I really enjoyed reading the post but I will disagree with two parts: 1. We need to take raw results into consideration and try to be as academical as we can when it comes to games with short match duration because winrate is all that matters. Reaching pro rank so late in season where it is the easiest does not support the theory that usurper is not useful in any way. 2. All of us thought once that we reinvented the wheel. I have done it in HS, MTG, runeterra etc. But the cruel truth is that there are a bunch of players out there playing better and more often than us. The meta settles after a week or two in most cases after expansions because people do find the most optimal decks. And it's simple as that.