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Brawl Stars guide: tips, tricks, and cheats

Brawl Stars is perfect for gamers who love violence and adorable characters

Brawl Stars is a brilliant twin-stick shooter, specialising in three-on-three PvP combat. There are over 30 characters to collect, each of which has its own unique weapons, gadgets, and super attacks. If you are yet to download Brawl Stars and try it out for yourself, read this guide and you’ll be gathering trophies in no time.

Brawl Stars is one of games that is difficult to put down. There are dozens of maps, over 30 playable Brawl Stars brawlers, and multiple game modes. To add to your fun, the maps and game modes are on a cycle, keeping you entertained every 24 hours. If that’s not enough for you, Supercell is on season two of its Brawl Pass, so now is a glorious time to get some free loot.

For those of you who don’t know, Brawl Stars has been on our mobile devices for just over three years now. This may put some people off playing, but it shouldn’t. The gameplay has never been more polished, the matchmaking has never been fairer, and the updates keep on coming.

Everything in our Brawl Stars guide:

Brawl Stars Download: How to get on ios and android

Downloading Brawl Stars on your mobile device is easy, and best of all: it’s free. If you have an Android device, you can grab a copy from Google Play. Or, if you have an iOS device, you can download Brawl Stars from the App Store.

Brawl Stars PC: How to play on the big screen

If you want to play Brawl Stars on your PC, you will need an emulator. Two emulators you can trust for playing Brawl Stars are Memu Play and BlueStacks. To play on the big screen, download an emulator, search for Brawl Stars, then hit download.

Brawl Stars Youtube: Where can you watch Brawl Stars?

If you didn’t already know, the official Brawl Stars YouTube channel is regularly updated with short animations or update videos.

Brawl Stars Online: Can you play multiplayer?

Brawl Stars is an online-only mobile game. You can’t play the game without an internet connection, because you are playing against other people from across the world. You can play training games against bots, but you need an internet connection to load the game. You can create a club and invite your friends if you want to play together.

Brawl Stars Hack: Can you download a Brawl Stars Mod?

We strongly recommended that you don’t download any modified or hacked version of Brawl Stars. They are not to be trusted because they often ask for your personal information. I know everyone wants the legendary characters, but it’s an excellent life lesson: you can’t always get what you want, without paying.

There are a number of golden rules that if you break, will result in a ban. If you want to check out the rules, visit the official Supercell fair play site.

Brawl Stars Update: What are the latest patch notes?

The latest update of Brawl Stars was for the start of season two of the Brawl Pass on July 2. A new chromatic brawler called Surge was added to the Brawl Pass. Other major changes are below:

  • New Chromatic Brawler – Surge
  • Mega Beetle Bea – 150 Gems
  • Ultra Driller Jacky – 150 Gems
  • King Crab Tick – 80 Gems
  • Street Wear Max – 80 Gems
  • White Crow – 80 Gems
  • Retro Nani – 30 Gems
  • True Silver & True Gold skins – 10.000 and 25,000 Coins
  • Crow Remodel
  • New Mode: Super City Rampage! – PvE weekend game mode
  • New Gadgets for 10 Brawlers

If you want to know all the changes from the latest update, check out the official patch notes.

Brawl Stars Character List:

 Brawler Rarity How to Unlock  Gadget  Star Power Star Power
 Shelly Starting Brawler Free Fast Forward Shell Shock Band-Aid
 Nita Trophy Road 10 Trophies  Bear Paws  Hyper Bear  Bear With me
Colt Trophy Road 60 Trophies  Speedloader  Magnum Special Slick Boots
 Bull Trophy Road 250 Trophies T-Bone Injector Tough Guy Berserker
Jessie Trophy Road 500 Trophies Spark Plug  Shocky  Energize
Brock  Trophy Road 1,000 Trophies  Rocket Laces  Rocket NO.4  Incendiary
Dynamike  Trophy Road 2,000 Trophies  Fidget Spinner Demolition Dyna-Jump
Bo  Trophy Road 3,000 Trophies  Super Totem  Snare A Bear  Circling Eagle
Tick  Trophy Road 4,000 Trophies  Backup Mine  Automa-Tick Reload  Well Oiled
8-Bit  Trophy Road  6,000 Trophies  Cheat Cartridge  Boosted Booster  Extra Life
 Emz  Trophy Road  8,000 Trophies  Friendzoner Bad Karma Hype
El Primo Rare Brawl Boxes Suplex Supplement El Fuego Meteor Rush
 Barley Rare Brawl Boxes / Supercell ID  Sticky Syrup Mixer Medical Use Extra Noxious
 Poco  Rare  Brawl Boxes Tuning Fork Da Capo! Screeching Solo
 Rosa Rare Brawl Boxes Grow Light Thorny Gloves Plant Life
 Ricochet  Super Rare  Brawl Boxes  Multiball Launcher  Robo Retreat  Super Bouncy
Darryl  Super Rare  Brawl Boxes  Recoiling Rotator  Steel Hoops  Rolling Reload
 Penny  Super Rare  Brawl Boxes  Rocket Detonator Last Blast  Balls of Fire
Carl  Super Rare  Brawl Boxes Heat Ejector  Power Throw  Protective Pirouette
Jacky  Super Rare Brawl Boxes Pneumatic Booster Counter Crush Handy Hard Hat
 Piper Epic  Brawl Boxes  Auto Aimer/Homemade Recipe  Ambush  Snappy Sniping
 Pam  Epic  Brawl Boxes  Pulse Modulator  Mam’s Hug Mam’s Squeeze
Frank Epic  Brawl Boxes  Active Noise Canceling  Power Grab  Sponge
 Bibi  Epic  Brawl Boxes  Vitamin Booster  Home Run  Batting Stance
 Bea  Epic  Brawl Boxes Honey Molasses  Honey Coat Insta Beaload
Mortis  Mythic  Brawl Boxes Combo Spinner  Creepy Harvest  Coiled Snake
Tara  Mythic  Brawl Boxes  Psychic Enhancer  Black Portal  Healing Shade
 Gene  Mythic  Brawl Boxes  Lamp Blowout Spirit Slap  Magic Puffs
Max  Mythic  Brawl Boxes  Phase Shifter  Super Charged  Run N Gun
Mr. P Mythic  Brawl Boxes Service Bell  Revolving Door  Handle With Care
 Sprout Mythic  Brawl Boxes  Garden Mulcher  Photosynthesis Overgrowth
 Crow  Legendary  Brawl Boxes  Defense Booster/Slowing Toxin  Carrion Crow  Extra Toxic
 Spike Legendary  Brawl Boxes  Popping Pincushion  Curveball Fertilize
Leon  Legendary Brawl Boxes  Clone Projector  Invisiheal  Smoke Trails
Sandy  Legendary Brawl Boxes Sleep Stimulator  Healing Winds  Rude Sands
Gale  Chromatic  Brawl Boxes  Spring Ejector  Second Wind  Blustery Blow
Surge  Chromatic  Brawl Boxes/Brawl Pass Power Surge  To The Max!

Brawl Stars Free Gems: Should you trust websites?

When something is too good to be true, it almost always is. A website offering legendary characters, gems, or coins is not to be trusted: ever! The only legitimate free way to get gems in Brawl Stars is to earn them in the battle pass. You also can buy them from the shop.

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