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Cinder's swords and arrows were metal before she got the Maiden powers, so if neither had Maiden powers the fight would be slightly stacked in Pyrrha's aspect in that regard. It would be a tough fight, but I think Cinder could probably still come out on top. Pyrrha doesn't have versatility beyond her weapons and is very structured in her fights from what I've seen; Cinder has dust, thinks outside the box (as evidenced by her kicking up dirt and turning it into glass against Amber) and has fire dust in her dress to back her up. Cinder could probably win in a battle of attrition, wearing Pyrrha out by making her overuse her semblance to avoid attacks and pounding her with fire dust and environmental hazards, and fighting dirty.

However, if both had half of the Maiden powers...I still say Cinder, simply because her weapons are no longer metal - they're glass now - she has more experience with the Maiden powers and knows how to use them in ways Pyrrha wouldn't have been able to learn about. It probably wouldn't go that differently from the actual fight, except Pyrrha would crufdely throw a few elements at her occasionally.

Actually, there's a thought. Can Maiden's manipulate elements created by other Maidens? So a Maiden vs Maiden fight, would it just come down to flinging elements at each other and hoping to overwhelm the other by hiding elements within elements whilst returning the elements they threw at you and hoping they didn't pull the same trick?