User blog comment:Laquearius/Diomedes vs Sigurd/@comment-2600:1700:F7B1:4D20:1113:2C6F:4924:3FDE-20171229215233

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Swords (Mycenaean Sword vs. Gram): These two wield swords that have been passed down from their fathers through some way and are magical in nature. However, the Mycenaean Sword has been blessed by Athena much like Diomedes' spear, which (judging by what you said for that) makes it indestructible and could wound the Gods themselves. Gram, on the other hand, is sharp enough to slice through an anvil in half and could break through armor. While Gram has the longer reach and could pierce armor, I'm going to side with the Mycenaean Sword as it can harm gods and would be useful against some of Sigurd's abilities later on. Edge: Diomedes

Spears (Dory Spear vs. Boar Spear): While both can be used both in medium range combat and thrown, the Dory Spear has a sizable advantage in that it is enchanted. The Boar Spear has better metallurgy and is reenforced with iron, but the Dory is a foot longer and is indestructible along with being able to wound gods. Edge: Diomedes

Armor 

- Panoply vs. Golden Byrnie: To be honest, I'm not sure how strong the Golden Byrnie is as it doesn't seem supernatural at all from your description. As interesting as it sounds, I'm going to give the edge to the Panoply, as it was made by Hephaestus and therefore indestructible by human means. Edge: Diomedes

- Helmet vs. Helm of Awe: I'm not going to spend much time on this one. While both are able to protect the wearer from attacks and the Helmet is made by Hephaestus, the fear that the Helm of Awe inspires could have an effect on the battle. Edge: Sigurd

- Aspis vs. Shield: A shield created by Hephaestus that is indestructible by human weapons against a possibly normal Viking Shield. No contest on this one. Edge: Diomedes

Overall: In terms of their armor, I'd have to give the edge to Diomedes. While the Helm of Awe can invoke fear into an enemy, it can't really help when your opponent has armor created by the gods. Edge: Diomedes

Abilities

- Athena's Blessing vs. Power of Prophecy: This one is really even for me. The Power of Prophecy would help Sigurd in a battle so that he knows what's going to happen, but Diomedes can gain an increase to the powers he has already. In addition, it would work as a great counter to the Helm of Awe as seeing someone with a helmet and shield being on fire would be intimidating to say the least. Edge: Draw

- Superhuman Strength and Speed vs. Runic Magic: Truth be told, I'm siding with Diomedes on this one. His superhuman strength and speed are natural while Sigurd had to paint runes on his armor and weapons to improve his sword fighting abilities, gain a healing factor, and being more quick-witted. It makes Sigurd seem weaker when compared to someone who has superhuman abilites that they gained through birth or experience. Edge: Diomedes

Overall: I'd call this one a draw in the overall category. While Diomedes can have Athena bless him to become more powerful and his superhuman abilites are superior to runic magic, Sigurd's power to foretell the future would be hard to overcome. That said, I don't see any real potential in seeing into the future to see how a battle would go. Edge: Draw

X-Factors

- Brutality: I'm going to call it a draw here. Both have been brutal in combat and have shown little hesitation to kill anyone, even those they trusted. Edge: Draw

- Experience: Yeah, no real contest here. While Sigurd has battled against a dragon and many humans, Diomedes has battled in two wars (one lasting ten years) along with fighting against demi-gods and even two Olympian gods. Edge: Diomedes

- Physicality: This one is rather interesting. Diomedes is superior terms of strength and speed, but Sigurd has superior durability in comparison. While the Greek hero has a counter for this, I'm going to say that this one is relatively even. Edge: Draw

- Training: Diomedes barely gets this category. While both have only the basics in training, the fact that Diomedes was trained due to being the grandson of the King of Argos means that his training would be better compared to being trained by a dwarf. Also, his training under the Epigoni would only make this training better. Edge: Diomedes

Overall: Yeah, I'm going to give this to Diomedes. Out of the four categories, Diomedes is the only one with any clear advantages and those that he doesn't have makes him relatively even with Sigurd. Edge: Diomedes

Overall: Yeah, you could possibly see where this one is going. As interesting as Sigurd is, I can't really see him being able to defeat Diomedes in battle. The Greek hero has the superior weapons and x-factors that can give him an edge in this fight. However, there are two things that I feel could lead to Sigurd's downfall. First off, Athena's Blessing may be able to counter the Helm of Awe and its ability to install fear. As this ability is magical in nature, it's possible for Athena to use her blessing to remove the fear from Diomedes. While that is based off speculation, the second point is based off what Diomedes has.

Simply put, you have a warrior with enchanted weapons and armor created by a god against a warrior who has strong weapons and armor. To be blunt, I can actually see Diomedes' weapons getting around his superhuman durability and the healing thanks to the Runic Magic as they are stated to be able to wound gods. It won't matter how durable you are or if you can heal, something that can harm a god would do the same to you. In additon, Sigurd's weapons would be incapable of penetrating the armor created by Hephaestus due to their indestructible nature.

While I admit Gram may stand a better chance at breaking through the armor, I don't really see it doing so as it's not said to be made by the gods. So, you have someone who has superhuman strength with weapons that can harm the gods themselves and armor forged by a god against someone in peak physical condition with a strong sword, a regular spear, and not as strong armor. Honestly, the only thing I can't really account for is the Power of Prophecy, as it seems like it rather vague. Could it play a role in the fight, yes; would it change the outcome, I don't think so.

From what is stated and from what I've said, I think it would be hard to predict how strong a person's weapons or armor would be until you actually are in a fight. Again, this is due to how vague it seems, but I don't think it would make much of a difference in the actual fight.