Official Brawl Stars news

Changes to Bling, the Catalog, and the Shop!

If you have watched the latest “This is not a Roadmap” video, you know we would like to resolve some current problems with cosmetics and Bling. If you haven’t watched it… well, then… now you know!

Currently, we have some problems with how cosmetics are perceived, distributed, and sold in Brawl. And of course, we don’t expect to address everything in one go, but we’ll go through the points we believe to be problematic and how we would like to tackle them.

We will try a new version of our cosmetic system in the next update, and we are going to start with Bling, the Catalog, and the Shop.

Bling was initially created to make cosmetics accessible to every player. Our goal was to make the announcement and release of Skins/cosmetics exciting for everyone, as opposed to only a few who could purchase them. The hope was to reduce monetization on cosmetics a bit, with the expectation that it would vastly increase engagement with the game. It didn’t really do that, but it might have devalued cosmetics in the game as a whole.

Now, one of the problems we have is that Bling is sometimes an undesirable reward, and players have more Skins than ever, so they are not as excited about new ones as before.

We also have a Catalog of Skins available at all times, where players can spend their Bling on any available Skins or cosmetics. Still, Bling is a currency that keeps inflating (many players don’t spend it and keep accumulating more and more Bling) because there isn’t a strong incentive to spend it. It’s not for the lack of options, but perhaps there are so many Skins nowadays that it takes extra effort to go through them all and find what you really want to buy.

This is, of course, our interpretation of the current player behavior and with that said, the changes we are making are:

• We are removing the option to use Bling in the Catalog - instead, you spend your Bling in a new section of the Shop. Every Skins that was available in the Catalog will still be in rotation; we are only removing the option to buy it at any time.

  • Our hypothesis is that it’ll make choosing a lot easier if it’s a matter of a few options for you to consider each day, and an engaging activity of checking the offers.

• In this new Shop section, there’ll be bundles that cost Bling. These bundles will contain cosmetics (like Skins or Pins/Profile icons/Sprays) and Boxes/Starr Drops.

• This means Bling can now get you progression!

• The Bling bundles are Tap to Reveal, and each tap gives you some Bling.

• The Bling bundles have a wide range of discounts, from no discount at all to ACTUALLY 100%!

• The Bling bundles can also contain Mythic and Legendary Skins.

• Some Bling bundles will let you choose a Skin of a certain rarity from a giant list of options, so the catalog choice experience is preserved, it’s just not available all the time.

• We’ve also done an overall shop revamp (we’ll share more on this in the Brawl Talk)!

Other tuning updates to expect with the new update

We're also making some adjustments to F2P sources:

• Adding a new Bling Mega Quest to each season (additive, not taking away any current Mega Quests).

• Adding more Bling to the free side of the Brawl Pass.

• Reducing the % chance of Skins dropping from Starr Drops, Chaos Drops and Brawler Boxes.

The net impact of these changes is that F2P players still get the same number of Skins on average, but they have more control over which Skins they receive and can intentionally acquire more by engaging with our Bling Bundles. The hope is that these changes will make the Skins in your collection more meaningful since you chose more of them.

Now you are probably asking yourself:

Should I use my Bling NOW? Or wait for the update?

Overall, your Bling spend will be more impactful in the new update. This is because the new system will give you the chance to use Bling on bundles that contain built-in deals, progression, and occasional access to higher rarity Skins.

However, if there are specific Skins that are available in the Catalog right now that you REALLY want, you should buy them before the update so you don't have to wait for them to pop up in the new rotating shop.

How can I get Bling RIGHT NOW?

• Play Ranked (and collect rewards from the Pro Pass)

• Play your daily 6 wins.

• Resource Key for Bling (if you haven’t used it yet!)

• Get it from a small event happening this week (the week of the 30th of March).

As always, that’s the plan for the next update, and we will most likely tweak it (or not) based on its performance.

We still have a long list of cosmetic changes we want to make, but the ones described above are the first we will tackle in the upcoming update.

That’s all for now! And more information coming up in Brawl Talk!
See you!

Balance Changes

Buffs:
Clancy
• Health increased: 3500 → 3800
• Main Attack (Stage 3) - Spread reduced: 250 → 100
• Main Attack - Range increased: 23 → 25
• Snappy Shooting (Gadget) cooldown reduced: 15s → 12s
• Tactical Retreat (Gadget) cooldown reduced: 16s → 13s

Gigi
• Trait — Super charge increased: 15%
• Disappearing Act (Gadget) cooldown reduced: 18s → 15s
• Plié Protection (Star Power) now activates after 2s without taking damage (instead of 3s)

Nerfs:
Najia
• Main Attack - First hit damage reduced: 400 → 300
• Main Attack - Second hit damage reduced: 800 → 600

Crow
• Main attack - Projectile speed reduced: 3600 → 3261
• Insta Poison (Gadget) cooldown increased: 15s → 20s

Bibi
• Super charge rate reduced: 100 → 90
• Hypercharge rate reduced: 50 → 40
• Vitamin Booster (Gadget) cooldown increased: 15s → 20s

Bull
• Base Health reduced: 5300 → 5000
• Hypercharge rate reduced: 35 → 30
• Hypercharge damage falloff for main attack increased: +50%
• Stomper (Gadget) slow and stun duration reduced: 2s → 1s

Glowy
• Main attack - Range reduced: 24 → 20

Spike
• Main attack - Damage reduced: 540 → 490

Emz
• Acid Spray (Gadget) cooldown increased: 12s → 16s
• Friend Zoner (Gadget) damage reduced: 500 → 250

Rico
• Main attack damage reduced: 320 → 300

Bug fixes:
• Fixed an issue where Spike's buffied "Popping Pincushion" Gadget dealt less damage than the non-buffied version

We are also aware that many of you in the MENA region have experienced a drop in service quality over the past week due to server disruptions. The team is actively working on solutions and will share updates as soon as we can! ⚠️

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Leon’s Lollipop couldn't be damaged by damage-over-time effects (such as Byron’s attacks).
  

