Why You Suck at Ranked

6 concrete, actionable, specific tips that will directly improve your ranked gameplay. Sorted by least difficult to most difficult to master!
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0:00 Intro
1:16 Disclaimer
1:43 1a. Ammo Counting
3:33 1b. Pinching
4:08 2. Focus upgrade
5:28 3. Lane Switching
7:56 4. Drafting
13:29 5. Replays
15:37 6. The Mental
20:56 Outro

[@bedlam2]

Hey guys, thanks so much watching the video! I hope you learned something helpful, and good luck on your ranked push :) I've been getting a lot of comments that are like "but what if your teammate REALLY sucks, do you still blame yourself then?!!?!?!" And then answer is yes, you should, although even I struggle with this lol... but if you want a good example of what this might look like, check out the video I posted right after this one, "How to Grow a Healthy Ranked Mindset", and skip to Replays #2 and #3. The point is, focusing on any aspect of your loss besides yourself, whether that's a teammate or a game mechanic, is distracting from finding ways to improve the only thing you have control over, which is yourself. Getting angry is just wasted effort, trust me. Love y'all, and hope you have a great day ❤️

[@lhipy4271]

hey bro just want a quick tip ? should i unlock Sandy or Amber for ranked rn ?

[@bedlam2]

​@@lhipy4271I depends, Sandy is easier to play, while Amber is a little funky. Sandy is also a lot better with hypercharge if you can afford it, while Amber is pretty good with just dancing flames gadget. Overall I think Sandy is stronger than Amber, but only if you can get the hypercharge, Amber is more versatile but only if you can hit shots

[@lhipy4271]

@@bedlam2damn i can get the hypercharge like in some time cuz i dont have many resources now, so should i just go with amber or farm for hypercharge

[@a123_epic]

@@bedlam2 ur subtle humor is hilarious

[@bedlam2]

@@lhipy4271 go with your heart ❤️

[@andreimagurean3224]

this video is so underrated holy. this dude just went into philosophy for the game of brawl stars. what a legend. you can tell he's a cool dude irl

[@bedlam2]

@@andreimagurean3224 bad randoms unlocked my enlightenment fr

[@SrtaElaine]

@@bedlam2 this is such a funny sentence lol

[@amsleepy.]

its because all the ipad kids have the attention span of a goldfish and only watch shorts.

[@littleboym12]

i totally agree w you, this guy is amazing. it’s the small creators who actually give good tips/advice.

[@Girfn]

@@bedlam2Lmao

[@EPIK_yt]

Playing with at least one teammate in vc also helps a lot. You can make plans about bans and strategies in the moment rather than depend on 2 randoms with 0 communication.

[@st7rve]

pls post, i miss u

[@BobBobowskifan]

I thought you leave the brawl stars community

[@Moon-BrawlStars.]

OMG ITS THE REAL EPIK YOU ARE THE BEST BRAWL CONTENT CRAETOR OF ALL TIME PLEASE COME BACK)):

[@Sceptice]

It really does help a lot. Especially on brawlers like cord or lily since you can navigate where they go in the shadow realm for better positioning.

[@AGirlWhohatesfurries]

Vc? Wdym? How? Use discord? I don’t use discord. And I don’t have friends I play with randoms.

[@SurrealSnowman]

The "ban whatever you don't like playing against" is a good thing to do Unless your first pick teammate has literally prepicked that brawler 😭

[@JoanSlugXAkaJerkyBogard]

If he gets first pick, Then let em Have it.

[@JustSayRance]

I disagree. If you got wrecked by a Mico last match because of a poor draft, you don't have to ban him in the next match if it's a bad mode for him with many tanks

[@specificocean4176]

​@@JoanSlugXAkaJerkyBogard depends on what they picked, if its something stupid like power 9 mico in an open map, then i will ban mico to avoid it

[@GreasePotato]

@@JustSayRancei will forever ban dynamike idc if its not optimal. Fuck that grandpa

[@eggdog1051]

@@JustSayRance Yeah that's kinda common sense I'd say (though the average player doesn't have much of that). But it's good advice if you are not brain dead, for example I usually ban jessie or crow in most heist matches cuz I hate playing against them even If I have the option to pick them, I'd rather not play against them most of the time, or how secondbest usually bans dynamike. But yeah you gotta know when to apply it and when not to, that basically sums up what randoms gotta learn

