head to head
Killer Instinct (2013)vsUnder Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes
Killer Instinct (2013) leans Execution (Grand Arena); Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Killer Instinct (2013)Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Killer Instinct (2013) leans harder on execution: Shadow counters and Combo Breaker timing demand very precise inputs
Reads9 vs 9
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
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.

