He was still subject to touched physically, nothing would suggest she wouldn’t just blast the area. Jacob already proved to be surperior to Lucy with her star dresses, so he he can, Well she did defeat a Spriggan (not Neinhart, don’t know where you got that information) so in your face.
Jacob only proved superior to Lucy in her Leo stardress. Her Taurus Stardress sent him flying across the room with a kick while a combined Regulas and Fire Kick could not do the same. It also has already been confirmed Taurus stardress is stronger than leo stardress.
Taurus Stardress Kick:
Lucy Leo Kick+Natsu regular Fire kick:
Also before you try to say the only reason she was able to kick him so hard/far was because he was caught off guard, he was also caught off guard during the Lucy+Natsu Kick. I mean why she went from a power stardress like Taurus to a weak stardress like Leo is beyond me. I assume so we could get some Nalu action. She without a doubt would have been able to physically overpower Jacob in her Taurus Stardress.
The eye closing is a bigger advantage because Mashima felt the need to mention it, simple as that. I still say Mira wins a fair fight, but let's not pretend Mashima specifically mention the eye closing for no reason.
He mentions it because it was already stated earlier and shown earlier to be a huge disadvantage for Jacob not to boost Mirajane. LOL/
Everyone is able to hit Jacob when his eyes is closed proven when Lucy, Natsu and Loke were all able to hit him while his eyes were restricted rather it being because of Leo's light or because of Lucy's lewd body. Let's please stop with the Mirajane defeating Jacob being impressive stick. This does not make her Spriggan tier at all. This is actually embarrassing for Mirajane because she had a hard time against a seriously nerfed Jacob. At Brandish used her Mass Manipulation against Lucy where as Jacob didn't use Transport nor Stealth against Mirjaane yet we are suppose to be impressed. How?
Also people try to bring up the whole Mirajane magical power drying up the sea thing. First off she can only do that while in Algeria and it cost her majority of her magic. Second and lastly we have seen other characters do this exact same thing.
Natsu power drying up the Lake while using his FDKM:
Lucy evaporating Plutogrim water while summoning the CSK:
Had Hyien and Juliet been at these moments they would have had the same reactions as they had against Mirajane Algeria soul.
Also people try to downplay Makarov while up playing Mirajane with the whole Hyien and Juliet not being impressed by him yet both Irene and Zeref was impressed by his power both of whom drastically outclass Hyien and Juliet.
Also where was it stated Hyien and Juliet were High enchantments or whatever? Or that they were stronger than Beserker? Please provide the panels.
All that was said was that they were personalities enchanted on a sword.
Beyond that Erza with Majority of her bones broken and Irene using master enchantment his strongest enchantment power destroyed Irene's Meteor:
Mirajane uses a massive amount of her power to destroy to fodder swords:
The difference between Mirajane and Erza is huge.
People tend to overrate Mirajane wayyyy to much.