User blog comment:Dargoo Faust/Semifinale: Gatewatch vs. Heroes of Maple/@comment-3189283-20171222123100

Let's see shall we

The Warrior

In terms of sheer power Aran takes the edge by a longshot. Her combo abilities build up her offensive power tremendously to attack her opponents with animal spirts and a wide assortment of powerful ice powers. This is much better than Gideon's Sural which while unusual is limited to a relatively short range even with it's extending properties. However what Gideon lacks in offensive capabilities he more than makes up for in defensive properties. His indestructibility spell can help to protect him from most of what Aran can throw at him (besides the blizzard) but what's more important is his Hieromancy can be used to nullify her or any of the other Heroes of Maple's magic and while I did downplay the usefulness of the Sural earlier it also has this property which will come in handy when nullifying Aran's Halberd in particular. Gideon wins this category because his magic nullification abilities helps to severely cripple the combat abilities of heroes like Evan, Eunwol and Luminous and effects all the rest in less crippling ways which makes him a great asset to the team as a whole.

Edge: Gatewatch

TBC