Now, of course, like Neo vs. Superman, and Star wars vs. star trek, there really isn't a winner to any of these debates, but it's nice to get input. So, gandalf can shoot magic bolts, shield himself with a shiny bubble, shoot lighting out of his sword, istari light, so on and so forth.
Merlin can conjure up pretty much anything, manipulate his environment, cause storms and shoot fireballs and what not....sadly, no one really knows the full extent of EITHER one's powers, so this is entirely speculative.
Merlin can conjure up pretty much anything, manipulate his environment, cause storms and shoot fireballs and what not....sadly, no one really knows the full extent of EITHER one's powers, so this is entirely speculative.