User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these champions would win? part 9/@comment-1272757-20140628075939

I have to give this fight to Hecarim not because of a psychological advantage, but because of a physical one.

Both champions fight through sustained damage, sticking to their opponent as they chop away at the unfortunate target until their victim is dead. But while Nocturne most likely has the damage outpt, even in his physical, bound form, the simple fact is that Hecarim would be capable of taking far more hits.

Nocturne relies on superior speed and disabling his enemies before he goes in for the kill; if he can't manage that kill, he ends up in a very dangerous position. "A Twist of Fate" proves this quite amply, where he had the full advantage against Ryze until the fear ran out, and Ryze (likely) made short work of him. Nocturne is capable of absorbing at least one spell and using it to empower himself- something that is very helpful against the caster-based Hecarim- but beyond that he simply doesn't have the defenses.

Hecarim on the other hand has singlehandedly stampeded armies. He has reduced large groups of warriors to such fearful blubbering wrecks that people consider their warnings insane rambling. He has the physical durability one would expect from an undead centuar abomination, and he has the sustain to back it up. Assuming Nocturne's fear even WORKS given it has been incinuated that Hecarim is under the control of an unknown force, there's the simple fact that Hecarim could easily make the distance necessary to break Nocturne's hold or clear his head, then turn right back around and hit Nocturne like a f***ing truck, LITERALLY crushing him under foot.

Nocturne specializes in psychological torture before going in for the swift and brutal kill. Hecarim outright BREAKS his enemies, and does so by displaying power so terrifying that it drives people insane. He can afford to leave his enemies alive to deliver a message, while Nocturne has to quickly take the kill lest he face retaliation. Retaliation that can quickly prove his undoing.

Probably the one advantage Nocturne has is that when the fight starts, as soon as he catches sight of Hecarim he can close the distance and land a very powerful first hit and began his onslaught. If Nocturne can do that and constantly keep up the pressure, he might be able to end the fight without giving Hecarim room to fight. But as soon as Hecarim finds room to break away and retaliate it will become a downright slugfest. A slugfest that Nocturne cannot win.

As for custom champions, if I may be so bold I would like to suggest my own Toa, the Spectacular Inferno. If he isn't acceptable, then I would like to suggest a "season finale" that's sure to get a lot of attention. Let the community decide, once and for all, who is truly the greatest predator. End the blog by ending the debate of Kha'Zix the Voidreaver vs. Rengar the Pridestalker!