her imperfect skills as a tactician that you can say its a norm. You "should" know these things, whether you do or not is on you specifically.

However, I wasn't comparing Issei to Rias when I made that statement.

I'm saying, is that if Issei wants to be a good King, that's what he should do. That is what Rudiger and Sona do. But at the same time, it isn't a catch 22. You are 100% right, if you have enough power, its makes tactics irrelevant. This is how Rudiger probably is the most cunning strategist in the Rating Games, yet he was still only number 7, now technically number 2. Even if the users of the King Pieces were cheating, Rudiger still couldn't compensate with strategy alone. And even though Rudiger was a great strategist, Roygun still managed to beat him to secure her number 2 spot, even if she was technically cheating by making herself more powerful.

What I am saying is that you won't win all the time with strategy and tactics alone, Rias's team proved that when they beat Sona's team in that Rating Game. What it does do is give you an edge, and makes you more prepared. I'm not saying Issei and Ravel have to be psychic, but a little forethought would be nice.

The Dulio and Irina stuff I feel was rather obvious, and based on the fight itself, I don't know exactly how Ravel qualifies as a "tactician" based on what I've seen. If we are planning on her being the "brains" of Issei's group, then she really needs to act like it.