head to head
Marvel Contest of ChampionsvsMount & Blade: Warband
Marvel Contest of Champions leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mount & Blade: Warband leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Marvel Contest of ChampionsMount & Blade: Warband
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Marvel Contest of Champions leans harder on variance: Gacha crystal pulls gate which champions you even own
Optimization7 vs 8
Mount & Blade: Warband leans harder on optimization: Trade routes, troop trees, and fief management are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

