Melodie Brawl Stars Guide
Melodie 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 Melodie — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- assassin
- Blind-pick safety
- 5/10
Current meta status
Melodie 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: Traumatic Tune — Extra notes: more dashes means more kill potential and more escapes.
Star Power: Hyperprism — Your notes charge faster, so you almost always have a dash available.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health — You're an assassin who's vulnerable without notes.
Only dash in once you have at least three notes.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a assassin, Melodie is favoured into marksman, sharpshooter, thrower, artillery, support.
- With your note dashes that keep him from aiming you focus Gene: Gene has low HP and a slow attack.
- With your note dashes that keep him from aiming you focus Barley: Barley can't shoot directly, so standing on him is free damage.
- With your note dashes that keep him from aiming you focus Poco: Poco can barely defend himself.
- With your note dashes that keep him from aiming you focus Gus: Gus is fragile once his shield is gone.
Weaknesses
Melodie struggles against tank, controller, fighter and on maps that do not support the assassin role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Brawl Ball — fit 7/10
- Gem Grab — fit 6/10
- Hot Zone — fit 6/10
Best maps
Draft advice
Melodie is a reasonable middle pick — check which counters are still open before locking it.
Works well alongside Kit.
Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.
When not to pick
Skip Melodie 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.