Best El Primo Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for El Primo
51.0% of El Primo's star power picks go to El Fuego. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how El Primo plays rather than something you activate. The other option, Meteor Rush, sits at 49.0%.
Best gadget for El Primo
The most common gadget is Suplex Supplement at 50.0%. 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. Asteroid Belt is the alternative at 50.0%.
Best gears for El Primo
DAMAGE leads the gear slot at 29.0%, with SHIELD (24.0%) 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 El Primo players unlock
Of the El Primo players who have unlocked only one star power, 60.5% chose El Fuego.
89.6% of maxed El Primo owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.
What players who own El Primo 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 El Primo
Best Modes
Basket Brawl53.2%
Knockout 5v551.5%
Gem Grab50.3%
El Primo Counters
How to counter El Primo
Queueing into El Primo? These are the picks that beat him most often in our matchup data.
El Primo Synergies
Popular Comps
Shelly + El Primo + Edgar21.4%
Colt + El Primo + Edgar24.9%
Rico + El Primo + Edgar24.4%El Primo Star Powers and Gadgets
Fists Of Fury
El Primo fires off a furious flurry of four fiery fists. That's a spicy jalapeno knuckle sandwich!
Flying Elbow Drop
Leaping high, El Primo drops an Intergalactic Elbow that knocks around enemies and destroys cover!
El Fuego
Star PowerEnemies caught in El Primo's Super will burn for damage over 4 seconds.
Meteor Rush
Star PowerEl Primo gains a speed boost after using his Super.
Suplex Supplement
GadgetEl Primo Dashes, grabbing any hit enemies and suplexing them behind him.
Asteroid Belt
GadgetEl primo flexes his pecs and destroys any incoming projectiles.
El Primo Skins
20 in the catalog
All MightLegendary
SpongeBobMythic
El QuarterbackMythic
El GriloEpic1 Legendary, 2 Mythic, 7 Epic, 4 Super Rare, 4 Rare, 2 more
View all El Primo skinsEl Primo FAQ
What is the most popular El Primo build?
The most picked El Primo build runs El Fuego star power (51.0% pick rate) with Suplex Supplement gadget (50.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are DAMAGE and SHIELD. Across all builds combined, El Primo holds a 47.2% overall win rate and rates C-tier.
What is the best star power for El Primo?
El Fuego. It leads El Primo's star power picks at 51.0%, against 49.0% for Meteor Rush. 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 El Primo worth playing in the current meta?
El Primo is currently C-tier with a 47.2% overall win rate. Its best mode is Basket Brawl at 53.2%. It sees 2.4% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #55 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Who counters El Primo?
Cosmo beats El Primo 78.6% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Bolt (74.0%) and Wendy (72.4%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, El Primo beats Nita 60.2% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
What is El Primo's best game mode?
El Primo performs best in Basket Brawl (53.2% win rate), followed by Knockout 5v5 (51.5%) and Gem Grab (50.3%). Brawl Hockey rounds out its next-best mode at 50.2%.
What are El Primo's stats at level 11?
At level 11, El Primo has 13,000 health and a movement speed of 770. Its basic attack deals 760 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 3. It reloads in 0.8s.