AssassinB tierMeta score6.0/10starr nova
A cosplayer who believes they are the anime character Starr Nova! This can get a bit awkward, as she believes problems in the real world can *also* be solved by hitting them with a massive sword.
Combat stats
Base values at Power 11, before gears and star powers.
- Health
3700- Damage per projectile
480- Super dash Damage
300- Reload
1.6s- Normal
- Range
5.67- Normal
- Speed
820- Very Fast
Build & upgrades
What Starr Nova's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.
Star power bought first
Well sampledAmong owners who have only one so far.
power level maximumMost picked56.2%70.8% picked
mystical starr technique58.2%29.2% picked
Gadget bought first
Well sampledAmong owners who have only one so far.
floaty timeMost picked53.7%58.9% picked
shining starr of friendship and justice64.7%41.1% picked
Read from 760 first-buyers
Gears owners buy
Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.
shield1,059 unlocks36.0%
damage1,056 unlocks35.9%
health237 unlocks8.0%- speed226 unlocks7.7%
vision210 unlocks7.1%
gadget cooldown157 unlocks5.3%
Measured across 2,387 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.
Star powers
2power level maximum
Hitting an enemy Brawler while transformed increases your damage by 4% to a maximum of 20%.
mystical starr technique
Starr Nova's main attack also heals teammates for 384, charging her Super based on healing.
Gadgets
2floaty time
Starr Nova deploys an anti-gravity device, allowing teammates to float inside of the area! Cooldown: 20 seconds.
shining starr of friendship and justice
Starr Nova fires an energy ball that damages enemies and heals teammates for 1600. This energy ball can also be teleported to before it hits a target! Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Hypercharge
starr nova: the hypercharge
Starr Nova becomes invulnerable while dashing and has almost unlimited ammo!
Buffies
Unreleased. Starr Nova 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
51.4%
1,078 battles
Pick rate
1.5%
Last 7 days
Avg trophies
1,470
Across tracked players
Avg rank
4.4
Across tracked players
Adjusted win rate
51.4%
+4.8 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
- Rockwall BrawlDuo Showdown · 194 battles · 79.9% raw61.4%
- Skull CreekDuo Showdown · 209 battles · 73.7% raw59.7%
- New HorizonsKnockout · 36 battles · 75.0% raw57.7%
- Whisper ValeGem Grab · 23 battles · 91.3% raw57.2%
- Dueling BeetlesHot Zone · 57 battles · 73.7% raw57.1%
- CYBERBOSS BROCKLast Stand · 79 battles · 87.3% raw56.9%
Matchups
Which brawlers starr nova beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.
Strong against
Opponents starr nova beats more often than its own average
Weak against
Opponents that pull starr nova below its own average
Best team-mates
Allies starr nova wins more alongside
Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 67.8% win rate across 2,694 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 starr nova
Balance history
The last changes Supercell made to Starr Nova. Cosmetic releases are left out.
- 2026-08-04NerfStarr Nova's Floaty Time Gadget health decay was increased to 450 (from 300) health per second.
- 2026-08-04NerfStarr Nova's Power Level: Maximum! Star Power damage buff was decreased to 4% for a maximum of 20% (from 5% for a maximum of 30%).
- 2026-08-04NerfStarr Nova's reload time in her base form was increased to 1.6 seconds (from 1.4).
- 2026-08-04NerfStarr Nova's health was decreased to 3700 (from 4000).
- 2026-07-21NeutralStarr Nova's Starr Nova: The Hypercharge Hypercharge was added.
- 2026-07-08NeutralFixed Starr Nova being able to use a second Hypercharged Super and nearly recharge Hypercharge.
- 2026-07-08NerfStarr Nova's main attack damage in her base form was decreased to 480 (from 540).
- 2026-06-30NeutralStarr Nova's facial animations were fixed.
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.
Starr Nova FAQ
- Is Starr Nova good in Brawl Stars?
- Starr Nova has a 51.4% adjusted win rate and a 1.5% pick rate over 1,078 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.
- What is the best mode for Starr Nova?
- Starr Nova performs best in Wipeout, with a 89.1% raw win rate over 46 sampled battles there.
- What is the best map for Starr Nova?
- Rockwall Brawl (Duo Showdown) is where Starr Nova has the strongest sampled record, at 79.9% over 194 battles.
- What counters Starr Nova?
- Trunk, Rosa, Ash pull Starr Nova furthest below its own 67.8% average in sampled team battles.
- What star powers and gadgets does Starr Nova have?
- Starr Nova has Power Level Maximum and Mystical Starr Technique as star powers and Floaty Time and Shining Starr Of Friendship And Justice as gadgets.
