User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 battle 2 Comanche vs Aztec Jaguar/@comment-143604-20130604164842

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 * Short Range- Aztec Jaguar. The Comanche War Hawk is a much quicker weapon in combat, allowing for swifter blows and the wielder could, in theory, dodge out of the way of the heavier, and thus slower, Obsidian bladed Maquahitl, but that's the only advantage it has over the Aztec weapon. The War Hawk is an inherently less efficient weapon- there's a very small area on the weapon that can deal any kind of damage, and it lacks the power to deliver any decisive blow. The Maquahitl is a longer weapon, and while heavier, it has more force, and thus more kill per swing. The Obsidian Blade tends to break off in the wound, which can be dangerous for the Aztec if the swing is timed poorly, but primarily, it will be a major problem for the Comanche, who will have to deal with shards of bladed Obsidian inside his already painful wounds, creating a crippling, distracting pain for the rest of the battle. The Maquahitl takes this in nearly every category.
 * Mid-Range- Comanche. The War Lance has a longer, more durable bladed tip, which will allow greater penetration and a more damaging wound. The Obsidian blade of the Aztec Tepoztizopaloforeign will, like the Maquahitl, break off, and while that can be a decisive edge for the blade, it's a massive liability on a spear that's used for tossing at doods. The Tepoztopilli's tip is significantly smaller than the War Lance- meaning that it gets little penetration, though in a melee range, if the Obsidian tip breaks off in the spear wound, it could prove just at debilitating, if not more so, than the blade. Nevertheless, the War Lance and it's foot long blade will control spacing much better, and getting in with the Tepoztopilli at close range would be difficult for the Jaguar. With control of space, a longer, more durable blade and greater potential penetration and slashing capabilities, the War Lance dominates this category.
 * Long Range- Comanche. A throwing spear, regardless of what's being used to augment the range of it, is never a great tool to rely on in close combat. It's imprecise, it's very limited in number of uses and it's rarely capable of the kind of damage it needs to create to compete with other long range tools of war on the battlefield. The Comanche bow is a faster weapon, with a greater rate of fire and reload time than throwing spears, allowing it to take an immediate edge. It's also a much more precise weapon, placing arrows in their targets with much greater consistency than the spear. While the Atlatl can be a deadly augment for pure range, increasing the potential throw distance of the spear by six feet for every natural foot, I still have to give this to the superior Comanche bow for its more practical use-case scenarios. It's simply a quicker, more accurate and more reliable weapon.
 * Special- Aztec Jaguar. The Tecpatl will perform similarly to it's short-range broski up above. The Aztec's blade is larger, but this time the blades share the same weight, giving the edge wholly to the the Tecpatl over the Scalping Knife. The Tecpatl is designed to absolutely shred through a foe and tear their hearts out, so while the Obsidian blade will dull, break or chip easier than the Comanche's scalping knife, it will deal significantly more damage, and could potential end the battle Kali Ma style. The shorter Scalping Knife simply lacks the same kind of damage output, and is unable to compensate for it in other regards.
 * Armor- Aztec Jaguar. The Aztec's armor allows them to survive the long range and mid-range domination presented by the Comanche, and will allow it to get in close to finish the battle in close range, where the Aztec dominates. The lack of armor for the Comanche means this is an easy win for the Jaguar.
 * Deadliest Warrior- Aztec Jaguar. The Comanche makes a compelling argument with the long range bow and the mid ranged war lance, but I don't see the weapons doing enough damage to overcome the Jaguar's armor before the gap of distance is closed, and once the battle is up close, it's the Jaguar's to win.