[@Jebdsejjd]

Masters is just a joke at this point my opponents just first pick spike, crow, colt, and every other NPC brawler on every map and mode 🫥

[@Viptor320]

I always have to play a 1vs5 or at least it feels like it

[@winner23746]

Did you watch the video?? 😭

[@bedlam2]

@@Jebdsejjd I feel that, they just need to fix the matchmaking so legendary players can't get in your games once you hit 10k elo idk why that's even allowed rn

[@user-nu1io5si3o]

​@@bedlam2the bad part about that is the matchmaking would take a lot longer

[@Triggs2210]

Reall

[@creeperkidv2205]

To be honest this is probably the most informational guide I've seen, as you said the popular guys are way too vague and this helped me a lot. I've never been in legendary or masters but I don't doubt that I'll be able to after integrating the tips from this video.

[@bedlam2]

@@creeperkidv2205 good luck my friend, I believe in you

[@antmancool2]

Hey, may I help at pushing to master?

[@RafikiTheMonkey]

“Do unspeakable things to said holes” 😳😳😳 2:18

[@krrish_thxkur]

Algorithm bestowed another goated KZbinr upon me

[@pizzzza_piggy7427]

One of my favorite quotes that I use a lot and that can be applied in pretty much every game is "I hate this game because I am bad at it🤬"

[@BenDovur]

No way this guys only got 360 subscribers. I tabbed out and expected to see at least 50k

[@Freddy_Rizzballs]

Same lol

[@LushezRL]

Bro he has 780 now he gained so much in so little time (and he deserves it)

[@itzbenz3471]

@@LushezRL 916 now!!!!

[@Q4DRR4D]

No way, he just went from 964 to 1k in 20 minutes.

[@Ghurjings]

1.22k now.

[@Scooter0606]

Learnt more from this video than actual self improvement KZbinrs thank you bro

[@BMilan13]

For new players this is a really good video, because a lot of content creators just make tierlists and do vids about meta brawlers as you said, but for example Edgar and Bo is insane from Bronze to Mythic, but in tierlist videos they get ranked like c tier. So meta is so much different there than it is in Legendary and Masters. Even decent players can learn things from this video so this is a really good guide.

[@wiibrawlstrs]

As a masters player in power league (less than 500 people hit masters globally per season in power league), this video is highly accurate and actually covers important necessary tips. Drafting, mental, and brawler pool are 20x more important than in game skill and game sense matter 10x more than mechanics. Ranked isn't competitive though so any player that follows this guide should hit masters in ranked.

[@Hxnryishere]

I wish you could give me some tips to improve in the game, maybe playing some matches with me or something. Even though I was able to hit masters (in ranked), it took me 3 seasons to do it, and I feel like I'll be stuck in legendary this season tbh. Ive always wanted to find someone thats actually good at the game to help me on improving my gameplay.

[@fireshadowdark5462]

I don't folow mental sometimes, but still only got to low Mythic. You really don't get masters unless you got at least some dodging skills and know how to aim manually instead of auto-aiming. people keep saying Masters is free, but A rank 30 brawler is easier IMO than getting Mythic 3.

[@kostard.verchiom1173]

@@fireshadowdark5462ladder mm is based on total trophies as well. Maybe you are

[@fireshadowdark5462]

@@kostard.verchiom1173 Yeah, I do know that. I am at 23,9k right now. However I don't imagine the difficulty becomes to insanely harder? Maybe rank 30 skill turns into rank 28 in higher trophies I imagine. Could be wrong though.

[@Hxnryishere]

@@fireshadowdark5462 I hit masters, and while i dont have a r30 (ive never pushed to r30), i have lots of friends that have a lot of r30s, and ive already helped some people to get to it, and, based on it, id say that the r30 gameplay is usually equivalent to the legendary 2 gameplay.

[@swiftwithoutnumbers]

You know bro is spittin when he pulls out the Sigmund Freud🔥

[@notbob4542]

Haha

[@Itzdeadeyes]

😭

[@Jcarpi00]

i wasnt specting a psicology class, this is soo good man

[@Pauchok08]

thanks bedlam im watching this at 2am right now 👍

[@astro7481]

Lmao me too

[@DRGx3]

As a chronic gamer I'd have to say that in any game you play, your mental is the most important thing you can have. My 2 cents would be that stay positive. As long as you are the star player, working on objective, and playing your best you will climb. As the Vel'koz king said if you always perform, no matter how much you lose, you will always climb. Your mental will get you to masters.

