V's Level

[Icewalker]

Strip 428 points pretty clearly towards V being level 13. As V only casts Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, and Enlarge Person, all mass, on 13 soldiers. These spells all can affect 1 person per level. This implies that V must be 13th level or higher, and if higher, why not use them on more soldiers?

[jpnuar1]

Because more wouldn't fit into the breach in the wall?

[Studoku]

V could still cast them so they hit someone else or even herself. There wouldn't be any reason not to.

[Vale]

I've seen that arguement made before. My response to it is that V could just stick the 14th/15th people behind the first bunch. In 427 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0427.html) we're not seeing 13 spears skewering hobgoblins at a time anyway, only 7. The other 6 people aren't getting in on the action(yet), and are standing behind apparently, waiting for their turn.
People will get tired after a few rounds maybe, or hurt. Having the full 13(as opposed to 7) means you can rotate in a new guy if someone goes down. The same logic applies to 16 as opposed to 13. If you can boost some other guys, why not?

Plus, if it's just a size issue, V probably would have given bears and bulls boosts to someone(maybe that captain), and then told them to get out of the way for the enlarge spell.

[PerryTatchett]

Remember, We don't see all 13 being buffed. Only 8 at once. (I know its implied that all 13 are being buffed, but not necessarily!)

[Icewalker]

The general says that there are only 13 soldiers there expected to hold the gap, so I believe that implies that V is only buffing 13. No matter what is being said, it means that V is 13th level or higher.