What brawlers can still stand their own without a HC?

What brawlers do you guys think are still good enough that they can be very viable in ranked without a HC?

Ik soon enough almost all brawlers will have a HC but I am still mostly behind when it comes to having these HCs

and that kinda makes me question what should I prioritize buying HCs with gold or maxing other brawlers?

I generally would prefer maxing brawlers since getting a HC just costs too much since you spend 5000 coins per HC. these same 5000 coins can get your from P9 to P11 so I was wondering what brawlers are still good while having no hyper or without their HC?