SIRIUS - Major Nerf

• Sirius fires his attacks 20% more slowly.

• Gadget “A Starr is Born” cooldown increased from 17s to 20s.

• Shadow clones are now removed when their owner is defeated.

• Reduced Movement Speed from 770 to 720.

NAJIA - Buff

• Increased Super charge rate from 80 to 85.

• Increased Hypercharge charge rate from 30 to 40.

• Increased secondary projectile speed from 2800 to 3100.

• Increased primary projectile range from 16 to 18.

• Increased secondary projectile range from 18 to 20.

• Increased minimum poison damage from 170 to 350.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where some low-end Android devices could freeze during game startup.

• Fixed Bibi’s Vitamin Booster

  Gadget displaying incorrect healing and cooldown values. (After updating, the description will display the correct values.)

• Fixed a visual issue where a second Kudos could appear as an oversized trophy icon during the teammate celebration.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Crow’s Buffied Gadget “Instapoison” prevented Doug from reviving.

• Fixed an issue where a Brawler’s Prestige Trophy count could drop below 1000 after losing a Duels match.

• Fixed an issue where Bibi’s “Extra Sticky” Gadget icon was missing during matches.

• Fixed an issue where Bibi’s “Vitamin Booster” Gadget healed for 2000 instead of the intended 1000 and had a 10 second cooldown instead of 15 seconds; it now correctly heals 1000 and has a 15 second cooldown.

• Fixed a Trophy exploit where intentionally losing Free Play matches could result in bot matches in other slots.

• Fixed an issue where Nita’s bear did not receive the damage reduction shield from her Gadget “Faux Fur.”

• Fixed an issue where if Kaze was defeated before Fan Storm or Hyper Fan landed, the ability would only deal 1 damage per second.

We're expecting servers to need some time to stabilize after maintenance and a few things are happening in the next few days:

WEDNESDAY - February 25th All the New Trophy Prestige rewards up to 1000 Trophies (for each Brawler) that you don’t already own will be given out and Legacy Prestige scores will be updated gradually. Both of these will be happening gradually throughout the days after the update release, so they might take a few days to show.

THURSDAY - February 26th Sirius Box release event and the 99 Brawler win Quests #Brawlentines community event is extended for an extra day. Sirius’ date end and the final reward delivery will now be on February 26th.

FRIDAY - February 27th Last season Trophy Box delivered + Free ULTRA Trophy Box!

Once a Brawler reaches 1000 Trophies, players can Prestige them and continue playing to earn Prestige Trophies instead of regular Trophies. Prestiging unlocks new rewards and exclusive flex cosmetics that showcase mastery of that Brawler, and all Prestige progress is permanent with no seasonal resets.

Path to Prestige

• This menu is accessible from the Brawler's screen.

• Players will earn rewards along the way to 1000 Trophies.

• 250: Icon and Spray.

• 500: Pins.

• 750: 29 Gem Skin (or 1000 Bling if no 29 Gem Skin available.)

• 1000 Trophies: (Old) Gold Brawler title (Replace Record reward)

• Prestige 2: Neon Icon.

• Prestige 3: New Neon Brawler Title.

• Cannot drop to lower Prestiges once achieved.

• Prestige Trophies are added to Trophy Road (Like gaining Season Trophies above 1k).

• Still works for “Gain Trophy” Quests.

When a player already owns the reward when reaching a milestone nothing happens besides a checkmark.

Prestige Battle Card

• Prestige Battle Card: Universal for ALL Brawlers account-wide.

• The number shown is the sum of Prestiges for all your Brawlers

  • Each Brawler can have multiple Prestige that contribute to sum!

• The more Prestiges you get, the more your Battle Card visually upgrades! Upgrades occur at Prestige 1, 25, and 50 for this update.

Profile Brawlidex

• Shows each Brawler’s Prestige in your Profile.

• Your profile shows the sum of all Brawler Prestiges on the Home screen.

Leaderboards

• Leaderboards will also be updated to reflect your new Prestiges for both account and Brawler specific Leaderboards:

  • Account-specific Leaderboards will be counted by total Trophies + Total Prestige Trophies.

  • Brawler-specific Leaderboards will be counted by total number of Prestiges.

With the addition of Prestige, we will also retire the current Prestige mechanic and it will become a legacy stat button in your profile.

Matchmaking Changes

Matchmaking will now be based on hidden MMR decoupled from Trophies.

• Prestige 0-1: 0-999 Trophies

  • Bot Matches: on

  • Underdog Trophies: on

  • Win-streak Trophies x10: on

• Prestige 1-2: 1000-1999 Trophies

  • Bot Matches: on

  • Underdog Trophies: on

  • Win-streak Trophies x10: on

• Prestige 2-3: 2000-2999 Trophies

  • Bot Matches: off

  • Underdog Trophies: off

  • Win-streak Trophies x10: off

• Prestige 3+: 3000+ Trophies

  • Bot Matches: off

  • Underdog Trophies: off

  • Win-streak Trophies x10: off

• Brawl Arena Trophies have been re-tuned.

Other Changes

• Win-trading protection more strict at Prestige 2+

• Names of players are displayed as “?” at Prestige 2 and above.

Sugar Rush-style events are being expanded for Trophies, Coins, Power Points, Starr Drops, and Chaos Drops!

How They Work

• After activating the Rush button in Game Mode selection, players have limited time to win extra rewards. Any win gives extra rewards based on the type of Rush event.

Sirius - Ultra Legendary - Controller

• Trait: Using Super while Shadows are active puts a waypoint where Shadows will attack-move.

