Talk:Tsaindorcus Vaision/@comment-33177490-20150805063906/@comment-138.162.0.41-20150821145628

PDL stands no chance against Nazarick in a direct battle. What makes him so dangerous, is that he KNOWS he's outclassed. PDL isn't going to fight Ainz one-on-one. He will use deception and asymmetric warfare, all the while trying to keep himself an unknown enemy. PDL has survived five previous Yggdrasil invasions... he's got no intention to die in the sixth.

However we should also note that we know nothing about PDL outside of hints and side comments. We can't really compare what odds PDL has, until more facts of what his current resources actually entails and how he plans to leverage them. For now, we just know PDL is "doing something mysterious" and "putting mysterious plans" into action.

Just to add a little bit more... we know that Nazarick's weakness is not expressing power. Their immediate concern is obtaining renewable resources and gathering world information. This is an interesting thematic contrast to PDL, who has been gathering/hoarding resources for centuries, as well as being perhaps the most knowledgable being on the planet when it comes to Yggdrasil/New World things. PDL is stronger where Nazarick is weak. It really depends on the author, how PDL can utilize this difference, and what kind of victories he can make. If the author just wants to use PDL as another "stepping stone" for Ainz to curb stomp on the road to world conquest, then clearly it can happen. However it's also possible for the author to make PDL a creditable long term threat who can best Ainz once in awhile, without Ainz having a clear idea of who's standing in his way.

By PDL being an expert on Yggdrasil/New World things, I mean the nature of Yggdrasil impacting the New World... and that PDL is a native-born creature of the New World (thus knowing his own world's history). Naturally, the beings of Nazarick would have more knowledge on the original Yggdrasil MMO.