head to head
vs
MagickavsWhere Winds Meet
Magicka leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Where Winds Meet leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
MagickaWhere Winds Meet
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Where Winds Meet leans harder on reads: PvP modes add some human prediction, mostly PvE scripted
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.