Best Knockout 5v5 Brawlers

Updated October 20, 2026 · 415,630 battles analyzed

Knockout 5v5 has its own pace, and the brawlers that thrive here are not always the same ones that top the overall list.

Brawler Tiers: S+ to D

S+ Tier

Vince74.6% WR1,434games

Cosmo67.1% WR2,246games

S Tier

Edgar51.6% WR21,699games

Gray63.6% WR3,236games

Mandy54.3% WR11,703games

Sirius62% WR3,172games

Shade59.2% WR5,662games

Starr Nova61% WR3,228games

A Tier

Colette54.3% WR9,991games

Nori57.5% WR5,795games

Wendy61.3% WR2,098games

Amber59.4% WR3,149games

Gus55.8% WR6,326games

Ash57.3% WR4,477games

Hank61.2% WR1,416games

Pierce58.2% WR3,148games

Kit56.8% WR4,092games

Draco61% WR1,213games

Trunk59.5% WR2,013games

El Primo50.4% WR10,675games

Bolt59.2% WR1,604games

Damian58.9% WR1,661games

Mina58.7% WR1,738games

Brock47.3% WR13,417games

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Full Brawler Rankings

Every brawler in Knockout 5v5, ranked by score

How tiers are calculated →

Rank	Class	Brawler	Tier	Win Rate	Use Rate	Matches	Trend
1		Vince	S+	74.6%	0.35%	1,434	-
2		Cosmo	S+	67.1%	0.54%	2,246	▼ 1
3	Assassin	Edgar	S	51.6%	5.22%	21,699	-
4	Support	Gray	S	63.6%	0.78%	3,236	▲ 2
5	Marksman	Mandy	S	54.3%	2.82%	11,703	▲ 7
6	Controller	Sirius	S	62%	0.76%	3,172	▼ 2
7	Assassin	Shade	S	59.2%	1.36%	5,662	▼ 5
8	Assassin	Starr Nova	S	61%	0.78%	3,228	▲ 3
9	Damage Dealer	Colette	A	54.3%	2.4%	9,991	▲ 24
10	Assassin	Nori	A	57.5%	1.39%	5,795	▼ 5
11	Support	Wendy	A	61.3%	0.5%	2,098	▼ 4
12	Controller	Amber	A	59.4%	0.76%	3,149	▲ 2
13	Support	Gus	A	55.8%	1.52%	6,326	▼ 4
14	Tank	Ash	A	57.3%	1.08%	4,477	▲ 36
15	Tank	Hank	A	61.2%	0.34%	1,416	▲ 2
16	Marksman	Pierce	A	58.2%	0.76%	3,148	▲ 3
17	Support	Kit	A	56.8%	0.98%	4,092	▼ 4
18	Tank	Draco	A	61%	0.29%	1,213	▼ 10
19	Tank	Trunk	A	59.5%	0.48%	2,013	▼ 9
20	Tank	El Primo	A	50.4%	2.57%	10,675	▲ 27
