Shanks said winners were nerfed though
Still, Shanks was talking about the allies as a whole, when he said they are nerfed
Dude, to Shanks alliance even having 1 scratch means they are nerfed.
Aramaki gave every advantage to Alliance and Shanks still had to step in.
And again, they got high quality medical assistance for a week.
and again, we've seen multiple times in the manga characters recovering without even medical assistance.
Luffy recovered after Kaido's beating just by eating meat and he literally healed a hole in a stomach in 1 day.
Queen loses some germa tech and lasers from losing his arm.
He has dozens more in his other arms, mouth and hair.
King lost his sword. You can't just pick up a sword randomly lol, that sword was something King personalized for his usage
.... why not?
Why exactly is that sword special?
Yeah, King's hybrid form can somewhat replicate swordsmanship. But, King's strongest fire attacks are channeled through his sword. He has consistently use his sword for this.
1. Lunarians can't use their GENETIC powers without using artificial item like a sword?
2. Why can't he do that shit with another sword from a fodder?