User blog comment:Jackythejack/Jewish Zealots vs. Testament of the New Ezekiel/@comment-27043000-20181029183812

Pygmy Hippo's "Religious Extremists" Edges

Short Range:The Sica is longer and actually designed for combat while the machete is lighter. Edge:Zealots

Mid Range:The Pitchfork is designed to be lethal and causes sharp trauma instead of blunt, the Wooden Staff is just lighter. Edge:Testament

Special:The Entrenchment Tool is lighter but the Pickaxe is longer, has multiple points, and Marta can cause far more damage with her pickaxe than the average Zealot can with their shovel. Edge:Testament

X-Factors:The Jewish Zealots take Experience and Tactics while the Testament of the New Ezekiel takes Leadership and Organization. Edge:Tie

Final Verdict:I didn't expect this but here's a fight where horrir psychos defeat an actual military unit. The Jewish Zealots may have an advantage at close range but they're going to be kept at mid range due to inferior weaponsat that distance. They may have two good X-Factors but their lack of leadership or organization limits that advantage, the Testament of the New Ezekiel doesn't have major infighting and can still form a somewhat capable group. The final nail in the Zealots' coffin is Marta whose superhuman strength and speed is something they haven't seen before and don't have a good counter for.

Winner:Testament of the New Ezekiel