Willow Best Build & Counters (Updated Daily)

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Best Willow Build

Most picked build across all modes

Star Power

Love Is Blind

52% Pick

Gadget

Spellbound

55% Pick

Gear 1

SHIELD

40.2% Pick

Gear 2

DAMAGE

39.7% Pick

Best star power for Willow

Love Is Blind is Willow's most-picked star power at 52.0%. A star power is passive: once it is equipped it works on its own all match, with no button to press. Obsession is the alternative at 48.0%.

Best gadget for Willow

55.0% of Willow players equip Spellbound. 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. The other option, Dive, sits at 45.0%.

Best gears for Willow

For gear, SHIELD is the top pick at 40.2%, with DAMAGE (39.7%) 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 Willow players unlock

Of the Willow players who have unlocked only one star power, 50.0% chose Love Is Blind.

ItemUnlocked byUnlocked first

Love Is BlindStar Power90.1%50%

ObsessionStar Power90.1%50%

DiveGadget86.3%62.8%

SpellboundGadget82.6%37.2%

ShieldGear54.9%-

DamageGear50.6%-

SpeedGear10.3%-

HealthGear9.4%-

VisionGear8.5%-

92.4% of maxed Willow owners have unlocked her Hypercharge.

What players who own Willow 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 Willow

Best Modes

Brawl Ball61.2%

Basket Brawl60.8%

Brawl Hockey60.7%

Best Maps

Slippery ShowdownBrawl Hockey

BrawlerverseKnockout 5v5

Photic DoomHeist

Willow Counters

Strong Against

Best matchups: how often Willow wins against each

Shelly77.8%

Nita75.6%

Jacky71.6%

Weak Against

Toughest matchups: how often Willow wins against each

Cosmo40.1%

Wendy41%

Vince41.5%

How to counter Willow

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

Cosmo wins 59.9% of recorded matchups.
Wendy wins 59.0% of recorded matchups, outlasting her pressure with steady sustain.
Vince wins 58.5% of recorded matchups.

Willow Synergies

Best Teammates

Ash66.2%

Wendy67.7%

Cosmo68%

Popular Comps

Mortis + Willow + Shade57.7%

Rico + Willow + Shade65.2%

Colt + Edgar + Willow59.1%

Willow Stats

At Level 11

Health6,600

Speed720

Damage800

Reload2.0s

Range7.3

Ammo3

DPS-

Super-

Win Rate by Mode

Brawl Ball61.2%

Basket Brawl60.8%

Brawl Hockey60.7%

Hot Zone59.3%

Knockout58.6%

About Willow

Willow works as a gondoliera in the Swamp of Love. She gives couples in search of a romantic evening the creepiest, most unsettling time they could imagine.

Most players build Willow around Love Is Blind and Spellbound, picked in 52.0% and 55.0% of games respectively. Willow grades out at B-tier this season, peaking in Brawl Ball (61.2% win rate). Out of 108 rated brawlers, Willow sits at #27 right now. Willow is classed as a Controller, so its kit generally leans into that role's usual strengths rather than flexing into others. The matchup spread runs from 77.8% against Shelly down to 40.1% into Cosmo. Ash is the strongest recorded pairing. Beyond its best matchup, Willow holds up against Nita (75.6%) and Jacky (71.6%) too. Wendy is a solid secondary pairing for Willow too, at 67.7% together. The star power choice is genuinely contested, Love Is Blind (52.0%) and Obsession (48.0%) both see serious play, usually split by mode. Willow is a rare sight at 0.3% use rate, win rates on low-sample brawlers move around more, so read its numbers with that in mind. On Slippery Showdown specifically, Willow jumps to 61.6%, its single strongest map in rotation.

Willow Star Powers and Gadgets

Attack

Lantern's Curse

Willow lobs her lantern, dealing damage over time to enemies hit.

Super

Hex

Willow fires a single tadpole towards an enemy Brawler, fully healing them and taking control over their mind, if it hits. Willow can use the basic attack of the enemy Brawler and move them as she pleases. Mind control breaks after 2.5 seconds or when the Brawler reaches 30% HP.

Love Is Blind

Star Power

Lantern's Curse also reduces reload speed of affected Brawlers.

Obsession

Star Power

Hexed enemies gain movement speed while mind controlled.

Spellbound

Gadget

Willow's next Lantern's Curse deals more damage and applies the entire damage instantly rather than over time.

Dive

Gadget

Willow dives, becoming untargetable but unable to take any action for the duration.

Willow Skins

6 in the catalog

Lunar LotusEpic

DemonEpic

ScorpionSuper Rare

AxlRare

2 Epic, 1 Super Rare, 1 Rare, 2 more

View all Willow skins

Willow FAQ

What is the best Willow build in Brawl Stars?

The most picked Willow build runs Love Is Blind star power (52.0% pick rate) with Spellbound gadget (55.0% pick rate). The top gear picks are SHIELD and DAMAGE. Across all builds combined, Willow holds a 58.1% overall win rate and rates B-tier.

What star power should you use on Willow?

Love Is Blind. It leads Willow's star power picks at 52.0%, against 48.0% for Obsession. 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 Willow good right now?

Willow is currently B-tier with a 58.1% overall win rate. Its best mode is Brawl Ball at 61.2%. It sees 0.3% pick rate across all modes. That puts it at #27 out of 108 rated brawlers.

Which brawlers beat Willow?

Cosmo beats Willow 59.9% of the time, the strongest counter in the data. Wendy (59.0%) and Vince (58.5%) are also unfavorable matchups to face. On the other side, Willow beats Shelly 77.8% of the time, its best matchup in the data.

What modes is Willow best in?

Willow performs best in Brawl Ball (61.2% win rate), followed by Basket Brawl (60.8%) and Brawl Hockey (60.7%). Hot Zone rounds out its next-best mode at 59.3%.

What is Willow's max health in Brawl Stars?

At level 11, Willow has 6,600 health and a movement speed of 720. Its basic attack deals 800 damage with 3 ammo at a range of 7.3. It reloads in 2.0s.