I bet if this ranking was held after the final battle with Acnologia then Gajeel would have been placed higher.
Gajeel had help from Levy and a BS power up by eating MCBs. He also had major plot force backing him as Bloodman didn't even use his best Curses. All that and the fight ended in a tie. That is a far cry from soloing a S12.Sting over Gajeel? So solo'ing Bloodman isn't a better feat than a 3-way team up with light/white attribute slayer advantage over Larcade? We all don't agree DF Gajeel > WSDM Sting or at least had the more impressive performance? That's like saying Trump won the election after being 3 million less in popular votes than Hillary.
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If someone needed me, I'll be in the corner fangirling all night. @Belserion, @MLG Bradman, our boi is higher in the ranking than I could ever imagined![]()








Probably...Sting or Erza.But who's next?Guess Guess


How? Dragon Slayer's lungs have always been special. Was it bullshit when Laxus ate the MBP from Tempester's body? Help from Levy? What she do other "SHINE" and "HOLE"? She literally didn't do anything compared to Kagura and Rogue. I'm just going with what the manga says. Sting is my guy but hey, just saiyan.Gajeel had help from Levy and a BS power up by eating MCBs. He also had major plot force backing him as Bloodman didn't even use his best Curses. All that and the fight ended in a tie. That is a far cry from soloing a S12.
lol you cant seriously use the future battle featsUnlucky for Gajeel, tbh had this been done after the Acno fight I could see Gajeel being ranked above Sting. Though to be fair, Sting himself could gain some pretty good feats in the Acno fight.
Got to admit though, a guy who killed a Spriggan with mere punches coming in 8th does feel a bit weird... I guess the other characters are just that powerful.
Being a Sting fan since GMG has been heartbreaking, but he's finally shinning!![]()

even August is miles away from the Dragon Slayers just saying...
Blame Mashima's inconsistent writing, not characters.
@Linali. I don't think either really is bullshit, both have logic backed up that we already knew of. Gajeel ingested both the iron particles and poison to go to Dragon Force, same as how Wendy ingested air, Natsu ingested the Flame of Rebuke from Jellal. Laxus ate the MBP a year ago and still had repercussions from them until Wall's MBP canceler took them out. Sting no question faced the tougher opponent but he had more help than Gajeel. I'm not too mad but I would Gajeel over Sting just from what I've interpreted.
Even if they do get good feats against Acno, they'd still only be faster than white August. We already know red August is way faster than Cobralol you cant seriously use the future battle featseven August is miles away from the Dragon Slayers just saying...
its almost certain that after the battle some dragons Slayer can be considered stronger than August or even Zeref...
nah Laxus will be out before Jellal.@Belserion @Linali Praise to Sting! Our boi got far, number 7 is no bad place at all.
My guess for who's going next is Jellal, this ranking was before he faced Acno if I'm remembering correctly, so his feats weren't anywhere near as good as they are now.
Lucky number! I'm so proud of our boi@Belserion @Linali Praise to Sting! Our boi got far, number 7 is no bad place at all.
My guess for who's going next is Jellal, this ranking was before he faced Acno if I'm remembering correctly, so his feats weren't anywhere near as good as they are now.
To be honest, I didn't expect him to be in top 10 at all. Thank you everyone! Now Laxus for no. 1 

Lily you get me. Your taste is impeccableLucky number! I'm so proud of our boiTo be honest, I didn't expect him to be in top 10 at all. Thank you everyone! Now Laxus for no. 1
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......second best Slayer right behind the king of Lightning 
Last tournament Jellal had a ton of hype. After him and his squad got murked by August he lost quite a bit of his hype and the fanbase didn't regard him as strong as they previously thought. Also, base Natsu one shotting enhanced Neinheart didn't make Jellal's win over Neinheart that impressive. I will admit that Jellal's feats against Acno are impressive (more impressive than Laxus's feats) but I can definitely see him being eliminated before Laxus as when this power rate started he lost a good amount of hype.nah Laxus will be out before Jellal.
Jellal won last year in the tournament when he was basically featless so this is no problem.