Lily Brawl Stars Guide
Lily 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 Lily — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- assassin
- Blind-pick safety
- 5/10
Current meta status
Lily sits in A tier in the current meta (2026-07 Balance Update) with a blind-pick safety of 5/10. See the full tier list for the surrounding context.
Best build
Gadget: Hazy Vision — Blinds the enemy: your escape from the shadow realm becomes free.
Star Power: Spirit Slaps — Extra damage after your dash makes your opening lethal.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health — You dive in and need to survive the trip back.
Dash onto the backline and use your shadow dash as an immediate escape.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a assassin, Lily is favoured into marksman, sharpshooter, thrower, artillery, support.
- With your shadow dash to get behind him unseen you focus Gene: Gene has low HP and a slow attack.
- With your shadow dash to get behind him unseen you focus Barley: Barley can't shoot directly, so standing on him is free damage.
- With your shadow dash to get behind him unseen you focus Poco: Poco can barely defend himself.
- With your shadow dash to get behind him unseen you focus Gus: Gus is fragile once his shield is gone.
Weaknesses
Lily struggles against tank, controller, fighter and on maps that do not support the assassin role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Gem Grab — fit 6/10
- Brawl Ball — fit 6/10
- Knockout — fit 6/10
Draft advice
Lily 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 Lily when the map layout works against the assassin role, when an unfavourable matchup is still open on the enemy side, or when your team already has the same role covered.