User blog comment:Sith Venator/Mandalorians vs Spartans/@comment-4178963-20110815060859/@comment-889585-20110815230111

The shields really helped them /sarcasm. Ultimately it's armor vs armor, MJOLNIR gives up protection for speed and strength while Mandalorian Armor doesn't enhance the user it is strong enough to let the user tank it out on the battlefield, something not even a spartan can do.