• Attack: BINARY STARR
  Sirius conjures two projectiles, a Ticket Bomb that deals area damage and a Shadow Strike that hits a single target. Sirius will collect a Brawler Shadow on every 4th hit. Sirius can store 3 Brawler Shadows at a time.

• Super: SHADOW SUMMON
  Sirius unleashes all stored Brawler Shadows into the world. Shadows will take on the characteristics of their Brawler counterpart, like attacks and health.
  Sirius can instruct Shadows to do his bidding! Tap for them to return and follow Sirius, or aim to give them an area to guard.

• Star Power: DUSK RUNNERS
  Shadows have increased movement speed.

• Star Power: THE DARKEST STARR
  Every 4th hit with a Shadow Strike stores 2 Brawler Shadows instead of 1.

• Gadget: A STARR IS BORN
  Sirius fires a projectile that summons a Shadow on hit, also slowing the hit target.

• Gadget: MASTER OF SHADOWS
  Summoned Shadows return to Sirius, who heal them for a percentage of their health.

• Hypercharge: UNLIMITED POWER!
  Shadows summoned during Hypercharge have increased damage and health.

• Title: The Banished

Najia - Mythic - Damage Dealer

• Attack: SSSSNAKE DELIVERY
  Najia hurls a jar containing a deadly snake! While the jar is in flight, the snake can be released in any direction.
  The jar deals damage while the snake poisons its target. Snake poison can stack, dealing increased damage over time!

• Super: DANGER NOODLES
  Najia unleashes 3 snakes, which slither a set distance and will poison any enemies in an area. The snakes can also be thrown in a jar to a target location!

• Gadget: TOXIC TOP-UP
  Resets the duration of all currently applied poison.

• Gadget: NAJIA JAR
  Najia hides inside a vase. Once the vase is broken, she will knock back and poison any nearby enemies!

• Star Power: POISONOUS PROTECTOR
  Brawlers defeated by a snake's poison will spawn a snake in their place.

• Star Power: VENOMOUS
  Poison damage scales with a poisoned Brawler's health, dealing an extra 200 damage when a target is at full health.

• Hypercharge: N/A

• Title: Venomous

During the Sirius Release Event, you have multiple ways to unlock Sirius!


1. Win With Every Brawler Challenge

• Win one match with every single Brawler to unlock Sirius for free.

• You must own all 99 Brawlers to complete this challenge.

• You can also earn a Sirius Box by winning matches with 50 different Brawlers during the event.

2. Sirius Box Challenge

• You need 20 Sirius Boxes to complete the event and unlock Sirius. Each Sirius Box requires 2 wins.

• Players receive 40 tickets in total, which is exactly enough for 20 Boxes.

• If you earn the free Sirius Box from the 50 different Brawler wins, that means you can only lose TWICE making this the hardest challenge to complete yet!
  
  
  3. Sirius Box
  

• Sirius can also be unlocked randomly from a Sirius Box during the event.

• This is the best Brawler Box we have ever released! It drops Brawlers (including Sirius), Coins, Power Points, XP Doublers, Credits Gadgets, Star Powers, and Hypercharges.

• 8 Rewards per Box!

• Glowy: Glowy's Super during Hypercharge now always fears regardless of facing direction, the attack is now 360 degrees and feared targets take 20% increased damage from all sources.
  

• Pierce: Fires 2 waves of projectiles, second one dealing less damage, and pierces Brawlers.

A new Claw Machine will be added to the Buffie menu, that will contain all 6 Brawlers' Buffies!

Crow

• [Reworked] Gadget: Instapoison
  Crow instantly deals remaining poison damage to all Crow-poisoned enemies and gains a shield for 150% of the value.

• Buffied: Refreshes poison duration.

• [Reworked] Gadget: Slowing Toxin
  Throw a kunai that damages, slows and poisons the first enemy hit for a time.

• Buffied: The kunai also bounces to nearby targets, causing the same effect.

• Star Power: Extra Toxic
  Crow's poison saps the strength of enemies, who deal 15% less damage while poisoned.

  • Buffied: Crow deals 5% more damage for each enemy poisoned.

• Star Power: Carrion Crow
  Crow deals 40% more damage with his attack and Super to enemies under 50% health.

  • Buffied: Crow’s poison duration +1 sec.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Hypercharged Main Attacks pierce and return after reaching max distance, dealing 20% less damage on returning.

Bibi

• Gadget: Vitamin Booster
  Bibi heals 1000 health per second for 4.0 seconds.

• Buffied: Instantly charges Bibi’s Home Run bar and her next attack restores 60% damage as health.

• [Reworked] Gadget: Extra Sticky.
  Bibi throws Bubble Gum that slows all enemies in it by 20%.

• Buffied: The slowing effect increases the longer the gum stays on the ground.

• Star Power: Home Run
  Bibi's movement speed is increased by 12% when her Home Run bar is fully charged.

• Buffied: Home Run attack deals +20% damage.

• Star Power: Batting Stance
  When Bibi's Home Run bar is fully charged, she shields herself from all damage by 20%.

• Buffied: Bibi gains a shield for 5 seconds when her Super hits an enemy Brawler.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Bibi’s Hypercharged main attack has a shorter wind up time. 

Bull

• [Reworked] Gadget: T-Bone Injector > T-Bone Missile
  Bull throws a projectile, dealing 1600 damage and heals for 800 if he hits.

• Buffied: Marks the target for 5 seconds, Bull get 50% lifesteal against the target.

• [Reworked] Gadget: Stomper
  Bull stomps the ground, slowing nearby enemies. If a target is already slowed, they are stunned!

  • Buffied: Stunning an enemy grants 30% movement speed for 3 seconds.

• Star Power: Berserker
  When Bull falls below 60% health, his reload speed doubles!

