head to head
SmitevsWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Smite leans Execution (Grand Arena); Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans Execution (Grand Arena).
SmiteWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II leans harder on variance: Retreat damage, wargear drops, and map control variance add uncertainty
Optimization7 vs 6
Smite leans harder on optimization: Builds, relics, and rotations are theorycrafted.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

