head to head
vs
Halo Wars 2vsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Halo Wars 2 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Halo Wars 2Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Halo Wars 2 leans harder on execution: Leader power activation and Blitz card plays need precise timing
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War leans harder on optimization: Requisition node priority and tech tree builds are well-studied
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.