User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-31137559-20180728051748/@comment-31137559-20180729041527

Again those points you use for Issei winning could easily be used for Rias winning.

All of the Longinus possessors and other youth are going through unprecedented growth. It's not just Issei. Rias has three Longinus possessors on her team who can go through immense growth. And Rias and her peerage have grown drastically since the series began. Anyone can as easily say that Rias winning against Issei works as growth for her team. Issei isn't the only one.

And you say that Rias is just another wall for Issei to overcome? But you have to consider that it can be quite the opposite. That Issei could be a wall for Issei to overcome.

And what are you basing this claim that Issei's team is more powerful than Rias'? I could easily say that Rias' team is way more powerful than Issei's because of her team's specs. If you look at BOTH sides' specs you would realize they're equal. Rias has four members on her team with weapons or powers that are super-effective against almost every member on Issei's team. Rias has three Longinus possessors on her side. And it's not that they're able to take on Issei, it's what they are able to do with their Longinus and how Rias could use them. Not everything works in a direct-power sense.

Even if you say that Rias' team stands no chance against Issei and it would take an asspull for her to win, that's simply not true. If you have read the light novels, you should know how powerful almost every member of her team is. It's an insult to say they stand no chance against Issei and his team by just looking at 1 or 2 factors on Issei's side.

Have you considered that Ddraig could be prevented from being summoned? Have you thought that the abilities of Avalon could be cancelled? Have you thought of anything besides Issei and Ddraig being Heavenly Dragon-level? Because there is way more to a Rating Gsme match than the sheer power of two people. Else Typhon would have won the match in Volume 25 even with Ddraig being summoned.