head to head
vs
SmitevsThrone and Liberty
Smite leans Execution (Grand Arena); Throne and Liberty leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
SmiteThrone and Liberty
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Smite leans harder on execution: Third-person skillshots raise the aim floor.
Reads7 vs 5
Smite leans harder on reads: Jungle invades and ganks require opponent modeling.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.