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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Teamfight Tactics leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS4 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution0 vs 1

Teamfight Tactics leans harder on execution: No mechanical inputs of note

Reads4 vs 3

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 leans harder on reads: Human multiplayer rewards modelling opponents; AI duels do not

Variance7 vs 7

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 9

Teamfight Tactics leans harder on optimization: Econ curves, positioning, and comps are near-solved

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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