Brawl Stars Updates
See what changed in Brawl Stars and what it means for the pages you actually use: the tier list, Brawler guides, maps and Ranked meta.
Latest balance changes
- Release Notes November 2026 — Balance Changes
Major update · effective 2026-11-11
This section introduces Buffies and extensive kit changes for Mr. P, Lou, Gale, Mandy, Chester, and Berry. It includes several Gadget and Star Power reworks, base-kit changes, renamed abilities, and new effects for Buffied Gadgets, Star Powers, and Hypercharges. This is a broad balance pass containing buffs, nerfs, mixed kit changes, and a separate set of Brawl Arena-only scaling adjustments. The notes also state that Super charge rates are adjusted to preserve the previous number of attacks or Supers needed whenever Main Attack or Super damage changes, unless otherwise specified.
- Release Notes November 2026 — MAINTENANCE - NOVEMBER 11
Minor update · effective 2026-11-11
This maintenance introduced a lighter round of balance changes affecting ten Brawlers. Most changes reduced damage, healing, shielding, freeze application, summon strength, or Gadget availability, while Wendy received both a damage reduction and a shield increase.
- Release Notes August 2026 — Maintenance - September 16th
Major update · effective 2026-09-16
This maintenance applies nerfs to Shade, Gus, El Primo, Amber, Nori, Wendy, Meg, Colette, and Brock, while also increasing Wendy's health and changing her Wind-Powered Gadget. It buffs Poco, Chuck, Ollie, Trunk, Willow, Juju, Pam, Belle, and R-T. The maintenance also includes fixes, including jump-pad fixes on Crescendo and Brawlerverse.
- Release Notes August 2026 — Balance Changes
Major update · effective 2026-09-01
This maintenance introduced buffs and nerfs affecting 19 Brawlers. Shade, Gus, El Primo, Amber, Nori, Wendy, Meg, Colette, and Brock received nerfs, while Poco, Chuck, Ollie, Trunk, Willow, Juju, Pam, Belle, and R-T received buffs; Wendy also received a health increase and a Gadget utility change. Poco, El Primo, Amber, Gus, Chuck, and Shade received extensive ability reworks alongside new Buffie effects. The changes modify multiple Gadgets, Star Powers, and Hypercharges, while Chuck also received fundamental changes to how his Super charges and places poles. This section contains broad buffs and nerfs across the roster, a full Super rework for Chuck, and separate Brawl Arena-only scaling adjustments. The general changes affect attacks, health, Gadgets, Star Powers, Supers, Hypercharge Buffies, and charge rates, while the Arena changes apply only in that mode.
- Release Notes June 2026 — Maintenance - August 4
Major update · effective 2026-08-04
This maintenance introduced nine NanoPower nerfs and fourteen NanoPower buffs. It also nerfed the general kits of Crow, Griff, Starr Nova, Damian, Max, Bolt, 8-Bit, and Surge.
- Release Notes June 2026 — Balance Changes
Major update · effective 2026-08-03
The undated release balance section contains broad buffs, nerfs, mixed adjustments, and Brawl Arena-only scaling changes. The release also describes major reworks to Rico, Brock, 8-Bit, Meg, Max, and Surge as part of the new Buffies.
- Release Notes June 2026 — Maintenance - July 8
Major update · effective 2026-07-08
This maintenance buffed Jacky, Bonnie, and Jessie. It nerfed 8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, and Max, including several Gadget, Buffie, Hypercharge, and charge-rate adjustments.
Full log: Brawl Stars balance changes