head to head
vs
Star ControlvsWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Star Control leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Star ControlWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on reads: Multiplayer scouting wars and build feints
Variance2 vs 3
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on variance: Fog of war conceals enemy tech and armies
Optimization6 vs 7
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness leans harder on optimization: Refined build orders and upgrade timings are studyable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.