Clancy Brawl Stars Guide
Clancy can be a great pick when the map and matchup fit. This guide combines current meta information with BrawlBetter’s match and draft data to show when to pick Clancy — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- fighter
- Blind-pick safety
- 6/10
Current meta status
Clancy sits in A tier in the current meta (2026-07 Balance Update) with a blind-pick safety of 6/10. See the full tier list for the surrounding context.
Best build
Gadget: Mag Swap — Refills your ammo and speeds up your build toward stage 3.
Star Power: Cornered Rat — Extra damage at low HP wins fights you'd normally just lose.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge — It's all about reaching stage 3 as fast as possible and then dealing damage.
Poke safely up to stage 3, then take the fight.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a fighter, Clancy is favoured into assassin, artillery, thrower.
- With your stage-3 burst once you're charged up you focus Barley: Barley can't shoot directly, so standing on him is free damage.
- With your stage-3 burst once you're charged up you focus Dynamike: Dynamike can't shoot in a straight line and misses everything moving.
- With your stage-3 burst once you're charged up you focus Tick: Tick has the lowest HP in the game.
- With your stage-3 burst once you're charged up you focus Penny: Penny is slow and has no escape.
Weaknesses
Clancy struggles against marksman, sharpshooter and on maps that do not support the fighter role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
Draft advice
Clancy is a reasonable middle pick — check which counters are still open before locking it.
Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.
When not to pick
Skip Clancy when the map layout works against the fighter role, when an unfavourable matchup is still open on the enemy side, or when your team already has the same role covered.