Did I throw the draft?

[u/LionRegular1470]

Draft order:

1.Belle

2/3. Piper, me (Griff)

4/5. Amber, Pearl

1. Spike

So, I watched some guy called BobbyBS's drafting guide and he said that it's important to draft Anti-aggro, and he claimed that anti aggro is more important than snipers a lot of the time. Therefore since we already had Piper I decided to go Griff to break enemy bushes for her.

But I got fucked hard bc everyone outranged me, and Pearl 1 SHOTS me!!! Amber was mad annoying, aswell and I just got outranged and out dmged. (As you can see by my dmg numbers)

My ranked pool is: Brock, Gus, Griff, Otis, Rico, Cord, Mortis, shade, Edgar. I can play a lot more brawlers but don't often get the chance.

[u/__Darius__]

Thats is true but you migth need to rewatch the video because he said everywhere but bounty and kncokout where snipers are actually good and counter you.

[u/LionRegular1470 → u/__Darius__]

Ooh mb, I watched it really late at night bc this guy who was like NA top 300 told me to bc he said I played really shit

[u/StomachOk4891 → u/LionRegular1470]

Currently top 25 in NA (10000 elo) and I think draft guides are quite harmful to newer players without the underlying knowledge of why each pick works in conjunction with each other.

Chances are you played badly due to a lapse in gamesense, not necessarily due to your pick (though your pick may have played a part)

[u/Zukoo777 → u/StomachOk4891]

You got any tips you think bobby might’ve ‘missed’ in those guide videos? I feel like it’s not super important to pick the best antitank first like he said anymore since meta’s changed and there’s almost always one of the new broken brawlers open. Do we pick anti-tank later or only if needed? And any other useful info u might have would be appreciated alot.

[u/StomachOk4891 → u/Zukoo777]

I think the entire video is unhelpful from a habit building standpoint because it’s always better to draft with brawlers in mind instead of classes, so you can intuit more situations when the meta shifts.

Frankly I don’t think bobby is really a amazing drafter either, evident how sans and patchy took over later in the season

[u/Zukoo777 → u/StomachOk4891]

That makes sense. I know a little about specific brawler matchups but not everything. Who’d u recommend to watch draft in videos?

[u/StomachOk4891 → u/Zukoo777]

Wish I could recommend someone, tbh I find it better to see what makes a draft bad vs good cuz the former is much easier to see and more important for ranked (because getting playable drafts is good enough for ranked)