With the huge array of traits encountered in the game, there are bound to be some traits more relevant than others. When creating my matchup charts for units, I always put a “trait relevancy” rating in the corner of the table, ranging between 1 to 8 stars which indicates how relevant the trait is. Higher stars mean more relevant traits and vice versa.

Trait relevance is related to, but NOT the same thing as trait difficulty. How difficult a trait is certainly contributes to its relevance, but that factor alone is not the defining factor to how relevant I consider each trait.

When determining the relevancy of each trait, I base my rating on a series of questions: