head to head
vs
Supreme Commander 2vsThe Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Supreme Commander 2 leans Optimization (Grand Arena); The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Supreme Commander 2The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Supreme Commander 2 leans harder on execution: Macro APM across huge armies separates skirmish winners
Reads6 vs 5
Supreme Commander 2 leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards scouting and predicting a human's tech switches
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Supreme Commander 2 leans harder on optimization: Economy ratios, build orders and research routing are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.