User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/King Leonidas vs. Genghis Khan/@comment-27358240-20181209020826

Kazanshin's "SPARTAAA! vs 大蒙古王朝！" edges:

Primary: Well, this is tricky. On one hand, we have a long, iron-tipped spear. On the other, we have a shorter, steel-bladed saber from horseback. What I don't like about the dory is the fact that at this point, its really pretty much a pike and not a spear, which will make it very difficult to use in individual combat. Sure, in a phalanx (especially in a large-scale one), it will be of great effect, but as soon as the phalanx is outflanked, the dorys are useless. For its superior use from horseback, close-quarter combat and small-scale confilct, I'm giving it to the turko-mongol saber. Edge: Genghis

Secondary: You can swing around a short sword of iron as quikly as you want and as elegantly and galantly as you want, but against a steel-armored foe, its not much use. Its really a comparison between a purely secondary weapon and one that can be used as a primary one. Edge: Genghis

Long range: A goddamn javelin... v the best bow that has ever existed? BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Ok enough laughing, Bow wins. Edge: Genghis

Armor: Steel beats bronze, very easy. However, the mongol soldiers likely only wore leather lamellar and weren't heavily armored. As such, I give the edge to Leonidas and the Spartans. Edge: Leonidas

Final Verdict: Is there much to say? We have Genghis Khan, a steel age conqueror who built the largest empire the world has ever known against Leonidas, a bronze age king of a small Greek city. No, there isn't. Bronze and iron will never beat steel, and heavy formation infantry is hard-countered by light cavalry archers, especially ones armed with anti-armor weapons like the mace. There'S not only a difference in X-Factors, but also the fact that Genghis comes from 1500 years in the future, with that much more advanced technology. Deadliest Warrior: Genghis Khan!