Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26322120-20160123032212/@comment-27723099-20160127191043

That's because elves are naturally older. As Jesus said, if the lifespan of a dwarf would be expanded to multiple thousand years, the dwarf would be more more skilled too. We don't know much about Durin the Deathless, oldest of the dwarves, but we do know a lot about the Numenoreans, men who were blessed with expanded lifespans, and had almost elvish skill.