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AbsolvervsMortal Kombat Trilogy

Absolver leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 6

Absolver leans harder on reads: Human duels reward predicting stance switches

Variance2 vs 1

Absolver leans harder on variance: Little hidden info beyond unfamiliar decks

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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