User blog comment:Laquearius/Diomedes vs Sigurd/@comment-27334870-20171230054113

Dargoo Faust's [REDACTED] EDGES: "Fate/Revive and Fate/Apocrypha Crossover"

Sword - Even 

Really hard one, this. Sigurd clearly has the range advantage with his sword, and can provide crippling blows towards even that of Diomedes, however the superior metallurgy of Diomedes' sword means that the opposing sword should shatter onto it should they clash too often (and it also packs an even bigger punch, being able to harm gods. I'll mark this as even, as I can see Sigurd's reach giving him an edge almost as much as Diomedes' higher quality blade.

Spear - Diomedes

Goes straight to Diomedes. All the bonuses of the sword, whereas the opposing spear has none of the benefits of his own sword.

Armor - Sigurd

Sigurd's armor is actually kind of interesting. On paper, it's clearly inferior, and Diomedes seems to be untouchable here. However, the psychological warfare makes it really, really interesting. I'm not sure how Diomedes would react to thinking that Sigurd is unkillable; he's fought against beasts like Achilles without a sweat, but magic kind of throws a wrench into this. I'm going to give this edge to Sigurd despite his armor being nothing special otherwise. I'm giving this to Sigurd. Diomedes' armor will deflect most blows, but being able to mess with your oppenent psychologically is a much deadlier advantage.

Magic - Sigurd

Precognition is nothing to scoff at. Sigurd will go into this battle knowing everything he'll need to know to take down his enemy, although his chances are slim given the strength and durability gaps. Instead, I see him setting Diomedes into a trap, using his helmet to strike fear before using runes to accurately hit chinks in his armor. His runes will even make his thinking on the field even better.

X-Factors and Verdict

I'm going to give this to Sigurd. He won't be able to be taken off guard but in turn will make Diomedes even more uneasy. While Diomedes has every other thing going for him, precognition is nothing to be scoffed at, and being able to enhance skill and tactic magically makes Sigurd even harder to beat without a ridiculous amount of luck on Diomedes' side.