Sandy Brawl Stars Guide
Sandy 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 Sandy — and when not to.
- Tier
- A
- Class
- support
- Blind-pick safety
- 7/10
Current meta status
Sandy 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: Sleep Stimulator — Heal zone in your storm: your team survives the entire fight inside it.
Star Power: Rude Sands — Your storm deals damage, so the opponent can't just stand inside it.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health — Your super and gadget are your value.
Place your storm on the objective, not on the opponent.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a support, Sandy is favoured into marksman, assassin.
- With your sandstorm super to close in unseen you focus Stu: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
- With your sandstorm super to close in unseen you focus Spike: Spike is fragile and his cactus is easy to dodge.
- With your sandstorm super to close in unseen you focus Bea: Bea is very weak without a charged shot.
- With your sandstorm super to close in unseen you focus Mico: assassins have low HP once their dash is on cooldown.
Weaknesses
Sandy struggles against tank, sharpshooter and on maps that do not support the support role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
Best maps
Draft advice
Sandy is safe enough to pick early: few open Brawlers punish this pick hard.
Works well alongside Piper, Mandy.
Learn the pick-order logic in the drafting guide.
When not to pick
Skip Sandy 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.