Maisie Brawl Stars Guide
Maisie 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 Maisie — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- fighter
- Blind-pick safety
- 6/10
Current meta status
Maisie 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: Shove Off — Knockback plus damage: the perfect reset against tanks and assassins.
Star Power: Rewind — Your super charges faster, letting you break an engage more often.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge — Your value is pressure at range plus a gadget reset.
Punish the zone: knock out anyone who stays in it too long.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a fighter, Maisie is favoured into assassin, artillery, thrower.
- With your knockback super that blasts him out of the zone you focus Barley: Barley can't shoot directly, so standing on him is free damage.
- With your knockback super that blasts him out of the zone you focus Dynamike: Dynamike can't shoot in a straight line and misses everything moving.
- With your knockback super that blasts him out of the zone you focus Tick: Tick has the lowest HP in the game.
- With your knockback super that blasts him out of the zone you focus Penny: Penny is slow and has no escape.
Weaknesses
Maisie struggles against marksman, sharpshooter and on maps that do not support the fighter role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Gem Grab — fit 6/10
- Brawl Ball — fit 6/10
- Bounty — fit 6/10
Draft advice
Maisie 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 Maisie 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.