Well how do you measure that anyway?
It’s not like Arthas and Uther went to the gym to test out who can objectively lift more.
There’s too many variables, and too few definitions you use for you to make that judgement- Or anybody else, for that matter.
Doesn’t matter, he lost. - Even while being just a fresh Death knight, far from his prime.
A more accurate example would’ve been Cairne vs Garrosh- In this case, Cairne was definitely past his prime, while Garrosh was absolutely in his prime. Even still, Cairne basically ragdolled and humiliated him throughout the fight up until Garrosh got one strike at him which shattered his runespear, and made a tiny, baby cut (enough to poison him). Garrosh was spent at that point and had the poison not been there, he’d lost.
In this case, we do not know as clearly if this’d been the case. Unlike the previously mentioned duel, Arthas was able to continuously match Uther, and only one slip caused him to -almost- lose, after which he recovered and won. They’re hardly similar or comparable events- With the Garrosh & Cairne example being far more easier to decipher and compare than this one.
It’s worth noting that the Light has a very strong tendency to preserve you into old age. Even the headless horseman (before he became the terror of hallow’s end) was well past his middle-age, but was able to cleave and cut and chop his way through unimaginable odds, thanks to the light.
At what point is it raw, brute strength, and at what moment it is light infused power? Much like unholy strength, this stamina doesn’t always show flashily, but is more built into the champion itself.
I think the question on which class is “the strongest” is not only a nonsensical question to ask because you have to first what measurement will you use, are the measurements same for the both examples and if so, are they biased, and if they are different, how do you equilevant them, do you have case examples to point your case to and whatnot.
It’s not an easy thing to do, from an objective point of view.
Regarding this debate about which classes are generally more stronger than others, I think along the lines that the spectrum of warriors is something like this:
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Whereas, say, a Death knight’s or a Demon hunters power spectrum is something like this:
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This is supported by gameplay too btw; as the average warrior starts at level 1, while the average DK starts at level 55, and DH at…A few levels off hundred, yeah? (I’ve not ever made a DH, so I wouldn’t know).
Now, warriors/hunters/rogues, once they reach a certain level, can and do match against these hero classes, beat them too, once they enter a certain treshold. The gameplay certainly suggests that the level isn’t that high as people make it out- DK’s and DH’s are strong and dangerous, but so are the other classes, once they reach a certain level.