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Pokémon UNITE leans Reads (Mind & Math); Vainglory leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION5 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Vainglory leans harder on execution: Touch-precise last-hits, dodges, and ability aim

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Pokémon UNITE leans harder on variance: Wild Pokémon spawns and item RNG

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.

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