Gale - Epic Controller brawler in Brawl Stars

Gale Best Build & Counters

Epic
50.8%
Win Rate
0.52%
Pick Rate
70 / 108
Rank
C
Tier
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Best Gale Build

Most picked build across all modes
Star Power
Gale's Blustery Blow Star Power in Brawl Stars
Blustery Blow
54% Pick
Blustery BlowStar PowerGale's Super now stuns enemies if they are pushed against obstacles.
Gadget
Gale's Spring Ejector Gadget in Brawl Stars
Spring Ejector
53% Pick
Spring EjectorGadgetGale drops a bounce pad underfoot, launching friend and foe alike into the air.
Gear 1
SHIELD gear in Brawl Stars
SHIELD
36.6% Pick
Gear 2
DAMAGE gear in Brawl Stars
DAMAGE
36.5% Pick

Best star power for Gale

54.0% of Gale's star power picks go to Blustery Blow. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how Gale plays rather than something you activate. Freezing Snow trails behind at 46.0%.

Best gadget for Gale

53.0% of Gale players equip Spring Ejector. 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. Twister is the alternative at 47.0%.

Best gears for Gale

On gear, Gale players favor SHIELD (36.6%), with DAMAGE (36.5%) close behind. Gears offer a smaller boost than a star power or gadget, so this is the fine-tuning slot of the build.

What Gale players unlock

Of the Gale players who have unlocked only one star power, 55.7% chose Freezing Snow.

ItemUnlocked byUnlocked first
Freezing SnowStar Power91.8%55.7%
Blustery BlowStar Power90.9%44.3%
TwisterGadget85.4%64.6%
Spring EjectorGadget81.1%35.4%
DamageGear51.4%-
ShieldGear48.4%-
SpeedGear17.4%-
HealthGear13%-
VisionGear12.6%-

93.3% of maxed Gale owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.

What players who own Gale 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 Gale

Best Modes

Brawl Stars Knockout game mode iconKnockout57.5%
Brawl Stars Brawl Ball game mode iconBrawl Ball56.7%
Brawl Stars Brawl Hockey game mode iconBrawl Hockey51.1%

Gale Counters

Strong Against

Best matchups: how often Gale wins against each
Shelly - Starting Brawler Damage Dealer brawler in Brawl StarsShelly71.1%Nita - Rare Damage Dealer brawler in Brawl StarsNita69.1%Jacky - Super Rare Tank brawler in Brawl StarsJacky68%

Weak Against

Toughest matchups: how often Gale wins against each
Cosmo - Mythic brawler in Brawl StarsCosmo30.7%Amber - Legendary Controller brawler in Brawl StarsAmber34.1%Sirius - Ultra Controller brawler in Brawl StarsSirius35.8%

How to counter Gale

Queueing into Gale? These are the picks that beat him most often in our matchup data.

  • Cosmo wins 69.3% of recorded matchups.
  • Amber wins 65.9% of recorded matchups, taking over the space Gale wants to fight in.
  • Sirius wins 64.2% of recorded matchups, zoning him away from the objective.

Gale Synergies

Popular Comps

Frank - Epic Tank brawler in Brawl StarsGale - Epic Controller brawler in Brawl StarsEdgar - Epic Assassin brawler in Brawl StarsFrank + Gale + Edgar31.4%
Shelly - Starting Brawler Damage Dealer brawler in Brawl StarsBibi - Epic Tank brawler in Brawl StarsGale - Epic Controller brawler in Brawl StarsShelly + Bibi + Gale18.2%
Emz - Epic Controller brawler in Brawl StarsGale - Epic Controller brawler in Brawl StarsEdgar - Epic Assassin brawler in Brawl StarsEmz + Gale + Edgar33.2%

Gale Stats

At Level 11
Health8,000
Speed720
Damage600
Reload1.2s
Range8.3
Ammo3
DPS3,000
Super1,600

Win Rate by Mode

Knockout57.5%
Brawl Ball56.7%
Brawl Hockey51.1%
Wipeout 5v549.5%
Brawl Ball 5v549.1%

About Gale

Gale's job is to use his snowblower to clear the areas around Mr. P's Snowtel. Nobody mentioned anything about stopping when the guests were around...

Blustery Blow is the star power of choice for Gale at 54.0%, usually paired with Spring Ejector (53.0%). In the current meta Gale rates C-tier; Knockout is where it performs best, winning 57.5% of games. Gale currently ranks #70 out of 108 rated brawlers in the overall meta. On the class breakdown, Gale falls in the Controller bucket alongside the rest of that role's picks. Its best matchup is Shelly (71.1% win rate against), while Cosmo is the pick that shuts it down hardest (30.7%). Cosmo is its most effective teammate. Beyond its best matchup, Gale holds up against Nita (69.1%) and Jacky (68.0%) too. Starr Nova is a solid secondary pairing for Gale too, at 64.1% together. The Cosmo matchup is severe enough that Gale players should consider swapping when it appears on the enemy team. The star power choice is genuinely contested, Blustery Blow (54.0%) and Freezing Snow (46.0%) both see serious play, usually split by mode.

Gale Star Powers and Gadgets

Attack

Polar Vortex

Gale blasts a large snow ball wall at his enemies!

Super

Gale Force!

Gale delivers an almighty gust of wind and snow, pushing back all enemies caught in its path.

Gale's Blustery Blow Star Power in Brawl Stars

Blustery Blow

Star Power

Gale's Super now stuns enemies if they are pushed against obstacles.

Gale's Freezing Snow Star Power in Brawl Stars

Freezing Snow

Star Power

Gale's snow balls now also slow down opponents.

Gale's Spring Ejector Gadget in Brawl Stars

Spring Ejector

Gadget

Gale drops a bounce pad underfoot, launching friend and foe alike into the air.

Gale's Twister Gadget in Brawl Stars

Twister

Gadget

Gale uses his leaf blower to create a local tornado, which will push away any opponents that try to pass through.

Gale Skins

10 in the catalog
Dapper - Epic skin in Brawl StarsDapperEpicFancy Man - Epic skin in Brawl StarsFancy ManEpicSteampunk - Epic skin in Brawl StarsSteampunkEpicMerchant - Epic skin in Brawl StarsMerchantEpic

7 Epic, 1 Rare, 2 more

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Gale FAQ

What is the most popular Gale build?

The most picked Gale build runs Blustery Blow star power (54.0% pick rate) with Spring Ejector gadget (53.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Gale holds a 50.8% overall win rate and rates C-tier.

What star power should you use on Gale?

Blustery Blow. It leads Gale's star power picks at 54.0%, against 46.0% for Freezing Snow. 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 Gale good right now?

Gale is currently C-tier with a 50.8% overall win rate. Its best mode is Knockout at 57.5%. It sees 0.5% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #70 out of 108 rated brawlers.

What is the best counter to Gale?

Cosmo beats Gale 69.3% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Amber (65.9%) and Sirius (64.2%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Gale beats Shelly 71.1% of the time, its best matchup in the data.

What modes is Gale best in?

Gale performs best in Knockout (57.5% win rate), followed by Brawl Ball (56.7%) and Brawl Hockey (51.1%). Wipeout 5v5 rounds out its next-best mode at 49.5%. The spread between its best and worst recorded modes is 8.0%, so where you play Gale noticeably changes its odds.

What are Gale's stats at level 11?

At level 11, Gale has 8,000 health and a movement speed of 720. Its basic attack deals 600 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 8.3. It reloads in 1.2s.