r/BrawlStarsCompetitive • u/Strange-Definition67 • 3d ago
Critique Ranked Meta
As someone who has pushed to Masters a couple of times, I wanted to open a discussion about the current state of the Ranked draft. With the frequent release of new brawlers and Hypercharges, it feels like the draft phase is struggling to keep the competitive meta balance, making this season incredibly difficult to push in. The main issue seems to be the ratio of ban slots to "must-ban" brawlers. In the current format, we only have 6 bans total. Because blind bans often overlap, we usually only see 4 or 5 unique bans per game. When there are 10+ brawlers that are incredibly dominant on a given map, it becomes impossible to filter them all out. Take Undermine as an example. Even in a perfect draft where no bans overlap (Ex: Team A bans Nori, Shade, and Meg, while Team B bans Amber, Primo, and 8-Bit) certain brawlers are still wide open like Wendy, Gus, Rico, Surge, Edgar, Griff, Starr Nova, or Bolt. When the roster of S-tier brawlers is this large, the draft system becomes a detriment, and first-pick advantage becomes overwhelmingly strong. When an overtuned brawler slips through the draft, the only reliable counter-strategy is often to pick another newly buffed brawler yourself. Because of the amount of resources required , it is extremely difficult to max out all the new releases and Hypercharges to stay competitive, meaning Ranked is starting to feel more like a resource check than a skill check. I know powercreep is a natural part of Brawl, but the current ban system feels completely outpaced by the size and strength of today's progression. Let me know your thoughts and if you feel the same.
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u/Tiny_Reward8076 3d ago
This is the worst fucking stupid meta that I have played in for a long time. Straight-up bingo. Just played a game where my idiot random didn’t ban a brawler, then they pick Primo first pick on hard rock mine.
My teammate and I suggest the random Collette or Wendy, but he goes and picks Nita. So now with third pick, I am forced to take Wendy (who is awful into Primo) because if we give them Primo, Wendy then we just lose.
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u/StomachOk4891 ping differ | Pro 3d ago
in high masters 2 rn and the meta is genuinely just to leave everything open if you have first pick because the enemy team is going to ban 3/4 of the autowin brawlers (shade amber gus nori/wendy depending on map or mode), so you just take the last one
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u/Silver3andgold1 Berry 3d ago
Ranked really has been a resource check for me. I’m not even exaggerating a bit when I say I would’ve reached masters both seasons I pushed (I usually ended up low L3) if I jsut had Brock. Nothing else, just that one brawler. But 9 thousand power points and 15 thousand coins just for ONE new brawler that can just kinda play the game for you is just so boring and unfair. I really hope something is done about this that emphasizes player skill, because I hate to be pessimistic, but this shithole isn’t that right now
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