most authors have ancients > sidious

let's be honest, most casuals think ancients > sidious,

authors = casuals

karness murr, spirit kun, dooku wanking anddedu, bane wanking the ancients, etc. - authors fall into the "ancient = mysterious and powerful" and u can use mental gymnastics for all the above examples but deep down you know what they meant

Yeah that totally explains why something like 22 sources say Sidious is the most powerful sith

Daniel Wallace stated in his blog he believes Palpatine is the most powerful Sith Lord