head to head
vs
Iron Grip: WarlordvsMagicka
Iron Grip: Warlord leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Iron Grip: WarlordMagicka
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Magicka leans harder on execution: Typing element combos quickly mid-combat is the hands test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Iron Grip: Warlord leans harder on variance: Wave composition adds some uncertainty
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.