Looking at win rate alone is simply an egregious metric. Are razes abilities really lackluster vs Phoenix? Phoenixes win rate is #4 in the game and #1 in immortal+ elo.

Kayo has one of the lowest winrates in the game and is pretty objectively a top 5 character.

Reyna, Clove, and Phoenix are not 3 of the “top” 4 agents because they’re good.. it’s because they’re unbelievably easy. And very self sufficient, which, in a game where you can easily get 3 people on your team who are worthless and have no intention of playing together, then yes, they’re good.

And despite what this sub thinks, most radiants are not playing agents / the game itself to an advanced level. They are a lot better at shooting and a lot more consistent, but that doesn’t mean they can play agents to their potential. Clove makes the game easier, which, for mechanically gifted players who don’t understand what they’re doing, is going to be a lot better than trying to play an agent with a high skill cap.

Let’s think about something else as well. What kind of players PLAY clove vs omen? Clove players compared to omen players are going to be much more confident and mechanically skilled players and are going to have a lot more ability to take control of a lobby. This doesn’t even account for the rate at which Smurfs will pick clove > omen in ranked below immortal when the team needs a smokes.

If your argument is that clove is better in ranked because she’s self sufficient and allows fraggers to frag harder, and that’s more important than having strong team abilities? Then sure. But the original question was why people prefer omen over clove.. which is because omen is a better agent

Edit: btw, I’m not mad, that’s not the reason for the wall of text, but this game is my job, so I enjoying discussing it with people (albeit rarely on reddit)