[@joybloom3895]

Recently got into Brawl Stars because I rly liked Berry and thought it’d be fun to try a new game if it meant I’d get to be a pessimistic unicorn, then I stumbled upon this vid which made me feel like I definitely should look into playing ranked! I have been avoiding it because I didn’t want to ruin matches for my teammates for whatever reason, but this vid basically told me “You can apply League of Legends knowledge/tips to this game” which does inspire a lot more confidence in my little League Support Main heart. Thank you for the amazing video ❤ (Also, yeah Monkey Bunkey I think that’s what the end said to type)

[@bedlam2]

Yeah there's no culture of "ruining matches for others" in brawl since the games are so short, play what you want and have some fun :)

[@jegg3444]

Not only are these actual useful tipps, the last Mental "guide" was quite deep and really interesting. Great video man

[@WatermelonCat22204]

The fact that I was talking about how Ranked was too hard earlier and I see this.

[@bedlam2]

Hope you learned something, good luck pushing! :)

[@WatermelonCat22204]

@@bedlam2 I sure did, I mostly Listened to the Mentality part the most 😌

[@WatermelonCat22204]

Monkey Bunkey

[@bailstowel]

This is an absolutely amazing video. Not only it gave ME tips on how to improve my skills overall, The Mental part is actually lethal to the entire mindset during my entire game to me and i really appreciate the explanation and the words of encouragement. Thank You. ❤

[@aidanator1803]

Love these tips! I feel like nobody talks about the loading screen matchups and playing your lane

[@maartenverweij2614]

The randoms i play with dont understand lanes bro, im in legendary 1 rn and the dudes wont switch lanes at all even when they are losing…

[@Pando0678]

Usually, when I lose and I sold super hard, I'll just cry about it and own up to my mistakes, but when my teammates go afk for half the match, I will not hesitate to thumbs them up :)

[@abagettekat8144]

I feel like my Mental State for play Brawl Stars was off the board being motivated after I lose a few matches in Ranked. I really appreciate you identifying it and things how to improve it. You’re awesome, dude.

[@marshallee]

Watching the replays is so helpful. Especially when you teammates blame you for the whole match and when you watch the replay tou realize that they were terrible. Sometimes I notice that I actually didn't play that good.

[@bedlam2]

That last part is key! Once you start seeing it you can start to focus on things to improve on in every game, even the ones you win

[@therealephy6127]

What an absolutely gorgeous video. Thank you for the advice and that last chapter actually helped the most ngl. I appreciate you my g, much love to you.

[@iankeunen-rd6rb]

This video, no joke is the best ranked video I’ve ever seen bro, genuinely congrats and a new subscriber!, also love the humor you used, you are a gem in the bs community. I genuinely look forward to watching more of youre videos

[@BrawlArena]

One more tip about replays. Yes they are boring. So make it a habit to watch at least 1 replay of a game you lost everytime you want to go offline(Or everytime you login). It goes a long way, and its much easier to do.

[@jaden_kys]

Thanks for the tips man, i can say I am quite experienced in this game but I keep finding myself doing the mistakes outlined in the video, I really got a lot of help from this video thanks

[@user-bv4gr9tu3f]

Bro this changed my vision on the game a lot, I used to always blame my teammates but now not anymore. Thanks for the video, you helped me a lot

[@Angel_Ariaas7]

Alright listen. This drafting guide is KEY. I am stuck hovering around mythic 2-3. But i know that i am good enough to be at least legendary 2 because sometimes i play with actual legendary players that know how to choose brawlers and when they tell me what to go for we usually win, i'd say 7/10 times, because i am good enough to be there (With the proper brawler). And all you said about drafting and doing bad 1st picks is exactly word to word what happens in my ranked games. Thanks a lot for this video, this is pure gold

[@fausti-pai]

you explain so well and you put so much humor, plus your voice is good to hear, I just loved this video

[@DillonDaVillain-ds5ks]

This ain’t a brawl stars vid, this is a life lesson vid

[@DasHnezzEdits]

Spot on! I find it hilarious that under streams and videos of pro players some of the most common comments are usually complaining about how the youtubers randoms are fairly decent while theirs are always complete trash. But somehow these players don't realize that everyone is a random in someone elses match who is probably thinking the same. If you wanna win games consistently you have to be the deciding factor in your team.

