Is Kenji good in Brawl Stars?

Kenji has a 54.2% adjusted win rate and a 0.8% pick rate over 332 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.

What is the best mode for Kenji?

Kenji performs best in Hot Zone, with a 67.7% raw win rate over 282 sampled battles there.

What is the best map for Kenji?

Rastermind (Knockout) is where Kenji has the strongest sampled record, at 92.0% over 25 battles.

Melodie, Trunk, Nita pull Kenji furthest below its own 64.8% average in sampled team battles.

What star powers and gadgets does Kenji have?

Kenji has Studied The Blade and Nigiri Nemesis as star powers and Dashi Dash and Hosomaki Healing as gadgets.

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Legendary

AssassinB tierMeta score6.0/10

kenji

This highly skilled sushi chef has a wholesome life running his restaurant in Starr Park, but it feels like he's trying to hide something about his past... though his sushi tastes so good, nobody cares!

Combat stats

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

Health: 4000
Dash Damage: 750
Super damage per slice: 1300
Reload: 1s; Very Fast
Range: 2.67; dash; Short
Speed: 820; Very Fast

Build & upgrades

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

Star power bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

nigiri nemesisMost picked51.6%60.5% picked
studied the blade62.0%39.5% picked

Gadget bought first

Building

Among owners who have only one so far.

hosomaki healingMost picked68.2%72.3% picked
dashi dashtoo few battles27.7% picked

Read from 551 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.

damage1,239 unlocks34.3%
shield1,225 unlocks34.0%
gadget cooldown451 unlocks12.5%
health352 unlocks9.8%
speed282 unlocks7.8%
vision59 unlocks1.6%

Measured across 2,347 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.

Star powers

studied the blade
Slashimi's slices have 30% longer range.
nigiri nemesis
After avoiding damage for 5 seconds, gets 60% damage reduction from the next enemy attack.

Gadgets

dashi dash
Kenji's basic attack only uses Dash for the next 3 seconds. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
hosomaki healing
Kenji instantly heals 50% of the damage taken over the last 3 seconds. Cooldown: 17 seconds.

Hypercharge

all you can eat

Kenji pulls nearby enemies to the middle of his Super.

Buffies

Unreleased. Kenji 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

54.2%

332 battles

Pick rate

0.8%

Last 7 days

Avg trophies

1,361

Across tracked players

Avg rank

4.7

Across tracked players

Adjusted win rate

54.2%

+14.5 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

RastermindKnockout · 25 battles · 92.0% raw55.5%
Parallel PlaysHot Zone · 96 battles · 66.7% raw55.5%
Ring of FireHot Zone · 15 battles · 80.0% raw55.4%
Open BusinessHot Zone · 53 battles · 66.0% raw54.9%
Double DeckerKnockout · 20 battles · 80.0% raw53.8%
Open SpaceGem Grab · 22 battles · 86.4% raw52.9%

Matchups

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

Strong against

Opponents kenji beats more often than its own average

Weak against

Opponents that pull kenji below its own average

Best team-mates

Allies kenji wins more alongside

Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 64.8% win rate across 1,741 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 kenji

Balance history

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

1 recorded

2025-12-16BuffKenji's health was increased to 4000 (from 3800).

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.

Kenji FAQ

Is Kenji good in Brawl Stars?: Kenji has a 54.2% adjusted win rate and a 0.8% pick rate over 332 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.
What is the best mode for Kenji?: Kenji performs best in Hot Zone, with a 67.7% raw win rate over 282 sampled battles there.
What is the best map for Kenji?: Rastermind (Knockout) is where Kenji has the strongest sampled record, at 92.0% over 25 battles.
What counters Kenji?: Melodie, Trunk, Nita pull Kenji furthest below its own 64.8% average in sampled team battles.
What star powers and gadgets does Kenji have?: Kenji has Studied The Blade and Nigiri Nemesis as star powers and Dashi Dash and Hosomaki Healing as gadgets.