Personally I find both Blitz and VariAres equally effective at KO-ing with 'extreme prejudice' Basalt BD145... ALTHOUGH when I first got them (both in the same week) Blitz was immediately doing the job, while VariAres took a bit to get use to... a couple weeks of on/off practice I'd say (though if you used it exclusively, it would take a day or two I'd imagine). Before I 'jelled' with Vari, it was pretty inconsistent and would recoil itself out of the stadium often, but would still KO Basalt maybe 50% (compared to the 90%+ I was getting with Blitz immediately)...
So for me, there was a learning curve, but for some (my brother for instance) was very good with VariAres immediately, so depends on the person. I would say Vari is more effective with a high RPM Banking shot, and you really don't ever need to slide it (at least when I stopped sliding, the 100%'s started happening), where Blitz doesn't matter if you slide or Bank, as it handles more like a 'traditional' attacker... if I had to try to describe the difference off the top of my head anyway..
So Like I have said, it's completely down to personal preference as to which you may prefer/think is better, some people will do better with one over the other, some can do pretty much the exact same with both, But on the average, for this list, I'd either place Blitz a hair ahead, or put an (*) stating something like "Blitz
may be immediately easier to use for some, where VariAres sometimes has a learning curve to use effectively" But on the "Big-Time" list, straight-up equals...
And I stand by the fact VariAres' dual spin ability, at this point anyway, is irrelevant. Can anyone Honestly say that they 'had' to use left spin to beat a certain combo??? I'm honestly asking here, because in my experience Right spin direction gets it done... assuming you are one of the 'proficient' Vari users that is?? I did comparison tests to find the best spin direction in a few situations and each set was equal or +/- 1 win, which is more than accounted for by standard deviation to be considered as 100% equal...
And Regarding my MF-F Phantom Cancer AD RF combo, it is all about how the weight is distributed on that combo, changing so much as the CW can result in very different results, as th!nk stated. Its probably time I started a thread for it, It's my Favorite combo right now, and everyone I've shared it with has liked it as well, so it's probably time... I would encourage everyone to try it out, it's a different 'flavor' of attack that is surprisingly effective.
The First thing every blader should buy is MF and MF2... Metal Faces are necessary people!! Know them, Live them, LOVE them, find them on eBay if you have to, just get them!!!