Olden Era Meta Pulse — Oct 30: Hive Tops Classic Win Rates
By OldenEra.gg Staff
Hive posts the highest win rate among Classic factions, 61% over 1,256 games, in the Oct 30, 08:13 UTC snapshot. The Arena and Single Hero ladders below were last updated Oct 29, 12:06 UTC.
Classic
Top of the ladder
PINOKEW leads the Classic ladder at 2310 rating with a 44-3 record (94%), ahead of PODPIVKOVICH at 2236 and SHELVETAL at 2128. In the top 25, EGOIST is 22-1 (96%) and moved from #27 to #6 over the week. C4LIFORNICATION (#64 to #19) and ILKblblo (#68 to #23) are tied for the biggest weekly climb in the top 25, at 45 places each. DEZER gained 15 places in a day, from #40 to #25.
Map meta
| Template | Games | Share | Avg rating | Avg length (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jebus Cross | 5,530 | 72% | 1,400 | 6.3 |
| Jebus Tournament | 1,296 | 17% | 1,466 | 6.7 |
| Arcade | 97 | 1% | 1,423 | 4.8 |
| Universe | 97 | 1% | 1,417 | 7.4 |
| Infinity | 75 | 1% | 1,321 | 9.8 |
| Last Fortress | 35 | 0% | 1,274 | 11.2 |
Sand Clover has only 3 games, too few to read anything into. Another 444 games have no recorded template and 73 are the pick-and-ban draft phase; neither is a map. Comparing the Oct 30 reading with the one before it (Oct 29), Jebus Cross moved from 72% to 74% and Jebus Tournament from 17% to 14%. Universe went from 2% to 4%. PODPIVKOVICH has the most wins on Jebus Tournament. Full numbers are on the Classic map meta page.
Factions
These figures cover 4,862 Classic games with both factions recorded; see Classic factions.
| Faction | Pick share | Win rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | 26.4% | 52% | 1,328-1,239 |
| Temple | 22.5% | 47% | 1,038-1,152 |
| Necropolis | 20.2% | 49% | 961-1,004 |
| Grove | 13.2% | 47% | 598-683 |
| Hive | 12.9% | 61% | 766-490 |
| Schism | 4.8% | 37% | 171-294 |
Dungeon is the most picked faction. Hive has the highest win rate on about one pick in eight, while Schism has the lowest at 37% over 465 games. The most played matchups, from the leading side:
- Dungeon vs Temple: Dungeon 493-403 over 896 games (55%).
- Dungeon vs Necropolis: Dungeon 363-340 over 703 games (52%).
- Necropolis vs Temple: Necropolis 276-259 over 535 games (52%).
- Hive vs Dungeon: Hive 262-173 over 435 games (60%).
Movers
DRWEED_13 made the largest climb, from #196 to #117 (79 places, 127 rating points). КНЯЗЬМОРДОВСКИЙ rose from #68 to #49 with 73 rating points and also has the most wins on Jebus Cross. XYHH fell furthest, from #65 to #85 (20 places). FORMANKBOSSSWAG entered the ladder directly at #12. See Classic movers.
Streaks and rivalries
PODPIVKOVICH and PREHISTORIC are tied at a current streak of 16, which is also each one's best. PINOKEW is on 13 against a best of 18. In head-to-heads, YAKRUTISH is 12-0 against YARO over 12 games, while PINOKEW leads YARO 10-2. The most played pair is ДЖО БАЙДЕН and МОНТАЖНИК, 12-8 over 20 games. More on the Classic stats page.
Arena
SOLISORA leads the Arena ladder at 2635 (102-27, 79%), well clear of XIAOHU at 2415 and HD1O1 at 2413. HD1O1 is also Arena's top performer across 36,340 games, where the average rating is 1,616.
The reshuffle is lower down. LDXHEISI jumped from #16 to #4 and ARKNIGHTS from #23 to #5. 泰坦的冬天 fell from #5 to #22, the largest drop in the top 25, though it has the most games among the most active players, 423. BEGEMOT climbed from #199 to #18 (350 rating points) and sits level on 2100 with 123456. See Arena movers.
JUSTANOOB has the longest current streak, 15. LDXHEISI leads 青铜战士 46-32 over 78 games, the most played pair. More on Arena stats.
Single Hero
Top of the ladder
FEEDER leads the Single Hero ladder at 2526 (104-30, 78%), followed by L at 2317 and RAINBOW at 2300. AMON is 40-4 (91%) after moving from #16 to #8, and LARSENY gained 19 places to #16. AXAX made the largest climb, from #181 to #26 (329 rating points). See Single Hero movers.
Map meta
Exodus has 17,702 games (69%) and the longest average length, 13.4 in-game days. Sprint has 1,928 games (7%, 12 days) and Outcast Tournament 1,920 (7%, 9.5 days). Vendetta, Blitz and Helltide have 1,023, 773 and 463 games. The Oct 29 reading put Exodus at 64%, the lowest of the seven readings, against 70% on Oct 27. Outcast Tournament was at 9%, up from 6%. Details are on the Single Hero map meta page.
Factions
The Single Hero factions page covers 19,478 games with both factions recorded.
| Faction | Pick share | Win rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeon | 22.8% | 49% | 4,310-4,560 |
| Temple | 21.8% | 46% | 3,911-4,593 |
| Grove | 19.8% | 50% | 3,887-3,811 |
| Schism | 16.4% | 54% | 3,441-2,930 |
| Necropolis | 9.7% | 57% | 2,144-1,634 |
| Hive | 9.6% | 48% | 1,785-1,950 |
Necropolis has the highest win rate, 57%, with a 62% rate on Exodus over 2,549 games. Its matchup against Temple stands out: 622-383 over 1,005 games (62%). The two most played pairings are close to even: Dungeon vs Temple (1,258-1,221 over 2,479) and Grove vs Dungeon (1,249-1,197 over 2,446).
Streaks
WEEAKED has the longest current streak, 15, followed by MYDEARLY2.0 on 14. FEEDER leads LEXIAV 14-12 over 26 games, the most played pair. See Single Hero stats.
What players are asking
A Steam discussion asks whether Dungeon is the weakest faction. In the ladder data, Dungeon is the most picked faction in both modes: 26.4% of picks and a 52% win rate over 2,567 games in Classic, and 22.8% with 49% over 8,870 games in Single Hero.
Another Steam thread asks for Hive PvP advice on Exodus and Sprint. Hive is 48% over 3,735 games in Single Hero, with 48% on Exodus (3,108 games) and 45% on Sprint (216 games). In Classic it is 61% over 1,256 games.
Faction tier-list opinions also run through one Steam thread, another and a third. For comparison, the tables above rank factions by recorded ladder results in Classic and Single Hero.
Data: ladder snapshot 2026-10-30 08:13 UTC, from the Classic, Arena and Single Hero ladders.