head to head
vs
BloodvsMagicka
Blood leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BloodMagicka
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Blood leans harder on execution: Fast Build-engine combat demands aim and dodging
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Magicka leans harder on optimization: Discovering and exploiting spell combinations dominates
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.