Attack
Haunted Hug
Damage800
Range3.67 tiles
Super charge20%per hit
Reload0.8s
3.67 tiles of reach
Shade — Brawl Stars
Win rate62.1%adjusted
Pick rate4.01%of all slots
Matches150,241
Best modeBrawl Ball 5v571.5%
−2.3 pts over the last 7 days
Base statistics
Shade at power level
Health7,400
Attack damage1,600
Attack range3.67 tilesShort
Reload0.8sVery Fast
Movement855Very Fast
Super range3.33 tilesVery Short
Attack and Super
Power 1 · base valuesSuper
Incorporeal Form
Range3.33 tiles
3.33 tiles of reach
Abilities
Star Power
Spooky Speedster
Landing the centre of its hug grants a brief burst of movement speed, and repeat hits stack the effect.
Star Power
Hardened Hoodie
It takes reduced damage for the whole of its incorporeal form, so the wall-phasing window is a safe one.
Gadget
Longarms
20s cooldownIts next attack reaches noticeably further, which lets it open on someone who thought they were safe.
Gadget
Jump Scare
18s cooldownFrightens every enemy nearby, slowing them for four seconds on a short cooldown.
Hypercharge
The Frightener
+34% stats while activeIts attack deals double damage for the duration of the Super, turning the reposition into a burst window.
Recommended builds
reviewed 19 Jul 2026Ghost flankerRecommended build
Walled maps where passing through terrain puts him behind a line that cannot reposition.
Star PowerSpooky Speedsterhis Super is a walk through walls, and how quickly he crosses decides whether he arrives before they turn round
GadgetLongarmsextends a 3.67-tile reach so he is not obliged to be touching them
Gear
Speedat 820 he chooses which fight happens
Speedat 820 he chooses which fight happensGear
Damagean 0.8-second reload applies the bonus constantly
Damagean 0.8-second reload applies the bonus constantlyHypercharge
The Frightenera flank that removes a brawler rather than merely scaring them off a tile
The Frightenera flank that removes a brawler rather than merely scaring them off a tileDurable ghostRecommended build
Against teams that turn and focus him the instant he materialises.
Star PowerHardened Hoodiehe emerges from a wall inside their formation, which is the moment all three of them fire
GadgetJump Scarea burst on the tile he appears in, where everybody is already standing
Gear
Healthhe has no ranged option to fall back on
Healthhe has no ranged option to fall back onGear
Shieldthe first second after arrival is the whole risk
Shieldthe first second after arrival is the whole riskShade by trophy range
Trophy range
62.1%150,241 matches · 45,652 players
All modes · Every trophy range · 1 Sep – 19 Oct
Trophy ranges use the player’s Shade trophies at match time.
Performance by mode
14 modes
Best and worst maps
99 mapsWorst
Matchups and teammates
Shade beats
Shade's win rate in sampled team battles
Tick 10,328 matches85.7%
Edgar 15,735 matches83.0%
Bolt 2,949 matches81.6%
Shelly 3,929 matches81.0%
Mortis 21,488 matches80.8%
Crow 3,828 matches79.5%Struggles against
Shade's win rate in sampled team battles
Amber 24,537 matches42.1%
Gus 27,258 matches45.0%
R-T 1,072 matches46.1%
Maisie 5,091 matches47.4%
Lou 2,184 matches49.2%
Trunk 2,589 matches49.7%Best alongside
Shade's win rate in sampled team battles
Amber 32,180 matches78.1%
Cosmo 4,074 matches77.5%Gus 35,582 matches75.3%Maisie 5,094 matches74.5%
Ziggy 775 matches72.8%
Lola 972 matches72.2%Playing Shade
reviewed 19 Jul 2026A very fast assassin with a short reach whose Super lets him move through walls and arrive inside a formation.
Early game
Skirmish at the edges and charge without committing, because his 3.67-tile reach means every early trade is one he has to walk into.
Positioning
On the far side of a wall from their backline, which is a position no other brawler can threaten from and the whole reason to play him.
Using your Super
Passing through terrain is a repositioning tool, not damage, so use it to arrive behind a line rather than to run away from a fight he has already lost.
Common mistakes
- Emerging in the middle of all three enemies rather than beside the isolated one
- Spending the Super as an escape and then having no way back in
- Fighting at range, where a 3.67-tile attack does nothing at all
- Walled maps where terrain is what the enemy is relying on for safety
- Against backlines with no area attack to punish an arrival
- Modes where removing one brawler for a few seconds takes the objective
By mode
Brawl Ball
He arrives at the carrier through the wall the defence thought protected them.
Knockout
A flank through terrain ends a round that had settled into a standoff.
Balance history
Star Power - Spooky Speedster movement speed15%20%
Hypercharge Buffie - bonus damage75%30%
Gadget 'Jump scare' - fear radius1000600
Gadget 'Long arms' - cooldown18s20s
Super Charge when near enemies
Hypercharge charge rate5040
Shade's emotes
13 emotes
Shade FAQ
Is Shade good in Brawl Stars right now?
Shade ranks #4 in Brawlest's live tier list, with a 62.1% adjusted win rate across 150,241 matches of recent battles.
What is the best Shade build?
The loadout Brawlest recommends for Shade is Spooky Speedster, Longarms, Speed, Damage and The Frightener.
What game modes is Shade best in?
Shade performs best in Brawl Ball 5v5 and Brawl Hockey — a 71.5% win rate in Brawl Ball 5v5.
Which brawlers counter Shade?
Shade tends to struggle against Amber, Gus and R-T. The matchups section above has the full counter breakdown.