Quote Originally Posted by kaynide View Post
If you are talking power or strength or literal levels or why some random dude on the 1st can put up a reasonable fight against you, it’s because it’s a video game. (As unsatisfying as that is)
They did to an extent explain that in Endwalker. Being Aetherically thin grants better access to Dynamis, so despite being weaker in one regard the reflections are stronger in another and balancing out.