Brawl Stars: Brawler Tier List

Brawl Stars tier list for August 2026. Every brawler is ranked by win rates, pick rates, and top 200 player data. Find the strongest brawlers in the current meta.

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Even with over 100 different brawlers in Brawl Stars, it's only a portion of the top brawlers that control most ranked Brawl Stars lobbies. Supercell introduced aggressive balance changes along with the Buffie system, and the meta received a real shake-up, resulting in an ever-widening gap between top-tier and bottom-tier brawlers.

These tier lists help you know which best brawlers in the game are worth your trophies and which ones turn into donations for your opponents.

How We Rank Every Brawler in Brawl Stars

This tier list is based on a combination of data with win and pick rates from the top players in the world, and community rankings, filtered for consistency across modes like Gem Grab and Heist. This means the best brawlers in the game that dominate a single game mode won't rank in S-tier. More factors include ease of use, Starpowers, and Hypercharges.

Brawlers Tier List

TierBrawlerRole
SMortisAssassin (Melee)
EdgarAssassin (Melee)
ColetteDamage Dealer
DamianTank
Starr NovaDamage Dealer
SurgeDamage Dealer
CrowAssassin (Poison)
BoltDamage Dealer
AshTank
ABrockSharpshooter (Splash)
MegTank
SiriusDamage Dealer
MaxSupport
ChesterDamage Dealer
BibiBatter (Close-Range)
KitSupport
ColtSharpshooter (Long-Range)
PiperSharpshooter (Sniper)
FrankTank
BPierceDamage Dealer
OtisController
8-BitDamage Dealer
LeonAssassin
ByronSupport (Healer)
GriffDamage Dealer
NoriSupport
JackyTank
RosaTank
SamTank
AmberDamage Dealer
CFangAssassin
StuAssassin
AngeloDamage Dealer
TickDamage Dealer
OllieAssassin
Jae-yongDamage Dealer
TrunkTank
R-TDamage Dealer
DMandyDamage Dealer
NovaDamage Dealer

Meta Overview

The current meta heavily favors high-mobility assassins and burst damage specialists, with S-tier dominated by brawlers who excel at aggressive positioning and rapid elimination. Mortis, Edgar, and Colette anchor the close-range assassination landscape, while Surge, Crow, and Ash provide powerful supplementary pressure. The competitive environment rewards adaptability and quick rotations, with both close-range burst potential and long-range control tactics proving decisive across all game modes.

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S Tier

Mortis leads the tier with unmatched mobility and team fight disruption, while Edgar delivers devastating close-range burst elimination that punishes any misposition. Colette excels as the premier tank-buster thanks to her percentage-based damage system, making her invaluable against high-health opponents. Damian offers versatile damage output paired with superior positioning tools, and Starr Nova rounds out the assassin core with exceptional map control capabilities. Surge rewards aggressive play with his powerful upgrade mechanic, scaling into a dominant force as matches progress. Crow applies relentless poison pressure that denies healing and controls engagements from range. Bolt brings electrifying speed and burst potential, while Ash closes out this elite tier with his rage-fueled resilience and crowd control. Together, these brawlers define the current meta through superior mobility, burst potential, and strategic versatility.

A Tier

Brock provides dominant long-range pressure and area denial, while Meg's resilient dual-phase kit excels in sustained engagements. Sirius offers strong utility and damage consistency, and Max enables aggressive team compositions through her unparalleled speed-boosting super. Chester brings unpredictable burst potential that keeps opponents guessing, while Bibi punishes close-range overextension with her powerful knockback mechanics. Kit delivers solid support and disruption, Colt excels at shredding walls and enemies alike, Piper dominates open-lane sniping, and Frank provides imposing crowd control and tank presence to round out a well-rounded tier.

B Tier

Pierce, Otis, and 8-Bit offer reliable damage output and lane control, while Leon remains a capable ambush threat despite falling from higher standings. Byron provides strong healing and poke utility, and Griff excels at close-to-mid-range burst. Nori and Jacky bring solid frontline pressure, Rosa offers durable tanking with her shield super, Sam delivers aggressive melee disruption, and Amber rounds out the tier with her powerful area-denial flame coverage.

C Tier

Fang and Stu retain situational value through their mobility-focused kits, while Angelo and Tick offer niche area-denial utility in specific game modes. Ollie and Jae-yong struggle to find consistent footing in the current meta, and Trunk and R-T round out this tier with kits that lack the versatility needed to compete reliably at higher levels of play.

D Tier

Mandy and Nova occupy the bottom of the tier list, both suffering from significant limitations that make them difficult to justify in competitive play. Mandy's immobility and reliance on straight-line shots leave her highly exploitable against the meta's dominant assassins, while Nova lacks the damage output and survivability needed to contribute meaningfully in most game modes and map configurations.

Final Verdict

The current game meta rewards aggression, so the best thing to do is to lean into it as meta shifts in favor of aggressive playstyles, and the best brawlers to choose are those capable of forcing fights. Pick brawlers capable of forcing fights, and pair them with effective supports while banning S-tier counters.

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