Meant to post about it earlier, but I checked out the raw+summary for 173, as well:
Spoiler for Magi 173:
Holy crap.... to think it would only take THREE vessel-wielding Fanalis to wipe out most of the mage army..... god
damn. On the other hand, I still kinda liked seeing how vicious both Muron and Rohroh were.
And now we've got Aladdin ready to strike back with his own Ugo army..... man, the next chapter CANNOT arrive soon enough.