  • Buffied: Defeating a Brawler while this effect is active instantly charges Bull’s Super.

• Star Power: Tough Guy
  When Bull falls below 40% health, he gains a shield that reduces all damage he takes by 30%.

  • Buffied: Defeating a Brawler while this effect is active makes Bull immune to damage for 0.5 seconds.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Bull’s Main Attack deals less damage at long range but pierces all enemies.

Nita

• Gadget: Bear Paws
  Nita commands her bear to slam the ground, stunning all enemies within its reach.

  • Buffied: Her bear gains 50% damage for the next attack.

• Gadget: Faux Fur
  For the next 3 seconds, Nita's bear gets a 35% shield against damage.

  • Buffied: Nita and her bear become invulnerable for 0.5 seconds.

• Star Power: Bear With Me
  Nita recovers 1094 health whenever her bear hits an enemy Brawler. When Nita deals damage to an enemy brawler, her bear regains 1094 health.

  • Buffied: This ability can overheal Nita or her bear for 2000 health.

• Star Power: Hyper Bear
  Nita's bear attacks faster. Time between swipes is reduced by 60%.

  • Buffied: Summoning Nita’s bear gives her 25% increased reload speed for 3 seconds.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Nita’s attacks increase in speed, width, and range during hypercharge.

Leon

• [Buffed] Gadget: Clone Projector - Leon creates an illusion of himself to confuse his enemies. The clone attacks enemies dealing minor damage.

  • Buffied: Leon can reactivate the Gadget while a clone is active to swap positions with the clone.

• Gadget: Lollipop Drop: Leon throws a stealthy area for his team to hide in. The lollipop slowly loses its health over time.

  • Buffied: Leon and allies gain 15% movement speed inside of the area.

• Star Power: Smoke Trails
  When Leon uses his Super, he gains a 30% boost to his movement speed for the duration of his invisibility.

  • Buffied: The first attack after becoming visible deals 15% more damage.

• Star Power: Invisiheal
  Leon recovers 1440 health per second while his Super is active.

  • Buffied: Super duration +1 second.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Leon’s main attacks do at least 75% damage regardless of distance.

Bo

• Gadget: Super Totem - Bo throws a totem that increases allies' Super charging rate by 50%. The totem slowly loses its health over time.

  • Buffied: The totem has significantly increased radius.

• [Reworked] Gadget: Tripwire - Bo fires tripwires at his mines, detonating them and causing the same mine damage and effects to anyone hit by a tripwire.

  • Buffied: Detonating mines have a bigger blast radius.

• Star Power: Circling Eagle
  Bo spots enemies hidden in bushes from 150% further distance than normal.

  • Buffied: Bo is no longer revealed when attacking from bushes.

• Star Power: Snare A Bear
  Instead of a knockback, Bo's traps now stun the enemy for 2 seconds!

  • Buffied: Significantly increases trap placement speed.

• Hypercharge

  • Buffied: Bo’s main attack shoots a 4th arrow, and each arrow has increased area damage radius.

Gear Removal & Compensation

The following Gears will be removed, and you will get the full amount of Coins back through the Inbox as compensation. 

• Crow - "Enduring Toxins" Gear.

• Bull - "Super Charge" Gear.

• Bo - "Reload" Gear.

• Nita - "Pet Power" Gear.

• Leon - "Lingering Smoke" Gear.

Season: Sands of Time

• SANDSTALKER LILY | Brawl Pass | EPIC

  • SANDWALKER LILY | Brawl Pass (Chroma #1) | EPIC

  • NIGHT SANDS LILY | Brawl Pass (Chroma #2) | EPIC

• SULTAN CORDELIUS |BP | EPIC

  • HEATED SULTAN CORDELIUS | Brawl Pass (Chroma #1) | EPIC

  • COOLED SULTAN CORDELIUS | Brawl Pass (Chroma #2) | EPIC

• BODYGUARD BIBI | EPIC | 149 Gems

• CANOPIC 8-BIT | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

• DYNASTY DOUG | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

• MAGIC LAMP LARRY & LAWRIE | LEGENDARY | 299 Gems

Season: Dragons and Faeries

• FAERIE BONNIE | Brawl Pass | EPIC | 

  • DARK FAERIE BONNIE | Brawl Pass (Chroma #1) | EPIC

  • BRIGHT FAERIE BONNIE | Brawl Pass (Chroma #2) | EPIC

• DRAGON GRIFF | Brawl Pass | EPIC | 

  • GREEDY GRIFF | Brawl Pass (Chroma #1) | EPIC

  • HOARDER GRIFF | Brawl Pass (Chroma #2) | EPIC 

• FAERIE MINA | EPIC | 149 Gems

• FAERIE FRANK | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

• DRAGON MAISIE | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

• DRAGROM | LEGENDARY | 299 Gems

Miscellaneous Skins

• ROYALE TRUNK | EPIC | 149 Gems

• YWOLG | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

• INFLATABLE MELODIE | EPIC | 149 Gems

• BRUCE NITA | MYTHIC | 199 Gems

Pro Pass Skin

• DRAGON CROW | Stage 1

• DRAGONKIN CROW | Hypercharged 1

• DRAGONFORGED CROW | Hypercharged Chroma #1

• GHOST DRAGON CROW | Hypercharged Chroma #2

True Gold/Silver

• True Gold Pierce

• True Silver Pierce

• True Gold Glowy

• True Silver Glowy

JAE YONG - Minor Buff

• HP increased from 7,000 to 7,400.

LOU - Minor Buff

• HP increased from 6,800 to 7,000.

• Buff Base Super Area freeze buildup reduced from 8.3s to 7.1s.

• Freeze meter now starts decaying after 2.5s instead of 2s.

ZIGGY - Major Buff

• HP increased from 6,000 to 6,400.

