The final Brawl Talk of 2026 is here, packed with incredible updates. Supercell has revealed a major competitive overhaul for Ranked, three brand-new Brawlers (including the first Legendary Artillery and a dynamic duo with synergy mechanics), two amazing seasonal themes (Brawl Vice and classic Brawidays), alongside massive improvements to cosmetics, Buffies, and game modes.
Here is the complete breakdown of all the announcements and updates revealed in this Brawl Talk!
Ranked Rework
The competitive side of Brawl Stars receives one of its most requested updates to elevate the experience for competitive and “sweaty” players:
- Redesigned Pick and Ban Phase: Now displays a much larger roster of Brawlers with advanced filters and a search option. It introduces quick chat options during the phase, the ability to swap turns in the pick phase, and suggesting bans by class instead of just a specific Brawler.
- Preparation Screen & Statistics: A visual refresh showing your skin, more loadout customization options, and the ability to use pings before the match starts. At the end of the match, the stats screen will better prove who actually carried the game.
- ELO & Points Adjustments: You now win more points in a 2-0 blowout and lose fewer points in close 2-1 matches.
- New Ranked Requirements & Rules:
- Mandatory to play Ranked with Power Level 11 Brawlers.
- Diamond rank and above require more maxed Brawlers than before (increased from 3 to 6).
- Ranked unlocks at a later stage in the trophy road.
- Seasonal rank reset drops you fewer ranks than before.
- No pings allowed in Masters and above.
- Better matchmaking from Mythic I and above.
- Spectating now watches the whole best-of-three instead of a single match.
- Battle log shows the stats screen and banned Brawlers.
- New Seasonal Battle Cards: Inspired by fierce animals like wolves, tigers, dragons, and deer, available for a limited time each season.
New Brawlers: Thunder Frogs, Ray, and Ruby
Thunder Frogs (Zap, Z, and Vote) — Legendary (Artillery)
Arriving in November. They are three frogs acting as a single Brawler and serving as Ziggy’s stage assistants:
- Main Attack: Tosses frogs to different areas, creating an electric triangular link that damages everyone inside and deals extra damage at the edges.
- Super: They merge together into one big frog capable of performing 3 consecutive jumps with area damage (the center deals more damage, and the third jump goes farther).
- Hypercharge: The third jump creates an electric attack connecting all jump locations.
Ray and Ruby — Epic Synergy Brawlers
Arriving in December for the Brawlidays season. They are deeply in love, and their abilities synergize when they are on the same team (one of them can be claimed for free during the season!):
- Ray (King of Toiletland): His attack creates a mark on the opponent that builds up the longer they are in his sights (higher mark = more damage). His Super lets him fire early while granting a shield. His Hypercharge reveals invisible/bush-hidden opponents and applies a stronger mark. Synergy: heals Ruby with his main attack and moves faster walking towards her.
- Ruby (Queen of Toiletland): Her design is card-themed (clubs and diamonds). Her main attack throws a club and a diamond simultaneously; if both hit at the same time, it deals extra damage. Her Super creates an area that grounds and punishes enemies (great against tanks). Her Hypercharge enlarges the area and spreads swirling shots. Synergy: heals Ray and speeds up when walking toward him.
Seasons and New Skins
December Season: Brawl Vice (Inspired by crime and retro urban aesthetics)
- Brawl Pass Skins:
- Bull: Brawl Vice Bull (with chromas Brawl Vibes Bull and City Streets Bull).
- Poco: Crime Pace Poco (with chromas Player Hating Poco and Game Hating Poco).
- Other Season Skins:
- Undercover Buzz and Undercover Pierce
- Black Market Barley
- City Days M (and its chroma City Knights M for future events)
End-of-Year Season: Brawlidays
- Squeak: Frosty Squeak and Elf Squeak (chromas in the Brawl Pass).
- Draco: Nutcracker Draco (with chromas Royal Nutcracker Draco and Candy Nutcracker Draco).
- Additional Holiday Theme Skins: Snowball Bolt, Tree Ornament, Gingerbread Star Nova, Mrs. Santa Claus, and Delivery Elf Jesse.
Special and Supercell Make Skins
- Toon Mortise and Steamboat Penny (classic cartoon-inspired).
- Clancy: Community-created Supercell Make skin from the World Finals, given away as a free viewership reward during the World Finals.
- Esports Chromas: New designs for Leon’s esports skin (humble logo) and Max’s skin (crazy raccoon logo).
- Pro Skin: Star Patrol BB (featuring multiple upgrades if you play enough Ranked).
Pins, Sprays, and Cosmetic Improvements
Communication and expression options receive long-awaited community upgrades:
- More slots for pins and sprays, clearer inventory display, and clear labeling of exclusive vs. non-exclusive cosmetics.
- Option to set automatic pins to trigger at the start of a match, upon winning, or after taking down 3 Brawlers without dying.
New “Buffies” (Trio Upgrades)
Special enhancements are introduced to upgrade Gadgets, Star Powers, and Gears for specific trios:
- Snowtel Trio:
- Mr. P: Shields with Service Bell, porter reinforcements, secondary suitcase explosions (Handle with care), healing porters with main attacks (Revolving doors), and extra bounces with his Hyperbuffy.
- Lou: Quicker Ice block cancelation, ice damage/freeze areas with Lulu, freezing snowballs with Ser bomb, bonus damage to frozen targets with Snap, and a slippery trailing area with his Hyperbuffy.
- Gale: Projectile-redirecting walls (North wind wall), ally speed boosts in tornadoes (Twister), bonus damage on stun (Lustery blow), proximity-scaled slows (Freezing snow), and an extra giant snowball with his Hyperbuffy.
- Candyland Trio:
- Mandy: Stronger slows up close (Caramelized), faster gadget recharge through walls (Cookie crumb), extended range per hit while focused (In my sight), bigger Super with Jawbreaker, and camera zoom-out/visibility with her Hyperbuffy.
- Chester: Jack-in-the-box traps with fear/slow effects (Jack in the box), gadget recharge on defeat (Candy beans), varied damage/heal via Bellowmania, faster Super charge with Chester’s privilege, and double bells thrown with his Hyperbuffy.
- Barry: Healing ice cream puddles (Friendship is great), longer duration/bounces with Secret formula and Floor is fine, slow combined with speed boost via Sticky toppings, and split main attacks with his Hyperbuffy.
Game Modes and Events
- Advent Calendar: Daily rewards throughout the holiday festivities.
- Light Up the Tree: An improved, optimized version of Topple the Tower without power-ups and with trophy-based matchmaking.
- 20-Player Showdown: Giant map, threatening robots, and a tactical minimap.
- Light Up: A two-turn competitive mode where teams race to plant blue lights on the enemy’s side of the map.
- Loaded Showdown: Chaotic mode featuring massive reload speed buffs, life steal, extended attack range, and a UFO flying over walls.
- Super Hockey: Fast-paced hockey match with a wacky goalie, alongside the return of classic modes like Drum Roll.
World Finals 2026
The Brawl Stars World Finals will take place from November 20 to 22 in Japan, marking the biggest world finals ever. Viewers can claim free rewards (such as the esports skin King and much more) by watching and interacting live at event.brawlstars.com.
Free Chaos Drop
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