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First thing I have to say is that anyone in the top 9 is basically equal in strength, but somehow I still have to rank them one way or another. Since 慈恩 is the least mentioned among the top 9, I would rank him the lowest among them.
Even at an old age (90+), he was able to fight 金輪法王 for one whole day before he was eventually killed. No one knows who would win if he was a bit younger. Although he was defeated by 楊過, it happened at a time when he was temporarily insane, and thus might not have performed as well as he actually could. Did not participate in the first 華山論劍 because he had not finished learning 鐵掌功.