Olden Era Meta Pulse — Oct 24: PODPIVKOVICH Takes Classic Top Spot
By OldenEra.gg Staff
The Oct 24, 10:06 UTC snapshot puts PODPIVKOVICH at the top of the Classic ladder on 2,236 rating, with Jebus Tournament taking a bigger slice of the Classic map pool than at the previous reading.
Classic
PODPIVKOVICH moved #2 → #1 (▲1) on the day and #5 → #1 (▲4) over the week, carrying a 43-5 record, a 90% win rate and five wins in the latest form string. PINOKEW sits second on 2,226 with the top win rate in the Classic top 25 at 93% from 41-3, tied on that figure with BLOODKEEPER (14-1 from 15 games).
Two players in the top 25 are unbeaten: EGOIST at #16 and UTKATILTUET at #17, both 10-0 from 10 games. EGOIST jumped #29 → #16 (▲13) on the day with a rating change of 88, the largest rating gain among the Classic climbers; LEON gained the most places, 102 → 60. On the other side, КНЯЗЬМОРДОВСКИЙ fell 58 → 112 with a rating change of -108.
Map meta
Jebus Tournament's share reads 27% at this snapshot against 21% at the Oct 23 08:21 reading, while Jebus Cross reads 64% against 68%. Across all 6,737 recorded Classic games:
| Template | Games | Share | Avg rating | Avg days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jebus Cross | 4,880 | 72% | 1,387 | 6.3 |
| Jebus Tournament | 1,118 | 17% | 1,450 | 6.7 |
| Arcade | 89 | 1% | 1,411 | 4.9 |
| Universe | 77 | 1% | 1,403 | 7.5 |
| Infinity | 66 | 1% | 1,316 | 9.9 |
| Last Fortress | 28 | 0% | 1,243 | 10.7 |
A further 413 games (6%) carry no recorded template. Full breakdowns are on the Classic meta page.
Factions
From the 4,207 Classic games with both factions recorded, Dungeon leads the picks on 26.1%, followed by Temple on 22.6% and Necropolis on 20.4%. Grove and Hive are tied on 13.1%.
| Faction | Pick share | Record | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | 26.1% | 1,135-1,065 | 52% |
| Temple | 22.6% | 915-986 | 48% |
| Necropolis | 20.4% | 833-884 | 49% |
| Grove | 13.1% | 510-594 | 46% |
| Hive | 13.1% | 676-426 | 61% |
| Schism | 4.6% | 138-252 | 35% |
The most played pair is Dungeon against Temple, 412-345 over 757 games for a 54% Dungeon win rate; Hive is 228-150 against Dungeon over 378 games (60%). More pairs on the Classic factions page.
Streaks and rivalries
PODPIVKOVICH and PREHISTORIC are tied on current win streaks of 16, each also their best. PINOKEW's best is 18. In the head-to-heads, YAKRUTISH is 12-0 against YARO over 12 games. See the Classic stats page.
Arena
SOLISORA holds #1 on 2,600 with a 99-27 record, unmoved on the day and the week. DAIMONSBET TWITCHTV climbed #11 → #2 (▲9) on the day, and SMAILOO7 posted the largest weekly move in the Arena top 25, #136 → #24 (▲112), ahead of ЖЕЛДАК at #111 → #23 (▲88).
Arena is played on the single Arena map, so there is no template split: the mode shows 31,242 games at an average rating of 1,581, with HD1O1 as top performer. Among Arena movers, MAKIUSZ climbed 150 → 65 for 184 rating points; BLACKAPPLE dropped 127 → 187. JUSTANOOB leads the current streaks on 15. The most played rivalry is LDXHEISI 34-22 over 青铜战士 across 56 games, listed with the rest on the Arena stats page.
Single Hero
FEEDER is #1 on 2,500 from a 99-29 record, after a weekly move of #2 → #1 (▲1). HAWK and RAINBOW are level on 2,315. SKAYNE made the biggest day move inside the Single Hero top 25, #22 → #12 (▲10).
Exodus dominates the Single Hero map meta with 15,303 games (69%) at an average length of 13.5 in-game days, ahead of Sprint (1,695 games, 8%) and Outcast Tournament (1,668 games, 7%). Exodus reads 74% share at this snapshot against 72% at the Oct 23 reading.
Among Single Hero movers, TRAWIRR climbed 183 → 100. New entrant STACK arrived at rank 161 with a current win streak of 21, the longest in the mode's streak list. RAINBOW has won all 14 recorded games against AXAX.
Factions
Of the 16,541 Single Hero games with both factions recorded, Dungeon leads the picks on 22.8%, then Temple on 21.6% and Grove on 19.6%. Necropolis has the highest win rate at 57% from 1,839-1,365, with Schism on 55% from 2,986-2,466; Temple sits lowest at 46%. The most played pair is Dungeon against Temple, 1,065-1,050 over 2,115 games (50%), while Necropolis is 527-329 against Temple over 856 games (62%). On Exodus, Necropolis reads 63% from 2,147 games. The Single Hero factions page has the rest.
Data: ladder snapshot 2026-10-24 10:06 UTC, from the Classic, Arena and Single Hero ladders.