Attack
Undiluted
Damage per second800
Range7.33 tiles
Super charge18%per hit
Reload2s
7.33 tiles of reach
Barley — Brawl Stars
Win rate44.4%adjusted
Pick rate0.39%of all slots
Matches16,611
Best modeHot Zone49.7%
+3.1 pts over the last 7 days
Base statistics
Barley at power level
Health4,050
Attack damage1,200
Attack range7.33 tilesNormal
Reload2sSlow
Movement720Normal
Super damage1,200
Super range9.33 tilesLong
Attack and Super
Super
Last Call
Damage per second800
Range9.33 tiles
Projectiles5
Super charge14.8%per hit
9.33 tiles of reach
Abilities
Star Power
Medical Use
Every bottle he throws heals him a little, whether or not it hits anything, which is what keeps him alive while zoning.
Star Power
Extra Noxious
Raises the damage each tick of his puddles deals. Unusually, the increase is the same at every power level.
Gadget
Sticky Syrup Mixer
18s cooldownDrops a puddle at his feet that slows anything walking through it. It stays after he dies, and using it does not cancel his Super.
Gadget
Herbal Tonic
17s cooldownDrops healing puddles on himself and on every teammate within range; standing in one restores health for several seconds.
Hypercharge
Bottled-Up Rage
+30% stats while activeThe next Super lobs three oversized bottles rather than a line of normal ones, covering more ground and clearing bushes as it lands.
Recommended builds
reviewed 19 Jul 2026Area denialRecommended build
The default in every mode with a fixed point to deny.
Star Power
Extra Noxioushis damage comes from time spent in the puddle, so more of it is better
Extra Noxioushis damage comes from time spent in the puddle, so more of it is betterGadget
Sticky Syrup Mixerthe slow keeps them in the puddle they are trying to leave
Sticky Syrup Mixerthe slow keeps them in the puddle they are trying to leaveGear
Damagehis output is entirely area damage over time
Damagehis output is entirely area damage over timeGear
Gadget Cooldownthe slowing puddle is his best tool and he wants it often
Gadget Cooldownthe slowing puddle is his best tool and he wants it oftenHypercharge
Bottled-Up Ragemakes an objective genuinely unstandable
Bottled-Up Ragemakes an objective genuinely unstandableSustain throwerRecommended build
When your team has no healer and he has to keep himself alive behind the wall.
Star Power
Medical Useturns his constant chip damage into constant self-healing
Medical Useturns his constant chip damage into constant self-healingGadget
Herbal Tonica real heal for the whole team from behind cover
Herbal Tonica real heal for the whole team from behind coverGear
Healthhe dies to a single dash without it
Healthhe dies to a single dash without itGear
Shieldsurvives the assassin that inevitably finds him
Shieldsurvives the assassin that inevitably finds himSafe chipperRecommended build
Heist, where he can hit the safe from behind a wall the whole match.
Star PowerExtra Noxiousthe lingering damage keeps ticking on the safe
Extra Noxiousthe lingering damage keeps ticking on the safeGadgetSticky Syrup Mixerstops defenders from stepping out to contest him
Sticky Syrup Mixerstops defenders from stepping out to contest himGearDamagethe safe cannot walk out of the puddle
Damagethe safe cannot walk out of the puddleGear
Reload Speedmore bottles on the safe per window
Reload Speedmore bottles on the safe per windowHyperchargeBottled-Up Ragea burst of safe damage from total safety
Bottled-Up Ragea burst of safe damage from total safetyBarley by trophy range
Trophy range
44.4%16,611 matches · 9,408 players
All modes · Every trophy range · 8 Jul – 2 Sept
A range is the trophy count Barley was actually on when each match was played, so switching it changes which matches are counted — never how strong the evidence has to be.
Performance by mode
12 modes
Best and worst maps
43 mapsWorst
Matchups and teammates
Playing Barley
reviewed 19 Jul 2026A thrower who lobs bottles over walls and does all his damage as a puddle on the ground rather than on impact.
Early game
Start covering the objective immediately; his damage is time-based, so a bottle thrown early is worth more than one thrown accurately later.
Positioning
Stay behind a wall the enemy cannot shoot through and lob over it — the moment Barley has line of sight to someone, he is losing that exchange.
Using your Super
The Super is a wide carpet of puddles, so use it to break a push or to make the objective unstandable, not to finish one low target.
Common mistakes
- Aiming at where an enemy is rather than where they must walk, since the puddle does the damage, not the throw
- Stepping out from behind the wall to get a better angle and dying to the marksman who was waiting for exactly that
- Saving the Super for a kill when it should be denying ground
- Any mode with a fixed point to deny — a gem mine, a hot zone, a goal mouth
- Heist, where he can hit the safe from behind a wall for the whole match
- Maps with a solid wall he can sit permanently behind
Balance history
Damage3%2%
Health550450
Barley's emotes
2 emotes
Barley FAQ
Is Barley good in Brawl Stars right now?
Barley ranks #89 in Brawlest's live tier list, with a 44.4% adjusted win rate across 16,611 matches of recent battles.
What is the best Barley build?
The loadout Brawlest recommends for Barley is Extra Noxious, Sticky Syrup Mixer, Damage, Gadget Cooldown and Bottled-Up Rage.
What game modes is Barley best in?
Barley performs best in Hot Zone and Knockout 5v5 — a 49.7% win rate in Hot Zone.
Which brawlers counter Barley?
Barley tends to struggle against Kenji, Max and Mandy. The matchups section above has the full counter breakdown.