head to head
vs
Legends of RuneterravsYu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Legends of Runeterra leans Reads (Mind & Math); Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Legends of RuneterraYu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution leans harder on execution: Activating chains and effects has no twitch component
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution leans harder on variance: Opening hand and draw RNG can decide duels outright
Optimization7 vs 10
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution leans harder on optimization: Combo lines and archetype knowledge form an extremely deep system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.