I can tell you right now that neither of the two duelists had any significant sword skill, by their own admission.
So when two people with no significant skill fight, and one wins, how the hell does that mean "the game made her a badass"?
You're reaching, Chénier. If you have to find something to bitch at Luria about (which I understand is your primary reason for being these days), please try to make it something that actually makes sense.