Is Darryl good in Brawl Stars?

Darryl has a 43.5% adjusted win rate and a 0.5% pick rate over 136 sampled decided battles, which puts it in D tier.

What is the best mode for Darryl?

Darryl performs best in Duels, with a 86.3% raw win rate over 51 sampled battles there.

What is the best map for Darryl?

The Great Mighty Lou (Duels) is where Darryl has the strongest sampled record, at 87.5% over 48 battles.

What counters Darryl?

Gray, Pierce, Mico pull Darryl furthest below its own 62.8% average in sampled team battles.

What star powers and gadgets does Darryl have?

Darryl has Steel Hoops and Rolling Reload as star powers and Recoiling Rotator and Tar Barrel as gadgets.

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Super Rare Tank

TankD tierMeta score1.5/10

darryl

Darryl put on the pirate captain's hat in a bid to avoid work, but now he's forced to defend his ship! Who knew being in charge took actual effort?

Combat stats

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

Health: 5500
Damage per shell: 240
Super damage: 660
Reload: 1.8s; Normal
Range: 6; Normal
Speed: 770; Fast

Build & upgrades

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

Star power bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

steel hoopsMost picked55.8%55.7% picked
rolling reloadtoo few battles44.3% picked

Gadget bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

recoiling rotatorMost pickedtoo few battles56.8% picked
tar barreltoo few battles43.2% picked

Read from 406 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.

damage996 unlocks33.3%
shield856 unlocks28.6%
speed466 unlocks15.6%
health445 unlocks14.9%
gadget cooldown159 unlocks5.3%
vision71 unlocks2.4%

Measured across 2,955 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.

Star powers

steel hoops
After Barrel Roll all damage Darryl takes is reduced by 25% for 2 seconds.
rolling reload
When Darryl uses his Super, he doubles his reload speed for 5 seconds.

Gadgets

recoiling rotator
Darryl spins around and sprays a barrage of shots in all directions. Each shot deals 600 damage and recharges his Super by 25% if it hits enemies! Cooldown: 12 seconds.
tar barrel
Darryl creates a slowing area around himself for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 15 seconds.

Hypercharge

barrel o' bullets

Shoots his shotguns around himself during a Barrel Roll. Each shot does 600 damage each.

Buffies

Unreleased. Darryl 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

43.5%

136 battles

Pick rate

0.5%

Last 7 days

Avg trophies

1,123

Across tracked players

Avg rank

4.2

Across tracked players

Adjusted win rate

43.5%

−11.7 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

The Great Mighty LouDuels · 48 battles · 87.5% raw62.0%
ArabesqueBrawl Ball · 34 battles · 91.2% raw56.4%
Doom ShroomSolo Showdown · 41 battles · 70.7% raw54.7%
Rockwall BrawlSolo Showdown · 33 battles · 66.7% raw53.8%
Skull CreekSolo Showdown · 75 battles · 60.0% raw53.1%
Skull CreekDuo Showdown · 28 battles · 67.9% raw52.2%

Matchups

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

Strong against

Opponents darryl beats more often than its own average

Weak against

Opponents that pull darryl below its own average

Best team-mates

Allies darryl wins more alongside

Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 62.8% win rate across 1,044 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 darryl

Balance history

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

3 recorded

2026-04-22NerfHis Super recharge rate was decreased by 24%.
2026-04-22BuffDarryl's Super Damage was increased to 660 (from 400).
2025-12-16BuffDarryl's health was increased to 5500 (from 5300).

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.

Darryl FAQ

Is Darryl good in Brawl Stars?: Darryl has a 43.5% adjusted win rate and a 0.5% pick rate over 136 sampled decided battles, which puts it in D tier.
What is the best mode for Darryl?: Darryl performs best in Duels, with a 86.3% raw win rate over 51 sampled battles there.
What is the best map for Darryl?: The Great Mighty Lou (Duels) is where Darryl has the strongest sampled record, at 87.5% over 48 battles.
What counters Darryl?: Gray, Pierce, Mico pull Darryl furthest below its own 62.8% average in sampled team battles.
What star powers and gadgets does Darryl have?: Darryl has Steel Hoops and Rolling Reload as star powers and Recoiling Rotator and Tar Barrel as gadgets.