head to head
vs
Star RealmsvsYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Star Realms leans Reads (Grand Arena); Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
Star RealmsYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Star Realms leans harder on reads: Human opponents adapt faction strategy to counter your build
Variance7 vs 7
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links leans harder on optimization: Meta deckbuilding and line calculation are the spine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.