Damage DealerC tierMeta score5.4/10shelly
Shelly's the perfect ranger: reliable, tough, and terrific with her shotgun. She never understood why Colt got to steal the limelight...
Combat stats
Base values at Power 11, before gears and star powers.
- Health
3900- Main attack damage per shell
300- Super damage per shell
320- Reload
1.5s- Normal
- Range
7.67- Long
- Speed
770- Fast
Build & upgrades
What Shelly's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.
Star power bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
band-aidMost picked63.9%52.9% picked
shell shocktoo few battles47.1% picked
Gadget bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
fast forwardMost pickedtoo few battles50.2% picked
clay pigeonstoo few battles49.8% picked
Read from 416 first-buyers
Gears owners buy
Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.
shield1,444 unlocks27.5%
damage1,398 unlocks26.7%- speed1,011 unlocks19.3%
gadget cooldown538 unlocks10.3%
health524 unlocks10.0%
vision328 unlocks6.3%
Measured across 3,022 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.
Star powers
2shell shock
Shelly's Super shells slow down enemies for 2 sec!
band-aid
When Shelly falls below 40% health, she instantly heals for 2340 health. Band-Aid recharges in 15 sec.
Gadgets
2fast forward
Shelly dashes to an aimed direction or forwards, fully reloading her ammo! Cooldown: 16 seconds.
clay pigeons
Shelly focuses her fire to a smaller area with an increased range. Can be used 3 times per activation. Cooldown: 18 seconds.
Hypercharge
double barrel
Super Shell is 33% larger.
Buffies
fast forwardGadget
Take no damage while dashing.
clay pigeonsGadget
Attacks slow enemies. Increases duration with each hit.
shell shockStar power
Using patented Draco Dragonbreath shells, Shelly leaves a burning area with her Super.
band-aidStar power
Gain 15% movement speed for 3 secs.
double barrelHypercharge
Main attack projectile speed is greatly increased during Hypercharge.
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
54.4%
177 battles
Pick rate
0.8%
Last 7 days
Avg trophies
1,337
Across tracked players
Avg rank
4.7
Across tracked players
Adjusted win rate
54.4%
+4.0 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
- CrescendoKnockout · 30 battles · 86.7% raw56.1%
- Pinhole PuntBrawl Ball · 66 battles · 72.7% raw53.5%
- Parallel PlaysHot Zone · 17 battles · 70.6% raw53.1%
- UndermineGem Grab · 16 battles · 68.8% raw52.6%
- Center StageBrawl Ball · 18 battles · 66.7% raw52.2%
- Double SwooshGem Grab · 17 battles · 64.7% raw51.3%
Matchups
Which brawlers shelly beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.
Strong against
Opponents shelly beats more often than its own average
Weak against
Opponents that pull shelly below its own average
Best team-mates
Allies shelly wins more alongside
Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 62.7% win rate across 1,123 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 shelly
Balance history
The last changes Supercell made to Shelly. Cosmetic releases are left out.
- 2026-06-30NeutralShelly's Shell Shock Star Power slow efficiency was changed to 55% (from 350 points).
- 2026-06-30BuffShelly's Fast Forward Gadget cooldown was decreased to 16 seconds (from 20).
- 2026-01-23NeutralFixed an issue where Shelly could unload her ammo faster by alternating her attack and Clay Pigeons Gadget.
- 2026-01-23NerfShelly's Clay Pigeons Gadget Buffie slow duration was decreased to 0.5 seconds per pellet (from 1).
- 2026-01-23NerfShelly's Clay Pigeons Gadget Buffie slow was decreased to 30% (from 60%).
- 2025-12-16NeutralShelly's Buffies were added.
- 2025-12-16NeutralShelly's Clay Pigeons Gadget now affects the next 3 attacks aimed with the Gadget (from affecting all main attacks 5 seconds after activation).
- 2025-12-16NeutralShelly's Fast Forward Gadget can now be aimed.
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.
Shelly FAQ
- Is Shelly good in Brawl Stars?
- Shelly has a 54.4% adjusted win rate and a 0.8% pick rate over 177 sampled decided battles, which puts it in C tier.
- What is the best mode for Shelly?
- Shelly performs best in Hot Zone, with a 75.5% raw win rate over 53 sampled battles there.
- What is the best map for Shelly?
- Crescendo (Knockout) is where Shelly has the strongest sampled record, at 86.7% over 30 battles.
- What counters Shelly?
- Wendy, Gray, Mina pull Shelly furthest below its own 62.7% average in sampled team battles.
- What star powers and gadgets does Shelly have?
- Shelly has Shell Shock and Band-Aid as star powers and Fast Forward and Clay Pigeons as gadgets.
