8 September 2026

What we found

Things the sampled battles say that a ranked table does not. Every one is the largest gap of its kind in the data that day — not an opinion, and not a list sorted by the obvious column.

Eve

The secret pick

Almost nobody picks Eve. It is winning anyway.

54.0% adjusted win rate on just 0.2% of picks — one of the strongest records on the roster, from a brawler most drafts never consider.

From 436 sampled battles.

See the full record

54.0%

adjusted win rate

Griff

The meta trap

Griff is everywhere, and losing.

Picked in 4.1% of sampled battles and returning 46.5% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.

From 7,964 sampled battles.

See why it underperforms

4.1%

of all picks

Pierce
Shelly

The giant killer

Pierce owns Shelly.

83.0% against Shelly specifically, +24.1 pts above Pierce's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.

From 335 sampled battles.

See every matchup

+24.1 pts

vs its usual form

Nani
Bo

The secret duo

Nani and Bo belong together.

Teamed up, Nani wins 82.0% — +18.5 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.

From 445 sampled battles.

See who else pairs well

+18.5 pts

when paired

Nori

The map surprise

Nori is a different brawler on Kaboom Canyon.

61.2% here against 47.9% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.

From 433 sampled battles.

See the map

+13.3 pts

on Kaboom Canyon

Mico

The overnight rise

Mico moved more than anything else since yesterday.

Meta score 3.3 to 3.9 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.

From 1,003 sampled battles.

See what changed

+0.6

meta score, 1 day