head to head
vs
Dune: AwakeningvsSmite
Dune: Awakening leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Smite leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Dune: AwakeningSmite
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Smite leans harder on execution: Third-person skillshots raise the aim floor.
Reads5 vs 7
Smite leans harder on reads: Jungle invades and ganks require opponent modeling.
Variance4 vs 3
Dune: Awakening leans harder on variance: Resource node spawns and sandstorm timing create meaningful hidden variance
Optimization7 vs 7
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.