head to head
vs
Lichdom: BattlemagevsThe Saboteur
Lichdom: Battlemage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Saboteur leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Lichdom: BattlemageThe Saboteur
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Lichdom: Battlemage leans harder on execution: First-person spell aiming and dodging carry combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Lichdom: Battlemage leans harder on variance: Random crafting component drops shape available spells
Optimization6 vs 6
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.