Buster Stats & Guide

Buster is currently C tier at rank #94 with a meta score of 29.3 and a 43.9% win rate over 169 weighted Ranked battles (low confidence). See the full tier list for the surrounding context.

Over the last 21 days, Buster loses far more often than it wins in Ranked: a 44% win rate across 169 matches of top players (fairly reliable).

Counted from Ranked matches of top players over the last 21 days, last updated 2026-11-15. Matches played before the latest balance change count for less.

Players take Buster into Knockout most often: 51% of its matches are played there, where it wins 46% (86 matches, fairly reliable). Buster loses clearly more often than it wins in Knockout: 46% over 86 matches (fairly reliable), 2 points above its overall win rate. Too few matches to show a win rate: Bounty (30 matches), Brawl Ball (25 matches), Gem Grab (14 matches), Hot Zone (13 matches), Heist (2 matches).

No single map has 30 or more Buster matches yet, so we do not rank its maps.

No map where Buster wins more than it loses has 30 or more matches yet.

A win rate only means something when enough matches sit behind it. Next to every number we say how sure we are:

• reliable — 200 matches or more: a solid basis for a verdict.
• fairly reliable — 80 to 199 matches: enough to spot a real pattern.
• early signal — 30 to 79 matches: a hint, not a verdict.
• too few matches — fewer than 30 matches, so we do not show a win rate yet.

A 60% win rate over 40 matches can easily be luck; a 54% win rate over 800 matches is a real edge. Maps and modes with fewer than 30 matches are listed without a win rate on purpose.

Blind-pick safety is coaching metadata, not a meta ranking: it says how risky Buster is to lock in before you can see the enemy draft. Buster scores 6/10.

Gadget: Slo-Mo Replay — Slows enemies in front of you: lets your team finish freely.

Star Power: Blockbuster — More shield damage absorption makes your super the best push tool in the game.

Gears: Health + Shield — You're literally your team's wall.

Use your super to walk your team into the objective.

More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds

As a tank, Buster is favoured into assassin, thrower, controller.

• With your shield super that swallows his projectiles you focus Barley: Barley can't shoot directly, so standing on him is free damage.
• With your shield super that swallows his projectiles you focus Bo: controllers have low burst and go down fast under focus.
• With your shield super that swallows his projectiles you focus Lou: controllers have low burst and go down fast under focus.
• With your shield super that swallows his projectiles you focus Jessie: Jessie relies on her turret and is weak herself.

Buster struggles against marksman, sharpshooter, support and on maps that do not support the tank role.

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Read the general counters guide for how to actually win those matchups.

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This is the coaches' view of which modes suit the tank role of Buster; the measured win rates per mode are higher up on this page.

• Brawl Ball — fit 7/10
• Hot Zone — fit 7/10
• Gem Grab — fit 6/10

Map fit from the coaching model, next to the measured best maps above. When the two disagree, trust the one with more matches behind it.

Buster is a reasonable middle pick — check which counters are still open before locking it.

Works well alongside Berry, Belle.

Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.

Skip Buster when the map layout works against the tank role, when an unfavourable matchup is still open on the enemy side, or when your team already has the same role covered.