User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 3 Episode 7: Achilles vs. King Arthur/@comment-4552610-20130531232315/@comment-5078776-20130531234912

The debate here is magic sword vs. magic armor. Neither has a real edge in weapons because of these factors, so it'll boil down to skill, experience, and leadership. (And Achilles has two of those, IMO.)