Brawl Stars Balance Changes April 2026: All Buffs &…

The latest round of balance changes has arrived in Brawl Stars.

Brawl Stars April 2026 Balance Changes — © Supercell

April's balance changes were deployed to Brawl Stars on April 22, 2026. This comes off the back of the launch of the massive April update, which saw the reworking of the in-game shop and the introduction of new buffies, among other things.

Balance changes are meant to adjust the playing field across all game modes and ensure that no Brawler is overperforming or underperforming in the current meta. These changes usually come in the form of buffs, nerfs, and reworks that affect Brawlers’ stats and abilities.

This is true for the latest round of balance changes, which impacted an extensive list of Brawlers. Let's dive into all the details.

All of April's Balance Changes for Brawl Stars, Listed

Dragon Maisie in Brawl Stars — © Supercell

April's balance changes are a solid mix of both buffs and nerfs. No reworks were introduced.

In terms of nerfs, Brawlers like Najia and Pierce saw reductions in their stats and abilities. These Brawlers were certainly overpowered and, as a result, dominated the meta. So, a nerf to these characters is well justified.

Meanwhile, buffs were applied to Brawlers such as Glowy and Jae-Yong. They and others were in need of improvements to their abilities, as they were underperforming compared to other Brawlers.

Nerfs

Brawler	Nerfs
Bibi	Home Run Star Power attack bonus damage decreased from 20% → 15% Vitamin Booster Gadget healing from next attack decreased from 60% → 50%
Clancy	Main Attack range decreased from 25 → 23
Grom	Main Attack damage decreased from 1,140 → 1,040 X-Factor Star Power extra damage increased from 30% → 35%
Leon	Base HP decreased from 3,600 → 3,300 Movement speed bonus from Smoke Trails Star Power and Lollipop Drop no longer stack
Mortis	Coiled Snake Star Power damage reduction decreased from 40% → 35%
Najia	Najia’s Main Attack’s second projectile no longer auto-aims at enemy Brawlers after the first projectile is fired without input. Tapping at the right time still aims at the closest Brawler Snake base HP decreased from 1,600 → 1,200 for both Super and Star Power snakes Snakes summoned by her Super and Star Power no longer explode when defeated. They will only explode when striking enemy Brawlers
Pierce	Super damage decreased from 1,600 → 1,400 Mission Swimpossible Star Power slow decreased from 30% → 25%
Ziggy	Main Attack projectile delay increased from 700 → 750 Super charge rate decreased from 85 → 80 Electric Shuffle Gadget cooldown increased from 13 seconds → 17 seconds

Buffs

Brawler	Buffs
Darryl	Super damage increased from 400 → 600
Draco	Super damage resistance increased from 15% → 20% Super movement speed increased from 15% → 20%
Fang	Base HP increased from 4,500 → 4,800
Gigi	Main Attack movement speed bonus increased from 30% → 35% Main Attack max ammo increased from 8 → 10
Glowy	Main Attack range increased from 20 → 22
Jae-Yong	Time For a Slow Song Gadget cooldown decreased from 15 seconds → 12 seconds
Lola	Super damage falloff decreased from 50% → 35% when Ego is near Lola
Lumi	Main Attack projectile speed increased from 3,200 → 3,500 Base HP increased to from 3,100 → 3,500
Maisie	Pinpoint Precision Star Power damage increased from 20% → 25%
Surge	Super charge rate gained from Super increased from 70 → 75

The next set of balance changes will most likely be introduced at the start of the next Brawl Stars season in May 2026.

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Brawl Stars Balance Changes April 2026: All Buffs & Nerfs

All of April's Balance Changes for Brawl Stars, Listed

Nerfs

Buffs

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