<p>Hard to say, other than that he's amongst the best. As far as actually using magic goes, he apparently fumbles incantations often, and he's not from the Age of the Gods, so in a straight magic fight he'd probably lose to those with access to AotG magecraft.
</p><p>On the other hand, he's more of a support Caster anyway, being able to use illusions, having a version Charisma and apparently being able to make heroes out of others.
</p><p>As a side note, qualifying for Grand Caster says nothing about your power, it just means you qualify for the Caster class and possess Clairvoyance (those are the qualifications revealed thus far, others probably exist).
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