Gus Brawl Stars Guide
Gus 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 Gus — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- support
- Blind-pick safety
- 7/10
Current meta status
Gus sits in A tier in the current meta (2026-07 Balance Update) with a blind-pick safety of 7/10. See the full tier list for the surrounding context.
Best build
Gadget: Kooky Popper — Your ghost goes straight to an ally: a guaranteed shield at the right moment.
Star Power: Health Cane — Extra heal makes you a full support instead of just a shield-bot.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health — Your shield uptime is your value.
Always shield whoever's going to get hit first.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a support, Gus is favoured into marksman, assassin.
- With your shield ghosts for your frontline you focus Stu: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
- With your shield ghosts for your frontline you focus Spike: Spike is fragile and his cactus is easy to dodge.
- With your shield ghosts for your frontline you focus Bea: Bea is very weak without a charged shot.
- With your shield ghosts for your frontline you focus Mico: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
Weaknesses
Gus struggles against tank, sharpshooter and on maps that do not support the support role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Gem Grab — fit 7/10
- Brawl Ball — fit 7/10
- Knockout — fit 7/10
Best maps
Draft advice
Gus is safe enough to pick early: few open Brawlers punish this pick hard.
Works well alongside Bull, Jacky.
Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.
When not to pick
Skip Gus when the map layout works against the support role, when an unfavourable matchup is still open on the enemy side, or when your team already has the same role covered.