SupportD tierMeta score3.2/10gus
Gus looks so much like a ghost child that he's often mistaken for one. Perhaps fittingly, he's an enthusiast of all things Supernatural, since he's too innocent to be scared.
Combat stats
Base values at Power 11, before gears and star powers.
- Health
3300- Damage per balloon
1080- Super shield Health
2600- Reload
1.5s- Normal
- Range
9.33- Very Long
- Speed
720- Normal
Build & upgrades
What Gus's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.
Star power bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
health bonanzaMost pickedtoo few battles52.5% picked
spirit animal62.8%47.5% picked
Gadget bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
kooky popperMost picked43.1%67.0% picked
soul switchertoo few battles33.0% picked
Read from 511 first-buyers
Gears owners buy
Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.
shield1,063 unlocks35.0%
damage991 unlocks32.7%
health259 unlocks8.5%
vision252 unlocks8.3%
gadget cooldown244 unlocks8.0%- speed224 unlocks7.4%
Measured across 2,942 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.
Star powers
2health bonanza
Health gained from spirits are increased by 100%.
spirit animal
Spooky increases the damage of a teammate by 25% for 5 seconds.
Gadgets
2kooky popper
Explode all uncollected spirits, dealing 2160 damage to nearby enemies. Cooldown: 16 seconds.
soul switcher
Gus loses 5% health but gains 100% spirit instantly. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
Hypercharge
spooky pop
On impact, Gus' Super will drop spirits in all directions that deal damage to enemies and heal teammates!
Buffies
Unreleased. Gus 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
49.1%
177 battles
Pick rate
0.4%
Last 7 days
Avg trophies
1,045
Across tracked players
Avg rank
3.9
Across tracked players
Adjusted win rate
49.1%
±0.2 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
Matchups
Which brawlers gus beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.
Strong against
Opponents gus beats more often than its own average
Weak against
Opponents that pull gus below its own average
Best team-mates
Allies gus wins more alongside
Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 61.3% win rate across 826 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 gus
Balance history
The last changes Supercell made to Gus. Cosmetic releases are left out.
- 2025-12-16BuffGus' health was increased to 3300 (from 3200).
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.
Gus FAQ
- Is Gus good in Brawl Stars?
- Gus has a 49.1% adjusted win rate and a 0.4% pick rate over 177 sampled decided battles, which puts it in D tier.
- What is the best mode for Gus?
- Gus performs best in Duels, with a 80.3% raw win rate over 66 sampled battles there.
- What is the best map for Gus?
- Crimson Divide (Siege) is where Gus has the strongest sampled record, at 96.0% over 25 battles.
- What counters Gus?
- Mina, Wendy, Otis pull Gus furthest below its own 61.3% average in sampled team battles.
- What star powers and gadgets does Gus have?
- Gus has Health Bonanza and Spirit Animal as star powers and Kooky Popper and Soul Switcher as gadgets.
