Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Looking for the best brawlers for Gem Grab right now? Gem Grab is Brawl Stars' flagship 3v3 mode — the original core event — and it punishes a bad draft har...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Brawl Stars Season 55 "Brawl-O-Ween" is live now. It launched on October 1, 2026, when Season 54 "Royal Academy" ended, and runs through rou...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Last checked: November 1, 2026. Win rates come from Brawl Planet and Brawl Time Ninja, checked against the official Supercell release notes. We'll update th...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
In Brawl Stars, the map decides the match before you even lock a Brawler. Wall placement, bush cover, lane width and how far the objective sits from spawn make ...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
If you searched "Brawl Stars free gems," you have almost certainly landed on a "gem generator" promising 10,000 Gems for entering your usern...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
If you are hunting for "Brawl Stars Mastery," here is the first thing you need to know: Mastery no longer exists. Supercell removed it on June 24, 202...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Brawl Stars is closing out the year with a second brand-new Mythic Brawler, and this one leans all the way into spooky season. Vince is a coffee-slinging barist...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Brawl Stars quietly added the biggest new power system since Hypercharges, and a lot of players still aren't sure what it does. Buffies are permanent upgrad...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Accurate as of September 23, 2026 — Season 54 "Royal Academy" (Update 69, "Brawler Blast"). Brawl Stars rebalances every few weeks, so win r...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Accurate as of September 22, 2026 — Season 54 "Royal Academy" (Update 69, "Brawler Blast"). Brawl Stars rebalances every few weeks, so win r...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Gears are the quiet power spike most players get wrong. They don't add a flashy new attack like a Star Power or Gadget, so a lot of accounts run whatever th...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Looking for the best brawlers for Duels right now? Duels is Brawl Stars' purest test of the meta — no teammates, no luck, just you, three brawlers, and a be...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Looking for the best brawlers for Heist right now? Heist is Brawl Stars' most objective-pure mode — forget kills, your only job is to blow up the enemy'...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Looking for the best brawlers for Bounty right now? Bounty has always been the sniper's mode — long sightlines, safe poke, and one golden rule: don't di...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
There's a moment in Hide & Seek that no other Brawl Stars mode gives you: you're a barrel in the corner of the map, the Seeker walks right past you,...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Hot Zone is the mode that punishes greed. There's no ball to score and no gems to hold — just a circle you have to sit in while three enemies try to shove y...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Looking for the best brawlers for Brawl Ball right now? Brawl Ball is Brawl Stars' 3v3 soccer mode — the most-played event in the game — and it lives or die...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Brawl Stars Season 54 "Royal Academy" is live now. It launched on September 3, 2026 under Update 69 ("Brawler Blast") and runs until October...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
The September 1, 2026 balance patch (shipped with Update 69 "Brawler Blast" and the start of Season 54 "Royal Academy") is one of the bigges...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Cosmo is the newest Brawler in Brawl Stars — a Mythic ranged controller who fires projectiles that orbit outward and a Super that turns one enemy into a magnet ...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Starr Road is gone. As of the September 1, 2026 update, Brawl Stars unlocks new Brawlers through a completely different system called Brawler Blast — a shooting...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
Trophy pushing in Brawl Stars is a different game than it was a year ago. The seasonal Trophy reset is gone — Supercell ran the final one in late February 2026 ...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
The Brawl Stars Windstock update is Season 53 — the second half of the Ramen Rebellion arc (Update 68) — and it went live on August 6, 2026, running through Sep...
Sam Okonkwo
Senior Games Writer
A Hypercharge is the most expensive upgrade in Brawl Stars — roughly 5,000 Coins poured onto a brawler that is already maxed to Power 11. With more than 100 Hyp...