Best Duo Showdown Brawlers

Updated September 4, 2026 · 2,209,730 battles analyzed

Win rate here is a top-half finish rate for Duo Showdown, since there is no simple win or lose outcome.

Brawler Tiers: S+ to D

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Full Brawler Rankings

Every brawler in Duo Showdown, ranked by score

How tiers are calculated →

Rank	Class	Brawler	Tier	Win Rate	Use Rate	Matches	Trend
1	Tank	Rosa	S+	75.3%	0.76%	16,717	-
2	Damage Dealer	Nita	S+	71.5%	2.27%	50,177	-
3	Artillery	Barley	S	72.8%	0.76%	16,711	▲ 3
4	Support	Wendy	S	71.8%	1.57%	34,773	▼ 1
5	Tank	Jacky	S	72.8%	0.59%	13,001	▼ 1
6	Tank	Darryl	S	72.2%	1.09%	24,184	▲ 1
7	Damage Dealer	Shelly	S	69.7%	4.1%	90,494	▼ 2
8	Artillery	Penny	S	72.1%	0.64%	14,160	▲ 2
9	Tank	Ash	A	72.5%	0.34%	7,414	▲ 4
10	Damage Dealer	Carl	A	71.4%	0.99%	21,934	▼ 2
11	Support	Poco	A	71.5%	0.94%	20,703	-
12	Support	Gus	A	70.4%	1.2%	26,433	▼ 3
13	Tank	El Primo	A	69.4%	2.31%	51,155	▲ 1
14	Controller	Jessie	A	70.5%	0.99%	21,862	▼ 2
15	Assassin	Sam	A	71.5%	0.26%	5,730	▲ 3
16	Tank	Hank	A	71.3%	0.27%	5,874	▲ 10
17	Support	Pam	A	71%	0.43%	9,551	▲ 7
18	Tank	Bolt	A	71%	0.37%	8,121	▼ 3
19	Tank	Trunk	A	70.5%	0.57%	12,690	▲ 11
20	Damage Dealer	8-Bit	A	68.2%	2.55%	56,443	-
21	Tank	Bull	A	69.2%	1.31%	28,982	▲ 12
22	Marksman	Bonnie	A	70.4%	0.32%	6,989	▼ 5
23	Controller	Gene	A	70.2%	0.35%	7,745	▲ 29
24	Marksman	Belle	B	70%	0.34%	7,410	▲ 15
25	Assassin	Stu	B	69.1%	0.92%	20,222	▲ 6
26	Artillery	Larry & Lawrie	B	69.7%	0.44%	9,790	▼ 1
27	Controller	Bo	B	68.4%	1.54%	34,060	▼ 6
28	Marksman	Brock	B	68.1%	1.9%	42,048	▲ 12
29	Marksman	Maisie	B	69.4%	0.54%	11,998	▲ 7
30	Assassin	Edgar	B	64.6%	8.67%	191,593	▼ 14
31	Artillery	Grom	B	70.1%	0.19%	4,240	▲ 12
32	Tank	Frank	B	67.8%	2.17%	48,027	▼ 5
33	Damage Dealer	Rico	B	67.2%	2.93%	64,819	▼ 14
34	Damage Dealer	Colt	B	66.9%	3.43%	75,833	▼ 6
35	Damage Dealer	R-T	B	69.9%	0.17%	3,785	▲ 39
36	Damage Dealer	Clancy	B	70%	0.12%	2,626	▲ 53
37	Artillery	Tick	B	69.1%	0.51%	11,250	▼ 14
38	Damage Dealer	Tara	B	67.9%	1.36%	30,142	▲ 12
39	Support	Berry	B	69.1%	0.3%	6,623	▼ 2
40	Marksman	Bea	B	68.4%	0.74%	16,431	▼ 8
41	Controller	Gale	B	68.7%	0.51%	11,303	▲ 5
42	Controller	Meeple	B	68.9%	0.39%	8,605	-
43	Damage Dealer	Pearl	B	68.6%	0.52%	11,469	▼ 9
44	Tank	Buster	B	69.1%	0.17%	3,845	▲ 1
45	Support	Max	B	67.7%	1.1%	24,204	▲ 12
46	Marksman	Angelo	B	68.7%	0.29%	6,414	▲ 2
47	Tank	Ollie	B	69%	0.15%	3,271	▲ 8
48	Artillery	Juju	B	68.7%	0.19%	4,111	▲ 25
49	Tank	Meg	B	67.7%	0.78%	17,198	-
50	Damage Dealer	Moe	B	68.3%	0.35%	7,730	▲ 22
51	Support	Jae-Yong	B	68.6%	0.21%	4,599	▼ 29
52	Assassin	Shade	B	67%	1.39%	30,654	▼ 8
53	Controller	Ziggy	C	68.7%	0.14%	3,196	▲ 40
54	Damage Dealer	Chuck	C	68.6%	0.13%	2,813	▼ 25
55	Support	Doug	C	67.5%	0.7%	15,425	▲ 9
56	Marksman	Janet	C	68%	0.36%	7,924	▼ 2
57	Tank	Damian	C	68%	0.32%	7,004	▲ 4
58	Assassin	Mortis	C	65.9%	2.21%	48,754	▲ 2
59	Controller	Emz	C	65.4%	2.92%	64,614	▼ 24
60	Damage Dealer	Lola	C	67.4%	0.61%	13,567	▲ 3
61	Controller	Mr. P	C	68%	0.22%	4,906	▼ 3
62	Controller	Charlie	C	67.7%	0.3%	6,648	▲ 25
63	Damage Dealer	Eve	C	67.9%	0.19%	4,262	▲ 2
64	Assassin	Mico	C	67.4%	0.35%	7,662	▲ 5
65	Support	Glowy	C	67.5%	0.33%	7,402	▼ 9
66	Controller	Finx	C	67.5%	0.3%	6,577	▲ 1
67	Assassin	Gigi	C	67.2%	0.4%	8,912	▲ 9
68	Assassin	Melodie	C	67.2%	0.37%	8,246	▼ 6
69	Artillery	Sprout	C	67.3%	0.3%	6,632	▲ 6
70	Damage Dealer	Lumi	C	67.1%	0.4%	8,741	▲ 16
71	Tank	Draco	C	67.1%	0.29%	6,318	▼ 3
72	Controller	Sandy	C	66.7%	0.5%	10,959	▲ 5
73	Assassin	Nori	C	63.6%	4.58%	101,200	▼ 32
74	Controller	Otis	C	67%	0.34%	7,586	▼ 8
75	Controller	Griff	C	65.4%	1.63%	36,113	▼ 28
76	Support	Ruffs	C	67.1%	0.25%	5,420	▼ 23
77	Assassin	Starr Nova	C	65.9%	1.01%	22,418	▲ 5
78	Support	Gray	C	66.7%	0.44%	9,752	▲ 2
79	Artillery	Dynamike	C	65.5%	1.2%	26,469	▼ 41
80	Damage Dealer	Mina	C	66.5%	0.39%	8,640	▲ 8
81	Tank	Bibi	C	65.3%	1.33%	29,353	▼ 30
82	Controller	Lou	C	66.5%	0.33%	7,401	▼ 4
83	Assassin	Alli	C	66.1%	0.5%	11,057	▼ 4
84	Controller	Squeak	C	65.7%	0.78%	17,138	▲ 17
85	Assassin	Leon	D	64.7%	1.71%	37,887	▼ 1
86	Marksman	Nani	D	65.6%	0.68%	15,013	▼ 27
87	Assassin	Lily	D	65.9%	0.49%	10,768	▼ 4
88	Controller	Amber	D	65.2%	0.86%	19,035	▲ 4
89	Damage Dealer	Chester	D	65.1%	0.85%	18,734	▲ 6
90	Controller	Willow	D	66%	0.26%	5,809	▼ 19
91	Assassin	Fang	D	65.1%	0.67%	14,753	▲ 7
92	Support	Byron	D	65.1%	0.54%	11,994	▲ 8
93	Assassin	Cordelius	D	65%	0.58%	12,747	▼ 12
94	Damage Dealer	Najia	D	65.6%	0.2%	4,332	▼ 24
95	Assassin	Kaze	D	64.4%	0.85%	18,708	▲ 8
96	Assassin	Kenji	D	64.3%	0.84%	18,472	▼ 5
97	Marksman	Mandy	D	64.1%	1.01%	22,306	▼ 12
98	Damage Dealer	Spike	D	63.5%	1.51%	33,280	▼ 4
99	Damage Dealer	Colette	D	64.1%	0.92%	20,421	▲ 3
100	Marksman	Pierce	D	64.2%	0.45%	9,898	▼ 10
101	Controller	Sirius	D	64%	0.48%	10,498	▼ 2
102	Assassin	Crow	D	62.9%	1.27%	28,004	▲ 2
103	Damage Dealer	Surge	D	62.6%	1.41%	31,072	▼ 7
104	Marksman	Piper	D	63%	0.93%	20,605	▼ 7
105	Support	Kit	D	62.2%	1.29%	28,425	-
106	Assassin	Buzz	D	62.4%	0.8%	17,717	-

