3 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.

Bolt

The secret pick

Almost nobody picks Bolt. 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 397 sampled battles.

See the full record

54.0%

adjusted win rate

Max

The meta trap

Max is everywhere, and losing.

Picked in 3.3% of sampled battles and returning 46.7% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.

From 5,304 sampled battles.

See why it underperforms

3.3%

of all picks

Pierce
Shelly

The giant killer

Pierce owns Shelly.

89.4% against Shelly specifically, +30.0 pts above Pierce's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.

From 565 sampled battles.

See every matchup

+30.0 pts

vs its usual form

Nori
Bolt

The secret duo

Nori and Bolt belong together.

Teamed up, Nori wins 89.5% — +22.0 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.

From 696 sampled battles.

See who else pairs well

+22.0 pts

when paired

Rosa

The map surprise

Rosa is a different brawler on Center Stage.

65.6% here against 53.0% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.

From 100 sampled battles.

See the map

+12.6 pts

on Center Stage

Alli

The overnight rise

Alli moved more than anything else since yesterday.

Meta score 2.2 to 4.1 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.

From 616 sampled battles.

See what changed

+1.9

meta score, 1 day