User blog comment:MattShadow/OC vs OC (September 2013)/@comment-2045351-20130916205427/@comment-1270096-20130916211824

But you yourself said using a shockwave will weaken him greatly, which makes the likelihood of Caden being defeated so quickly after a shockwave dispersing a tidal wave very small. If anything, Lanson resorting to a shockwave would give Caden the time to use the water to regain his strength and heal his wounds, while Lanson was weakened by the shockwave, he can throw a spear into him from a distance, bash his head in with his shield, remove said head with his sword, drown him, or even crush him with intense water pressure.