Talk:Bending arts/@comment-11303525-20130707170305/@comment-5631273-20130812012713

Not to be a downer but skill determines the victor. Energybending aside, when pushed to extremes, Waterbending is the most powerful bending art. Even so, Katara could've most likely Bloodbent at any time if she went insane, revenge driven, or power hungry and relentlessly pursued perfection in the art. As with anything, with practice comes precision. Don't forget Azula was born a Firebending prodigy but Zuko wasn't born a prodigy despite being related and had to work hard to refine his Firebending abilities. In the beginning of Book 3, Katara used Waterbending to seperate the ship that was attacking them. She bent a lot of water and she did this during the day. The amount of water she bent in the example I just gave is more than the amount of water found in the human body, therefore it would make sense if Waterbenders could Bloodbend anyone at anytime. I hate to be a downer but even though all bending arts are suppose to be balance and skill is suppose to determine the victor, Waterbending is the most powerful bending art, with Airbending being the second, since they could suck the air out of the lungs of Firebenders/Earthbenders/Non-Bloodbending Waterbenders (But who wouldn't want to Bloodbend? =]) and they can avoid being trapped in the Earth by flying/gliding/levitating.