• Recharge time improved by 5%.

• Reaction time buff 5% faster to spawn projectile.

COLETTE - Minor Buff

• Main Attack damage increased from 1,000 to 1,100.

• Main Attack percent damage increased from 37% to 39%.

• Super damage increased from 2,000 to 2,200.

• Super percent damage increased from 20% to 22%.

JANET - Minor Buff

• Projectile speed increased to 4.2%.

• “Drop the Bass” Gadget cooldown reduced from 20s to 18s.

LOLA - Minor Buff

• Hypercharge Ego collision radius reduced.

• Regular Ego HP increased from 4,000 to 4,400.

LUMI - Minor Buff

• HP increased from 5,800 to 6,200.

GIGI - Minor Buff

• Main attack is now more responsive.

• Burst of speed while attacking is stronger.

• Super burst at max level reduced from 3000 to 2600 per hit (also applies during Hypercharge engage/return hits).

• Peak combo damage potential is now capped lower.

• Faster attack windup from 20% to 30% faster.

BUZZ - Minor Buff

• Attack spread reduced by 10% for more consistent mid to close range damage.

• Super projectile speed increased by 3% for regular hits, Supers, and Hypercharges.

• Minimum stun duration increased from 0.5s to 0.6s.

KIT - Change

• Attached throwing has slightly more spread for easier hits.

• Stun reduced from 2s to 1.5s.

• Attached healing duration reduced from 10s to 8s.

• Healing per second increased from 10% to 15% max HP.

• Hypercharge healing per second increased from 20% to 25% max HP.

CHESTER - Minor Buff

• Damage per projectile increased from 1,280 to 1,340.

• HP increased from 7,400 to 7,600.

BONNIE - Minor Buff

• Super charge rate reduced from 6 to 5 shots (with Epic Gear, reduced from 5 to 4 shots).

• Hypercharge charge rate reduced from 12 to 11 shots (with Gear, now 10 shots).

MORTIS - Minor Nerf

• “Combo Spinner” Gadget no longer goes through walls.

• “Creature of the Night” Gadget no longer charges Super.

PEARL - Minor Buff

• Attack damage increased from 6 x 540 to 6 x 560 (7% increase).

• Super and Hypercharge charge rate remains unchanged.

LARRY & LAWRIE - Minor Buff

• Hypercharge charge rate 8% faster.

• Now requires 2.6 Supers instead of 2.8.

RUFFS - Major Buff

• “Field Promotion” Star Power healing increased from 30 to 40 HP per second.

• “Take Cover” Gadget Sandbags HP increased from 35% to 40% of max health.

MINA - Minor Nerf

• Windmill duration reduced from 2s to 1.5s.

MEG - Minor Buff

• “Toolbox” Gadget reload tower area radius increased from 800 to 880.

• “Force Field” Star Power shield on Mech exit increased from 25% to 30%.

SPIKE - Minor Nerf

• Hypercharge now requires slightly more than 3 Supers to charge.

• “Popping Pincushion” Gadget damage now scales with distance. At close range, it deals 60% damage, which is 600 per spike at level 11. At max range, it remains 1,000 per spike.

• “Life Plant” Gadget cooldown increased from 18s to 20s.

STU - Minor Buff

• HP increased from 6,800 to 7,000.

• Star Power 2 healing increased from 544 to 560 per Super use.

FRANK - Minor Nerf

• HP reduced from 14,000 to 13,600.

• “Active Noise Canceling” Gadget no longer charges Super or Hypercharge, including the Buffied versions.

• "Sponge' Star Power reduced from 15% to 10% damage reduction.

• “Power Grab” Star Power increase damage reduced from 25% to 15%.

• “Irresistible Attraction” range reduced by 8%.

EMZ - Minor Nerf

• Super charge from basic attacks reduced. Now takes about 10 hits instead of 8 to fully charge Super.

• “Friendzoner” Gadget no longer charges Super or Hypercharge, including the Buffied versions.

COLT - Minor Nerf

• "Speedloader" Gadget no longer charges Super or Hypercharge, including the Buffie variant.

BELLE - Minor Buff

• Super damage increased from 1,000 to 1,100.

• HP increased from 5,600 to 5,800.

• Hypercharge now requires one less attack and one less Super attack to charge.

PIERCE - Minor Nerf

• “Bottomless Mags” Gadget cooldown increased from 16s to 18s.

• Super charges 10% slower to compensate for last shot increased charge.

CLANCY - Change

• Level 1 base attack increased from 1,200 to 1,400.

• Level 2 base attack increased from 1,400 to 1,500.

• Level 3 remains 1,600.

• Level 2 now requires 6 shots instead of 7 (4 with Star Power for 2 tokens).

• Super bullets reduced from 16 to 12 and added proximity damage reduction: 100% damage at max range and 50% at close range (for example, maximum damage on Safe is now 7,000.)

ROSA - Minor Buff

• Super duration increased from 3s to 4s.

ALLI - Minor Nerf

• “Cold-blooded” Gadget cooldown increased from 14s to 16s.

RICO - Minor Nerf

• Super charge rate increased from 12 to 15 shots to compensate for bullet speed buff helping land more hits.
  

Brawl Arena Only

GIGI - Major Nerf

• HP reduced from 650 to 450.

• Damage reduced from 4 to 3.
  

GLOWY - Major Nerf

• HP reduced from 450 to 400.

• Fixed double XP bug.

PIERCE - Major Nerf

• HP reduced from 550 to 500.

• Damage reduced from 5 to 4.

Boss Fights

Dungeon Boss Fights: Unique dungeon bosses have been introduced, each offering a distinct combat fantasy and challenge.

• BOSS Griff – Greedy Overlord

• Sustained pressure through high projectile density and area control.

