sitting out the tour this year for my own sanity but looking forward to some great games, making a short PR so that managers know who the best options are. IMO Ubers is a very tough pool every year and mainer advantage is pretty huge, you atleast need a very reliable support for your tour mainer/nepo pick so this should help managers a little. This list does not include any tour mainer but there have been some solid signups (like colin, avarice, fade, suzuya, pdt, soulwind, etc off the top my head, I didnt look very closely, although these guys specifically did not signup with Ubers as their only preference so I am assuming that is the case for other tour mainers asw) if you want my opinion on any player you can DM me, but chances are that these guys do better in their main tier instead of Ubers. This year Ubers has been super exhausting to prep for, even as a mainer, and itll be the same especially in SCL where everyone is tryharding so I suggest getting someone who actually plays it. the players are not ranked within subranks and lastly, if you disagree with this list you can make your own
Starters
IMO these are the guys that should absolutely start this year, listing only my top 8 here because 2 spots will probably be tour mainers or nepo picks like every year, it'd be a shame to see any of these guys ending up on the same team though
Fc
best player available in the pool imo, past SCL winner and generally one of the most consistent Ubers player in recent gens. will be the most expensive starter for ubers but near guaranteed positive record
Icemaster
is retained but top end of the pool easily
Kate
is retained but top end of the pool easily
Frito
new competitor on the block, some months ago i would not have put her on this list but her glow up has been incredible. im not saying this only because of her wcop performance that I think every manager is aware of anyway, but i truly rate her very highly as a builder, she has great understanding of the meta and I think she can take on the pool this year
Mashing
returning starter who went positive last year, has been support to positive slots in the SCLs before that, had a good wcop run this year as well, most expensive sv player in upl this year so i would be surprised if she doesnt end up starting
entrocefalo
has had the best UPL and SCL performance in sv ubers this gen, he hasnt been at his 100% as of late but he will lock in for SCL, obvious starter
Truenora
won the ssnl this year, he has started in SCL previously and got drafted as ice's support last year who went 7-3. his prep is on another level and ice will credit him for most of his success in this gen, most other top players also prep with him frequently. i would love to see him start this year because as a player his fundamentals are pretty strong, he is super tough to beat in battles and difficult to prep for
emoxu9
newer player but he has had the most insane runs in subforum tours: 7-1 and 5-2 in past 2 UPLs, 6-1 in last UWL, farms basically every side tour in sv ubers, he did have an underwhelming WCOP but he has proven himself whenever he gets a chance
Skyiew
very similar to emoxu in terms of records and performances, but has slightly worse reputation due to poor WCOPs. in his defense he's had pretty tough pools but i rate him fairly high as a player, i think he's improved since and is starter material in this pool for sure
Potential Starters
these guys are pretty solid but not as guaranteed to start as the ones above, assuming no nepo picks or tour mainers playing ubers, they should get drafted 100% IMO
Exiline
regular ubers starter in SCL in previous editions - last year he was banned so he missed out and he probably has very few games in SV Ubers in the last 2 years, but he has played in SCL finals twice, has a lot of experience in Ubers, and has won a lot in Ubers in general. Will likely start anyway but i'm putting them in backup cus I dont know if theyre motivated or in touch w the meta at all
zuzhouwawa
ubers open winner this year and made grand slam playoffs, im not putting him here only because of this reason, he's very tough to beat in battles in my experience, and understands ubers well
The Strap
ssnl and upl winner this year in sv ubers, has officials experience as well, can play other tiers - he missed out last year but i think he is worthy of getting picked
Richard [locked out of Ubers]
(I suppose he can still start in playoffs?) many managers will be disappointed to see him locked out of ubers because he is one of the most successful Ubers players this gen with stellar performances in SCL, UPL, WCOP, UWL - he has started SCL in sv ubers twice, he had the third best record last year in SCL and he did quite well in OLT, best cheap support option in the pool BY FAR so don't forget about him in the auction
ox04
i wouldnt dare to end the pr without ox... anyway he has had some great showings in sv ubers, putting em low because theyre bit rusty and inactive as of late but has regularly upset a lot of players and finished w good records in ubers tours
Support
ask your starter who they want to work with before drafting anyone here, ubers mainers are quite picky and generally might not want support anyway
Ubers + other tiers
Taka: good player with officials experience and plays a lot of other tiers in the tour at a good level as well, i spam tests w them often and they have good ideas about the tier, do buy them as support even if not for ubers
Ainzcrad: same as above
Charmriah: plays and supports a lot of tiers, i have teamed w them a few times and theyre available to spam tests often, very active and cool chat presence
Envy: LC mainer but they play ubers well, i wanted to get em for UPL, they are legit
LBN: Probably playing RU instead but fair to have them in support, they main Ubers
GeniusFromHoenn: doesnt have much to show for it but has good understanding of SV Ubers, can support LC
Ubers
LouisIX: entro's primary support in his best sv performances, i have worked w them in uwl and they have the craziest new ideas every week which helped our team win a lot, if you value this then consider getting them
Vitiate: returning starter, been inactive in the community lately, but solid player and builder
EG Jhonx: very interesting player and leader of EG, he wins a lot in WCOP but doesnt get a chance in UPL for whatever reason, he is worth considering for sure
Remnonc: newer player, they did pretty well in UPL (in sm but they play sv as well)
xinnobu, ZowwyCafe, MirrorSama: im not sure if they actually signed up but i liked their play in UPL, i rate them about the same
might've missed some guys in support because theres too many signups and no sheet so im obv not going through 500 posts lol, and to be completely blunt i think maximum 15ish ubers guys are gonna get drafted so I think this list outlines most of em, if any questions ask me on discord (lanachus) good luck