Best Surge Build
Most picked build across all modes
Best star power for Surge
51.0% of Surge's star power picks go to Serve Ice Cold. A brawler owns two star powers but fights with one, so the slot is a standing choice about how Surge plays rather than something you activate. To The Max trails behind at 49.0%.
Best gadget for Surge
Power Shield is the gadget of choice at 55.0% pick rate. A gadget is the part of the loadout you press: unlike the passive star power, it fires on demand and can be used as often as you like once its cooldown is up. Power Surge sees the rest of the picks at 45.0%.
Best gears for Surge
On gear, Surge players favor SHIELD (36.2%), with DAMAGE (35.2%) close behind. Gears offer a smaller boost than a star power or gadget, so this is the fine-tuning slot of the build.
What Surge players unlock
Of the Surge players who have unlocked only one star power, 58.4% chose Serve Ice Cold.
90.7% of maxed Surge owners have unlocked his Hypercharge.
What players who own Surge 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 Surge
Best Modes
Wipeout 5v555.7%
Brawl Arena52.8%
Knockout52.2%
Surge Counters
How to counter Surge
Queueing into Surge? These are the picks that beat him most often in our matchup data.
Surge Synergies
Popular Comps
Rico + Surge + Edgar22.8%
Shelly + Surge + Edgar18.5%
Colt + Surge + Edgar27.5%Surge Star Powers and Gadgets
Juice Of Justice
Surge serves a shot of Juice that splits in two on contact with enemies.
Party Tricks
With each Super, Surge gets upgraded (MAX 3). Upgrades are lost when Surge is defeated. STAGE 1: Boosted movement speed. STAGE 2: Increased weapon range. STAGE 3: Main attack splits into 6 (instead of 2).
To The Max
Star PowerSurge's Main Attack now bounces off walls.
Serve Ice Cold
Star PowerSurge always spawns with a full Super Charge.
Power Surge
GadgetSurge's power surges! Increase Super charge rate.
Power Shield
GadgetWithin the next seconds, Surge consumes a portion of the damage of the next incoming hit and uses the energy to reload ammo.
Surge Skins
15 in the catalog
PorcelainLegendary
Surge LightyearLegendary
ScorekeeperMythic
Anti-Hero SkeletalEpic2 Legendary, 1 Mythic, 7 Epic, 2 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 2 more
View all Surge skinsSurge FAQ
What star power and gadget should you use on Surge?
The most picked Surge build runs Serve Ice Cold star power (51.0% pick rate) with Power Shield gadget (55.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Surge holds a 45.0% overall win rate and rates C-tier.
What is the best star power for Surge?
Serve Ice Cold. It leads Surge's star power picks at 51.0%, against 49.0% for To The Max. 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 Surge worth playing in the current meta?
Surge is currently C-tier with a 45.0% overall win rate. Its best mode is Wipeout 5v5 at 55.7%. It sees 1.6% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #84 out of 108 rated brawlers.
Who counters Surge?
Amber beats Surge 68.5% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Cosmo (67.9%) and Wendy (67.5%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Surge beats Shelly 57.1% of the time, its best matchup in the data.
Where should you play Surge?
Surge performs best in Wipeout 5v5 (55.7% win rate), followed by Brawl Arena (52.8%) and Knockout (52.2%). Brawl Ball 5v5 rounds out its next-best mode at 50.4%. The spread between its best and worst recorded modes is 5.3%, so where you play Surge noticeably changes its odds.
How much health does Surge have?
At level 11, Surge has 6,600 health and a movement speed of 680. Its basic attack deals 2,360 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 6.7. It reloads in 2.0s.