• BOSS Grom – Relentless Demolisher

• Extreme map-wide threat with unlimited-range explosives.

• Forces constant repositioning and spatial awareness.

• Boss Crow – Evolving Dragon

  • Multi-phase boss that grows stronger after each defeat.

  • Transforms from agile assassin into a full-scale dragon menace.

• BOSS Maisie – Tempo Enforcer

• Uses variable-speed projectiles to disrupt player timing.

• Punishes predictable movement and slow reactions.

• April Fools’ Special Boss: A one-day-only boss encounter available exclusively on April Fools’ Day.

• Boss Nita enters the arena with a twisted summoning loop.

New Seasonal Games Modes

Loaded Showdown (Showdown with Powerups)

• Crates are replaced with “Mystery boxes”.

• Each box drops a permanent power-up (health, damage, speed or shield).

• There’s a chance (default 40%) to drop another bonus item: a Consumable or a Carryable.

• Power-ups - permanent buff, drops partially upon defeat (similar to power cubes).

  • Damage buff (+15%).

  • Max health buff (+15%).

  • Speed buff (+10%).

  • Shield buff (incoming damage -10%).

• Consumables - temporary buffs.

  • Hypercharge instant charge (Returning buff).

  • Speed & damage Drink (Returning buff).

• Carryables - can be picked up and used/thrown like an attack.

  • Bowling ball

    • Throws in straight line.

    • Destroys walls.

    • Pushes, damages & stuns Brawlers.

    • Damages boxes.

    • Breaks after destroying enough wall tiles.

  • Shuriken

    • Throws in straight line

    • Damages Brawlers/boxes on hit, hits even while carrying. Breaks when hitting target.

    • Cuts grass.

  • Car

    • Brawler gets into a car, goes fast.

    • Destroys walls (car takes damage). Explodes upon taking damage.

    • Driving over enemies and boxes causes damage.

  • Bomb

    • Throwable over walls.

    • Explodes after ~1.5 seconds doing area of effect damage.

    • Explosion breaks walls.
      

Shadow Smash (3v3/5v5, Samurai Smash variant)

• Shadow spiders & Shadow clones of player brawlers spawn around the map

• Defeat Shadow clones & enemy Brawlers that drop “Moon” items (modelled after Sirius’s mask). Team that picks up the required amount (60/100) of Moons wins.

• Giant Sirius appears as a mini boss.

• Maps:

  • 3v3

    • Moonveil Mansion

    • Silver Shadow Circus

    • Illusion Alley

    • Doppelzone

  • 5v5

    • Web of Shadows

    • The Big Top

    • Imposter Pathway

    • Copycat Carnival

• Treasure Hunt (Returning mode)

  • Change: Now stops the timer when 2 teams are contesting the platform

• Modifiers

  • Sandstorms: a sandstorm appears intermittently and covers a part of the map. You can’t see inside if you’re outside, and vice-versa!

  • Slow bullets: a map wide slowdown effect appears intermittently and slows projectiles.

Environments

• Removed:

  • Candyland

  • Darryl’s Ship

  • Sea Monsters Aquarium

  • Starr Force

  • Swamp of Love

• Added:

  • Bizarre Circus

  • MadEvil Manor

  • Pyramid Quest

  • Retropolis

  • Rumble Jungle

  • Scrapyard

Maps

• No changes.

Community slot

• No changes.

Mega Pig

• No changes.

Season 1

• Featured game mode: Gem Grab

  • Map 1: Rustic Arcade

  • Map 2: Crystal Arcade

• Free Brawler Rotation:

  • Epic: Shade

  • Mythic: Squeak

  • Legendary: Kit

Season 2

• Featured game mode: Brawl Ball

  • Map 1: Spiraling Out

  • Map 2: Beach Ball

• Free Brawler Rotation:

  • Epic: Larry & Lawrie

  • Mythic: Doug

  • Legendary: Cordelius

Brawl Stars Championship

• BSC Challenges on February 27-March 1 and March 27-29.

• Free Play game rotation slot (Rotating game mode slot, random matchmaking & no Trophy gain/loss).

• Pro skin upgrades can drop from ranked drops - Colt Pro Skin will become possible to drop as of Mid March! Following Pro Skins will also become available 8 months after the end of their Pro Pass season.

• Pro Pass progress buffed! PPXP from wins increased to 50 from 25, and PPXP from reaching a new Rank increased to 400 from 200.
  Differentiated VFX for different shields:

  • White shield - you become invulnerable (when you respawn).

  • Yellow shield - you get damage deduction.

  • Purple-blue shield - you get extra shield health, and the shield loses its health over time.

• Championship notification placement back to home screen (pointing at Ranked).

• Solo Showdown won’t award Trophies on disconnect / Players will now disconnect when standing idle too long in Solo Showdown.

• Glowbert's name has changed to Glowy. After befriending Moe, the Brawler's gave him a friendly new nickname - Glowy!

• During this update, we will be running an A/B test on Mega Quest's:

  • 80% of players will receive Mega Quest's on the standard monthly schedule.

  • 20% of players will receive Mega Quest on a weekly schedule.

• Fixed a Ranked Battle Card display issue where the current selected Brawler was shown instead of the Ranked selected Brawler.

• Fixed an issue where Otis’s first Gadget Starfish would disappear after 5 seconds, even if no enemies were nearby.

• Fixed an issue where projectiles could not exit Mina’s “Windmill” Gadget area when fired from inside it.

• Fixed an edge case that could cause a crash in the Ranked loadout screen.

• Fixed an issue where the slow effect from Squeak’s Gadget "Residue" could stack and immobilize players.

• Fixed a server error that could occur when Sam picked up his Knuckle Busters during Hypercharge.

• Fixed missing outer visual effects on 8-Bit’s Super "Damage Booster" when using the "Plugged In" Star Power.

