Feline behavior, fighting mechanics, and heraldic Invested Arts, a comprehensive poll

[OoklaApologist She/her]

With the new knowledge on Herald fighting, who do you think would win? All the heralds, or a billion lions.

Rules:

Heralds have infinite stormlight

Lions don't die unless killed by Heralds

Flat terrain

Heralds win when they kill all the lions

Lions win when all Heralds are sent to Braize

[Argenti he/him]

Well, given that they have infinite stormlight, they're basically, unkillable. All they need is a single slash, and with the herald's super fast movement, the Lions die like hot butter. Taln held off an army alone, an army with magic powers too, those lions have no chance.  

[Ninth of the Night]

A single Herald with minimal effort would be more than enough.

At least let the lions be magically enhanced or something jeez, such a pointless slaughter of innocent animals

[logicless.bt]

I agree that the lions have no shot -- they can't even smother the Heralds, since infinite Stormlight means they don't need to breathe.

A more interesting question would be whether the Heralds can kill 1B lions within the duration of a highstorm.

[alder24]

Infinite Stormlight? Ishar Bondsmith boosting all Surges of every other Herald and they just annihilate all lions in massive waves. Lions won't even be able to see Heralds at all. There are only so many lions that can engage 10 people standing in a circle, numbers don't matter with infinite Stormlight. 

[Returned he/him]

Heralds for sure. One billion and ten lions, on the other hand, would probably be enough to tip the scales.

[Isaiah Zayth he/him]

I… I voted wrong. I clicked before I read the rules.

It’s definitely the Heralds. My bad, lions.

[TypicalShard]

Unless one of those lions happens to love swirling wine in goblets and collecting weapons the Heralds clear. 

Edited December 17, 2024 by TypicalShard