[@Old_Guy_Gaming]

What a great video. Things I needed to hear. Glad I found your channel

[@rav2591]

i think i already love this channel honestly, i mean it's pretty well explained and the end also deserves a sub :3

[@bearthepear3006]

Love to see this guy grow so fast in two days it’s really deserved. Really well done video keep it up 💪🏻

[@Kizuske]

Really good video man, didn't expect to hear philosophical tips in a brawl stars guide

[@Zenciiiii]

this was the most helpful brawl stars video ever. Honestly, the mental part at the end was some of the best advice ive heard ever

[@obliviouswt9396]

Came here to say that this video is something everyone should watch coming into rank, or even getting into brawl stars in general. Even after playing for a while, I still make these mistakes and need a reminder for these things, so thank you for making this video! I mainly need to focus on changing up my mental, as I blame too much on my teammates, so I’ll give this a better try. Thank you for the tip once again.

[@ilovefightclub]

thank you for this! i think I'm going to take that mentality from now on. a few days ago I finally left mythic and reached legendary 2, but now I had a very strong losing streak and I dropped to 7500 points, losing all the time, and I basically blamed the randoms for everything, and with this video i realized that i haven't been focusing on myself. I was watching what they were doing the whole time, getting angry when they did stupid things, when that's why i got distracted and played a terrible game. I really only got out of mythic 2 when I focused on MY gameplay, but when I got to legendary I thought the randoms would be much better, so I really screwed up when I realized there wasn't that much of a difference. the truth is I'm not very good, so I'm going to do a lot of watching replays to see what i did wrong, and maybe draft better.

[@roy_mezz-awake2470]

On my life I literally JUST watched your video, won 6 games in a row and got star player 4 of those games, to push to Mythic for the first time (I started this game like 2 and a half months ago and I’ve maxed Stu, the rest are power 9 and below so I only pick Stu) the tips are amazing

[@bedlam2]

@@roy_mezz-awake2470 that's awesome to hear! Glad to have helped out :)

[@A.I.Gaming]

Damn so close to 1k, what growth! Very educational video, I highly appreciate it!

[@sojw5679]

This is highkey the best brawl stars related video of all time and im not even glazing. This aint just about Brawl Stars, this was a serious reflection that every single player should have when playing. Well done bedlam, you just got another subscriber.

[@plaaplaa6367]

Bro touched the border of stoicism with the last quote. Amazing video, everyone deserves to watch this

[@pablobr8879]

One of the greatest brawlstars videos i've seen and i will see. Advices to aply even in your real life with way more meaning than others. Those which we really need in this society ,talking about mental, and this game with these kids and many of the in this community. Thanks!

[@salewasagoose]

Man, thank you so much for making this video. I’m so tired of searching for tanked advice and people just giving vague advice that has no real application. I am a huge fan of this direct actionable advice and I WISH it were the norm. Keep up the fantastic work man, you instantly earned my sub.

[@jacksonsuderman1673]

Back when Rocket league was huge during corona, I saw a video similar to this giving the essential advice to watch your replays and take accountability for the game play. This was unbelievably over powered. At the time I was struggling in Diamond with all my other friends, but after that I moment I took it a step further applying most of this advice, I played mostly on my own. Some time passed and I hit GC in duos and champ in solos, which is of course one of the most punishing game modes, I tried to teach them this but they didnt have the patience for watching replays or the capacity/desire to have "the blame yourself and take control mentality" - only two eventually made it two champ. Love the video!

