head to head
vs
StellarisvsTeamfight Tactics
Stellaris leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Teamfight Tactics leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
StellarisTeamfight Tactics
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Teamfight Tactics leans harder on execution: No mechanical inputs of note
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 7
Teamfight Tactics leans harder on variance: Shop rolls and augment offerings swing lobbies
Optimization9 vs 9
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.