User blog comment:B214/Azazel Cup discussion center/@comment-81.34.87.124-20170323220947/@comment-10330822-20170324140408

Break down for Issei's team:

1. Issei - Obviously the biggest threat on his team, and probably the one other teams will have to fine a way to work around. By beating Apophis he showed himself to be Heavenly Dragon/Super Devil-levels in strength. What's more, his body is a byproduct of the strongest creatures in the verse. Ajuka implies he will become even stronger as this tournament goes on, meaning he is actively becoming more dangerous. However, what Issei has in strength, he loses in strategy, Issei is used to fighting as a soldier, so his skills as a commander are fresh. Issei can use his Dividing Wyvern Fairies to outfit at least one of his members with Dragonar armor to boost their strength. This means that besides Transfer, Issei has a means to power-up his team during the fight, which makes him that much more dangerous to have on the field. 2. Grayfia - Satan-Class Level. She is without a doubt going to be the most balanced of the team. She's experienced, intelligent, and powerful. However, she doesn't seem to want to take charge or even actively lead the team in any way. She is there purely to assist and test Issei's worthiness as a King. Still, if used properly, she is without a doubt one of his best pieces. She could also potentially help train the rest of the team. 3. Rossweisse - Haven't really seen how much stronger she is, but she is still a magic expert with impessive and detailed magic circles. As shown in Volume 21, her spells could even disable Trihexa, meaning that the other teams should know that she is a threat. She could potential train the other members in magic like she currently is Asia. 4. Asia - Top-class healer of the team using Twilight Healing, however, she lacks any real offense. She was learning magic from Rose, but we will see if she can help the offense at all besides healing. Her BxB doubles for defense when activated. Problem is the healing can be slow and confining compared to something like Ravel's Phoenix Tears. She also can summon Fafnir and several Evil Dragons, the former has shown capable of defeating Super Devil-level enemies when in Outrage Mode. 5. Ravel - High-Class Devil. She doesn't seem to be as strong as her brothers, but what she lacks in strength, she makes up for in strategy. She is critical to Issei's command structure, and he relies on her heavily for strategies. It was pointed out though they struggle because of Ravel "domination" and Issei's "righteousness". Otherwise, Ravel has the typical Phenex Clan abilies. Phoenix Tears are her most useful ability team, as it provides instant healing and can be created and stored ahead of time to be used individually during the fight. This makes it more convinent, and helps bridge the gaps in the Twilight Healings effectiveness. Issues with this are teams like Diehauser's, which has a way to counteract the tears. 6. Xenovia - Power-type Durandal and True Excalibur user. Mostly a tank in battle, but she's weak compared to things like defense, magic, and other abilities. Issei's seems to have taken an "all-or-nothing" approach and used his powers to just make her that much stronger. Depending on her mastery of Excalibur, she could have a whole array of abilities. 7. Irina - Pretty much the exact opposite of Xenovia, Irina provides technique to Xenovia's strength. Her light based abilities are useful against devil teams, and helps balance out the devil-heavy Team Issei a bit. Her holy sword would do extra damage as well. However, since she is a Brave Saint, other Brave Saint-teams can use her "Ace" to complete "hands" that gives them advantages against Issei's team. 8 - Bova - High-class dragon son of Tannin. Fiercely loyal to Issei, but the issue is he doesn't have the background with the other members. He seems to probably be the physically strongest of the group, besides Issei and Grayfia, but it remains to be seen how useful he will be compared to the others. 9 - Elmenhilde - Pureblood vampire. While providing diversity, she seems much weaker than the rest of the team. Her vampire powers would be a nice addition, but she still needs training. Issei is cautious of her reasonings, which will also limit her effectiveness. Right now she is the weakest member and not suitable for deployment with the rest of the team. 10 - Nakiri - Sacred Beast-master of one of the Five Shinto Clans. A nice surprise for the team, Nakiri is very strong. He fills in some of those unused Pawn pieces for Issei's team. Like Bova, he greatly respects Issei, and also like Bova, doesn't have the same history as the rest of the team. He seems to be one of the more balanced members, to help with Issei's otherwise unbalanced team members. 11 - Roygun - High-Class Devil and Rating Games veteran. Even though she cheated, Roygun has invaluable experience in the Rating Games which is very useful for when the teams go against other veterans; such as Diehauser, Dulio's team, Tannin, and Ruval. If she was added to the team, Roygun may help balance the team even though her King Piece is no longer active.