Nabu vs. Shazam

Who wins this wizard duel ?

It was explicitly stated that Nabu was the most powerful lord of order.

Originally posted by Galan007
It was explicitly stated that Nabu was the most powerful lord of order.

Meh, he still seemed superior to Shazam, though.

Originally posted by Galan007
Meh, he still seemed superior to Shazam, though.

Nabu

Nabu.

Shazam's best feats require that he's in his place of power, ie. The Rock of Eternity. Nabu has no such restrictions.

Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Nabu.

Shazam's best feats require that he's in his place of power, ie. The Rock of Eternity. Nabu has no such restrictions.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Are his best feats basically his fight against the Spectre in dov ?

Yes, by far. At least for Post Crisis. I wouldn't rate him over Mid-Skyfather myself.

Originally posted by JakeTheBank
Yes, by far. At least for Post Crisis. I wouldn't rate him over Mid-Skyfather myself.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Tis a shame he seems like a very interesting underutilized character. I also hate the sh-- out of the reboot.

As a big Captain Marvel/all things Shazam related fan, the Wizard himself is pretty underwhelming. He has impressive implied power as far as his relation to the Quintessence and the fact that the Rock of Eternity is essentially the conduit to most of Earth's magical energy, but his actual feats aren't that great.

Originally posted by JakeTheBank
As a big Captain Marvel/all things Shazam related fan, the Wizard himself is pretty underwhelming. He has impressive implied power as far as his relation to the Quintessence and the fact that the Rock of Eternity is essentially the conduit to most of Earth's magical energy, but his actual feats aren't that great.

Shazam at rock is probably superior. Shazam before he retired to rock is probably superior. He's mostly implied power but I still give him the nod over Nabu. Shazam is kinda the guy every other lord of order tends to at least somewhat defers too and I think Nabu only qualifies as strongest due to Shazam limitations. It's mostly personal opinion and conjecture he doesn't exactly have the most stellar list of feats considering he kinda just sits around.

Just as Fate is greater than Captain Marvel and Black Adam, Nabu is Shazam's superior.

Originally posted by Uriel005
Shazam at rock is probably superior. Shazam before he retired to rock is probably superior. He's mostly implied power but I still give him the nod over Nabu. Shazam is kinda the guy every other lord of order tends to at least somewhat defers too and I think Nabu only qualifies as strongest due to Shazam limitations. It's mostly personal opinion and conjecture he doesn't exactly have the most stellar list of feats considering he kinda just sits around.

When Spectre arrived at the RoE to kill Shazam, he (Shazam) was already quite weak after having just battled Mordru:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281960/s1.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281961/s2.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281962/s3.jpg.html
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http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281964/s5.jpg.html
"The wrath of God fast approaches, and what shall it find waiting to oppose it? The shell of a foolish old man with barely enough strength left to stand."

But despite his weakened condition, Shazam was still able to fight Spectre on fairly equal footing, until Spectre recharged himself by absorbing magics from the RoE itself:
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281965/s6.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281954/s7.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281955/s8.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281957/s9.jpg.html
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http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281959/s11.jpg.html
http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/11281966/s12.jpg.html

Pretty impressive showing for the old man, imo.

It is impressive, but while he was weakened by Mordru, he had been prepping for some time. Not sure how that balances.

That damage Mordru is talking about reparing, what is he refering to?

Originally posted by Utrigita
That damage Mordru is talking about reparing, what is he refering to?

That's why it wasn't all f*cked up when Spectre got there.

Originally posted by Galan007
The damage their battle caused to the Rock of Eternity. Mordru repaired it.

Okay, it just didn't (from the scans) seem all that massive. But cool thanks.

^ As scans 2-4 demonstrate, they were blasting holes/craters all over the RoE.