head to head
vs
Astral ChainvsShank 2
Astral Chain leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shank 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Astral ChainShank 2
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Astral Chain leans harder on optimization: Legion abilities and combo scoring learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.