Best Carl Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for Carl
53.0% of Carl's star power picks go to Protective Pirouette. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how Carl plays rather than something you activate. Power Throw trails behind at 47.0%.
Best gadget for Carl
The most common gadget is Heat Ejector at 52.0%. 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. Flying Hook is the alternative at 48.0%.
Best gears for Carl
On gear, Carl players favor SHIELD (38.6%), with DAMAGE (36.9%) close behind. Gears offer a smaller boost than a star power or gadget, so this is the fine-tuning slot of the build.
What Carl players unlock
Of the Carl players who have unlocked only one star power, 50.7% chose Protective Pirouette.
91.4% of maxed Carl owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.
What players who own Carl 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 Carl
Best Modes
Brawl Ball51.3%
Heist49.9%
Wipeout49.1%
Carl Counters
Carl Synergies
Popular Comps
Shelly + Carl + Edgar17.3%
Rico + Carl + Edgar21.4%Shelly + Rico + Carl8.3%Carl Star Powers and Gadgets
Pickaxe
Carl throws his Pickaxe like a boomerang. After he catches the returning Pickaxe, he can throw it again.
Tailspin
Carl goes into a crazy spin for a few seconds, flailing around and damaging nearby opponents.
Power Throw
Star PowerCarl throws his Pickaxe with increased speed, allowing it to travel and return faster.
Protective Pirouette
Star PowerDuring Carl's Super, all damage he receives is reduced.
Heat Ejector
GadgetThe next pickaxe Carl throws will drop a trail of hot rocks behind it! Opponents that touch them are set on fire and receive damage per second.
Flying Hook
GadgetCarl's next attack makes his pickaxe pull him to the farthest point of the attack.
Carl Skins
16 in the catalog
KickerEpic
StrikerEpic
Super BallEpic
BikerEpic10 Epic, 3 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 2 more
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What is the most popular Carl build?
The most picked Carl build runs Protective Pirouette star power (53.0% pick rate) with Heat Ejector gadget (52.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Carl holds a 47.9% overall win rate and rates C-tier.
What star power should you use on Carl?
Protective Pirouette. It leads Carl's star power picks at 53.0%, against 47.0% for Power Throw. 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 Carl worth playing in the current meta?
Carl is currently C-tier with a 47.9% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Ball at 51.3%. It sees 0.9% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #82 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Who counters Carl?
Cosmo beats Carl 75.7% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Trunk (71.3%) and Vince (70.7%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Carl beats Nita 60.1% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
Where should you play Carl?
Carl performs best in Brawl Ball (51.3% win rate), followed by Heist (49.9%) and Wipeout (49.1%). Tag Team rounds out its next-best mode at 49.0%.
How much health does Carl have?
At level 11, Carl has 8,400 health and a movement speed of 720. Its basic attack deals 1,640 damage with 1 ammo at a range of 8.3. It reloads in 2.0s.