Best Brawl Stars Builds

The best build depends on how and where you play a Brawler. Browse recommended gadgets, Star Powers and gears, then combine them with the map and matchup.

Meta September 16 Balance Update · 89 Brawler-specific builds verified

8-Bit
A tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Cheat Cartridge
Teleports you to your turret: you escape the dive and stay within the damage aura.
Star Power: Boosted Booster
Your turret also gives speed, making rotations much easier for your team.
Gears: Shield + Damage
You're slow and big: survival first, damage second.
Alli
C tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Amber
S tier · fighter
Gadget: Fire Starters
Fire puddles that burn away bush and claim zone.
Star Power: Wild Flames
A wider flame hits multiple enemies — the reason Amber wins teamfights.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your constant stream of damage scales directly.
Angelo
A tier · marksman
Gadget: Sweet Dreams
Poisons your next hit: extra damage over time on a sniper shot.
Star Power: Snap Shot
Faster charging means more full shots at maximum range.
Gears: Damage + Speed
You need to charge up and then get away.
Ash
S tier · tank
Gadget: Chill Pill
Instant heal plus rage: turns a losing trade around.
Star Power: Mad as Heck
Your rage meter fills faster, so you fight at full speed sooner.
Gears: Health + Damage
Ash is a tank who needs to stay in the fight for a long time.
Barley
B tier · thrower
Gadget: Sticky Syrup Mixer
Slows everything in the puddle: your answer to an assassin jumping you.
Star Power: Extra Noxious
More damage per bottle makes your zone pressure genuinely lethal instead of just annoying.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
Having your slow available more often literally means surviving more often.
Bea
C tier · marksman
Gadget: Honey Molasses
Slowing puddle under your feet: your only real answer to a dive.
Star Power: Honeycomb
Damage reduction on your first hit taken gives you the chance to land your charged shot.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your charged shot needs to one-shot; damage is direct value.
Belle
B tier · marksman
Gadget: Nest Egg
A mine behind you that punishes the assassin jumping you.
Star Power: Positive Feedback
Shield on a hit keeps you alive in the poke war.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your mark plus damage lets your team finish quickly.
Berry
B tier · support
Gadget: Sweet Balance
Instant heal for your team on the objective.
Star Power: Sugar Rush
Faster movement on your own ice puddles keeps you rotating and healing constantly.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You're a sustain brawler who needs to stay on the objective.
Bibi
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Vitamin Booster
Heal-over-time to survive the trade you'd normally just lose.
Star Power: Home Run
Speed boost on a home-run hit makes you impossible to kite.
Gears: Health + Speed
You need to get in and then stay alive.
Bo
B tier · controller
Gadget: Super Totem
Charges supers for your whole team: huge value on objective maps.
Star Power: Circling Eagle
Extra vision in bush makes you nearly indispensable on bush-heavy maps.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Damage
Your totem and mines are the reason you get picked.
Bolt
C tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Bonnie
C tier · marksman
Gadget: Sugar Rush
Faster reload in cannon form: puts a lot more pressure on at range immediately.
Star Power: Black Powder
Shield after launching makes the switch to close range safe.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
You need to hit damage breakpoints in both forms.
Brock
A tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Rocket Laces
Jumps you over walls or enemies: your only escape from a dive.
Star Power: Incendiary
Fire on the ground blocks routes and puts continuous pressure on zones.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
You need burst and an escape for when it misses.
Bull
C tier · tank
Gadget: T-Bone Injector
Instant heal mid-charge: you survive the trade you'd normally just lose.
Star Power: Berserker
Below half HP you reload twice as fast, exactly when you're in danger.
Gears: Health + Shield
Bull has to absorb damage to get in; effective HP is his scaling stat.
Buster
B tier · tank
Gadget: Slo-Mo Replay
Slows enemies in front of you: lets your team finish freely.
Star Power: Blockbuster
More shield damage absorption makes your super the best push tool in the game.
Gears: Health + Shield
You're literally your team's wall.
Buzz
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Reserve Buoy
Extra buoy to land your super if the first one misses.
Star Power: Tougher Torpedo
Longer stun gives your team time to secure the kill.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You dive in and need to stay alive until the stun does its job.
Byron
C tier · support
Gadget: Booster Shot
Instant heal on an ally: saves the tank who's just diving in.
Star Power: Malaise
Your poison lowers the enemy's healing — the direct counter to any sustain comp.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your poke needs to hurt and your heals need to be there when needed.
Carl
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Flying Hook
Your pickaxe pulls you along: instant reposition through walls.
