Gandalf, as a Maiar, pretty much started out powerful and stayed that way. He isn't a god though, nor has he fought one.
Elminster was granted innate powers as a champion for his god, but he still can't tackle a god, or even a suped up Avatar.
Raistlin started out a mortal, a weak human mage who was made even weaker physically. His hunger for power allowed him to become the most powerful mage that has ever been on Krynn, more so than Fistandantulus. He fought with a god on her own plane and would have beaten her. The only reason he didnt was that the world he would rule over would be destroyed in the process, so he gave up. He is still the True Master of the Tower, even after "death".
Raistlin's strength is that he was mortal, he was weak and despises that weakness. It is this hunger for power that drives him to gain it for himself, not be born with it or given it.
They are all from different Realms though so pitting them against each other is a bit strange, where would these duels take place? What rules would there be, if any? Any artifacts allowed? Any spells or powers forbidden? At what stage in their life are they fighting?
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