Thread:Njalm2/@comment-136273-20151101100839/@comment-3403804-20151114095239

I disagree, Kidou commonly wins out in terms of utility, offensive and defensive power whenever it's utilized by most individuals. Kidou is superior in terms of it's options, and the number of options you have is a clear indication of power. To the average Shinigami, Kidou is flat out superiour to Hakuda, Swordsmanship and Hoho.

To have any of these crafts be the equal of Kidou would require enormous skill within one of those fields, because the base power of Hakuda and Swordsmanship pales in comparison to Kidou. But that's also fine, since that's the purpose of Kidou, and without it, Shinigami wouldn't have gotten nearly as far as they now have.