Best Brawlers in Duo Showdown right now

Best Overall

RosaMeta Score 7.6/10

Highest Win Rate

Rosa75.3% win rate

Most Used

Edgar8.67% use rate

Biggest Riser

Clancyup 53 ranks

In the Duo Showdown meta, Rosa leads with a Meta Score of 7.6/10. Rosa has the highest win rate at 75.3%, while Edgar is the most used at 8.67%. Sam is the most underrated brawler here: it ranks #10 by win rate but only #92 by use rate. That gap suggests its results are stronger than its popularity. Clancy moved the most since the last update, climbing 53 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 2,209,730 recorded brawler appearances across Duo Showdown.

About this tier list

This is the Duo Showdown tier list for September 2026. Showdown plays nothing like a team mode: there is no draft, no lane, and no teammate to bail you out. Coordinating with a partner changes the calculus from Solo Showdown: brawlers that combo well or can peel for their teammate move up the list. Win rate in Showdown is a top-half finish rate rather than a match win, since Showdown has no simple win or lose outcome. 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.

Computed from 2,209,730 battles BrawlMetrics counted itself over the last 7 days. Showdown is placement based, so the headline rate is the share of games finishing in the top positions rather than a win rate. 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 does win rate mean in Showdown?

Showdown has no simple win or lose outcome, so "win rate" here is a top-half finish rate: how often that brawler finishes in the top half of the lobby.

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.

Best Duo Showdown Brawlers

Brawler Tiers: S+ to D

S+ Tier

S Tier

A Tier

B Tier

C Tier

D Tier