head to head
vs
Etherlords IIvsFire Emblem Heroes
Etherlords II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Etherlords IIFire Emblem Heroes
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Fire Emblem Heroes leans harder on execution: Drag-and-drop tactics need no dexterity
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Etherlords II leans harder on optimization: Deck construction and mana sequencing are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.