head to head
vs
HearthstonevsMagic Duels
Hearthstone leans Variance (Grand Arena); Magic Duels leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
HearthstoneMagic Duels
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Hearthstone leans harder on execution: Clicks only, no mechanical skill
Reads6 vs 5
Hearthstone leans harder on reads: Human opponents bluff and adapt mid-match
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.