User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season Finale: Prince Dastan vs Altair Ibn-La'Ahad/@comment-4541447-20120816024835

So-Pro THE WARRIOR's Edges

Close Range Even: True while the Airyaman has the longer reach it is a heavy weapon to wield where as the Short Blade is smaller and thus will be more easy to use and more manueverable.

Mid Range Even: Both are master Swordsman wielding powerful weapons.

Long Range Altair: Sure Dastan has the Bow and Arrow but take into consideration on how many Archers Altair has dealt with he can just dodge the shots and the Throwing Knives while they don't have the range take also into consideration the Training Altair did with them making him an expert with them and are small the Dastan won't see them coming.

Special Altair: Okay come on it's not like Altiar hasn't dealt with mystical stuff before THe Apple of Eden anyone! Anyways we can't forget that the Dagger relies on certain Sand to use it's power and once the sands run out the weapons power is useless without the right sand. THe Hidden Blade will catch Dastan off guard, it doesn't require anything to use and Altair is also skilled with the Blade in a full on combat.

The Deadliest Warrior: Altair Ibn'La'Ahad- He is the MASTER ASSASSIN. He has dealt with mystical artifacts before, he has faced hundreds of thousands of foes by HIMSELF! Even taking down the Old Master Assassin Al Mualim. Altair uses his Hidden Blade with prescision always aiming for the parts that are exposed and will kill quickly and is a Master of Stealth he will be able to assassinate Dastan before he can even use the Dagger.

(On a Side Note you said the Battle is Five vs, Five So it's Dastan and FOUR Persian Soldiers, and Altair and FOUR Assassins.)