head to head
vs
Knights of Honor II: SovereignvsLegends of Runeterra
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign leans Optimization (Mind & Math); Legends of Runeterra leans Reads (Mind & Math).
Knights of Honor II: SovereignLegends of Runeterra
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 1
Knights of Honor II: Sovereign leans harder on execution: Battle auto-resolve minimizes twitch; marshal positioning is the limit
Reads6 vs 7
Legends of Runeterra leans harder on reads: Alternating priority and spell mana create bluff layers
Variance5 vs 5
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.