User blog comment:Cfp3157/Minotaur vs. Sphinx/@comment-4661256-20140721014444

El Alamein's Edges:

 Close Range: Strength vs. Teeth:  Although the Sphinx's teeth are very deadly weapons, the Minotaur's superhuman strength coupled with his human torso will give him a reach advantage and a situational bonus when it comes to a melee fight. The Sphinx relies on being able to close the distance to bite the bull-man, while the Minotaur needs only to reach out with his arms and he's capable of strangling, pummeling, throwing, or outright crushing his foe. Plus, his greater strength will give him greater pain tolerance, letting him last just a bit longer if the fight draws out.

Edge: Minotaur

 Mid Range: Horns vs. Claws:  See, I would have compared the claws to the strength and the horns to the teeth myself, as the strength/claws are both mid-ranged weapons (on the warriors' arms) while the teeth and horns are much shorter ranged (on their heads), but I digress. The horns are far too short-ranged to be effective and require a blind directional charge to gore the opponent, allowing for easy dodges and quick, brutal counterattacks. The razor-sharp claws will let the Sphinx dance around a charging Minotaur and tear it to bits.

Edge: Sphinx

 Mental X-Factor: Rage vs. Intelligence:  Easy win for the Sphinx, who can strategize in a multitude of ways during the fight to take down the Minotaur, while the Minotaur will only grow more and more frustrated as it fails to defeat its foe quickly, leading to more mistakes made in the long run.

Edge: Sphinx

 Physical X-Factor: Weaponry vs. Senses:  This is an easy win for the Minotaur, as any weapon used in its hands, with the brute force of its superhuman strength driving the blade home, will annihilate the Sphinx. Lion senses are fine, but they're only really situationally useful in a head-on fight.

Edge: Minotaur

WINNER: SPHINX

Not only is the Sphinx far more intelligent, but it's more nimble than the Minotaur as well. The big, lumbering brute is too focused on slow, heavy attacks that the Sphinx will find all too easy to avoid, leaving the bull-man open to rapid, swift counterattacks from the lion-man that will bring him to his knees. The Minotaur is simply outclassed by a far more combat-versatile opponent.