User blog comment:Leolab/Rand al'Thor vs Vin/@comment-67.248.179.87-20110319174113/@comment-422690-20110319224721

You're thinking about Saidin wrong. Firstly, he must take control of Saidin, an act which is draining and takes a lot of effort to maintain. Second, he must know what weave to make, third, the weave must be known to him, fouth, he must weave it in exactly the right pattern. Channelling is hard, and he can't do anything. He can do a lot, like throw fireballs or make a wall of air, but he can't do anything.