SupportC tierMeta score4.3/10Max build, stats and matchups
Most Max owners buy the Phase Shifter gadget and the Run N Gun star power first. Max has a 47.1% adjusted win rate and 1.6% pick rate over 17,533 sampled battles, C tier in Ranked, as of 13 October 2026.
TitleI AM SPEED!
Prestige titleToo fast
The build owners run
Why, and what else
Star powerrun n gun50.1% of owners
Gadgetphase shifter50.8% of owners
Gearshield32.1% of owners
Geardamage31.7% of owners
Combat stats
Power 1 values from the wiki, before gears and star powers. Health and damage double at Power 11; reload, range and speed do not change.
- Health
3500- 7,000 at Power 11
- Damage per projectile
320- 640 at Power 11
- Reload
1.3s- Very Fast
- Range
8.33- Long
- Speed
855- Very Fast
- Hits to Super
- 18
- from empty, all hits landing
- Super charge
- 5.75%
- per hit · 4 per attack
- Hypercharge boost
45%- speed, damage and shield
Build & upgrades
What Max's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.
What owners bought and how it has gone for them.How to read this
What owners bought is popularity — the game's API reports what a player has unlocked, never what they took into a match. How it has gone is the win rate among the players who made each choice, which covers the ability and the kind of player who picks it together. Neither is a recommendation from us: BrawlZone does not rank Max's kit, and nothing here is an opinion about what you should buy.
Star power bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far. Win rates cover the choice and the chooser together.
- run n gunMost picked62.3% win rate52.1% of first buyers · 782 players
super charged53.2% win rate47.9% of first buyers · 720 players
Gadget bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far. Win rates cover the choice and the chooser together.
- phase shifterMost picked61.6% win rate70.9% of first buyers · 1,126 players
sneaky sneakers65.6% win rate29.1% of first buyers · 462 players
Read from 3,090 first-buyers
Gears owners buy
Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.
- shield49.6% of owners32.1%of picks
- damage49.0% of owners31.7%of picks
- speed15.4% of owners10.0%of picks
gadget cooldown14.5% of owners9.3%of picks
health13.2% of owners8.5%of picks
vision12.9% of owners8.4%of picks
Measured across 23,230 tracked players who own this brawler. “Of owners” is how many of them have that item; “of picks” is its share of every unlock of that kind, which is what makes the options comparable with each other. A player can own several gears, so the first column does not add up to 100% and the second does. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.
Star powers
2super charged
Hitting an enemy with Max’s Main Attack extends the duration of her Super by 0.25 seconds.
run n gun
Max reloads faster while moving.
Gadgets
2phase shifter18 seconds cooldown
Max dashes forward, and becomes immune to all damage from enemies while dashing. Cooldown: 18 seconds.
sneaky sneakers18 seconds cooldown
Max throws a lightning bolt. If she reactivates her gadget, or after 3 seconds, she blinks back to the lightning bolt and heals any damage taken since. Cooldown: 18 seconds
Hypercharge
unlimited energy
Max throws an energy drink to each team member, increasing their movement speed and granting them 25% Super charge.
Buffies
phase shifterGadget
Max can dash a second time 2 sec after the first dash.
sneaky sneakersGadget
When blinking back, Max fully refills her ammo and heals teammates near the lightning bolt for the same amount that she healed.
super chargedStar power
Teammates affected by Max's Super gain a shield for 4 sec.
run n gunStar power
Max gains a burst of movement speed when hitting enemies with her Main Attack.
unlimited energyHypercharge
Max grants herself and nearby teammates 6% Super charge whenever she hits with her main attack.
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
47.1%
17,533 battles
Pick rate
1.6%
Last 7 days
Avg trophies
1,113
Across tracked players
Avg rank
4.5
Across tracked players
Adjusted win rate
47.1%
+2.0 pts
31 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
- Stone SkippingDuels · 42 battles · 83.3% raw59.6%
- Gated CommunityDuo Showdown · 278 battles · 74.1% raw59.3%
- Jumpscare LairDuels · 34 battles · 85.3% raw58.2%
- MEGA BOSS DUO (20 player)Last Stand · 138 battles · 34.8% raw57.6%
- Cavern ChurnSolo Showdown · 342 battles · 62.9% raw57.3%
- No SurrenderDuels · 80 battles · 70.0% raw57.2%
Matchups
Which brawlers max beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.
Strong against
Opponents max beats more often than its own average
Weak against
Opponents that pull max below its own average
Best team-mates
Allies max wins more alongside
Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 50.4% win rate across 162,946 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 max
Skins
Which Max skins players actually equip, from the sampled snapshot pool.
93.7% of sampled max owners have a skin equipped. Shares are of players who own max, from the rotating snapshot sample.
streetwear max30.9%7,142
angel max24.3%5,600
hermes max11.9%2,740
cony max9.0%2,085
maxDefault6.3%1,459
panther max5.3%1,213
world championship max5.0%1,158
leopard max4.4%1,009
gt max1.9%433
true gold max0.6%134
true silver max0.3%65
xenomech max0.2%52
Balance history
The last changes Supercell made to Max. Cosmetic releases are left out.
- 2026-09-01NeutralEvery Brawler's movement speed was increased, increasing Max's movement speed to 855 (from 820).
- 2026-09-01NerfMax's Hypercharge Buffie Super charge was decreased to 6% (from 7%).
- 2026-09-01NerfMax's Sneaky Sneakers Gadget cooldown was increased to 18 seconds (from 15).
- 2026-09-01NerfMax's Phase Shifter Gadget cooldown was increased to 18 seconds (from 15).
- 2026-09-01NerfThe number of hits necessary to charge Max's Super was increased to 18 hits (from 16).
- 2026-08-04NerfMax's Buffied Phase Shifter Gadget second dash duration was decreased to 2 seconds (from 3).
- 2026-08-04NerfThe number of hits necessary to charge Max's Super was increased to 16 hits (from 14).
- 2026-07-08NerfMax's Unlimited Energy Hyper Buffie Super charge was decreased to 7% (from 8%).
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.
Max FAQ
- Is Max good in Brawl Stars?
- Max has a 47.1% adjusted win rate and a 1.6% pick rate over 17,533 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.
- What is the best mode for Max?
- Max performs best in Last Stand, with a 34.8% raw win rate over 138 sampled battles there.
- What is the best map for Max?
- Stone Skipping (Duels) is where Max has the strongest sampled record, at 83.3% over 42 battles.
- What counters Max?
- Chuck, Berry, Draco pull Max furthest below its own 50.4% average in sampled team battles.
- Who is Max in Brawl Stars?
- Fuelled by energy drinks, Max speeds to the scene whenever someone needs help. She never sticks around long enough to do much... but she sure is fast!
- What star powers and gadgets does Max have?
- Max has Super Charged and Run N Gun as star powers and Phase Shifter and Sneaky Sneakers as gadgets.
