Brawl Stars tier list: best and worst brawlers
Learn more about the current rankings of brawlers in this Brawl Stars tier list — every character ranks from worst to best.

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There are 87 brawlers in the game, and as in any competitive game, some brawlers perform better than others. The meta is forever changing as the devs continue to buff and nerf different brawlers. This Brawl Stars tier list will show you the best brawlers in the meta and who to avoid for now.
Keep in mind that this Brawl Stars tier list can be subjective. It is up to you who to play as the game’s main point is to have fun. Don’t be discouraged to play lower-tier brawlers if you like them. As the meta changes, they may get better. We will make sure to upgrade our tier list when this happens.
However, if you’re a new player, we highly recommend checking out our Top 5 best Brawl Stars brawlers for beginners. This is because the game for new players differs in many ways.
Brawl Stars Tier List criteria
The criteria for this tier list are pretty simple. To define every brawler position, we look at their current state in the meta:
- Brawlers who can consistently win in high-level games are ranked higher.
- Below them will be brawlers who are only great at specific scenarios, specific maps, or counter-specific brawlers.
- At the bottom of the list will be the characters who lack in stats and can’t compete against other brawlers in the high ranks.
Brawl Stars Tier List: From S to F
This Tier List is made with the latest balance update in mind.
Due to the fact that Buzz Lightyear is a limited Brawler and can’t be used in Ranked, he will be excluded from this list, but he is definitely a top-tier Brawler himself.
Here is our entire Brawl Stars tier list:

We’ve provided detailed information below to help you understand why each character is placed in their respective tier.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier S
The best brawlers in the game sit in the S tier of our Brawl Stars tier list. They are the most versatile brawlers in the game and can be used in most modes while staying super strong.

Shade
Compared to the other new Brawlers in this list, Shade has not gotten nerfed yet. So you can still play this OP Brawler. Shade comes with a lot of unique mechanics, he can hit trough walls, he can deal double damage, he can go trough walls with his Super. You just cannot escape him.
Kenji
Even with multiple nerfs in a row, Kenji is still dominating the meta. His survivability is unmatched in the game.
Moe
Moe also received a ton of Nerfs, which didn’t help in making him less than S-tier. He still easily dominates the game.
Darryl
Darryl’s ability to use the Super twice is insane, and combined with his other abilities, he is very strong.
Surge
Past level three, Surge becomes unstoppable; his Hypercharge also adds to his domination.
Frank
Frank got more nerfs, but despite all of them, he still holds strong and is definitely one of the best tanks in the game.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier A
This tier consists of very competitive brawlers. They are just not as broken as the brawlers in the S tier. But with a good player, they will perform as well as the S-tier brawlers. Although we do have the S tier, you should not be discouraged from using these brawlers yourself.

Gale
Gale is the best counter to aggressive brawlers in this current meta. But his nerfs definitely affect his recent performance.
Clancy
Clancy has received a fair share of nerfs, and he is not as strong as he was during his launch; at level 3, he is still a menace.
Stu
Stu is a very competitive brawler. His Hypercharge, combined with his Starr Power, allows him to drive around the map while being invincible. This confuses enemies and allows your team to push hard.
Juju
Juju is a versatile thrower. With her different abilities, she can control the map like no one else, but due to how hard it is to master her, you won’t see many great Juju players in low-trophy games.
Byron
One of the best healers in the game. Byron is also difficult to counter.
Angelo
Angelo has great damage and mobility and can even fly over water, which makes him as annoying as a mosquito.
Piper
Piper continues to be one of the best sharpshooters in the game; she has great damage and can escape from danger with her Super.
Rico
With his hypercharge and Gadget Rico, he is a solid choice. He, however, still needs a very skillful player to make those ricochet shots; that is why he is not S-tier.
Amber
Amber has a formidable damage output and great stats. She is a solid character in the current meta.
Max
She lacks stats herself. But Max is a great supporter of the aggressive brawlers.
Larry & Lawrie
Larry is already strong on his own, but when Lawrie joins the fight, Larry becomes nearly unreachable, making them great for defense and survival.
Barley
With a hypercharge and many buffs, Barley is a great Brawler and is well-received by the pros.
Gene
Gene is a solid support brawler, but he’s not recommended on fast-paced maps.
Nita
Nita’s hypercharge bear is a menace to any player. He has a lot of HP and forces you to deal with him. The only reason Nita is not higher is her attack range.
Kit
Kit is very strong in combination with some of the top-tier Brawlers, which makes him a great Brawler as well, but in the wrong team, Kit will not be able to compete much.
Gus
Gus provides a lot of help to top-tier Brawlers with his Super. He also can stand his own ground and deal significant damage to enemies.
Penny
Penny finally received a Hypercharge, and her canon’s attack range got buffed, so now she controls the map better than ever before.
Meg
With how many nerfs Meg has, it would be surprising if she was still in the top tier. However, don’t underestimate her; she can still be a strong opponent.
Buster
One of the strongest characters without a hypercharge. Buster is falling slightly due to that, but otherwise a very good brawler.
Melodie
Melodie got a significant boost with her Hypercharge. She is now much more of a threat; she is almost unstoppable when in her Hypercharged form, so stay aware when playing against her.
Otis
He performs well against tanks and assassins, and with his Hypercharge, he is now feeling much better in the meta.
Cordelius
Cordelius can enjoy playing aggressively, but now there are a lot more Brawlers who can survive against his Super. If this trend continues, he may fall even lower.
Lily
Lily is countered a lot by the best Brawlers right now; even if she can sneak up on them, she is not as much of a threat as she once was. But still, be aware when playing against her.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier B
This tier is for the competitive brawlers, who are not as overpowered. This is the largest tier in our Brawl Stars tier list, as characters end up here for different reasons. They are very competitive in some scenarios while struggling a bit in others.

