Olden Era Meta Pulse — Oct 23: Newcomers Enter Classic Top Ten
By OldenEra.gg Staff
New entrants took Classic ranks #5, #8, #9 and #10 in the Oct 23, 08:21 UTC snapshot, while Hive posted the highest Classic faction win rate, 62%, in games with both factions recorded.
Classic
Top of the ladder
PINOKEW holds #1 at 2210 (40-3, 93%). PODPIVKOVICH is #2 at 2189, up from #6 over the week. YAKRUTISH is #3 at 2070, and RUSSIAN_FEDERATION_PUTIN is #4 at 2028 (28-3), up from #11 over the week (▲7).
The new entrants are SHELVETAL at #5 (2025, 78-30), SSCAISS at #8 (1921), nANKA at #9 (1886) and YARO at #10 (1876). GODLIKE entered at #13 and LIU KOR at #42.
In the top 25, 41 has the biggest weekly climb, #58 → #18 (▲40), and TABA the biggest daily climb, #30 → #22 (▲8).
Biggest movers
In Classic movers, КНЯЗЬМОРДОВСКИЙ (#91 → #58) and SEV (#112 → #79) are tied for the biggest climb at 33 places. ДЕПУТАТ went from #72 to #41 and gained 92 rating points, the most among the listed climbers. FREE-PINGU lost 33 places, from #148 to #181.
Map meta
| Template | Games | Share | Avg length (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jebus Cross | 4,777 | 73% | 6.3 |
| Jebus Tournament | 1,073 | 16% | 6.8 |
| Arcade | 89 | 1% | 4.9 |
| Universe | 75 | 1% | 7.6 |
| Infinity | 64 | 1% | 9.9 |
| Last Fortress | 27 | 0% | 11 |
SHELVETAL is the top performer on Jebus Cross and PODPIVKOVICH on Jebus Tournament. Last Fortress has the longest average game, 11 days, and Arcade the shortest, 4.9. Jebus Cross read 69% in the latest share snapshot against 76% on Oct 22, while Jebus Tournament moved from 19% to 21%. Outside the maps, 405 games (6%) have no recorded template and 64 (1%) are the pick-and-ban phase. More in Classic map meta.
Factions
These figures cover 4,097 games with both factions recorded. Full tables are on Classic factions.
| Faction | Pick share | Win rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | 26.1% | 52% | 1105-1035 |
| Temple | 22.7% | 48% | 889-967 |
| Necropolis | 20.4% | 49% | 810-860 |
| Grove | 13.2% | 46% | 500-578 |
| Hive | 13% | 62% | 657-407 |
| Schism | 4.7% | 35% | 136-250 |
Dungeon is the most picked faction. Hive has the highest win rate and Schism the lowest, 35% over 386 games. The most played matchup is Dungeon against Temple: Dungeon is 405-338 over 743 games (55%). Hive is 220-144 against Dungeon over 364 games (60%) and 158-96 against Necropolis over 254 games (62%). On Jebus Cross, Hive has a 62% win rate over 852 games.
Streaks & rivalries
PREHISTORIC has the longest current streak at 16, ahead of PODPIVKOVICH at 14 and NISTON at 12. PINOKEW is on 9, but a best of 18 is the highest best streak in the list. The most played pair is ДЖО БАЙДЕН against МОНТАЖНИК, 12-8 over 20 games; neither is on the ladder now. TABA leads ДЕПУТАТ 12-4 over 16 games, and YAKRUTISH is 12-0 against YARO over 12. See Classic stats.
Arena
SOLISORA leads on 2600 (99-27, 79%). HD1O1 is #2 at 2291 after a jump from #9 (▲7). 泰坦的冬天 also rose seven places, from #12 to #5. Arena's 30,390 recorded games have an average rating of 1575, with HD1O1 as top performer.
In the top 25, SHIMBO has the biggest moves: #35 → #21 on the day (▲14) and #141 → #21 on the week (▲120). MISTERN (#2 → #9) and LDXHEISI (#3 → #10) each fell seven places, tied for the biggest daily drop there.
In Arena movers, BOSSOJ climbed 76 places (#191 → #115) and MAIK gained 167 rating points (#87 → #34). MEHANIKA fell 82 places, from #112 to #194.
JUSTANOOB leads the streak list at 15. LDXHEISI against 青铜战士 is the most played pair, 34-22 over 56 games. Arena stats has the rest.
Single Hero
Top of the ladder
FEEDER is #1 at 2418 (95-28, 77%), with HAWK #2 at 2348 and RAINBOW #3 at 2304. AMON has the biggest weekly climb in the top 25, #109 → #24 (▲85), with a 27-3 record. The most played pair is FEEDER against LEXIAV, 8-12 over 20 games. AXAX is 0-14 against RAINBOW. More in Single Hero stats.
Map meta
| Template | Games | Share | Avg length (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 14,870 | 69% | 13.5 |
| Sprint | 1,647 | 8% | 12.1 |
| Outcast Tournament | 1,635 | 8% | 9.5 |
| Vendetta | 866 | 4% | 10.9 |
| Blitz | 633 | 3% | 10.8 |
| Helltide | 393 | 2% | 12.5 |
Exodus has both the most games and the longest average length; Outcast Tournament is the shortest at 9.5 days. LYONEL tops Exodus, RAINBOW tops Sprint and SORAS tops Outcast Tournament. Exodus read 72% in the latest share snapshot against 76% on Oct 22. Another 1,464 games (7%) have no recorded template and 167 (1%) are the pick-and-ban phase. See Single Hero map meta.
Factions
The figures cover 16,103 games with both factions recorded; details are on Single Hero factions.
| Faction | Pick share | Win rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | 22.8% | 48% | 3547-3802 |
| Temple | 21.6% | 46% | 3205-3761 |
| Grove | 19.5% | 50% | 3133-3163 |
| Schism | 16.5% | 55% | 2920-2407 |
| Hive | 9.8% | 48% | 1511-1642 |
| Necropolis | 9.7% | 57% | 1787-1328 |
Necropolis has the highest win rate, 57%, with the smallest pick share. Schism is next at 55%. Necropolis against Temple is the best win rate among the listed pairs, 505-324 over 829 games (61%). The most played pair is Dungeon against Temple, 1042-1018 over 2,060 games. On Exodus, Necropolis wins 63% over 2,084 games and Schism 55% over 4,199.
Streaks
HAWK is on a 16-game win streak, equal to his best. RICKYYY is on 14 and rose from #143 to #87.
What players are asking
A Steam discussion asks which heroes are banned most in Exodus multiplayer, and the poster says they don't know how to play Schism. The ladder holds no hero data, but on the faction side Schism has a 55% win rate over 5,327 games in Single Hero, and Exodus is that mode's most played template.
A Steam post argues that Temple's faction ability is too weak early in the beta patch. The ladder shows Temple at 48% in Classic over 1,856 games and 46% in Single Hero over 6,966 games. Those figures aren't split by patch, so they can't confirm or refute the complaint.
Data: ladder snapshot 2026-10-23 08:21 UTC, from the Classic, Arena and Single Hero ladders.