[@BlackStar_____]

Honestly thanks for this video man, I always peaked at legendary one and never get past it because I always thought that my teammates were the reason to my loses. This video was a good reality check to play better and to not rage at people

[@Kotel_2]

New sub, underated asf

[@Andreyous]

ive been looking for a video like this for so long 😭 theres legit no guides for how to improve for some reason and only "pro tips videos". thank you bro hopefully i can get legendary this season with your help

[@bedlam2]

Hope you learned something good, best of luck with your push! ❤️

[@Astolfo_5245]

im extremely new to this game and i found this guide very useful, especially the mental part, keep up the great work 👍

[@splitfeys4566]

At the mental part, i agree that this is one of the most important mindset shifts you can have in life. I stopped blaming my family, my fast metabolism, my teammates focusing instead on the things i can control and in return i started to heal my traumas, stopped being underweight and as a 300 game silver hardstuck went up into platinum in 50 games back in season 9. Though i often have to remind myself because i forget about it, i was hardstuck mythic for a long time because of blaming teammates and not reflecting on my own gameplay, one day i shifted my mindset and hit legendary in one day.

[@ginnogianni1980]

platinum?

[@_ohky]

Proud of you!😊

[@Noobiq_]

love this video, your voice is so calming too. definitely going to try this out

[@pushpakthakur8240]

I have seen many BRAWLSTARS improvement videos, I am vetertan in bs (so to call my self) have played over 2.9 k hours 60 k trophies not maxed acc till now (f2p btw) whatever mentioned in the video is not very new to me i almost know most of the things but i realised i apparently don't apply them in every game this video is such well put and i think if u maintain such quality then ur channel will surely grow , peace:)

[@jackalbarchini5042]

That was amazing! Especially the last one; The Mentality, just incredible! "Monkey Bunkey" :D

[@Vakhidych]

Wow, I've never got so cool tips, and not only for the game, but for the life itself :D Thank you for teaching me, really good video.

[@blankLines]

Absolutely the best guide out there thank you for making this!

[@AeroLMS]

I'm not that Brawl Stars competitive (or active), but I fully agree with everything you just said. Especially the Brawler (focus upgrade) part, which is very similar to how you should progress your account efficiently in Clash Royale. The tips you also gave should be its own in-depth guide considering how practical they are unlike the cookie cutter "Here are 10 things you shouldn't do" or tier lists per season. I also love the last tip in the end with that psychoanalysis. Personally, I've realized how applying Stoicism into the game and only emotionally investing on what you can control is definitely a huge improvement compared to what the general consensus does when having shitty teammates.

[@cninja7648]

Thats actually the best advice i ve ever got

[@hoseinlln]

Best tips bro

[@PetersonSilva]

This video made me think about tier lists and how, since brawler quality is always so relative to mode, map, comp, etc., we could probably replace them with "recent attention-grabbing brawlers", like instead of telling us their relative positions in a catch-all list, analyse recent balance changes and strategy lessons to spread out knowledge of what we should be paying attention to when drafting

[@CyanUa-do7vb]

I never thought about ranked in that angle and all tips about teemates was realy helpful ❤

[@agent.2]

This video was exactly what I was looking for, keep it up! 👍

[@UniversalGalaxy2]

Really great video, some of these tips I've done consciously like lane switching but just didn't know the term, I just switched lanes whenever I didn't like who I was going against to make it easier. I also find ranked much easier when I play with my brother since he's right next to me and we can call out shots and who we want to ban for that certain map etc. Very good video👍

[@PanthoGar]

I wasnt expecting to reflect on myself as a person on a brawl stars video but I guess thats what happened 10/10 great video

[@cr4fter797]

This video is very, very well made. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

[@Flakeymilk]

Loved this video, helpful and comedic. Keep it up earned a sub!

[@adamthenumberstealer763]

I completely agree with the mindset point and the video overall, but also add the mentality of not giving up. So many times games can be won if you continue to keep trying in pretty much any mode and in a ton of ranked games.

[@Quencey]

Im gonna be completely honest. Thank you. i have not the best wifi and device but thanks to you, i just play calm and focus on me when playing with randoms. even if its not ranked, just trophy matches. Yes. i will put X spray when my teammates throw but i legit don't feel mad mentally. so Thank you 💙 it feels much better to play calmly and it motivates me to just play even if its with randoms

[@BenskoBerlington]

insanely good tips and fr not just for bs, much love

[@Dja480]

Just found this channel through this video and have watched most of your videos, pretty sigma W frfr. I fw bro

[@ElijahPlayzRBLX]

Brother this video is so informative and absolutely epic. I subscribed because your content is the type of content I tend to enjoy the way you gave these tips were just straight to the point but actually useful. As someone who's watched a ton of these videos this one stood out to me the most. Keep up the good work and thank you for the amazing tips

