Attack
Loony Balloons
Damage per balloon1,080
Range9.33 tiles
Projectiles1
Super charge25.375%per hit
Reload1.5s
9.33 tiles of reach
Gus — Brawl Stars
Win rate62.9%adjusted
Pick rate5.12%of all slots
Matches191,697
Best modeBrawl Ball 5v580.1%
−1.1 pts over the last 7 days
Base statistics
Gus at power level
Health6,600
Attack damage2,160
Attack range9.33 tilesLong
Reload1.5sNormal
Movement750Normal
Super damage5,200
Super range9.33 tilesLong
Projectiles1
Attack and Super
Power 1 · base valuesSuper
Spooky Boy
Shield Health2,600
Range9.33 tiles
Projectiles1
Super charge4.5%per hit
9.33 tiles of reach
Abilities
Star Power
Health Bonanza
Each spirit collected restores twice as much health, doubling the value of the pickups he leaves behind.
Star Power
Spirit Animal
The teammate he shields also deals more damage for five seconds, so the Super buffs as well as protects.
Gadget
Kooky Popper
16s cooldownDetonates every spirit still floating on the map, damaging enemies standing near each one.
Gadget
Knockback Spirit
18s cooldownThrows a piercing spirit that knocks enemies back and deals half his main attack damage, and costs no ammo to use.
Hypercharge
Spooky Pop
+35% stats while activeUsed on himself the Super fires spirits in every direction; used on an ally, the spirits curve around instead.
Recommended builds
reviewed 19 Jul 2026Shield supportRecommended build
Team modes where he stands behind a frontliner and keeps them shielded through every push.
Star Power
Spirit Animalthe shields are the reason he is picked, so the rate they appear at sets how much of the match he is contributing to
Spirit Animalthe shields are the reason he is picked, so the rate they appear at sets how much of the match he is contributing toGadget
Kooky Poppera chasing ghost that punishes whoever dives the ally he has just shielded
Kooky Poppera chasing ghost that punishes whoever dives the ally he has just shieldedGear
Super Chargea shield for every engage rather than every other one
Super Chargea shield for every engage rather than every other oneGear
Damagehis 1,080 balloon at nine tiles still has to threaten something
Damagehis 1,080 balloon at nine tiles still has to threaten somethingHypercharge
Spooky Popcovers the whole team at the moment they commit rather than one of them
Spooky Popcovers the whole team at the moment they commit rather than one of themSelf-preservationRecommended build
Showdown and any lineup where the shield is going on himself rather than a teammate.
Star Power
Health Bonanzaa larger shield on a 3,300-health body is the difference between surviving a dive and not
Health Bonanzaa larger shield on a 3,300-health body is the difference between surviving a dive and notGadget
Knockback Spirithis only way to shove a diver off, on a support with no dash and no escape
Knockback Spirithis only way to shove a diver off, on a support with no dash and no escapeGear
Healththe shield stacks on top of whatever he already has
Healththe shield stacks on top of whatever he already hasGear
Speeda slow balloon means he wins by not being caught
Speeda slow balloon means he wins by not being caughtGus by trophy range
Trophy range
62.9%191,697 matches · 50,976 players
All modes · Every trophy range · 1 Sep – 19 Oct
Trophy ranges use the player’s Gus trophies at match time.
Performance by mode
14 modes
Best and worst maps
96 mapsWorst
Matchups and teammates
Gus beats
Gus's win rate in sampled team battles
Tick 14,829 matches86.8%
Shelly 4,099 matches83.3%
Edgar 18,948 matches82.4%
Bolt 4,770 matches82.0%
Mortis 27,369 matches81.7%
Fang 9,525 matches79.9%Struggles against
Gus's win rate in sampled team battles
Cosmo 4,111 matches46.0%
Amber 26,652 matches47.6%
Ash 6,364 matches47.9%Best alongside
Gus's win rate in sampled team battles
Amber 40,266 matches79.9%
Shade 35,582 matches75.3%Cosmo 4,505 matches74.4%
Lola 1,456 matches74.1%
Jacky 1,080 matches73.6%
Maisie 6,362 matches73.5%Playing Gus
reviewed 19 Jul 2026A support who fires a slow balloon at nine tiles and hands out shields built from spirits he accumulates over time.
Early game
Chip safely and let the spirits build; a Gus with nothing to give away is a 3,300-health brawler with one slow projectile.
Positioning
Just behind the teammate he intends to shield, close enough for the shield to reach and far enough that his own balloon still has room to travel.
Using your Super
The shield goes on the brawler about to take damage, not the one already low, since it absorbs what comes next rather than repairing what has happened.
Common mistakes
- Hoarding spirits for a perfect moment while his frontline dies without one
- Shielding himself when a tank walking into the objective would have converted it into ground
- Aiming the slow balloon directly at a moving target rather than ahead of it
- Behind a tank who will convert every shield into ground taken
- Modes with a fixed objective, so the shielded ally never has to walk far
- Long fights where his spirits keep arriving rather than being spent at once
By mode
Brawl Ball
A shield on the carrier is worth more than any damage he could deal instead.
Hot Zone
A shielded teammate holds the circle through the burst that would have moved them.
Balance history
Star Power 'Health Bonanza' - healing increase100%75%
Gadget 'Knockback spirit' - cooldown
basic attack damage10001120
Damage9401000
Gus's emotes
4 emotes
Gus FAQ
Is Gus good in Brawl Stars right now?
Gus ranks #3 in Brawlest's live tier list, with a 62.9% adjusted win rate across 191,697 matches of recent battles.
What is the best Gus build?
The loadout Brawlest recommends for Gus is Spirit Animal, Kooky Popper, Super Charge, Damage and Spooky Pop.
What game modes is Gus best in?
Gus performs best in Brawl Ball 5v5 and Brawl Hockey — a 80.1% win rate in Brawl Ball 5v5.
Which brawlers counter Gus?
Gus tends to struggle against Cosmo, Amber and Ash. The matchups section above has the full counter breakdown.