• Fixed an issue where some players saw Shop offers grayed out and were unable to purchase them.

Brawl Stars Challengers introduces a new tier of local esports competition, offering a structured path to the Brawl Stars Championship Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ). Regional tournament organisers run diverse formats tailored to their specific player base, providing a clear route from local play to the main stage to more players than ever!

Brawl Stars Challengers will be available across multiple regions worldwide:

• DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Türkiye

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

• North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)

• South Korea

• Japan

• Brazil

• South America West

Each region will feature its own tournaments, formats, and qualification paths.

Whether you are an established pro or just starting your competitive journey, you can take part. Form a team and compete within your region!

Key requirements:

• 16+ age requirement

• At least 2 out of 3 players must reside in the region they compete in

• Players can compete in both Challengers and the Brawl Stars Championship (BSC) during the season

• By August 1, players who qualify for the Challengers Finals must choose between continuing in BSC or competing in the Challengers Finals

• March to August 1: Regional competitions take place

• September 5 to 6: Brawl Stars Challengers Final

The top team from each region, 12 teams in total, will advance to the Brawl Stars Challengers Final, held in Istanbul, Turkiye on September 5th-6th.

This will be an in-person event where the best teams from each regional Challengers will compete for a place at the Brawl Stars Championship LCQ. Ticket sales will open June 1st.

Find everything for Brawl Stars Challengers, including sign-ups, rulebooks, and links to regional competitions, at the dedicated hub: supr.cl/brawlstarschallengers. Keep an eye out for #brawlchallengers on social media.

Stay tuned to official Brawl Stars Esports channels for updates and check your local Challengers pages for specifics on how to participate.

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The #BSC26 season rolled on this past weekend with the EMEA March Monthly Finals, marking another key step in the Spring Split. Eight teams from the Monthly Qualifiers competed for crucial BSC Points, as the race for Brawl Cup qualification continues to take shape.

Opening Matches:

• FUT Esports 🆚 F/A Kebap

• Team Heretics 🆚 NAVI

• Hmble 🆚 Madrid

• Reply Totem 🆚 NOVO Esports

In one of the most competitive EMEA Monthly Finals to date, Hmble made a statement by defeating FUT Esports in the Grand Final.

The 3-2 victory secured their first Monthly Final title of the season and also moved them into first place in the standings.

👉 Grand Finals: FUT Esports 🆚 HMBLE

FUT Esports 🆚 F/A Kebap | Quarter-Final #1

FUT Esports opened the day with a 3-0 sweep over F/A Kebap, securing wins in Bounty (Set 1), Gem Grab (Set 2), and Brawl Ball (Set 3). A confident performance from start to finish saw them move on to the Semi-Finals!

▶️ Match Highlights

Team Heretics 🆚 NAVI | Quarter-Final #2

In a closely fought battle, Team Heretics edged out NAVI 3-2 to reach the EMEA Semi-Finals. Wins in Gem Grab (Set 1), Knockout (Set 3), and a decisive Bounty (Set 5) proved enough to seal the series.

▶️ Match Highlights

HMBLE 🆚 Madrid | Quarter-Final #3

Hmble cruised to the Semi-Finals with a 3-0 sweep over Madrid, securing wins in Brawl Ball (Set 1), Knockout (Set 2), and Hot-Zone (Set 3).

▶️ Match Highlights

Reply Totem 🆚 NOVO Esports | Quarter-Final #4

In the Italian derby, NOVO Esports took down Reply Totem 3-1. After dropping Knockout (Set 1), NOVO bounced back with wins in Hot-Zone (Set 2), Bounty (Set 3), and Gem Grab (Set 4) to secure the series!

▶️ Match Highlights

FUT Esports 🆚 Team Heretics | Semi-Final #1

FUT Esports edged out Team Heretics 3-2 in a thrilling Semi-Finals rematch. FUT opened the series with a win in Heist (Set 1), before Heretics responded in Knockout (Set 2).

The series remained back-and-forth, heading into a decisive Bounty (Set 5), where FUT Esports secured a 2-0 win to advance to the Grand Finals!

▶️ Match Highlights

HMBLE 🆚 NOVO Esports | Semi-Final #2

In the second Semi-Final of the day, Hmble defeated NOVO Esports 3-2, in another hard-fought series.

NOVO were just one set away from reaching the Grand Finals, but Hmble's experience proved decisive as they regained control and turned the series in their favor.

▶️ Match Highlights

FUT Esports 🆚 Hmble | Grand Final

Hmble came out on top in a thrilling 3-2 Grand Final against FUT Esports. After taking the early lead, Hmble saw FUT Esports bring the series to within one set of the title, but just like in the Semi-Finals, they stepped up when it mattered most to, close out the series and claim the title!

▶️ Match Highlights

This is how the EMEA standings shape up after the March Monthly Finals:

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The #BSC26 season continued this past weekend with the East Asia March Monthly Finals, marking the second Monthly Final of the Spring Split. Eight teams from the Monthly Qualifiers competed for valuable BSC Points, with the race for Brawl Cup qualification continuing to heat up!

Opening Matches:

• ZETA Division 🆚 DF

• SKCalalas EA 🆚 Rival Esports

• WWL Esports 🆚 Feasible Gaming

• Crazy Raccoon 🆚 REJECT

Crazy Raccoon were crowned the March Monthly Finals Champions after an impressive run. Following a slow start to the #BSC26 season, the reigning World Champions bounced back in dominant fashion, securing their first Monthly Final title of the year.

A 3-1 Grand Final victory over ZETA Division moves Crazy Raccoon into second place on the East Asia leaderboard, putting them in a strong position in the race for a Brawl Cup spot!