Star Power: Protective Pirouette
Damage reduction during your spin turns your super into a safe engage.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time and often hit twice.
Charlie
A tier · controller
Gadget: Spiderling
Spiders that chase the enemy: free chip damage and vision.
Star Power: Caretaker
Your cocoon holds longer, guaranteeing your team can finish the target.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Damage
Your cocoon uptime is the reason you win.
Chester
D tier · fighter
Gadget: Spicy Dice
Rerolls your super effect: lets you look for the stun or burst you need.
Star Power: Bell'o'Mania
More supers in your cycle means more stuns or big bursts, more often.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Damage
Your value is your super frequency.
Chuck
B tier · fighter
Gadget: Pit Stop
A post that slows enemies: turns your line into a real wall.
Star Power: Ghost Train
You keep rolling and ignore the first blockade — hugely valuable on gate maps.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
Your posts are your value, and you need to survive between them.
Clancy
D tier · fighter
Gadget: Mag Swap
Refills your ammo and speeds up your build toward stage 3.
Star Power: Cornered Rat
Extra damage at low HP wins fights you'd normally just lose.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
It's all about reaching stage 3 as fast as possible and then dealing damage.
Colette
A tier · fighter
Gadget: Na-ah!
Blocks the next hit: you survive exactly the burst that was meant to kill you.
Star Power: Push It
Your super bounces back, dealing damage to the same enemies twice.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You need to get close enough to make your percentage damage count.
Colt
C tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Speedloader
Instantly refills your ammo, letting you win a duel you'd normally lose because you're out of bullets.
Star Power: Slick Boots
Extra movement speed lets you keep aiming in the lane without walking into return fire.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Colt lives off damage breakpoints; extra gadget charges save your duels.
Cordelius
B tier · assassin
Gadget: Mushroom Cannon
Extra burst in the shadow realm where you force a 1v1.
Star Power: Mush-Room
Healing in the shadow realm lets you win the forced 1v1 almost every time.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
Your super is your whole identity; uptime and survival matter.
Cosmo
B tier · unknown · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Crow
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Defense Booster
Damage reduction exactly when you get focused after a dive.
Star Power: Carrion Crow
Extra damage on low-HP targets makes you the best finisher in the game.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Poke plus poison scales with damage.
Damian
D tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Darryl
D tier · tank
Gadget: Recoiling Rotator
Pushes everything away: you buy a reset in the middle of a losing fight.
Star Power: Steel Hoops
Damage reduction during your roll turns your engage into a safe engage.
Gears: Health + Shield
You roll into the fight and need to survive it.
Doug
C tier · support
Gadget: Double Sausage
Extra heal on your hot dog: keeps your front line standing.
Star Power: Extra Mustard
Faster charge on your revive super, which can literally turn back a fight.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You need to stay alive yourself to be able to revive.
Draco
A tier · fighter
Gadget: Dragon's Breath
Extra damage window in dragon form.
Star Power: Dragon Fury
Your dragon form lasts longer, letting you win more fights per super.
Gears: Health + Damage
You fight at close range in both forms.
Dynamike
D tier · thrower
Gadget: Fidget Spinner
Breaks walls and deals heavy damage in a circle — ideal for flushing campers out of cover.
Star Power: Demolition
Massive super damage: you turn every tank overcommit into a kill.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
Your gadget is your self-defense; Shield survives one dive.
Edgar
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Let's Fly
Extra jump distance: you reach a backline that would otherwise be just out of reach.
Star Power: Hard Landing
Damage on landing guarantees your dive has immediate value.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You dive without an escape, so you need to survive the landing.
El Primo
S tier · tank
Gadget: Suplex Supplex
Pulls the backline out of position toward your team — a forced kill instead of a chase.
Star Power: Meteor Rush
Speed boost after your super lets you push through or escape safely after diving.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
More HP to get in, and more often a free reposition on the opponent.
Emz
A tier · controller
Gadget: Friendzoner
Pushes everything away from you: the answer to tanks and assassins closing in.
Star Power: Bad Karma
Your attack deals more damage the longer enemies stand in your spray.
Gears: Damage + Health
You're a mid-range zone brawler who stays in the fight.
Eve
B tier · controller
Gadget: Unwelcome Guest
Extra hatchlings: continuous pressure without taking any risk yourself.
Star Power: Happy Surprise
Your hatchlings deal more damage, giving them real kill pressure.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your value is the continuous damage from your spawns.
Fang
D tier · assassin
Gadget: Fresh Kicks
Damage circle around you when you put on your shoe: burst without a super.
