User blog comment:MattShadow/OC vs OC (September 2013)/@comment-2045351-20130925213040/@comment-3146930-20130925215448

I want to say Max simply because of the lack of detail on Issac's page, as far as abilities go. I mean both contestants have superhuman strength and speed, but to what extent is never mentioned (I mean a trained weightlifter can lift between 300-500 pounds, so when you say superhuman strength are we talking about lifting a horse or lifting an elephant. Same thing for speed, are we talking cheetah speed or the speed of sound). Taking that out of the equation, we have Isaac's ability to control his own emotions and Max's necromancy, ability to control weapons, wolf form, and battle lust.

While keeping a cool head is important, I personally don't feel that taking emotions out of a fight is a good thing. Fear is a necessary evil in a fight; being worried will keep you alive and make your body react to get out of the way. Confidence can be a good thing, but you don't want to be overconfident as that could result in your downfall as well. Anyway, almost any emotion is a good thing. Max on the other hand seems to have the edge, as she can raise the dead and use them as a distraction. She also overall has more useful abilities in combat.