1 October 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.

Poco

The secret pick

Almost nobody picks Poco. It is winning anyway.

55.1% adjusted win rate on just 0.3% of picks — one of the strongest records on the roster, from a brawler most drafts never consider.

From 574 sampled battles.

See the full record

55.1%

adjusted win rate

Griff

The meta trap

Griff is everywhere, and losing.

Picked in 3.7% of sampled battles and returning 48.4% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.

From 6,310 sampled battles.

See why it underperforms

3.7%

of all picks

Pierce
Shelly

The giant killer

Pierce owns Shelly.

89.5% against Shelly specifically, +29.7 pts above Pierce's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.

From 609 sampled battles.

See every matchup

+29.7 pts

vs its usual form

Nori
Bolt

The secret duo

Nori and Bolt belong together.

Teamed up, Nori wins 89.5% — +21.7 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.

From 760 sampled battles.

See who else pairs well

+21.7 pts

when paired

Lily

The map surprise

Lily is a different brawler on Belle's Rock.

59.1% here against 45.4% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.

From 60 sampled battles.

See the map

+13.7 pts

on Belle's Rock

Starr Nova

The overnight rise

Starr Nova moved more than anything else since yesterday.

Meta score 4.4 to 5.5 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.

From 1,101 sampled battles.

See what changed

+1.1

meta score, 1 day