head to head
vs
Curse of the Dead GodsvsHades
Curse of the Dead Gods leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hades leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Curse of the Dead GodsHades
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Curse of the Dead Gods leans harder on execution: Parry timing and stamina control carry combat survival.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 8
Hades leans harder on optimization: Build synergies and weapon aspects are deep solvable theory.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.