Gus Best Build & Counters (Updated Daily)

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Best Gus Build

Most picked build across all modes

Star Power

Health Bonanza

50% Pick

Gadget

Gear 1

SHIELD

44.6% Pick

Gear 2

DAMAGE

33.2% Pick

Best star power for Gus

Health Bonanza is Gus's most-picked star power at 50.0%. A star power is passive: once it is equipped it works on its own all match, with no button to press. Spirit Animal is the alternative at 50.0%.

Best gears for Gus

On gear, Gus players favor SHIELD (44.6%), with DAMAGE (33.2%) close behind. Gears offer a smaller boost than a star power or gadget, so this is the fine-tuning slot of the build.

What Gus players unlock

Of the Gus players who have unlocked only one star power, 65.6% chose Health Bonanza.

ItemUnlocked byUnlocked first

Health BonanzaStar Power86.7%65.6%

Spirit AnimalStar Power82.5%34.4%

Kooky PopperGadget74.6%51.7%

Knockback SpiritGadget73.9%48.3%

ShieldGear60.3%-

DamageGear56.6%-

VisionGear18.4%-

HealthGear14.2%-

SpeedGear10.8%-

90.7% of maxed Gus owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.

What players who own Gus 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 Gus

Best Modes

Wipeout62.4%

Gem Grab61.8%

Brawl Ball61.2%

Best Maps

Time FliesWipeout

Double SwooshGem Grab

Spiraling OutBrawl Ball

Gus Counters

Strong Against

Best matchups: how often Gus wins against each

Shelly78%

Nita75%

Jacky71.2%

Weak Against

Toughest matchups: how often Gus wins against each

Wendy44.9%

Cosmo46.1%

Amber46.8%

How to counter Gus

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

Wendy wins 55.1% of recorded matchups, outlasting his pressure with steady sustain.
Cosmo wins 53.9% of recorded matchups.
Amber wins 53.2% of recorded matchups, zoning him away from the objective.

Gus Synergies

Best Teammates

Amber70.7%

Ash67.8%

Wendy67.1%

Popular Comps

Brock + Piper + Gus59.1%

Rico + Gus + Shade71.5%

Colt + Piper + Gus53.5%

Gus Stats

At Level 11

Health6,600

Speed720

Damage2,160

Reload1.5s

Range9.3

Ammo3

DPS1,440

Super-

Win Rate by Mode

Wipeout62.4%

Gem Grab61.8%

Brawl Ball61.2%

Brawl Hockey60.9%

Knockout60.8%

About Gus

Gus looks so much like a ghost child that he's often mistaken for one. Perhaps fittingly, he's an enthusiast of all things Supernatural, since he's too innocent to be scared.

The data puts Gus at S-tier, strongest in Wipeout at 62.4%. Gus holds the #4 spot among 108 ranked brawlers in the current meta. On the class breakdown, Gus falls in the Support bucket alongside the rest of that role's picks. Its best matchup is Shelly (78.0% win rate against), while Wendy is the pick that shuts it down hardest (44.9%). Amber is its most effective teammate. Further down the list, Nita (75.0%) and Jacky (71.2%) are also favorable fights for Gus. Ash is another strong teammate for Gus, winning 67.8% of games together. Gus is one of the strongest picks in the game right now, expect it to be contested or banned in ranked drafts. The star power choice is genuinely contested, Health Bonanza (50.0%) and Spirit Animal (50.0%) both see serious play, usually split by mode. On Time Flies specifically, Gus jumps to 63.1%, its single strongest map in rotation.

Gus Star Powers and Gadgets

Attack

Loony Balloons

Gus shoots balloons at enemies. After several hits, a spirit will drop. Collected spirits will restore some health to Gus or his teammates.

Super

Spooky Boy

Gus uses Spooky (a balloon creation and also his best friend), to create a shield around himself or one of his teammates and pushes nearby enemies back

Health Bonanza

Star Power

Healing gained from spirits is increased.

Spirit Animal

Star Power

Spooky increases the damage of a teammate.

Kooky Popper

Gadget

Explode all uncollected spirits, dealing damage to nearby enemies.

Knockback Spirit

Gadget

Gus throws a spirit, knocking back enemies and dealing damage.

Gus Skins

9 in the catalog

Tomura ShigarakiMythic

WillEpic

GrimEpic

World ChampionEpic

1 Mythic, 3 Epic, 2 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 2 more

View all Gus skins

Gus FAQ

What is the best Gus build in Brawl Stars?

The most picked Gus build runs Health Bonanza star power (50.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Gus holds a 59.6% overall win rate and rates S-tier.

What is the best star power for Gus?

Health Bonanza. It leads Gus's star power picks at 50.0%, against 50.0% for Spirit Animal. 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.

How good is Gus in Brawl Stars?

Gus is currently S-tier with a 59.6% overall win rate. Its best mode is Wipeout at 62.4%. It sees 2.2% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #4 out of 108 rated brawlers.

What is the best counter to Gus?

Wendy beats Gus 55.1% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Cosmo (53.9%) and Amber (53.2%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Gus beats Shelly 78.0% of the time, its best matchup in the data.

What is Gus's best game mode?

Gus performs best in Wipeout (62.4% win rate), followed by Gem Grab (61.8%) and Brawl Ball (61.2%). Brawl Hockey rounds out its next-best mode at 60.9%.

What are Gus's stats at level 11?

At level 11, Gus has 6,600 health and a movement speed of 720. Its basic attack deals 2,160 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 9.3. It reloads in 1.5s.