[@glo-om]

combine the ending tip with practicing/understanding the concept of outcome independence! it makes it a lot easier to put the ending tip into practice when you approach it from an attitude based around outcome independence. underrated video entirely

[@marshallee]

Thank you for the advice in the mentality. That's one of the things I'm still working on but I have improved a lot. Thinking like your teammates are bots actually helps a lot and I can focus on my skill because whe all know that when playing with bots you need to focus on yourself not your teammates

[@dccwurdless714]

This was great. I used to spam this game back in the first 4 years of its peak popularity back when there were only 4 legendaries. I recently downloaded brawl stars and im already diamond but I want to grow and this video gave me such a different perspective on not just ranked but the game in general.

[@artunlimited7254]

ay bro this made my day ngl. the tip where you pretend its just a simulation with no real people around really helps a ton dealing w absolute asscracks who run in a straight line just to get fooked. appreciate the vid a ton lifesaver, more smooches 4u

[@previousdoge2095]

Damn bro i watched this whole video beginning to end. This guy only spoke facts and was somehow relating this to real life which i found interesting. I was expecting the usual for ranked, but everything in this video is something i found useful.

[@JustSimplyRob]

Dude I’m glad I watched this whole video. It was much needed and you got a subscriber in me

[@0hfreddy182]

i very sincerely think this is the only ranked guide one might ever need. i realized all of the things you mentioned in this video on my own throughout my journey in brawl stars and i really wished that they were common knowledge in the minds of not just brawl stars players, but people in general (especially the mentality part). if more players in the game understood these concepts, games would feel way more satisfying regardless of the outcome, since i would rather lose after a heated match where everyone in both teams were playing really good than win after carriying my team through sweat and tears while they show off how fast they can spin around themselves and spamming thumbs down

[@emzmdh]

Awesome video man, what a positive player! Keep growing

[@tedskinhead]

What a great video. Last advice is pure gold, all randumbs complaining about other randumbs sholud hear it.

[@vipdf]

honestly this is so helpful 😭😭 thanks for the content!!

[@tux2345]

this is easily the best brawl stars guide on yt. i hope your channel keeps growing

[@joostfloot5279]

Exactly the kind of video I was looking for, thanks!

[@jckdvs]

I feel the tips penetrating me thank you my goat 🙌🙌

[@someguyidk7149]

who could have thought that a simple mobile game could have a lot of mentality aspects attached to it, you explained it thoroughly and in a very simple way! Keep up the great work fam, will with no doubt start using the mentality part irl because holy shit is it actually useful.

[@luisflores7590]

amazing video man great work, and appreciate it with the tips🔥

[@davisens4265]

Good video🎉. Noobs tend to blame the teammates, when they're the teammates other people hate.

[@jashinsdisciple8512]

That or its actually bad teammates 😊

[@LegendaryITA]

I love it when my teammate goes 2-13

[@jashinsdisciple8512]

@@LegendaryITA as if on queue a buzz on my team just went 0-10 with 8k damage over 2 games

[@wrentay2306]

this is one of the best brawl stars videos ive ever watched especially considering that the larger creators make content for the masses. MONKEY BUNNY

[@sumanthmoole]

this was surprisingly high quality and informative despite the lower number of subs you have, dope video dude, just subscribed and i hope to see you grow!

[@brandonzehm2509]

As a neuroscience major w/ 50k trophies I found your insight to be super helpful! I try to apply the locus of control mentality in other parts of my life and you did an awesome job explaining it in the context of brawl stars! Keep it up!

[@nolfii]

wow this video was so enjoyable to watch and like calming thank you monkey bunkey

[@abhishekanand4361]

Man you are too good.your words are too powerful....this was the first time i was watching your video and i can say that you are one of the best brawl star youtuber out there...hope you keep bringing these kinds of content❤

[@p1xelz105]

Great video! I really like the simple editing style

[@Doopie2008]

underrated guidance video ❤️‍🩹

[@Tiger15]

Really nicely made video bro your doing great ❤

[@ShivendraSangwan]

Fresh content man, subscribed!

[@MarvinSanchez-pj3rf]

A very honest and helpful content. Thanks

[@Sp1ke16]

Actually some useful tips for ranked, thanks!