head to head
vs
Legends of RuneterravsRisk: Global Domination
Legends of Runeterra leans Reads (Mind & Math); Risk: Global Domination leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Legends of RuneterraRisk: Global Domination
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Legends of Runeterra leans harder on execution: Clicks only
Reads7 vs 6
Legends of Runeterra leans harder on reads: Alternating priority and spell mana create bluff layers
Variance5 vs 6
Risk: Global Domination leans harder on variance: Dice rolls swing battles and mission cards hide information
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.