21	Tank	Bolt	A	59.2%	0.39%	1,604	▲ 8
22	Tank	Damian	A	58.9%	0.4%	1,661	▲ 2
23	Damage Dealer	Mina	A	58.7%	0.42%	1,738	▲ 3
24	Marksman	Brock	A	47.3%	3.23%	13,417	▲ 28
25	Damage Dealer	Lumi	B	59.1%	0.33%	1,385	▼ 5
26	Assassin	Gigi	B	58.3%	0.41%	1,702	▼ 3
27	Marksman	Piper	B	47.2%	3.2%	13,301	▲ 28
28	Marksman	Nani	B	56.7%	0.62%	2,581	▼ 10
29	Damage Dealer	Lola	B	58.3%	0.39%	1,618	▼ 7
30	Controller	Bo	B	52.6%	1.46%	6,077	▲ 13
31	Support	Glowy	B	57.9%	0.38%	1,581	▼ 10
32	Assassin	Mico	B	57.2%	0.38%	1,568	-
33	Marksman	Janet	B	57.1%	0.38%	1,572	▼ 2
34	Damage Dealer	Colt	B	47.8%	2.45%	10,199	▲ 12
35	Damage Dealer	Chester	B	55.1%	0.65%	2,693	▼ 19
36	Assassin	Kaze	B	56.5%	0.44%	1,836	▼ 6
37	Marksman	Angelo	B	56.3%	0.45%	1,852	▼ 10
38	Assassin	Alli	B	56.5%	0.42%	1,742	▼ 23
39	Controller	Finx	B	57.7%	0.26%	1,073	▼ 3
40	Damage Dealer	R-T	B	58.4%	0.18%	751	▲ 2
41	Controller	Meeple	B	56.8%	0.35%	1,455	▼ 4
42	Support	Doug	B	54.6%	0.64%	2,659	▼ 17
43	Controller	Willow	B	56.2%	0.38%	1,582	▼ 5
44	Damage Dealer	Rico	B	47.3%	2.27%	9,424	▲ 9
45	Assassin	Mortis	B	51.2%	1.1%	4,584	▼ 11
46	Artillery	Juju	B	56.7%	0.2%	824	▼ 18
47	Damage Dealer	8-Bit	B	47.4%	1.88%	7,833	▲ 10
48	Support	Ruffs	B	55.1%	0.26%	1,097	▼ 13
49	Controller	Mr. P	B	48.7%	1.04%	4,321	▲ 20
50	Artillery	Sprout	B	53.2%	0.3%	1,261	▼ 10
51	Damage Dealer	Najia	B	52.4%	0.38%	1,594	▼ 3
52	Marksman	Belle	B	49.6%	0.81%	3,386	▲ 11
53	Tank	Bull	B	48.3%	1.04%	4,310	▲ 3
54	Tank	Frank	C	46.7%	1.37%	5,689	▲ 6
55	Assassin	Stu	C	51.1%	0.51%	2,103	▼ 14
56	Controller	Ziggy	C	53.3%	0.22%	907	▼ 12
57	Controller	Griff	C	46%	1.5%	6,223	▲ 4
58	Damage Dealer	Shelly	C	44.3%	1.94%	8,072	-
59	Artillery	Tick	C	42.7%	2.31%	9,584	▲ 13
60	Assassin	Sam	C	52.4%	0.24%	1,009	▼ 15
61	Controller	Squeak	C	45.1%	1.46%	6,087	▲ 5
62	Controller	Otis	C	49.1%	0.61%	2,518	▲ 21
63	Assassin	Kenji	C	46.7%	1.04%	4,305	▼ 9
64	Damage Dealer	Spike	C	44.4%	1.54%	6,388	▼ 5
