Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26005711-20151226104253/@comment-70.70.233.130-20170706031941

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I'd like to bring up a quote from Zeno: he claims that Chrollo would have been a tough opponent to beat if chrollo were fighting for real, instead of trying to aquire Zeno's nen abilities. As far as I'm concerned, if Zeno and Silva had a chance to lose, there is no chance Illumi could have won. Hisoka however, as we see in his fight, intimidates Chrollo enough for him prepare and set an array of elaborate traps.

For those reasons, I'd say Hisoka outmatches Illumi if a fight between them occured rapidly, without time to strategize.