1 September 2026
Six things the sampled battles say that a ranked table does not. Every one is the largest gap of its kind in the data right now — not an opinion, and not a list sorted by the obvious column.
DougThe secret pick
55.5% adjusted win rate on just 0.4% of picks — one of the strongest records on the roster, from a brawler most drafts never consider.
From 307 sampled battles.
See the full record55.5%
adjusted win rate
PierceThe meta trap
Picked in 3.2% of sampled battles and returning 45.4% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.
From 2,370 sampled battles.
See why it underperforms3.2%
of all picks
Max
TickThe giant killer
85.9% against Tick specifically, +21.1 pts above Max's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.
From 425 sampled battles.
See every matchup+21.1 pts
vs its usual form
Kaze
WendyThe secret duo
Teamed up, Kaze wins 84.5% — +23.3 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.
From 330 sampled battles.
See who else pairs well+23.3 pts
when paired
NoriThe map surprise
67.8% here against 50.9% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.
From 91 sampled battles.
See the map+16.9 pts
on Safe Zone
El PrimoThe overnight rise
Meta score 4.0 to 6.7 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.
From 303 sampled battles.
See what changed+2.7
meta score, 1 day
How these are chosen. Each card is the argmax of a stated quantity over a stated population — the highest win rate among brawlers under 1% usage, the widest gap between a brawler and one map, and so on. The same data always produces the same six, so nothing here is written by a model or picked by hand. Win rates are adjusted against the sample average, so a week where the sampled players are stronger does not make every brawler look buffed.
Want the underlying numbers? They are on the tier list, team comps and each brawler page.