head to head
vs
MagickavsSoviet Strike
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Soviet Strike leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaSoviet Strike
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Magicka leans harder on optimization: Discovering and exploiting spell combinations dominates
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.