Damage DealerB tierMeta score5.7/10surge
Surge is a souped-up soda fountain, always ready to get the party started! He's got the beats, the moves, and an endless supply of energy drinks.
Combat stats
Base values at Power 11, before gears and star powers.
- Health
3300- Main attack damage
1180- Super damage
1000- Reload
2s- Slow
- Range
6.67- Normal
- Speed
680- Slow
Build & upgrades
What Surge's kit does, and what owners spend their coins on first.
Star power bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
serve ice coldMost picked66.7%65.1% picked
to the max44.8%34.9% picked
Gadget bought first
BuildingAmong owners who have only one so far.
power shieldMost picked55.8%51.9% picked
power surge61.0%48.1% picked
Read from 502 first-buyers
Gears owners buy
Gears cost coins and you can only run two, so what owners have bought is a real preference.
shield1,501 unlocks33.2%
damage1,375 unlocks30.4%- speed712 unlocks15.8%
health352 unlocks7.8%
gadget cooldown343 unlocks7.6%
vision237 unlocks5.2%
Measured across 2,569 tracked players who own this brawler. Almost all of them own both star powers and both gadgets.
Star powers
2to the max
Surge's Main Attack now bounces off walls.
serve ice cold
Surge always spawns with a full Super Charge.
Gadgets
2power surge
Surge's power surges! Increase Super charge rate by 30% for 5 sec. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
power shield
Within the next 2 seconds, Surge consumes 50% of the damage of the next incoming hit and uses the energy to reload 1 ammo. Cooldown: 22 seconds.
Hypercharge
stage 5
Surge's Super gains increased ranged and shoots Justice Juice in every direction when landing!
Buffies
power surgeGadget
Power Surge also grants 30% Reload Speed.
power shieldGadget
If Surge is hit during Power Shield, Gadget cooldown is decreased by 50%.
to the maxStar power
When bouncing off a wall, Surge's Main Attack splits into 2 extra projectiles.
serve ice coldStar power
While in Stage 3, Surge gains a burst of movement speed when using his Super.
stage 5Hypercharge
Surge shoots 'Double the Juice' for Double the Justice.
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
48.8%
2,006 battles
Pick rate
1.9%
Last 7 days
Avg trophies
1,552
Across tracked players
Avg rank
5.0
Across tracked players
Adjusted win rate
48.8%
−0.9 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
- Cabin FeverBrawl Ball · 71 battles · 87.3% raw57.5%
- Raging OceanBrawl Ball · 24 battles · 91.7% raw55.9%
- AbracadabraHot Zone · 17 battles · 94.1% raw55.7%
- Field GoalBrawl Ball · 16 battles · 93.8% raw55.4%
- Sunny SoccerBrawl Ball · 44 battles · 77.3% raw54.5%
- Rustic ArcadeGem Grab · 66 battles · 65.2% raw54.0%
Matchups
Which brawlers surge beats, which ones win the matchup, and who to draft alongside.
Strong against
Opponents surge beats more often than its own average
Weak against
Opponents that pull surge below its own average
Best team-mates
Allies surge wins more alongside
Percentage points above or below this brawler’s own 64.0% win rate across 4,145 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 surge
Balance history
The last changes Supercell made to Surge. Cosmetic releases are left out.
- 2026-08-04NerfSurge's Power Shield Gadget now restores 1 ammo (from 2).
- 2026-08-04NerfSurge's main attack unload speed was increased to 0.47 seconds (from 0.4).
- 2026-07-08NerfSurge's Buffied Stage 5 Hypercharge second attack damage penalty was decreased to 50% (from 30%).
- 2026-07-08NerfSurge's Stage 5 Hypercharge damage was decreased to 800 (from 1000) per projectile.
- 2026-07-08NerfSurge's Hypercharged Super range was decreased to 5.33 tiles (from 6.67).
- 2026-07-08NerfSurge's Power Shield Gadget cooldown was increased to 22 seconds (from 18).
- 2026-06-30NeutralSurge's Buffies were added.
- 2026-06-30NeutralSurge's Serve Ice Cold Star Power was reworked from respawning with his Stage 1 upgrade to spawning and respawning with his Super fully charged.
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.
Surge FAQ
- Is Surge good in Brawl Stars?
- Surge has a 48.8% adjusted win rate and a 1.9% pick rate over 2,006 sampled decided battles, which puts it in B tier.
- What is the best mode for Surge?
- Surge performs best in Duo Showdown, with a 65.6% raw win rate over 1,086 sampled battles there.
- What is the best map for Surge?
- Cabin Fever (Brawl Ball) is where Surge has the strongest sampled record, at 87.3% over 71 battles.
- What counters Surge?
- Ash, Carl, Ruffs pull Surge furthest below its own 64.0% average in sampled team battles.
- What star powers and gadgets does Surge have?
- Surge has To The Max and Serve Ice Cold as star powers and Power Surge and Power Shield as gadgets.