65	Damage Dealer	Surge	C	45.7%	1.17%	4,843	▼ 3
66	Assassin	Fang	C	45.2%	1.25%	5,178	▼ 1
67	Controller	Emz	C	42%	2.05%	8,527	▲ 3
68	Support	Jae-Yong	C	52%	0.15%	605	▼ 19
69	Marksman	Maisie	C	47.5%	0.67%	2,781	▼ 1
70	Tank	Rosa	C	46.9%	0.75%	3,108	▲ 1
71	Damage Dealer	Moe	C	50.9%	0.18%	759	▼ 32
72	Artillery	Dynamike	C	43.1%	1.42%	5,919	▲ 6
73	Tank	Bibi	C	44.1%	1.12%	4,666	▼ 9
74	Support	Poco	C	41.7%	1.66%	6,918	▼ 7
75	Assassin	Crow	C	42.5%	1.44%	6,002	▼ 1
76	Assassin	Leon	C	42.7%	1.35%	5,623	▲ 1
77	Support	Byron	C	43.6%	1.11%	4,600	▲ 13
78	Damage Dealer	Chuck	C	49.9%	0.16%	661	▼ 27
79	Artillery	Penny	C	44.2%	0.92%	3,837	▲ 9
80	Controller	Lou	C	46.2%	0.54%	2,249	▲ 5
81	Assassin	Buzz	C	44.9%	0.73%	3,025	▼ 8
82	Artillery	Larry & Lawrie	C	45.3%	0.61%	2,526	-
83	Tank	Darryl	C	42.9%	0.95%	3,969	▼ 7
84	Damage Dealer	Pearl	C	44.4%	0.6%	2,510	▼ 4
85	Marksman	Bea	C	42.8%	0.86%	3,585	▲ 1
86	Damage Dealer	Carl	C	42.3%	0.93%	3,881	▲ 7
87	Assassin	Lily	D	42.7%	0.83%	3,465	▼ 12
88	Artillery	Grom	D	42.8%	0.62%	2,571	▲ 3
89	Assassin	Cordelius	D	43.2%	0.56%	2,326	▼ 8
90	Controller	Gale	D	42.6%	0.64%	2,671	▼ 11
91	Controller	Jessie	D	39.7%	1.2%	4,997	▲ 4
92	Damage Dealer	Nita	D	39.1%	1.32%	5,495	▼ 5
93	Artillery	Barley	D	39.3%	1.1%	4,566	▲ 5
94	Support	Pam	D	41.6%	0.43%	1,780	▼ 2
95	Support	Berry	D	40.6%	0.53%	2,222	▼ 1
96	Assassin	Melodie	D	40.6%	0.47%	1,960	▲ 1
97	Tank	Meg	D	39%	0.7%	2,914	▼ 13
98	Controller	Sandy	D	41%	0.39%	1,626	▼ 9
99	Marksman	Bonnie	D	38.9%	0.5%	2,062	▼ 3
100	Support	Max	D	37.8%	0.65%	2,686	▲ 1
101	Damage Dealer	Eve	D	39.2%	0.43%	1,776	▼ 2
102	Damage Dealer	Clancy	D	39.9%	0.34%	1,397	▲ 2
103	Controller	Charlie	D	38.9%	0.37%	1,549	▼ 3
104	Damage Dealer	Tara	D	36.3%	0.69%	2,854	▼ 2
105	Tank	Jacky	D	34.2%	0.76%	3,159	▼ 2
106	Tank	Ollie	D	33.6%	0.27%	1,105	-
107	Controller	Gene	D	31.8%	0.36%	1,517	-
108	Tank	Buster	D	32.3%	0.29%	1,221	▼ 3

