then its just plainly wrong lol phantom didn't got pushed by "insane levels" by any means and is less used in ranked because vandal is objectively better there since you don't have to think much about strategical use of rifles
iso wasn't viable at all on pro play till he got buffed and it still is a bit of a troll pick, neon and phoenix were used as wildcards sometimes before buffs (2023 fracture and lotus on some teams and 2024 loud comps are examples), but jett and raze were (and still are) the superior duelists for coordinated teamplay in most maps
riot changes the meta to try to not make the game too repetitive but theres no way to downplay jett and raze because they're simply the best duelists by default