Is Barley good in Brawl Stars?

Barley has a 56.0% adjusted win rate and a 0.6% pick rate over 163 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.

What is the best mode for Barley?

Barley performs best in Hot Zone, with a 70.0% raw win rate over 217 sampled battles there.

What is the best map for Barley?

Dueling Beetles (Hot Zone) is where Barley has the strongest sampled record, at 72.7% over 44 battles.

What counters Barley?

Nori, Mico, Max pull Barley furthest below its own 66.3% average in sampled team battles.

What star powers and gadgets does Barley have?

Barley has Medical Use and Extra Noxious as star powers and Sticky Syrup Mixer and Herbal Tonic as gadgets.

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ArtilleryB tierMeta score5.9/10

barley

A bartending robot designed to mix drinks and banter with patrons, Barley also makes sure to keep his bar clean, to the detriment of anyone who makes a mess.

Combat stats

Base values at Power 11, before gears and star powers.

Health: 2700
Main attack damage per second: 800
Super damage per second: 800
Reload: 2s; Slow
Range: 7.33; Long
Speed: 720; Normal

Build & upgrades

What Barley's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.

Star power bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

medical useMost picked64.1%60.4% picked
extra noxioustoo few battles39.6% picked

Gadget bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

sticky syrup mixerMost pickedtoo few battles57.2% picked
herbal tonictoo few battles42.8% picked

Read from 427 first-buyers

Counted from tracked players who own exactly one of the pair: they chose it, and every battle they played on this brawler was played with it. Both sides are equally invested in the brawler, so the gap between the two win rates is the ability rather than the player — read them against each other rather than as absolutes.

Gears owners buy

Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.

shield993 unlocks37.2%
damage850 unlocks31.9%
gadget cooldown272 unlocks10.2%
health215 unlocks8.1%
speed185 unlocks6.9%
vision152 unlocks5.7%

Measured across 2,968 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.

Star powers

medical use
Barley regains 540 health from each attack.
extra noxious
Adds +200 damage per second to Barley's attack.

Gadgets

sticky syrup mixer
Barley drops a sticky concoction that leaves a puddle, slowing down all enemies that make contact with it. Cooldown: 18 seconds.
herbal tonic
Barley throws a healing potion at nearby allies that creates an area that heals for 810 health per second. Cooldown: 17 seconds.

Hypercharge

bottled-up rage

Barley hurls 3 big brews that also destroy all bushes on impact.

Buffies

Unreleased. Barley has no buffies yet.

Gears

6 equippable

speedGain 15% speed increase when moving in bushes.
healthRecover health 50% more effectively.
damageDeal 15% extra damage when your Brawler is below 50% Health.
visionReveal opponents for 2 seconds after dealing damage to them.
shieldGain extra 900 health as a consumable shield. The shield regenerates in 10 seconds, when at full health.
gadget cooldownReduces Gadget cooldown by 15%.

Performance

Win rate

56.0%

163 battles

Pick rate

0.6%

Last 7 days

Avg trophies

1,010

Across tracked players

Avg rank

3.9

Across tracked players

Adjusted win rate

56.0%

+2.8 pts

9 daily snapshots. Adjusted against the sample average, so a shift here is the brawler moving rather than the cohort.

Where it performs

Each mode and map is scored against its own average, so a showdown record and a gem grab one can be read in the same list.

Best modes

Best maps

Dueling BeetlesHot Zone · 44 battles · 72.7% raw55.8%
Open BusinessHot Zone · 20 battles · 75.0% raw55.3%
DeadlockBrawl Ball · 108 battles · 78.7% raw55.2%
Parallel PlaysHot Zone · 79 battles · 65.8% raw54.6%
CrescendoKnockout · 22 battles · 81.8% raw53.5%
Pit StopHeist · 17 battles · 70.6% raw53.3%

Matchups

Which brawlers barley beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.

Strong against

Opponents barley beats more often than its own average

Weak against

Opponents that pull barley below its own average

Best team-mates

Allies barley wins more alongside

Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 66.3% win rate across 1,043 sampled team battles. Counted once per battle from one player’s side, and kept out of the win-rate and pick-rate numbers above. Those would be skewed by counting every participant.

Top players with barley

Balance history

The last changes Supercell made to Barley. Cosmetic releases are left out.

3 recorded

2025-12-16BuffBarley's Medical Use Star Power healing was increased to 486 (from 432).
2025-12-16BuffBarley's Herbal Tonic Gadget healing was increased to 648 (from 576).
2025-12-16BuffBarley's health was increased to 2700 (from 2400).

Combat stats, ability and gear descriptions, hypercharge and buffie effects, and balance history from the Brawl Stars Wiki, CC-BY-SA. Win rates, pick rates and matchups are our own.

Barley FAQ

Is Barley good in Brawl Stars?: Barley has a 56.0% adjusted win rate and a 0.6% pick rate over 163 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.
What is the best mode for Barley?: Barley performs best in Hot Zone, with a 70.0% raw win rate over 217 sampled battles there.
What is the best map for Barley?: Dueling Beetles (Hot Zone) is where Barley has the strongest sampled record, at 72.7% over 44 battles.
What counters Barley?: Nori, Mico, Max pull Barley furthest below its own 66.3% average in sampled team battles.
What star powers and gadgets does Barley have?: Barley has Medical Use and Extra Noxious as star powers and Sticky Syrup Mixer and Herbal Tonic as gadgets.