head to head
vs
Mortal KombatvsNidhogg
Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Nidhogg leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Mortal KombatNidhogg
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 3
Mortal Kombat leans harder on optimization: Frame data and matchup study converge to known answers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.