Willow Brawl Stars Guide
Willow 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 Willow — and when not to.
- Tier
- B
- Class
- controller
- Blind-pick safety
- 5/10
Current meta status
Willow sits in B 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: Bubble Ring — Protection around you while you attack from range.
Star Power: Love Is Blind — Your mind control lasts longer, often earning a free kill.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield — You're fragile and need your gadget to survive.
Mind-control whoever has the most dangerous super.
More builds: Best Brawl Stars builds
Strengths
As a controller, Willow is favoured into assassin, fighter, tank.
- With your mind-control super you focus Shelly: fighters lose once you keep them outside their effective range.
- With your mind-control super you focus Rosa: Rosa does little damage outside her shield.
- With your mind-control super you focus Carl: fighters lose once you keep them outside their effective range.
- With your mind-control super you focus Jacky: Jacky only has close range and no answer at distance.
Weaknesses
Willow struggles against marksman, thrower and on maps that do not support the controller role.
Counters to watch
Strong against
Best modes
- Knockout — fit 6/10
- Gem Grab — fit 5/10
- Brawl Ball — fit 5/10
Draft advice
Willow 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 Willow when the map layout works against the controller role, when an unfavourable matchup is still open on the enemy side, or when your team already has the same role covered.