User blog comment:Dettles/Do Logia devil fruits matter now?/@comment-4156018-20130305081214

Haki isn't that normal of a power. I'm sure there are many pirates in the New World who don't have it. Akainu was even slightly surprised when he encountered Haki users in Battle of Marineford, apparently, there appears to be a way to counter Haki since Akainu got his shoulder all cut up but just managed to regenerate.

Logia devil fruits gives you more powers than just being intangible. It gives you the ability to manipulate the logia nature around you which can be a huge advantage.

For example, Caesar can push away oxygen from a certain area to suffocate his enemies due to his his Gas logia nature, which kind of makes me wonder if he even needs oxygen to survive, which kinda makes him invincible under water since he wont drown even if his power is dropped, unless you no longer are immune to your own devil fruit logia nature when you are exposed to sea water.