Sandy
Sandy has one of the best Supers in the game, but that’s about it. He struggles to find his place in the current meta and is very map-dependent now, so he is not as good as he once was.
R-T
R-T is pretty average in his starting form, but when he is split, he becomes unstoppable.
Mortis
Mortis is falling from the top tiers due to the nerf to his Hypercharge. Now, he can’t use it as often, allowing other Brawlers to counter him better.
Ruffs
Ruffs was given a great Hypercharge, but he still relies on his teammates to perform.
Squeak
Squeak is great at keeping pressure and being annoying to the enemy, but his HP is quite low, allowing other Brawlers to counter him often.
Ash
Ash got a Hypercharge and a buff to his range increase so he is feeling much better in the current meta.
Berry
Berry is a support. He can’t win matches on his own, so he needs to rely on good teammates. With a good team, he might as well be S-tier, but with randoms, he may find himself struggling.
Colette
Collette can deal a lot of damage and is very skilled at countering tanks. But against other Brawlers, she can struggle.
Belle
Belle is struggling with damage output compared to other sharpshooters, but she is still quite competitive.
Shelly
Shelly is a good counter to tanks and assassins. However, she sometimes lacks range, so there are better options.
Sprout
For Sprout, the main problem is the players who can play around his Super. Otherwise, he still performs well.
Spike
Ever since Spike got his damage nerfs, people have stopped playing him as much as they used to. He is not doing the damage he did before, so there are better Brawlers.
Chester
Chester got a nerf to his Starr power, which made him much worse. He is still a decent Brawler, but as good as he used to be.
Bea
Bea is a great choice to counter tanks and assassins who play aggressively.
Tick
Tick is countered by top-tier Brawlers a lot right now, so he is not as good. But he can still apply tons of pressure on the map.
Mandy
Mandy is struggling in the current Meta as she is a lot more map-dependent than other long-range Brawlers.
Crow
Crow is very map-dependent in the current meta. He is great at maps with a lot of bushes, but in the open, he is pretty bad.
Lola
Lola is a great all-round Brawler. Her Super is great, and she performs relatively well, but she is not as dominating as Brawlers at higher tiers.
Jessie
Jessie is competitive, with around 500 trophies, but at higher ranks, she’s often countered, and only highly skilled players can make her shine.
8-Bit
8-Bit is a solid brawler but gets countered by higher-tier brawlers often.
Pam
An often underrated brawler, Pam performs strong. Her main downside is the inability to counter some brawlers from higher tiers.
Emz
Emz is great at dominating close-range Brawlers, but her attack is quite slow so she is not as good on longer ranges.
Griff
Griff has a decent damage output. This allows him to dominate in modes like zone control, where enemies have to come closer to him.
Lou
Lou has become a solid option due to his ability to counter some of the strongest enemies in the game. Better brawlers in this category exist as Lou struggles on some maps.
Nani
Nani is a very good long-range brawler, but she struggles with closed maps with a lot of walls.
Maisie
Maisie counters top-tier Brawlers pretty well and can stay competitive with her long-range shots.
Poco
Healers are not as needed in the current meta, so Poco is much lower on the list.
Willow
Willow’s main positive comes from her Super. She can counter enemies who use hypercharge. This makes her a very-needed teammate, and with her recent buffs, she may jump even higher in our Brawl Stars Tier List.
Colt
Colt is slowly falling as more brawlers get buffs and hypercharges. However, Colt can put up a serious fight compared to the lower tiers if you aim his shots well.
Dynamike
Dynamike struggles to land his shots against fast brawlers, and this is the main reason why other throwers are better.
Tara
Tara’s Hypercharge is now one of the best in the game. Not only is it bigger, but she can also destroy the map’s objects with it. But her attacks can’t really compete with long-range Brawlers.
Charlie
Charlie is slowly climbing the ranks back as she got a damage buff recently.
Gray
Gray is not as great on his own, but his teleports, especially with his Hypercharge, can be very annoying to play against.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier C
This is the first tier in our Brawl Stars tier list where we have good characters. These brawlers are close to being competitive, and you can play them on high trophy ranks, but they will probably still face some problems.

