in lore magic trumps all, you can only get so physically strong due to human limitation, and as NPCs in the game mention you start to imbue your attacks with trace amounts of magic to extend their reach and power when you become experienced enough, but the strongest pure weapon/fighting style users in the verse are only as strong as top 15-25, not top 10, unless they awakened actual magic use and then began to imbue that on their weapon/fighting style