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These are champions you play mind games with to secure more than your enemy
Atlas: Has a lot of utility and is effective at all ranges.
Torvald: Allows reckless dive gameplay, ultra dealy paired with Jenos, Tyra and/or Bomb King.
Makoa: Great dps, high health, dive enabling ultimate thanks to health restoration. Getting hooked is lethal in most cases.
Cassie: Fits in most comps, effective at all range, easily stops pushes because of big game.
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These are champions you want to look at early on in the draft
Bomb King: High dps and can control the flow of battle in the favor of his team thanks to Grumpy bomb. No real counters other than keeping distance.
Inara: Generally good pick up because of how much damage can be absorbed and healed back up.
Khan: Commander's grab can be seen as a more risky Dredge anchor and his ult can get rid of high priority targets.
Jenos: Can keep up with other healers since his buff and doesn't fall off late game because of his damage buff.
Lian: Easily confirmed burst and deadly in the hands of mechanical players.
Imani: Great CC and high damage output, don't pick alongside Cassie as they serve the same general role.
NOTE: Do not pick Jenos with Frontlines who can't sustain themselves. Prioritize Ruckus, Ash, Barik, etc. Keep in mind that Inara has a lot of sustain but relies on a support to get this sustain.
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These are picks you use mid draft or when no niche picks are a good option.
Ash: Can make a lot of space with her ult and displacement as well as her general survivability. Countered by CC.
Barik: Has a lot of tools to survive as well as a great damage output.
Evie: Deadly in skilled hands, can wipe your backline if you ignore her and dealing with her takes time.
Mal'Damba: Very good healing output with great CC.
Pip: Played as a Blaster Pip has mobility, self sustain and a great ultimate.
Sha Lin: Great burst champion to pick of squishy targets.
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Drogoz: Countered by hitscan, amazing at dealing with comps that focus on being close together.
Vivian: Tears through shields and slower targets but easily dealt with by champions who have high mobility and blasters.
Tyra: Great as your budget Jenos but suffers from easily being focused out.
Ruckus: Solid pick countered heavily by Cassie, pick with Cassie or when Cassie is banned.
Viktor: Great on mid range maps where he can pour damage out onto the enemy team but suffers dealing with mobile champions.
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