Star Power: Divine Soles
Your super deals more damage at the edge, making chains land much more often.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You need to stay in the fight to keep chaining.
Finx
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Frank
B tier · tank
Gadget: Active Noise Cancelling
Makes you immune to stuns and slows: exactly what interrupts your wind-up.
Star Power: Sponge
More HP makes you impossible to burst down without the whole team focusing you.
Gears: Health + Shield
Frank wins by simply staying alive.
Gale
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Gene
B tier · support
Gadget: Lollipop Drop
Heal zone for your team right where you're defending.
Star Power: Magic Puffs
You passively heal nearby teammates — valuable even without your super.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
Your value is your uptime next to your team.
Gigi
A tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Glowy
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Gray
B tier · support
Gadget: Wormhole Gadget
Extra reposition: pull a teammate out of a losing fight.
Star Power: Handle With Care
Extra damage on your cane attack keeps you relevant even without your super.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your portals are the value; damage is the bonus.
Griff
C tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Piggy Bank
Heal plus coins back: barely wins the mid-range trade.
Star Power: Business Resumed
Faster reload means more volleys and therefore more burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You play at mid-range and need to hold that position.
Grom
B tier · thrower
Gadget: Watchtower
Vision of the map so you hit accurately behind walls without seeing.
Star Power: X-Factor
Extra damage at the impact point rewards precision on fixed lanes.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
You have no escape and need to survive one dive.
Gus
S tier · support
Gadget: Kooky Popper
Your ghost goes straight to an ally: a guaranteed shield at the right moment.
Star Power: Health Cane
Extra heal makes you a full support instead of just a shield-bot.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
Your shield uptime is your value.
Hank
S tier · artillery
Gadget: Barrel o' Fun
Bubbles in every direction: defends you while you charge up.
Star Power: Water Balloons
Your half-charged shot splits, so you still apply pressure without a full charge.
Gears: Health + Shield
You need to stand still to charge, and therefore need to absorb damage.
Jacky
C tier · tank
Gadget: Pneumatic Booster
Speed boost to get in or get out — Jacky's only mobility.
Star Power: Counter Crush
You reflect damage back, so tanks can no longer attack you.
Gears: Health + Shield
You always fight at close range and need to survive it.
Jae-Yong
A tier · fighter
Gadget: Second Wind
Heal to outlast the fight after your dash-in.
Star Power: Iron Will
More durability during your engage means winning duels more often.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You dive in and need to survive it.
Janet
C tier · marksman
Gadget: Drop the Bass
Pushes and damages everything around you: defense against dives.
Star Power: Vocal Warm-up
Your attack starts at full power immediately, winning your duels.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
You're a mid-range damage dealer with a single escape.
Jessie
C tier · controller
Gadget: Recoil Spring
Your turret knocks enemies back — perfect against tanks and assassins closing in.
Star Power: Energize
You repair your own turret, letting it stay on the map much longer.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Damage
Your turret is your value; support it with damage and more gadget uses.
Juju
A tier · fighter
Gadget: Nature's Call
Extra totem pressure right where you claim the space.
Star Power: Handmade Doll
Your totem deals more damage and lasts longer.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your terrain-dependent damage scales directly.
Kaze
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Kenji
B tier · assassin
Gadget: Ramen Break
Heal during the fight: wins the 1v1 that was a coin flip.
Star Power: Sushi Bar
Heal per hit during your dash makes you incredibly hard to finish.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You're a duelist who needs to stay in the fight.
Kit
D tier · support
Gadget: Power Kitty
Boost for the ally you're riding: turns a tank into an unstoppable engage.
Star Power: Kitty Come Here
More range on your super lets you pin or hitch a ride from a safe distance.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You're fragile the moment you jump off your ally.
Larry & Lawrie
S tier · artillery
Gadget: Handcuffs
Slows the enemy so you and your brother can fire freely.
Star Power: Splash Zone
Bigger splash makes your zone damage much more reliable.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
You play at range and live off splash.
Leon
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Clone Projector
A clone that makes the opponent misplay while you take the flank.
Star Power: Smoke Trails
Speed boost during your invisibility makes your engages and escapes unstoppable.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Speed
Your value is getting into position unseen.
Lily
D tier · assassin
Gadget: Hazy Vision
Blinds the enemy: your escape from the shadow realm becomes free.
Star Power: Spirit Slaps
Extra damage after your dash makes your opening lethal.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You dive in and need to survive the trip back.
Lola
B tier · fighter
Gadget: Freeze Up
Slows enemies along your scenic route: traps them between you and your decoy.
Star Power: Sad Ending
Your decoy deals damage on disappearing, making finishes much easier.
