head to head
vs
CastleStormvsDragon Ball: Xenoverse 2
CastleStorm leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
CastleStormDragon Ball: Xenoverse 2
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 leans harder on reads: PvP opponents bait supers and punish habits
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
CastleStorm leans harder on optimization: Troop economy, spell timing and castle design are the system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.