17 October 2026
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.
DougThe secret pick
53.5% 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 27,935 sampled battles.
See the full record53.5%
adjusted win rate
ByronThe meta trap
Picked in 2.3% of sampled battles and returning 46.4% adjusted — below the average of the very players picking it.
From 169,984 sampled battles.
See why it underperforms2.3%
of all picks
Lumi
ShellyThe giant killer
79.5% against Shelly specifically, +27.0 pts above Lumi's own record. The most lopsided matchup in the sample.
From 4,813 sampled battles.
See every matchup+27.0 pts
vs its usual form
Shelly
CosmoThe secret duo
Teamed up, Shelly wins 74.9% — +41.7 pts better than it does otherwise. Neither is picked for the other.
From 6,211 sampled battles.
See who else pairs well+41.7 pts
when paired
FangThe map surprise
56.6% here against 47.3% across every other map — the widest gap between a brawler and one piece of terrain.
From 265 sampled battles.
See the map+9.3 pts
on Goldarm Gulch
DracoThe overnight rise
Meta score 4.5 to 5.3 in a single day, on enough battles for the move to be real rather than noise.
From 923 sampled battles.
See what changed+0.8
meta score, 1 day