head to head
vs
Blood Bowl 2vsMagic: The Gathering Arena
Blood Bowl 2 leans Variance (Grand Arena); Magic: The Gathering Arena leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Blood Bowl 2Magic: The Gathering Arena
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Magic: The Gathering Arena leans harder on execution: Pure clicks, no mechanical skill
Reads6 vs 7
Magic: The Gathering Arena leans harder on reads: Bluffing instants and combat tricks against humans
Variance8 vs 7
Blood Bowl 2 leans harder on variance: Block dice and failed pickups decide entire matches
Optimization8 vs 8
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.