An eager young mercenary, legendary at home and abroad in his own world, Ike still has a long way to go before securing a reputation in the DL. But defeating an old-school Heavy, particularly one of Artea's calibur, will go along way towards that goal. While Artea's holy-aligned spell slinging does strike at Ike's weaker defense, with the legendary blade Ragnell, Ike is hardly out of the fight. Any advantage of range is negated by the blade's unique properties, and its strength, coupled with Ike's own, is plenty to keep Artea on the defensive. With the looming threat of Aether to make an all-out assault dangerous at best, Ike definitely holds the edge in this contest.