Best Brawlers in Knockout 5v5 right now

Best Overall

VinceMeta Score 7.3/10

Highest Win Rate

Vince74.6% win rate

Most Used

Edgar5.22% use rate

Biggest Riser

Ashup 36 ranks

In the Knockout 5v5 meta, Vince leads with a Meta Score of 7.3/10. Vince has the highest win rate at 74.6%, while Edgar is the most used at 5.22%. Sirius is the most underrated brawler here: it ranks #4 by win rate but only #46 by use rate. That gap suggests its results are stronger than its popularity. Ash moved the most since the last update, climbing 36 ranks as the rest of the roster shifted around it. Every ranking on this page weighs win rate more heavily than raw popularity, so a widely picked brawler with a mediocre win rate does not automatically outrank one that is rarer but quietly wins more often. This view is built from 415,630 recorded brawler appearances across Knockout 5v5.

About this tier list

This is the Knockout 5v5 tier list for October 2026, ranking every eligible brawler by win rate and pick rate in this mode specifically. Knockout 5v5 has its own pace and priorities, and the brawlers that thrive here are not always the same ones that top the overall list. Same no-respawns-per-round rule as standard Knockout, but with five brawlers per side instead of three, so a single bad engage costs less of the team's total strength at once, and drawn-out skirmishes for map control tend to matter more than a single decisive pick. Every brawler here is scored the same way regardless of class, so a support and a tank can be compared directly by how much they win and get picked. A class filter sits below the tier grid too, so you can jump straight to the Knockout 5v5 picks that matter for your preferred role without wading through every brawler outside it. The full table further down lists every eligible brawler in Knockout 5v5 individually with its exact win rate, use rate, and match count, so two brawlers that land in the same tier can still be compared side by side before you settle on a pick. Brawlers with too few recorded matches in Knockout 5v5 are shown separately as Unranked rather than forced into a tier on thin data. Their win rate is hidden rather than shown too, since a rate built on a sample that small is not something you should treat as a real signal, even though the exact number looks precise enough to invite reading it as one.

Computed from 415,630 battles BrawlMetrics counted itself over the last 7 days. The rate shown is a Wilson score lower bound, not the raw rate, so a small sample cannot outrank a large one on a hot streak. Composite score is 70% of that plus 30% use rate. Tiers are assigned by percentile of that score (S+ top 2%, S next 6%, A next 15%, B next 27%, C next 30%, D bottom 20%). Brawlers under 300 battles in this slice are marked Unranked rather than tiered on too little data, and a movement arrow is only shown when the previous 7 days also had at least 300 battles for that brawler.

This page pulls fresh battle data on a daily cycle, so tiers shift gradually as the metagame evolves rather than jumping around from a single unusual day of results. The same underlying pipeline feeds every mode, rank, and Showdown variant tier list on this site, so a brawler's tier here and its tier on a mode-specific page are always built from a consistent, comparable methodology, never two different formulas pretending to agree.

Tier List FAQ

What matters most in Knockout 5v5?

Same no-respawns-per-round rule as standard Knockout, but with five brawlers per side instead of three, so a single bad engage costs less of the team's total strength at once, and drawn-out skirmishes for map control tend to matter more than a single decisive pick.

Why might this list differ from the overall Brawl Stars tier list?

A brawler can lead the overall tier list and still land lower here, or the other way around, because Knockout 5v5 has its own pace and its own objective. The overall list blends every mode's results together, while this page only counts battles played in Knockout 5v5, so a kit that is only average in the wider blend can still be one of the best picks for this specific mode.

How is the tier list score calculated?

Each brawler gets a composite score: 70% a Wilson lower-bound win rate plus 30% use rate, both normalized against the rest of the brawlers in that same slice. The Wilson bound stops a brawler with very few games and a lucky streak from outranking one with a huge, reliable sample. Win rate is weighted more heavily than use rate on purpose: a brawler that a lot of players happen to pick is not automatically a strong one, but a brawler that wins consistently almost always deserves the higher tier.

How are S+ through D tiers assigned?

By percentile of the composite score, not fixed cutoffs: S+ is the top 2%, S the next 6%, A the next 15%, B the next 27%, C the next 30%, and D the bottom 20%. Percentiles keep every tier populated even as the numbers shift, so S+ never quietly empties out after a balance patch and D never quietly fills up with half the roster.

What do win rate and use rate mean?

Win rate is the share of recorded battles that brawler won, Wilson-adjusted for sample size. Use rate is how often that brawler was picked relative to every other brawler in the same slice. A brawler can have a great win rate on a small player base or a middling win rate across a huge one, which is exactly why both numbers are shown side by side instead of collapsing everything into one figure.

How often is this tier list updated?

The date at the top of every page is the exact time this data was last refreshed from a new scrape of recorded battles, shown next to the total number of battles that refresh was built from. Judge freshness by that date rather than by a promised schedule: it is the real timestamp of the data on the page, not the time the page was generated.

Why do some brawlers show as Unranked or New?

A brawler needs at least 1,000 recorded matches in a given slice to be tiered. Below that, the sample is too small to trust, so it is shown separately instead of forced into a tier. This most often catches a brawler recently released, or an older brawler that is simply rare in this specific mode or rank.