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Smite leans Execution (Grand Arena); StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 6

Smite leans harder on reads: Jungle invades and ganks require opponent modeling.

Variance3 vs 1

Smite leans harder on variance: Buff timers and minor RNG only.

Optimization7 vs 9

StarCraft leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-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.

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