Attack
Polar Vortex
Damage per snowball300
Range8.33 tiles
Projectiles6
Super charge6.75%per hit
Reload1.2s
8.33 tiles of reach
Gale
Win rate47.7%adjusted
Pick rate0.43%of all slots
Matches424
Best modeBrawl Ball44.0%
Small sample
Base statistics
Gale at power level
Health6,000
Attack damage450
Attack range8.33 tilesLong
Reload1.2sFast
Movement720Normal
Super damage1,200
Super range10 tilesVery Long
Projectiles6
Attack and Super
Super
Gale Force!
Damage800
Range10 tiles
Projectiles1
Super charge12.45%per hit
10 tiles of reach
Abilities
Star Power
Blustery Blow
Enemies his gust shoves into a wall are stunned for over a second, which turns a corridor into a trap.
Star Power
Freezing Snow
Every hit from his snow briefly slows the target, so chip damage doubles as crowd control.
Gadget
Spring Ejector
20s cooldownDrops a launch pad underfoot that flings anyone who touches it, friend or enemy, in the direction he was facing.
Gadget
Twister
21s cooldownCreates a small tornado that pushes enemies out of it and knocks back anyone trying to walk through.
Hypercharge
Blizzard
+25% stats while activeThe gust becomes wider and comes out in two waves, covering much more of a lane per Super.
Recommended builds
reviewed 19 Jul 2026DisplacementRecommended build
The default: push people off objectives and out of position.
Star Power
Blustery Blowthe stun on the gust converts a push into a kill
Blustery Blowthe stun on the gust converts a push into a killGadget
Spring Ejectorlaunches an approaching tank straight back out
Spring Ejectorlaunches an approaching tank straight back outGear
Super Chargethe Super is the entire reason he is picked
Super Chargethe Super is the entire reason he is pickedGear
Damagehis spread shot punishes anyone he pushed into a corner
Damagehis spread shot punishes anyone he pushed into a cornerHypercharge
Blizzarda gust that removes a whole team from an objective
Blizzarda gust that removes a whole team from an objectiveSlow controlRecommended build
Against dive comps, where slowing the approach matters more than reversing it.
Star Power
Freezing Snowhis normal attack becomes constant crowd control
Freezing Snowhis normal attack becomes constant crowd controlGadget
Twistera tornado that holds a choke without him standing in it
Twistera tornado that holds a choke without him standing in itGear
Shieldhe plays close enough to be dived
Shieldhe plays close enough to be divedGear
Healthhe is expected to hold a lane at mid range
Healthhe is expected to hold a lane at mid rangeGoal denialRecommended build
Brawl Ball, where one gust launches a carrier back across the pitch.
Star PowerBlustery Blowa stunned carrier drops out of the goal mouth entirely
Blustery Blowa stunned carrier drops out of the goal mouth entirelyGadgetSpring Ejectorejects a carrier who already got past the defence
Spring Ejectorejects a carrier who already got past the defenceGearSuper Chargehe needs the gust available for every attack
Super Chargehe needs the gust available for every attackGearShieldhe defends from the goal mouth and gets focused there
Shieldhe defends from the goal mouth and gets focused thereHyperchargeBlizzardclears the entire attacking team off the net
Blizzardclears the entire attacking team off the netGale by trophy range
Trophy range
47.7%424 matches · 297 players
All modes · Every trophy range · 8–20 Jul
A range is the trophy count Gale 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
1 modes
Playing Gale
reviewed 19 Jul 2026A controller whose Super is a gust of wind that pushes everything in a cone away from him, plus a snowball attack that covers width.
Early game
Fire the snowball spread at chokes to charge the Super; the gust should be available before the first real contest for the objective.
Positioning
Play just behind your frontline so the gust catches anything that dives past them, and so he is never the first target.
Using your Super
Use it defensively — pushing a diving assassin off your marksman is worth more than pushing a tank you were going to beat anyway.
Common mistakes
- Pushing enemies back toward their own team and out of danger
- Saving the gust for a perfect multi-hit while the backline gets dived
- Playing him at long range where his spread does trivial damage
- Brawl Ball, where a gust launches a carrier back across the halfway line
- Against dive comps, since the gust reverses an engage before it lands
- Objectives with an edge to push people off, like a hot zone or a goal mouth
By mode
Brawl Ball
A gust on the goal mouth clears an entire attacking team.
Hot Zone
Pushing contesters out of the circle stops their charge without a kill.
Balance history
Super damage600800
Super Charge rate