head to head
vs
League of LegendsvsWarcraft III: Reforged
League of Legends leans Reads (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reforged leans Reads (Grand Arena).
League of LegendsWarcraft III: Reforged
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Warcraft III: Reforged leans harder on execution: Hero micro and creep-juke timing are mechanically demanding
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
League of Legends leans harder on optimization: Itemization, wave management, and macro are solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.