Crow has always been difficult to deal with because of his poison. However, he’s growing even more dangerous in the current meta. There have been significant changes in recent Power League rotations and community tournaments. Following that, Crow is no longer only used for chip damage but also for crowd control and pressure.
After being left aside from the meta for a while, Crow’s position, utility, and speed are now becoming even more relevant again with open maps like Ring of Fire and Shooting Star that have come back in the map rotations. Therefore, we shall take a look at what is the build of Crow per the current meta.
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Based on a bunch of community data, the most popular combo right now is the Slowing Toxin gadget (58% pick rate), Extra Toxic star power (53%), and Enduring Toxins gear (43%). Crow is also one of the fastest Brawlers in the game making him an ideal pick for many modes.
Slowing Toxin slows down enemies that have been poisoned. It is very helpful in Bounty and Knockout. Controlling movement is crucial in this situation. Once someone is hit by it, they either go down or get chased down.
Extra Toxic decreases the damage from poisoned enemies by 15%, providing passive defense in team fights. This has proven critical in recent ranked matches. Particularly, during extended mid-map control phases. While Carrion Crow is situationally useful, Extra Toxic remains the consistent performer across game modes.
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Long Surviving Toxins increases poison damage by 30% and assists Crow to chip more efficiently and maintain healing brawlers in line.
The secondary gear, Shield (31% pick rate) will give a 900 HP buffer that will reset every 10 seconds of safety. It is best used in Hot Zone and Showdown. There Crow can pull back momentarily to dive again.
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Healing and shielding gears are reigning supreme in the latest race meta. This now makes Crow’s poison serve as a natural counter. In recent Club League finals, he has been used to poke early, prevent recovery, and force awkward repositioning. He’s like a scout-slash-harasser that softens up enemies before your damage dealers jump in.
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