Quarter-Finals! Magus vs. Raziel

For the sake of simplification, I'm going to post what I think are the strongest arguments against Magus and for Raziel. After that, I'm done.

1. There is no concrete proof that Magus' barrier can absorb any of the following types of elemental attacks. Earth, Air, Force, Sonic, Light or Spirit. Raziel has attacks and spells of all of these varieties.

2. There is no concrete proof that Raziel's Wraith Blade is magical. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that standard attacks from Raziel will cut right through Magus' barrier.

3. Even if Raziel's Reaver can be considered a magical weapon, Magus still has an obvious defect in his barrier that alerts his opponent to his elemental weakness by doing nothing more than looking at him. Raziel has Reavers that match every elemental alighment except Lightning, and his Light Reaver could quite possibly be used to substitute.

4. I have posted a number of reasons as to why Magus' barrier might simply not work at all in this fight, due to lack of summoning materials and/or the fact that his barrier might not work at all outside of his castle.

5. Magus has no defense against Raziel's telekinetic powers, and can be tossed around at will. This eliminates Magus' advantage of flight and could very well substitute as a replacement for standard attacks at all, considering that Magus' physical defense barrier is only proven to work against weapons, and not all physical damage.

6. Magus has shown no ability to cast, attack, dodge, defend or do anything else while in the air. It is also a fact that Magus requires elaborate somatic components (movements) in order to cast his spells. TK manipulation would automatically render any spell of Magus' null, considering that he can't cast while in the air, and he obviously needs to be able to move his arms around in order to cast.

7. Magus' spells are all area-attack spells, some of which can be aimed, but only within close range. Magus has shown no ability to cast at great distance.

8. Raziel is the superior melee fighter, Kuja even admitted to it.

9. Magus cannot heal himself at all, unless Raziel is slow enough to do so for him accidentally by using the wrong element of spell. Raziel can shift into spectral at any time to restore his health.

10. If the Reaver is magical, then he can easily switch Reavers instantly, at any time, in order to accomodate Magus elemental weakness because obviously his weakness is visible to the naked eye. If the Reaver is not magical, it does standard damage, because the Reaver is an inherently heroic weapon and Magus has shown no ability to absorb the damage from non-magical energy weapons.

In conclusion, Magus doesn't stand a chance. Raziel is too versatile, and has too many advantages at his disposal.