👉 Grand Finals: Crazy Raccoon 🆚 ZETA Division

ZETA DIVISION 🆚 DF | Quarter-Final #1

ZETA Division picked up right where they left off, sweeping DF (3-0) in a series that lasted just over 20 minutes. The February champions secured wins in Bounty (Set 1), Gem Grab (Set 2), and Brawl Ball (Set 3) to advance to the Semi-Finals!

▶️ Match Highlights

SKCalalas EA 🆚 Rival Esports | Quarter-Final #2

In a rematch of last month’s Quarter-Finals, SKCalalas EA got their revenge over Rival Esports, securing a 3-1 victory with wins coming in Gem Grab (Set 1), Knockout (Set 3), and Hot-Zone (Set 4); despite Rival pushing back in Brawl Ball (Set 2).

▶️ Match Highlights

WWL Esports 🆚 Feasible Gaming | Quarter-Final #3

Feasible Gaming pulled a page out of WWL Esports’ playbook, completing a 3-2 reverse sweep after going 0-2 down. WWL took early control with wins in Knockout (Set 1) and Brawl Ball (Set 2), but Feasible turned it around with wins in Hot-Zone (Set 3), Bounty (Set 4), and Gem Grab (Set 5) to close out the series.

Special shoutout to Shigemyon's Barely cosplay!

▶️ Match Highlights

Crazy Raccoon 🆚 REJECT | Quarter-Final #4

In a back-and-forth series, Crazy Raccoon defeated REJECT 3-2. Crazy Raccoon struck first in Knockout (Set 1), but REJECT responded with wins in Hot-Zone (Set 2) and Bounty (Set 3) to take the lead. From there, CR closed out the series with victories in Gem Grab (Set 4) and Brawl Ball (Set 5), advancing to the Semi-Finals.

▶️ Match Highlights

ZETA DIVISION 🆚 SKCalalas EA | Semi-Final #1

ZETA Division continued their dominance in East Asia, sweeping SKCalalas EA 3-0 to secure their second consecutive Grand Final appearance. Wins in Heist (Set 1), Bounty (Set 2), and Gem Grab (Set 3) sealed a clean Semi-Final performance!

▶️ Match Highlights

Feasible Gaming 🆚 Crazy Raccoon | Semi-Final #2

Crazy Raccoon also booked their spot in the Grand Finals with a dominant 3-0 sweep over Feasible Gaming. They closed out the series with wins in Knockout (Set 1), Hot-Zone (Set 2), and Gem Grab (Set 3), setting up a Grand Finals clash against ZETA Division.

▶️ Match Highlights

ZETA DIVISION 🆚 Crazy Raccoon | Grand Final

Crazy Raccoon claimed the title with a 3-1 victory over ZETA Division in the Grand Final. They opened with back-to-back wins in Brawl Ball (Set 1) and Hot Zone (Set 2), with ZETA answering in Knockout (Set 3). Crazy Raccoon regained control in Heist (Set 4) to ultimately close out the series!

▶️ Match Highlights

Here’s the updated East Asia Points Leaderboard after the Season 2 Monthly Finals:

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Brawl Cup is coming soon, and the world’s best teams are getting ready to battle it out in Berlin, Germany!

Teams from across multiple regions will clash in a Battle of the Regions, competing through the Group Stage before advancing to the Playoffs and fighting for their share of the $100,000 USD prize pool.

On top of that, the winning team will earn an additional World Finals slot for their region, while second place secures an extra Last Chance Qualifier spot.

The Group Stage will feature 4 groups, each consisting of 3 teams, competing in a round robin format. Teams have been seeded based on their regional performance, with representatives from multiple regions competing for spoils and glory. All Group Stage matches will be played in a Best-of-5 format.

The top 2 teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs:

Group A

• South America | Seed 1

• EMEA | Seed 2

• China #1

Group B

• North America | Seed 1

• East Asia | Seed 2

• RTBC South America West Champion*

Group C

• East Asia | Seed 1

• South America | Seed 2

• RTBC South East & South Asia Champion*

Group D

• EMEA | Seed 1

• North America | Seed 2

• China #2

*Un Sueño Incompleto and Revenant XSpark have qualified through the SA West and SESA slots, after winning their respective Road to Brawl Cup (RTBC) qualifiers.

Once the Group Stage wraps up, the 8 best teams advance to the Playoffs, competing in a single elimination bracket, with all matches played in a Best-of-5 format.

The bracket will be seeded based on the Group Stage results:

Quarter Final 1:

• Group A - Seed 1 🆚 Group B - Seed 2

Quarter Final 2:

• Group D - Seed 1 🆚 Group C - Seed 2

Quarter Final 3:

• Group B - Seed 1 🆚 Group A - Seed 2

Quarter Final 4:

• Group C - Seed 1 🆚 Group D - Seed 2

From there, teams battle through the bracket until only two remain, facing off in the Grand Final!

Brawl Cup takes place May 15-17 at the Uber Eats Music Hall Arena in Berlin, Germany. Venue doors will open at 12pm local time (12:00 CEST) each day. The show will start at 12:45pm (subject to change).

Day 1 - May 15
The opening day of Brawl Cup will feature Group A and B matches, as teams begin their fight for a place in the Playoffs.

Day 2 - May 16
Day two concludes the Group Stage, with Group C and D taking the stage to battle for the remaining Playoff spots.

Day 3 - May 17
The final day of Brawl Cup is all about the Playoffs, where the remaining teams fight for their share of the $100,000 prize pool. The winning team takes home $35,000 and secures an additional World Finals slot for their region, while second place earns an extra Last Chance Qualifier spot along with prize money.

Tickets are available now, with VIP tickets already sold out! Secure your spot and experience the Battle of Regions live in Berlin. If you’re planning to attend, be sure to check out the Brawl Cup Ticket Guide for everything you need to know before the event!

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