And even if Moiraine has balefire and Cadsuane doesn't (and regardless of what she knows, I would concede that she would never use it, effectively eliminating it from her repertoire), so what? One weave means squat. Given all the other lethal weaves either woman can use, balefire is pretty much overkill. More important than having the most powerful gun is knowing how and when to use it. Given Cadsuane's ter'angreal, she'd spot Moiraine well before the other woman could think where to weave.
I don't think Moiraine holds a candle on Cadsuane (against any other AS, definitely Moiraine would wipe the floor, but Cadsuane is way above her weight class). I thought the topic was so ridiculous I didn't even bother to reply. I just took issue with Sidious's statement that Cadsuane knew Balefire. I seriously doubt it, that's all.
I think its more likely that Cadsuane knows balefire than unlikely. She's never shown a deficiency in any knowledge compared to another Aes Sedai, and her ability to invert makes her unique and means she's been exposed to hidden knowledge. No AS seems to know more than Cadsuane about saidar, and therefore if Moiraine knows balefire, then I find it likely that Cadsuane took some trouble to find out about it at some stage. The story implies that she's the oracle of the Aes Sedai. Nynaeve is very happy that Cadsuane doesn't know the function of some of her ter'angreal which implies that the woman has an irritating knack about knowing everything (in the Tower of course... the Aiel, Forsaken etc know things she doesn't).
However, if you want to go on proof alone, there's no proof either way. My experiences of Cadsuane make me bet that she knows its weave.
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Moiraine VERSUS Cadsuane
15/08/2010 03:45:21 AM
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Moiraine. I think she'd put more into the fight.
15/08/2010 04:51:04 AM
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Which is more powerful? I don't recall. But if neither had ter'angreal I'd pick Moiraine (barely) *NM*
15/08/2010 05:20:51 AM
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Re: Which is more powerful? I don't recall. But if neither had ter'angreal I'd pick Moiraine
15/08/2010 06:33:47 AM
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Re: Which is more powerful? I don't recall. But if neither had ter'angreal I'd pick Moiraine
15/08/2010 12:47:55 PM
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During New Spring, though, Moiraine was still relatively weak
15/08/2010 03:18:07 PM
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I read that as "uber-sized" and pictured Moiraine towering above Caemlyn
15/08/2010 03:29:45 PM
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On paper, Caddy wins, but...
15/08/2010 07:04:11 AM
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Re: On paper, Caddy wins, but...
15/08/2010 07:14:26 AM
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Yes, Moiraine has experience killing arrogant channelers who are more powerful than her.
15/08/2010 05:24:46 PM
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Cadsuane obviously
15/08/2010 08:18:00 PM
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Do they?
15/08/2010 09:18:53 PM
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Re: Do they?
15/08/2010 09:37:34 PM
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Huh?
15/08/2010 10:09:37 PM
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Not that I have proof but...
16/08/2010 03:30:49 AM
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Not at all!
16/08/2010 07:55:49 AM
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She wouldn't do it because of the dangers and she sees it as evil. Not for Tower motives.
16/08/2010 12:30:55 PM
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Why is this directed at me?
17/08/2010 07:04:10 AM
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Re: Why is this directed at me?
17/08/2010 12:48:17 PM
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they also had the rod ter'angreal and knew that it produced Balefire.
17/08/2010 05:05:24 AM
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Cadsuane has no problems breaking rules when it suits her. Look at all the goodies she has.
26/08/2010 01:55:03 AM
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No Contest...
15/08/2010 08:50:20 PM
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And with those ter'angreal, how could she NOT see her coming? *NM*
16/08/2010 12:31:53 PM
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Cadsuane is the stronger channeler
17/08/2010 12:15:31 AM
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This is stupid...
17/08/2010 07:06:13 AM
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Maybe Moiraine isn't Oath bound anymore
17/08/2010 12:52:09 PM
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Even with the Oath she could still attack Cadsuane
17/08/2010 10:29:43 PM
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