Is Gene good in Brawl Stars?

Gene has a 48.7% adjusted win rate and a 0.6% pick rate over 751 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.

What is the best mode for Gene?

Gene performs best in Brawl Ball, with a 76.1% raw win rate over 113 sampled battles there.

What is the best map for Gene?

Molten to the Core (Duo Showdown) is where Gene has the strongest sampled record, at 82.1% over 39 battles.

Wendy, Penny, Sprout pull Gene furthest below its own 57.1% average in sampled team battles.

What star powers and gadgets does Gene have?

Gene has Magic Puffs and Spirit Slap as star powers and Lamp Blowout and Vengeful Spirits as gadgets.

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Mythic

ControllerC tierMeta score4.5/10

gene

Most people look at Gene and see a funny little guy in a costume. What they don't see is that his personality is split between his body and his teapot.

Combat stats

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

Health: 3800
Damage: 1000
Reload: 2s; Slow
Range: 5.67; close range; Normal
Speed: 720; Normal

Build & upgrades

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

Star power bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

magic puffsMost pickedtoo few battles50.7% picked
spirit slaptoo few battles49.3% picked

Gadget bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

lamp blowoutMost pickedtoo few battles64.8% picked
vengeful spiritstoo few battles35.2% picked

Read from 387 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.

talk to the hand939 unlocks27.6%
vision692 unlocks20.4%
shield666 unlocks19.6%
damage557 unlocks16.4%
speed211 unlocks6.2%
health181 unlocks5.3%
gadget cooldown152 unlocks4.5%

Measured across 2,596 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.

Star powers

magic puffs
Gene heals all friendly Brawlers around him for 608 health per second.
spirit slap
Gene's Magic Hand also damages enemies, dealing 2000 damage on hit.

Gadgets

lamp blowout
All enemies close to Gene are instantly pushed back. If at least one enemy Brawler is within range, Gene will also restore 10% of his max health. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
vengeful spirits
Gene shoots a homing missile at all visible enemies within a large area, dealing up to 1600 damage based on distance. Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Hypercharge

hyper hands

Gene's Super splits into 3 different hands, each being able to grab one enemy. First goes straight, and the other 2 go diagonally.

Buffies

Unreleased. Gene has no buffies yet.

Gears

7 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.
talk to the hand
gadget cooldownReduces Gadget cooldown by 15%.

Performance

Win rate

48.7%

751 battles

Pick rate

0.6%

Last 7 days

Avg trophies

1,067

Across tracked players

Avg rank

4.0

Across tracked players

Adjusted win rate

48.7%

+3.1 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

Molten to the CoreDuo Showdown · 39 battles · 82.1% raw56.9%
Icy ice parkWipeout · 15 battles · 80.0% raw55.2%
New HorizonsKnockout · 115 battles · 62.6% raw54.2%
Insane StreamerBrawl Ball · 33 battles · 97.0% raw53.9%
Triple DribbleBrawl Ball · 36 battles · 72.2% raw52.6%
Slippery roadWipeout · 20 battles · 80.0% raw52.3%

Matchups

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

Strong against

Opponents gene beats more often than its own average

Weak against

Opponents that pull gene below its own average

Best team-mates

Allies gene wins more alongside

Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 57.1% win rate across 1,222 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 gene

Balance history

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

4 recorded

2026-04-22NeutralFixed an issue with Gene's Super bypassing crowd control immunity.
2025-12-16BuffGene's Magic Puffs Star Power healing was increased to 548 (from 519) per second.
2025-12-16BuffGene's health was increased to 3800 (from 3600).
2024-10-29NeutralDark Samurai Gene's winning animation was slightly reworked.

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.

Gene FAQ

Is Gene good in Brawl Stars?: Gene has a 48.7% adjusted win rate and a 0.6% pick rate over 751 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.
What is the best mode for Gene?: Gene performs best in Brawl Ball, with a 76.1% raw win rate over 113 sampled battles there.
What is the best map for Gene?: Molten to the Core (Duo Showdown) is where Gene has the strongest sampled record, at 82.1% over 39 battles.
What counters Gene?: Wendy, Penny, Sprout pull Gene furthest below its own 57.1% average in sampled team battles.
What star powers and gadgets does Gene have?: Gene has Magic Puffs and Spirit Slap as star powers and Lamp Blowout and Vengeful Spirits as gadgets.