User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 5 Battle 5 Vlad the Impaler vs Ivan the Terrible/@comment-5795750-20130614031451

BG1's "Thirst for Blood" Edges:

Short Range: The Kilij is longer than the Sabila but it is heavier at least allowing for a more devastating blow. When I look at it however, it appears to me that the kilij is more curved than the sabila allowing for greater aerodynamics and thus a faster strike

EDGE: Vlad

Medium Range: It has been proven on DW that a bardiche is superior to a halberd because it is lighter, more flexible and has a longer reach. Despite the halberd having two weapons in one, I would have to say that the bardiche is more versatile since for Ivan and his soldiers, they will already have this weapon out by the time Vlad and his men get to a distance where the gun is useless

EDGE: Ivan

Long Range: Vlad has 2 weapons that predate the matchlock pischal and together they make for a formidable form of attack... but I have to side with Ivan since it has further range and deadlier firepower compared to a hand cannon and I would argue it takes longer to reload a crossbow and a hand cannon compared to a pischal - also the pischal uses the bardiche as a stand so you end up having 2 useful weapons in 1

EDGE: Ivan

Overall Winner: Despite the advantage in weapons tech Ivan has with the pischal I will have to give this to Vlad the Impaler mainly because he has more weapons at his disposal (despite their antiquity compared to the pischal), he is more mentally and physically fit than Ivan and his troops are more loyal to him compared to the repressive and insane Ivan