Building comparison
head to head
Heroes of the StormvsWorld of Warships
World of Warships asks more than Heroes of the Storm, and the gap is variance.
Heroes of the Storm
Reads · Mind & Math
Objective-driven MOBA with shared team XP.
World of Warships
Reads · Mind & Math
Naval PvP with positional warfare.
Heroes of the Storm leans Reads (Mind & Math); World of Warships leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Heroes of the StormWorld of Warships
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Heroes of the Storm leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Heroes of the Storm
Skillshots and rotations require hands
World of Warships
Slow aim with long lead times
Reads7 vs 7
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Heroes of the Storm
Team-fight cooldown trading is prediction
World of Warships
Map positioning and spotting are reads
Variance3 vs 5
World of Warships leans clearly harder on variance.
Heroes of the Storm
Map objectives and merc camps vary
World of Warships
Shell dispersion and matchmaker swings
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Heroes of the Storm
Talent picks and team comps deep
World of Warships
Captain skills and ship builds deep
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.