head to head
vs
MagickavsMonster Hunter
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Monster Hunter leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaMonster Hunter
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Monster Hunter leans harder on execution: Deliberate attack commitment and positioning punish imprecise hands
Reads1 vs 0
Magicka leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted; friendly fire isn't adaptive
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.