Which one would be more powerful...? Lina probably has the most powerful spells, but Nanoha has the Starlight Breaker which can gather all of the stray mana in the area, effectively using an opponent's own magic against them. Of course, she'd have to survive said spells in order to make use of it, and her gathering time can be rather long, probably longer than the incantation times for any of Lina's heavy hitters. However, Nanoha does have the advantage of having multiple levels of magical defense, some which are always active like her barrier jacket. Also, Nanoha can make use of her cartridge system to pump up the power of her spells without having to increase the casting time.
Which one would be more powerful...? Lina probably has the most powerful spells, but Nanoha has the Starlight Breaker which can gather all of the stray mana in the area, effectively using an opponent's own magic against them. Of course, she'd have to survive said spells in order to make use of it, and her gathering time can be rather long, probably longer than the incantation times for any of Lina's heavy hitters. However, Nanoha does have the advantage of having multiple levels of magical defense, some which are always active like her barrier jacket. Also, Nanoha can make use of her cartridge system to pump up the power of her spells without having to increase the casting time.
Lina's spells can actually harm or kill people, Nanoha's powers inherently can't hurt living things, though she can cause property damage.
Lina's spells can actually harm or kill people, Nanoha's powers inherently can't hurt living things, though she can cause property damage.
While Nanoha's powers inherently don't harm living things, she can always get around that by chucking the scenery directly at your target to bypass that "magic can't kill" rule.
Basically, you can use magic to turn that random chunk of scrap metal into an accelerated railgun projectile.
Case in point: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS the Comic, Chapter 1.
While Nanoha's powers inherently don't harm living things, she can always get around that by chucking the scenery directly at your target to bypass that "magic can't kill" rule.
Basically, you can use magic to turn that random chunk of scrap metal into an accelerated railgun projectile.
Case in point: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS the Comic, Chapter 1.
Point of order, Nanoha has to actively make her spells non-lethal on the fly. It's not that magic can't kill, it's just more convenient for law enforcement when you can turn your artillery cannon into a stun gun.
