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- 165
Ah shit. I forgot that rating also affected durability and striking strength.
In any case I think fairies can have a solid rating. That is 10-C because most official sources list them as being weak as ****.
"Fairies are weak. They often appear as generic, weak stage enemies alongside phantoms and flying yin-yang, and often appear in game just for the sake of being defeated. Unlike spirits, though, most fairies can speak, according to one of ZUN's e-mails. Daiyousei is an exception for having a greater amount of power among the fairies.
When the Three Fairies of Light, who are considered stronger among the fairies, together fought Yukari Yakumo, they were unable to inflict any damage and were called "very weak". In Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, the fairies Cirno and Sunny Milk were evaluated with danger level "low". Hieda no Akyuu wrote that it is safe to even go and take revenge for their mischief by capturing them. However, Cirno and Lily White are comparatively strong, so they can be dangerous to the ordinary human.
Sometimes they play "pranks that go too far", like making humans fall from cliffs, and that would be a dangerous aspect of them. Thus, Akyuu recommended to take caution in places where a fairy might be there.
Sunny Milk once said that Lily White was dangerous and one must not get close to her. According to Akyuu, Cirno is one of the stronger of the fairies, and since she is used to battle, Cirno has the upper hand even if she goes against all Three Fairies of Light at the same time, as shown in Fairy Wars. Among the fairies, she also has a greater tendency to fight, which makes her more dangerous than normal fairies. According to Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu, Cirno has quite a bit of power despite being a fairy.
In Touhou Sangetsusei, the Three Fairies of Light have had their power levels remain constant throughout. Daiyousei was remarked to be "one with power among the fairies". Thus, to normal fairies, she has more power than the average one, but not enough to match Cirno's level. The fairies appear very powerful in Fairy Wars, but it was in Cirno's perspective, and she is just capable to stand against Marisa Kirisame, a powerful human.
Clownpiece is an exceptionally powerful fairy, the strongest that has appeared so far[15] and that even Hecatia Lapislazuli considers to be quite strong,[16] who is capable of fighting against other strong characters such as Reimu Hakurei and Marisa."
So 10-C for the Fairies and a "likely higher" for Cirno who could maybe kill a human if she wanted. And I think with that it wouldn't be too bad if the speed remained unknown.
I'll check out the rest. Even if they were all downgraded to 10-B they still could remain on the basis of having good hax.
