To test Post Powerhouse we tested 200 drop steps at every badge level. All tests were run on equal builds, which means the same Weight, Height, Strength, Post Control, and Int. Def. where only the badge levels changed.
Drop Step Success Rate (Equal Badge Level Post Powerhouse (PP) vs Post Lockdown (PL):
Post Powerhouse and Post Lockdown badge levels neutralize each other with similar builds. If your opponent matches your investment, you gain nothing.
Drop Step Success Rate (Post Powerhouse vs None Post Lockdown):
However, if your opponent has no Post Lockdown, they will get cooked in the post even against Bronze or Silver Post Post Powerhouse. Silver provides a solid jump among the early tiers and looks to be a decent value spot. Gold is the typical sweet spot and will be pretty reliable for most matchups, but it starts to get expensive. The good new is Post Lockdown is very rare in most lobbies, which means your gold badge is usually going into an uncontested matchup.
AVG Drop Step Success Rate (Post Powerhouse vs None to Legend Post Lockdown):
Each badge jumped around 3% to 4% on average from the previous badge level. Once we get to HoF and Legend, the average jumps to around 5% for each badge, which marks a clear boost. Legend is the only badge level to hit to above 50% success rate against Legend Post Lockdown.
Drop Step Success Rate (Bronze Post Lockdown vs None to Legend Post Powerhouse) :
Drop Step Success Rate (Silver Post Lockdown vs None to Legend Post Powerhouse) :
Drop Step Success Rate (Gold Post Lockdown vs None to Legend Post Powerhouse) :
Bronze and Silver can provide meaningful impact without overinvesting. Gold can be very effective, but it's important to note that post scores are already pretty rare, which renders the investment of Post Lockdown pretty useless if you're not playing one. Also, investing past Gold is a niche decision that requires players to only specialize in post defense.
AVG Drop Step Success Rate (Post Lockdown vs None to Legend Post Powerhouse):
If you want to counter Post Powerhouse without having an elite badge level of Post Lockdown, there's a few factors that can help: Strength, Weight, and Height, which is in order from most to least impactful. Also, Int. Def. does help and it correlates with a higher Post Lockdown level, but the attribute itself is very valuable when it comes to stopping Post Powerhouse.
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