Attack
Loony Balloons
Damage per balloon1,080
Range9.33 tiles
Projectiles1
Super charge25.375%per hit
Reload1.5s
9.33 tiles of reach
Gus
Win rate42.4%adjusted
Pick rate0.37%of all slots
Matches365
Best modeKnockout47.8%
Small sample
Base statistics
Gus at power level
Health4,950
Attack damage1,620
Attack range9.33 tilesLong
Reload1.5sNormal
Movement720Normal
Super damage3,900
Super range9.33 tilesLong
Projectiles1
Attack and Super
Super
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
Soul Switcher
10s cooldownTrades a slice of his current health for a full spirit bar, so he can shield an ally immediately.
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
Soul Switcherhis only repositioning tool, on a support with no dash and no escape
Soul Switcherhis only repositioning tool, 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
42.4%365 matches · 249 players
All modes · Every trophy range · 8–20 Jul
A range is the trophy count Gus 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
2 modes
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
basic attack damage10001120
Damage9401000