Best Shade Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for Shade
51.0% of Shade's star power picks go to Hardened Hoodie. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how Shade plays rather than something you activate. Spooky Speedster trails behind at 49.0%.
Best gadget for Shade
54.0% of Shade players equip Jump Scare. 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. Longarms sees the rest of the picks at 46.0%.
Best gears for Shade
For gear, SHIELD is the top pick at 39.2%, with DAMAGE (33.8%) close behind. A gear only adds a smaller stat boost on top of the kit, so it is more of a fine-tuning choice than a build-defining one.
What Shade players unlock
Of the Shade players who have unlocked only one star power, 58.1% chose Hardened Hoodie.
88.9% of maxed Shade owners have unlocked their Hypercharge.
What players who own Shade 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 Shade
Best Modes
Brawl Ball62.5%
Gem Grab62.2%
Hot Zone62%
Shade Counters
How to counter Shade
Queueing into Shade? These are the picks that beat them most often in our matchup data.
Shade Synergies
Popular Comps
Rico + Mortis + Shade56.6%
Rico + Edgar + Shade60.5%
Rico + Gus + Shade71.4%Shade Star Powers and Gadgets
Haunted Hug
Shade hugs its opponents with a wide embrace, accidentally dealing damage, and doing more damage to those caught in the center of the hug. It can also hug enemies through walls!
Incorporeal Form
Shade leaves the physical world and can move directly through the environment. It also gains a movement speed boost.
Spooky Speedster
Star PowerHitting opponents with the center of Shade's main attack gives a short movement speed boost.
Hardened Hoodie
Star PowerShade gets damage reduction while in its Incorporeal Form.
Longarms
GadgetThe next main attack has longer range.
Jump Scare
GadgetShade jumps a short distance, fearing enemies when landing.
Shade Skins
8 in the catalog
Brawlentine's BearLegendary
StreetSuper Rare
CinemaRare
True GoldTrue Gold1 Legendary, 1 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 5 more
View all Shade skinsShade FAQ
What is the most popular Shade build?
The most picked Shade build runs Hardened Hoodie star power (51.0% pick rate) with Jump Scare gadget (54.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Shade holds a 56.6% overall win rate and rates S-tier.
What is the best star power for Shade?
Hardened Hoodie. It leads Shade's star power picks at 51.0%, against 49.0% for Spooky Speedster. 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 Shade in Brawl Stars?
Shade is currently S-tier with a 56.6% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Ball at 62.5%. It sees 2.6% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #5 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Who counters Shade?
Amber beats Shade 53.5% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Doug (52.9%) and Nori (51.3%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Shade beats Shelly 77.0% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
What is Shade's best game mode?
Shade performs best in Brawl Ball (62.5% win rate), followed by Gem Grab (62.2%) and Hot Zone (62.0%). Brawl Hockey rounds out its next-best mode at 62.0%.
How much health does Shade have?
At level 11, Shade has 7,400 health and a movement speed of 820. Its basic attack deals 1,600 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 3.7. It reloads in 0.8s.