User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-30329599-20170319014445/@comment-31137559-20170319033034

When people see Rias' new team members, here's what they see: the most powerful wielder of Durandal, two Longinus,and the most powerful Evil Dragon who has surpassed Ddraig and Albion. But in the end, only Crom is the major threat looking at it objectively. Vasco Strada is OP, but he's an old man and human. And age catches up to every human. Issei fought Barakiel on even footing, you think he couldn't do the same to Strada? And the others have been getting stronger as well. Lint just got her Longinus. While the nature of her Longinus poses a major threat to devils if they are hit, does that make her stronger than Xenovia or Irina or Rossweisse? As far as we know, Valerie is mainly serving in a support role as a healer. And her healing ability with Sephiroth Graal isn't as good as Asia's healing ability with Twilight Healing.

Yes, Vasco Strada poses a threat to those on Issei's team. But I could say the same for Grayfia on Issei's team since she's a Satan-class devil. And Roygun is probably not as strong as she once was, but she still has the experience of numerous Rating Games under her belt. While the number of people in Rias' team that are well-versed in Rating Games is 0. Crom Cruach is a considerable factor, but Issei has smart people on his team and I'm confident they would be able to come up with a countermeasure for Crom. Crom Cruach is the only one I say gives Rias the definite edge over Issei's team.