Best Buster Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for Buster
Blockbuster is Buster's most-picked star power at 52.0%. A star power is passive: once it is equipped it works on its own all match, with no button to press. Kevlar Vest is the alternative at 48.0%.
Best gadget for Buster
The most common gadget is Utility Belt at 59.0%. You fire it yourself and can keep using it all match, waiting out the cooldown each time, so players pick the effect they want on hand most often. Slo-Mo Replay sees the rest of the picks at 41.0%.
Best gears for Buster
On gear, Buster players favor DAMAGE (38.5%), with SHIELD (29.1%) close behind. Gears offer a smaller boost than a star power or gadget, so this is the fine-tuning slot of the build.
What Buster players unlock
Of the Buster players who have unlocked only one star power, 53.4% chose Kevlar Vest.
93.9% of maxed Buster owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.
What players who own Buster 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 Buster
Best Modes
Brawl Ball61.6%
Knockout58.7%
Brawl Arena50.9%Buster Counters
How to counter Buster
Queueing into Buster? These are the picks that beat him most often in our matchup data.
Buster Synergies
Popular Comps
Rico + Frank + Buster13.3%
Edgar + Fang + Buster15.3%
Colt + Poco + Buster13.9%Buster Star Powers and Gadgets
Lens Flare
Buster shoots a cone of light from his projector, damaging all enemies within range.
Montage
Buster projects a shield in front of him, blocking all enemy projectiles and reflecting the energy back towards enemies.
Blockbuster
Star PowerBuster's Lens Flare deals more damage for each ally in his Super's charge area.
Kevlar Vest
Star PowerWhile Montage is active Buster takes less damage and is immune to knockbacks, slows and stuns.
Utility Belt
GadgetBuster heals himself and all nearby allies for health for each ally in his Super's charge area.
Slo-Mo Replay
GadgetBuster's next Lens Flare pulls enemies towards him.
Buster Skins
7 in the catalog
ChainsawEpic
BlessedEpic
EquilibriumEpic
CrocodileEpic4 Epic, 1 Rare, 2 more
View all Buster skinsBuster FAQ
What is the best Buster build in Brawl Stars?
The most picked Buster build runs Blockbuster star power (52.0% pick rate) with Utility Belt gadget (59.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are DAMAGE and SHIELD. Across all builds combined, Buster holds a 50.1% overall win rate and rates C-tier.
What is the best star power for Buster?
Blockbuster. It leads Buster's star power picks at 52.0%, against 48.0% for Kevlar Vest. 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 Buster worth playing in the current meta?
Buster is currently C-tier with a 50.1% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Ball at 61.6%. It sees 0.3% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #84 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Which brawlers beat Buster?
Cosmo beats Buster 69.7% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Trunk (68.7%) and Chuck (67.9%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Buster beats Shelly 69.5% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
Where should you play Buster?
Buster performs best in Brawl Ball (61.6% win rate), followed by Knockout (58.7%) and Brawl Arena (50.9%). Brawl Ball 5v5 rounds out its next-best mode at 49.4%. The spread between its best and worst recorded modes is 12.2%, so where you play Buster noticeably changes its odds.
What is Buster's max health in Brawl Stars?
At level 11, Buster has 10,000 health and a movement speed of 770. Its basic attack deals 2,760 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 5.3. It reloads in 1.8s.