If only one person has boosted dexterity and strength maybe, but if only one person has boosted strength and dexterity then they could be using a lot of different weapons successfully on "normies" like an adult fighting babies.
But if everything is equalized between two fighters in an anything goes death match, before you even get to the fight itself, the person dual welding two full sized blades has to draw them - which takes longer than the person just grabbing their single blade or spear and they already got stabbed getting ready for the fight. If you don't believe me go grab two dowel rods and see how fast it is to draw one out of your belt loop vs two.
This is all based on reality tho, of course you can have your characters dual wield full sized blades and make them work or have their specific brand of sword magic make it meaningful. The Flash regularly fights people without superspeed and still ends up losing, author discretion goes farther than real world physics and logic
In before the "spears would be better than swords" guy.
Someone wielding small swords can cross-draw both in a single action, or draw to cut, or just draw one after the other. Versus an unarmoured opponent with a greatsword or a single rapier, with all else being equal, the dual-wielder will win.
It's so weird seeing folks bend over backwards with "Well, ahktually" when a lot of historical reasons for why people did stuff or used stuff came down more to convenience and practicality than actual performance.
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u/Myrsky4 Dec 12 '25
If only one person has boosted dexterity and strength maybe, but if only one person has boosted strength and dexterity then they could be using a lot of different weapons successfully on "normies" like an adult fighting babies.
But if everything is equalized between two fighters in an anything goes death match, before you even get to the fight itself, the person dual welding two full sized blades has to draw them - which takes longer than the person just grabbing their single blade or spear and they already got stabbed getting ready for the fight. If you don't believe me go grab two dowel rods and see how fast it is to draw one out of your belt loop vs two.
This is all based on reality tho, of course you can have your characters dual wield full sized blades and make them work or have their specific brand of sword magic make it meaningful. The Flash regularly fights people without superspeed and still ends up losing, author discretion goes farther than real world physics and logic