User blog comment:Piyush Banerjee/Shin DxD 2 discussion/@comment-33939194-20181202081721/@comment-33939194-20181203103027

I don't think you give Ravel enough credit. Rias team is strong but as Sona and Azazel pointed out that Rias weaknesses lies in opponents who are cunning and exploit weaknesses. Sure, Crom and Strada are fine but the rest are still immature. Even Ravel pointed out that Rias had several weaknesses. Rias is smart but her tactics are pretty basic. Ravel knows how to make use of her team's power like Rias but the difference is Ravel knows how to take advantage, come up with underhanded tactics and come up with countermeasures. Rias doesn't do well against those type of people. If Rias team was more powerful than Issei's team than that's one thing but that's not the case. Rias is up against a team who's power arguebly exceeds her and against tactician who is more cunning.