User blog comment:Dragonzzilla/Describe Your Mass Effect 3 Ending/@comment-1786741-20120903230651/@comment-1786741-20120903231427

"Though not destroyed, their unity and shields is obliterated" The Reapers still have the firepower, but they are far more erratic and no longer have the same amount of protection. A well prepared fleet can easily win this fight, albeit with a lot of deaths on their side.