Gears: Damage + Health
You're a mid-range fighter who stays in the fight.
Lou
A tier · controller
Gadget: Ice Block
Briefly invulnerable: you survive a burst or super that would normally kill you.
Star Power: Hypothermia
You cool enemies faster, so your slow and freeze land much sooner.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Damage
Slow uptime is your value.
Lumi
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Bright Idea
Extra zone damage to force someone out of cover.
Star Power: Shining Strike
More damage in your strike zone makes your zone control lethal.
Gears: Damage + Health
You play mid-range and need to stay in the fight.
Maisie
A tier · fighter
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.
Mandy
C tier · marksman
Gadget: Cookie Crumbs
Circular damage around you: your only answer when someone gets within your beam range.
Star Power: Hardcore
You charge your focused beam while moving, letting you fire much more often.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your whole plan is one heavy hit at maximum range.
Max
A tier · support
Gadget: Phase Shifter
Short teleport back: your escape from a fight you're losing.
Star Power: Run n' Gun
Speed boost while reloading keeps you constantly moving and hard to hit.
Gears: Speed + Gadget Charge
Max scales literally with speed.
Meeple
B tier · marksman
Gadget: Reroll
A new chance at damage output when the first one doesn't land.
Star Power: Lucky Roll
Increases your average damage over the whole match.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
You're a damage brawler at range.
Meg
B tier · tank
Gadget: Jolting Volts
Damage around your mech: defends you against close-range dives.
Star Power: Force Field
Shield after losing your mech lets you survive the fight and recharge.
Gears: Damage + Health
Your mech uptime depends on surviving and dealing damage.
Melodie
B tier · assassin
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.
Mico
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Presto
Extra jump: reach or escape where no one expects it.
Star Power: Monkey Business
You jump faster and keep up the pressure without standing still.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Health
You're constantly in danger during your dives.
Mina
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Moe
B tier · fighter
Gadget: Speedy Recovery
Heal while underground: fully resets the fight.
Star Power: Dig Deep
Shield while digging makes your engage and escape safe.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You need to survive and repeat your drill super.
Mortis
C tier · assassin
Gadget: Combo Spinner
A 360° attack that still gives value on a missed dash and charges your super.
Star Power: Creepy Harvest
Heal per kill turns a won fight into a continuous snowball.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Speed
Mortis wins through mobility and gadget uptime, not by tanking.
Mr. P
B tier · controller
Gadget: Service Bell
Instant extra porter: immediate pressure on the objective.
Star Power: Revolving Door
Faster porter spawns give an endless stream of pressure.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your porters and your bounce damage are both damage-scaled.
Najia
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Nani
B tier · marksman
Gadget: Warp Blast
Teleports you to your Peep explosion: your escape from any dive.
Star Power: Autofocus
More damage at range rewards exactly how Nani is meant to be played.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your burst needs to kill and your escape needs to be there.
Nita
A tier · fighter
Gadget: Bear Paws
Your bear does a shockwave that slows enemies — control plus damage in one.
Star Power: Hyper Bear
Faster bear attacks put enormous pressure on tanks and zones.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Both your bear and your attack scale with it.
Nori
A tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Ollie
B tier · tank
Gadget: Sick Beats
Extra control around you if the charge doesn't land.
Star Power: Bass Boost
Your super stuns longer, giving your team free kills.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
Your charge-in needs to be survivable.
Otis
B tier · controller
Gadget: Phone It In
Your turret holds the lane while you're free to rotate.
Star Power: Silent Sustain
Healing while enemies are silenced: you win every teamfight after your super.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Silence plus damage is why you get picked.
Pam
A tier · support
Gadget: Pulse Modulator
Mobile heal zone: you can still heal your team even if your turret is dead.
Star Power: Mama's Squeeze
Your turret also deals damage, so it claims space on its own.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You're your team's anchor and need to stay alive.
Pearl
S tier · fighter
Gadget: Hot Snack
Instant heal plus heat: turns the trade in your favor.
Star Power: Steamed Up
More damage at high heat rewards keeping your heat bar up.
Gears: Health + Damage
You play mid-range and need to stay in the fight.
Penny
B tier · artillery
Gadget: Pocket Detonator
Blows up your own mortar with damage around it — even your death has value.
Star Power: Balls of Fire
Your mortar sets fire to the ground: constant zone pressure from behind cover.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your splash from behind cover is your value.
Pierce
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Piper
A tier · marksman
Gadget: Homemade Recipe
Auto-turret that covers your flank while you keep aiming from long range.
