head to head
vs
BastionvsMuramasa: The Demon Blade
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Muramasa: The Demon Blade leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
BastionMuramasa: The Demon Blade
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Muramasa: The Demon Blade leans harder on execution: Fast aerial slashing and blade-swap timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Bastion leans harder on variance: Minor loot variance.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.