WhatsamattaU wrote:Asardia wrote:Alright my fellow homo sapiens. Today is the first edition of the matchups I talked about. My characters focus more on one area of magic, so they're less versatile. However, I do want to start with them first because I have the best understanding of them.
Amanita Fly vs Ayumi Takenuma: Unlike the previous matchup, this one contains much younger, less experienced witches. But before I start, I just wanted to point this out about Amanita's app:
Amanita's Glamour magic allows for what I assume to be illusions. Although that power was rather vague in its description, I believe that it can work well if used correctly. Now, it looks like she can't do a Tsukuyomi type, but being to disguise herself in various ways, such as in close quarters combat, will provide a benefit. Her contract magic with Dark Spark Faerie creatures and whomever she summons can turn the tide.
As for Ayumi, her portal magic makes this an interesting one to evaluate. The good thing for Amanita is that Ayumi can't spam this ability, but being able to effectively shield herself from damage for 5 seconds forces Amanita to think outside the box. Ayumi's Mind Scramble would also force Amanita into a state of confusion, which allows for a take down, most likely through either the portals, or the upcoming Blood Magic. Just like with Amanita's Glamor, Ayumi's Blood Magic is vague. But, it seems she can create blood constructs, which can also be used as shields or weapons. Her strengths are "Mobility, easy escapes, hit-and-run attacks", and Amanita's are "Can only be harmed by iron, steel or wood."
This complicates the matter further. Ayumi's anemia forces her to focus on mobility and hit and run tactics, but Amanita's immunity to non iron, steel or wood attacks makes her rather invincible. You could make the argument that iron is in blood, so Ayumi can still attack with her blood magic. So this may go either way depending on the details of the powers, but I'm leaning towards Amanita.
Interesting theory regarding blood magic. Yes, iron is there, but it's part of the hemoglobin compound. Also, the iron isn't terribly concentrated in blood-hemoglobin. There's 3 to 4 grams of iron in the average adult human. I think you have to be Magneto (X-Men 2) to pull solid iron from blood. Maybe there's a refining spell?
Keep in mind the world's second greatest mutant had Mystique pump his cell guard full of a massive horse needle of iron before he rolled in.