2 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.

54.3% 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 501 sampled battles.

See the full record

54.3%

adjusted win rate

Max

The meta trap

Max is everywhere, and losing.

Picked in 3.2% of sampled battles and returning 46.5% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.

From 5,376 sampled battles.

See why it underperforms

3.2%

of all picks

Pierce
Shelly

The giant killer

Pierce owns Shelly.

90.1% against Shelly specifically, +30.6 pts above Pierce's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.

From 596 sampled battles.

See every matchup

+30.6 pts

vs its usual form

Nori
Bolt

The secret duo

Nori and Bolt belong together.

Teamed up, Nori wins 89.5% — +21.6 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.

From 734 sampled battles.

See who else pairs well

+21.6 pts

when paired

Rosa

The map surprise

Rosa is a different brawler on Center Stage.

65.0% here against 52.3% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.

From 98 sampled battles.

See the map

+12.8 pts

on Center Stage

Chuck

The overnight rise

Chuck moved more than anything else since yesterday.

Meta score 1.8 to 3.7 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.

From 685 sampled battles.

See what changed

+1.9

meta score, 1 day