Brandishes are widely agreed to be OP. Their charge can hit a large area, travelling a long distance, and will damage monsters several times for massive damage with even a little care, not to mention it's defensive and extremely precise - they're easy to aim with, can hit past shields such as those of Mecha Knights and the wheels in FSC, and do a helluvalot of knockback. In comparison, the Levi lines only get multiple hits versus stationary enemies, and it's harder to deliberately throw an enemy in one particular direction. It also gets pure normal damage as opposed to split normal/specialised, the charge can be dangerous to use (getting close up to enemies in order to use the charge can get you hit) and causes quite a bit of rage in parties if you're not careful with it.