Is Pierce good in Brawl Stars?

Pierce has a 47.9% adjusted win rate and a 1.4% pick rate over 82 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.

What is the best mode for Pierce?

Pierce performs best in Bounty, with a 67.9% raw win rate over 28 sampled battles there.

What is the best map for Pierce?

NANO NORI (Last Stand) is where Pierce has the strongest sampled record, at 75.0% over 20 battles.

What counters Pierce?

Wendy, Surge, Starr Nova pull Pierce furthest below its own 66.1% average in sampled team battles.

What star powers and gadgets does Pierce have?

Pierce has Mission Swimpossible and Slip N Snipe as star powers and Bottomless Mags and You Only Brawl Twice as gadgets.

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Legendary

MarksmanC tierMeta score5.0/10

pierce

You know pool lifeguards? Pierce is one of those. Except he shoots people instead of saving them. OK maybe he isn't like a lifeguard at all. When Buzz decides there has been too much pee in the pool, he calls in Pierce to 'clean up'.

Combat stats

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

Health: 3000
Main attack damage: 950
Super damage: 1400
Reload: 3s; full ammo bar; Very Slow
Range: 10; Very Long
Speed: 720; Normal

Build & upgrades

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

Star power bought first

Thin sample

Among owners who have only one so far.

mission swimpossibleMost pickedtoo few battles81.0% picked
slip n snipetoo few battles19.0% picked

Gadget bought first

Thin sample

Among owners who have only one so far.

you only brawl twiceMost pickedtoo few battles88.9% picked
bottomless magstoo few battles11.1% picked

Read from 30 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. On a long-established brawler almost everyone owns both, so the few who do not are a small and self-selected group. Treat this as indicative.

Gears owners buy

Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.

damage184 unlocks34.5%
shield180 unlocks33.7%
vision68 unlocks12.7%
gadget cooldown41 unlocks7.7%
health34 unlocks6.4%
speed27 unlocks5.1%

Measured across 235 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.

Star powers

mission swimpossible
Pierce's last ammo also slows enemies by 25%.
slip n snipe
When collecting a shell, Pierce gains a short burst (15%) of movement speed.

Gadgets

bottomless mags
Reload 1 ammo and drop a shell next to Pierce. Cooldown: 22 seconds.
you only brawl twice
Pierce will absorb all shells and gain 1200 shield for each one, while also pushing back nearby enemies. Cooldown: 18 seconds.

Hypercharge

second wave

Super fires 2 waves of projectiles, 2nd wave deals 50% less damage. Projectiles pierce Brawlers.

Buffies

Unreleased. Pierce 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

47.9%

82 battles

Pick rate

1.4%

Last 7 days

Avg trophies

1,654

Across tracked players

Avg rank

5.4

Across tracked players

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

NANO NORILast Stand · 20 battles · 75.0% raw49.0%
Siberian Stand OffBrawl Ball · 33 battles · 81.8% raw47.8%
Spiraling OutBrawl Ball · 32 battles · 59.4% raw47.6%
Gated CommunitySolo Showdown · 30 battles · 50.0% raw46.3%
Acid LakesDuo Showdown · 24 battles · 54.2% raw46.1%
Backyard BowlBrawl Ball · 40 battles · 65.0% raw45.7%

Matchups

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

Strong against

Opponents pierce beats more often than its own average

Weak against

Opponents that pull pierce below its own average

Best team-mates

Allies pierce wins more alongside

Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 66.1% win rate across 230 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 pierce

Balance history

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

15 recorded

2026-06-30NerfPierce's You Only Brawl Twice Gadget cooldown was increased to 18 seconds (from 13).
2026-06-30NerfPierce's Bottomless Mags Gadget cooldown was increased to 22 seconds (from 18).
2026-04-22NeutralPierce's level up reload speed boost was decreased to 0.5% (from 1%) in Brawl Arena.
2026-04-22NerfPierce's level up damage was decreased to 2% (from 4%) in Brawl Arena.
2026-04-22NerfPierce's Mission: Swimpossible Star Power slow was decreased to 25% (from 30%).
2026-04-22NerfPierce's Super recharge rate was decreased by 12.5%. This does not affect the projectiles from picking up shells.
2026-04-22NerfPierce's Super Damage was decreased to 1400 (from 1600).
2026-03-24NeutralPierce's Second Wave Hypercharge was added.

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.

Pierce FAQ

Is Pierce good in Brawl Stars?: Pierce has a 47.9% adjusted win rate and a 1.4% pick rate over 82 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.
What is the best mode for Pierce?: Pierce performs best in Bounty, with a 67.9% raw win rate over 28 sampled battles there.
What is the best map for Pierce?: NANO NORI (Last Stand) is where Pierce has the strongest sampled record, at 75.0% over 20 battles.
What counters Pierce?: Wendy, Surge, Starr Nova pull Pierce furthest below its own 66.1% average in sampled team battles.
What star powers and gadgets does Pierce have?: Pierce has Mission Swimpossible and Slip N Snipe as star powers and Bottomless Mags and You Only Brawl Twice as gadgets.