Talk:High Priestess/@comment-92.29.97.35-20140110195022/@comment-5102537-20140116135130

It was said that Merlin was the greatest sorcerer of all. The meaning of "greatest" could also refer to what he accomplishes and how he uses his powers (for what purpos, what the result will be etc...). However, in the very first episode, Gaius described Merlin as someone special since Merlin was born with magic which, at that point of time, seemed to be a great exception when he told Merlin

"You are a question that has never been posed before, Merlin."

Later mentionings confirmed that Merlin obviously was supposed to be the most powerful one, for example when Balinor told Merlin that he himself is magic and when he gained his powers back in the Crystal Cave in season five.

Nevertheless, some High Priestesses like Morgause and Morgana occasionally seemed to have more power, for example, the teleportation spell. On other occasions it seemed that their powers were equally strong, probably because Merlin didn't get the knowledge of the High Priests and Priestesses of the Old Religion.