Ruffs Brawl Stars Guide
Ruffs 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 Ruffs — and when not to.
- Tier
- C
- Class
- support
- Blind-pick safety
- 4/10
Current meta status
Ruffs sits in C tier in the current meta (2026-07 Balance Update) with a blind-pick safety of 4/10. See the full tier list for the surrounding context.
Best build
Gadget: Air Support — Instant damage from above on a fixed spot.
Star Power: Field Promotion — Shield on your supply drops makes your team much more durable.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge — Your poke and your buffs both scale.
Buff whoever's holding the objective.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a support, Ruffs is favoured into marksman, assassin.
- With your damage boost and shield you focus Stu: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
- With your damage boost and shield you focus Spike: Spike is fragile and his cactus is easy to dodge.
- With your damage boost and shield you focus Bea: Bea is very weak without a charged shot.
- With your damage boost and shield you focus Mico: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
Weaknesses
Ruffs struggles against tank, sharpshooter and on maps that do not support the support role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Gem Grab — fit 5/10
- Hot Zone — fit 5/10
- Brawl Ball — fit 4/10
Draft advice
Ruffs is a late-pick Brawler. Picking it blind invites a hard counter; take it once the enemy draft is visible.
Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.
When not to pick
Skip Ruffs 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.