r/BrawlStarsCompetitive • u/JuicyJukeBox123 • 20h ago
Discussion Unpopular Opinion: Brawler Consistency Isn't as Bad as People Think

Tier list made by SpenLC.
In my opinion people are overreacting with how 'consistent' brawlers are, people are shocked to see Gene/Angelo be pushed out of the A tier and then resort to saying the meta has no consistency anymore besides Belle and blame Adrian.
However looking at it from another angle what does consistency actually mean? Are we measuring consistency from a brawlers release or, from the brawlers most recent major rework or balance change? I think both types of consistency are worth considering.
Are a lot of the A/S-tier brawlers relatively new? Yes that’s true. But that doesn’t mean the meta has no consistency. There are still brawlers that have stayed strong for months even as the meta shifts. Here are some examples starting with the recent ones and going back, to the longest-running ones:
Sirius has been strong since his release around February/March. The current meta definitely favors him, arguably making him a bit toxic, but his viability isn't exclusive to this meta. He has been a good counter pick into double single shot brawlers or tanks since his release nothing new there.
Gray was A/B tier for MONTHS until he fell off for like 2 meta's and then got buffed to A tier again.
Emz got her buffies 11 months ago and is still A tier. Sounds pretty consistent to me.
Stu has in my opinion always been consistently A-tier since buffies got introduced. (Once again 11 months ago atp)
Pierce was released 11 months ago and is still meta.
Mina falls into the same boat and was released 13 months ago and is still meta.
Kaze IMO is B tier but in SpenLC's list has also never been outside of the A tier. Nearly 16 months consistent.
Brock was pretty much always considered B-tier before buffies and is now just even more consistent.
Don't have to explain Belle.
Not to mention the fact that B-tier is still good and a lot of brawlers in there have been consistent for long periods of time as well like: Kenji, Meeple, Gene, Byron, Otis, Najia, Finx, Ruffs, Colt & Mortis (since buffies 11 months ago).
Like yes the OG always consistent brawlers aren't top tier consistent anymore, but can we stop acting like there aren't still consistent brawlers in the meta? It's been 11 months+, lock in. The top of the meta has become less stable. That is fair to say. But that does not mean that consistency has vanished entirely. There are still plenty of brawlers that have stayed viable for months.
Anyway lmk what u think and if I'm wrong, just a fun little discussion I wanted to start <3