Best Barley Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for Barley
52.0% of Barley's star power picks go to Medical Use. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how Barley plays rather than something you activate. Extra Noxious trails behind at 48.0%.
Best gadget for Barley
54.0% of Barley players equip Herbal Tonic. A gadget has no cap on uses in a match, just a cooldown between them, so the choice comes down to which effect is worth reaching for again and again. The other option, Sticky Syrup Mixer, sits at 46.0%.
Best gears for Barley
SHIELD leads the gear slot at 39.5%, with DAMAGE (33.0%) close behind. Gears add a smaller boost rather than a new effect, so this pick fine-tunes the build more than it redefines it.
What Barley players unlock
Of the Barley players who have unlocked only one star power, 53.2% chose Medical Use.
93.0% of maxed Barley owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.
What players who own Barley have unlocked, counted from tracked profiles over the last 30 days. "Unlocked first" is the share among the players who own only one of a pair, which is the closest thing to a preference the game data exposes: Supercell never publishes which build a player equipped in a match, so nothing here is a pick rate or a win rate by build.
Best Modes & Maps for Barley
Best Modes
Brawl Arena48.7%
Brawl Ball48.2%
Hot Zone47.2%
Barley Counters
Barley Synergies
Popular Comps
Shelly + Barley + Edgar16.1%
Shelly + Barley + El Primo15.7%
Barley + Nita + El Primo15.3%Barley Star Powers and Gadgets
Undiluted
Barley lobs a bottle, breaking it on the ground. Enemies take damage from the splash, and more damage over time if they stay in the puddle.
Last Call
Barley hurls a flurry of fiery bottles, covering a huge area in flames. This one's on the house!
Medical Use
Star PowerBarley regains health from each attack.
Extra Noxious
Star PowerAdds bonus damage per second to Barley's attack.
Sticky Syrup Mixer
GadgetBarley drops a sticky concoction that leaves a puddle, slowing down all enemies that make contact with it.
Herbal Tonic
GadgetBarley throws a healing potion at nearby allies that creates an area that heals over time.
Barley Skins
11 in the catalog
Eldritch ProfessorEpic
BuccaneerEpic
Sway MasterEpic
BakesaleEpic4 Epic, 3 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 3 more
View all Barley skinsBarley FAQ
What star power and gadget should you use on Barley?
The most picked Barley build runs Medical Use star power (52.0% pick rate) with Herbal Tonic gadget (54.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Barley holds a 44.3% overall win rate and rates D-tier.
What star power should you use on Barley?
Medical Use. It leads Barley's star power picks at 52.0%, against 48.0% for Extra Noxious. Star powers are passive, so the equipped one works by itself all match and the leader is usually the one whose effect fits how the brawler is played.
Is Barley worth playing in the current meta?
Barley is currently D-tier with a 44.3% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Arena at 48.7%. It sees 0.9% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #102 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Which brawlers beat Barley?
Cosmo beats Barley 83.2% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Vince (80.7%) and Wendy (76.1%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Barley beats Jacky 61.9% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
Where should you play Barley?
Barley performs best in Brawl Arena (48.7% win rate), followed by Brawl Ball (48.2%) and Hot Zone (47.2%). Heist rounds out its next-best mode at 46.6%.
What is Barley's max health in Brawl Stars?
At level 11, Barley has 5,400 health and a movement speed of 720. Its basic attack deals 1,600 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 7.3. It reloads in 2.0s.