head to head
vs
Fire Emblem HeroesvsPendragon
Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pendragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem HeroesPendragon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 3
Pendragon leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is tactical but not deeply adaptive to you
Variance5 vs 4
Fire Emblem Heroes leans harder on variance: Gacha summoning rolls gate which units you even own
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.