Carl
His main problem in the current meta is how many characters can stop his Super. A stun or any other attack that blocks Carl’s Super is his nemesis because most of his damage output comes from his Super.
Pearl
Pearl arguably has one of the worst Hypercharges in the game, which is causing her to perform poorly in the current state of the game. However, due to her high damage output, she is not in the bottom tiers.
Bibi
For a close-range Brawler, Bibi lacks any way to get close to the enemy fast, and she can’t counter some higher-tier brawlers because of this.
Sam
Sam is also another close-range Brawler who suffers to keep up with the current meta and gets countered easily.
Brock
Brock is a great Brawler in good hands, but his shots are really easy to dodge, so he is not at the top tier.
Leon
One of the old-school fan favorites of the game. Unfortunately, Leon is not performing well now. A lot of characters can counter him easily.
Draco
Draco is now quite underwhelming. His dependence on close range makes him less competitive, and he can feed a lot of supercharge to enemies.
Eve
Eve thrives on maps with many water areas. And now, with her Hypercharge, she is more competitive despite her overall low stats.
El Primo
El Primo is good in closed maps with a lot of walls. He struggles a lot on open maps. And the main problem of his is that there are better options for close-range brawlers.
Buzz
Buzz, just like other close-range brawlers, is not feeling well in this meta; the game is more fast-paced than it ever was.
Mico
Mico can be annoying for new players, but PROs learned to predict when he lands very well, which makes him much less competitive.
Rosa
Rosa is great in low-skill ranks. But there are better tanks in the game.
Chuck
Chuck performs well in some game modes, such as heist. He is one of the best picks for places where he is good, but he is not as strong outside of those.
Edgar
Edgar is a menace on low trophy lobbies where players don’t know how to counter him, but for PROs, he is easily countered and not that great of a choice.
Fang
Fang has potential and performs well, but pros can easily evade his attacks, making him struggle in high-level play.
Jacky
Jacky is a very decent tank, but she struggles with open maps and has low speed.
Bo
In the current meta, if a character doesn’t have a hypercharge, they must be strong enough to compete. Bo is the character who can’t. He has potential and performs well, around 500 trophies, but in high-level games, he’s not a threat.
Janet
Janet is another character lacking DPS, which is her only major drawback. However, now, with her Hypecharge, she can be a much better pick for modes like Heist.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier D
In our Brawl Stars tier list, tier D is reserved for brawlers who struggle with being consistent. They have specific maps of game modes where they perform well, but in any other circumstance, they are a worse choice than what we have in higher tiers.

Mr. P
Mr. P really lacks the DPS now, but he can still counter some of the brawlers, so he is not completely useless right now.
Bull
Bull needs to get up close to the enemy, and because his range is very low, he can’t do much. In a meta where slow, close-range Brawlers are countered easily, Bull falls off the most.
Grom
Grom’s attacks are easy to dodge, and the damage is not enough to justify using him, as there are so many better throwers in the game.
Brawl Stars Tier List: Tier F
This tier is reserved for a few brawlers out of the meta. The pro players don’t want to use them, and pushing them is very hard for casual players. The brawlers in this tier will get a buff soon, so it is advised that they wait for that instead of trying to play them.

Bonnie
Bonnie definitely lacks both HP and damage. She easily gets countered and can’t really kill anyone.
Hank
High health allows Hank to counter low-damage enemies by just outliving them. However, in every other aspect, he’s worse than other tanks.
Doug
Doug is arguably the worst brawler in Brawl Stars right now. He performs poorly due to his small range. He is a close-range brawler, but any other close-range brawler is better.
And this is the end of our Brawl Stars tier list. Share with us who your favorite brawler is, and do you agree with their position on the list?
Comments
This list is so real but I think you should put Draco higher as he is still very powerful
can you upgrade mr.p his is in the D level and my main brawler
Buzz should be a higher tier; his ability to stun multiple enemies and effectively team wipe afterward makes him one of the better assassins.
Doug is crazy
worst brawler should be rosa
doug should be a btier bro suck at this
i got to say edgar should be in the B tier because he can jump onto opponentes and then finish them off
Bro who is suck it
frank is op
you guys suck
It’s hank
The worst brawler is frank
just in case you didnt play for 3 months:he got a rework
no it’s Hank
Whoever just said, Frank sucks is wrong
That is not true at all
frank is really good
Doug is soo good
Dog is good
Whoever just said, Frank sucks is wrong
Just gonna say, Doug is incredibly OP, since he heals whenever his attack goes off he’s super tanky with an already high max hp, he’s just a more tanky version of Jackie with a slightly lower range, but Doug’s super is incredibly OP for Knockout, Zone Capture, etc
Just gonna say, Doug is incredibly OP, since he heals whenever his attack goes off he’s super tanky with an already high max hp, he’s just a more tanky version of Jackie and El Primo also has short range and he works fine, albeit he has a travel super, but Doug’s super is incredibly OP for Knockout, Zone Capture, etc
should doug be a epic brawler than or the startng brawler