Star Power: Ambush
Extra damage from bush turns your shot into a one-shot on squishies.
Gears: Damage + Speed
Piper lives off maximum range damage and getting away.
Poco
S tier · support
Gadget: Tuning Fork
Instant team heal without your super, just enough to survive a burst.
Star Power: Da Capo!
Your normal attack heals teammates: continuous value in every fight.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You need to stay alive to be able to heal.
R-T
C tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Vision Field
Reveals enemies in bush: perfect on maps where you can't see who's approaching.
Star Power: Recording
Your marked targets take extra damage; your team finishes them off.
Gears: Damage + Shield
You're vulnerable when split; Shield covers that.
Rico
A tier · sharpshooter
Gadget: Multiball Launcher
Fires in all directions: your answer to an assassin right on top of you.
Star Power: Super Bouncy
More damage after a bounce rewards exactly what Rico is meant to do.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
On walled maps, bounces stack damage quickly.
Rosa
A tier · tank
Gadget: Grow Light
Creates a bush where there wasn't one: you gain cover and healing in the middle of the map.
Star Power: Plant Life
Healing in bush keeps you on the map continuously without having to retreat.
Gears: Health + Shield
With your shield active, effective HP scales the hardest.
Ruffs
B tier · support
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.
Sam
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Magnetic Field
Pulls enemies toward you: free kill setup for your knuckle busters.
Star Power: Hearty Recovery
Heal on picking up your gauntlets keeps you in the fight.
Gears: Health + Gadget Charge
You fight close-range and need your gadget to force kills.
Sandy
A tier · support
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.
Shade
S tier · assassin
Gadget: Vanishing Act
Vanish and get away after a failed engage.
Star Power: Fearful Focus
Extra damage on isolated targets fits perfectly with your flanking role.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Speed
Your value is getting into position unseen.
Shelly
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Clay Pigeons
Bundles your spread into a long line, letting you charge your super at mid-range instead of having to walk in.
Star Power: Shell Shock
Your super slows the target, making your second shell nearly guaranteed to hit — turning your super into a kill instead of just damage.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
More Clay Pigeons means more supers; Shield lets you survive the dive.
Sirius
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Spike
D tier · marksman
Gadget: Popping Pincushion
Spikes in every direction: self-defense against a dive.
Star Power: Curveball
Your spikes spread wider, so you almost always hit something.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Spike needs burst to finish off squishies.
Sprout
S tier · thrower
Gadget: Garden Mulcher
Eats a bush and heals you: sustain plus vision control.
Star Power: Overgrowth
Your wall gets stronger the later you place it — perfect for closing out a fight.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
You have no mobility and rely on your gadget.
Squeak
C tier · thrower
Gadget: Windup
Your bomb flies further: you reach the backline over cover.
Star Power: Super Sticky
Your super slows, giving your team free kills.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Zone damage plus range is your whole plan.
Starr Nova
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Stu
B tier · assassin
Gadget: Speed Zone
Zone that speeds you and your team up: use it to win the gunfight or grab the objective.
Star Power: Gaso-Heal
Heal per dash makes you nearly impossible to finish off.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Speed
Stu is entirely about dash uptime and mobility.
Surge
C tier · fighter
Gadget: Power Surge
Free upgrade to the next stage: skips the slow build-up.
Star Power: To The Max!
Faster super charge means reaching stage 3 sooner and becoming relevant earlier.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
It's all about upgrading as fast as possible and then dealing damage.
Tara
A tier · support
Gadget: Psychic Enhancer
Debuff that lets your team deal extra damage to the marked enemy.
Star Power: Black Portal
Your super spawns a shadow that deals extra damage and swings the fight.
Gears: Damage + Gadget Charge
Your burst spread needs to kill; extra damage hits the breakpoints.
Tick
D tier · thrower
Gadget: Last Hurrah
Briefly invulnerable: you survive the sniper shot or dive that would normally kill you instantly.
Star Power: Automa-Tick Reload
Faster reload means constant zone pressure without gaps.
Gears: Gadget Charge + Shield
With the lowest HP in the game, every survival tool is worth more than damage.
Trunk
B tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Vince
B tier · unknown · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Wendy
S tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.
Willow
B tier · controller
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.
Ziggy
A tier · fighter · class default build
Gadget: The gadget that gives you burst or mobility
Fighters win mid-range trades; the timing of your gadget decides those.
Star Power: The star power that increases your damage or sustain
You spend the whole fight in range, so sustained value outweighs burst.
Gears: Damage + Health
You stay in the fight for a long time: both more damage and more HP scale well.

Why builds are not returned by the game API

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