Brawler Counter Guide

Jul 8, 2024

Brawler Counter Guide

Introduction

  • Objective: Discuss the best counters to the top 10 Brawlers in the game.
  • Context: Addressing frustration with broken Brawlers in the current meta.
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Lily

  • Strengths: High damage (6.3k with star power), tricky positionings with gadgets.
  • Counters:
    • Frank: High HP, can time super to stun and kill Lily.
    • Meg: High HP and knockback star power make it hard for Lily to push.
    • Hank: Tanky, with super that can destroy Lily.
    • 8-Bit: Tanky, can group up to take Lily down.
    • RT: Can instantly delete Lily with a gadget.
    • Chester: Consistently high damage output.

Frank

  • Strengths: High HP, powerful super.
  • Counters:
    • Colette: Best counter due to high damage against high HP targets.
    • Primo: Can interrupt Frank's super, continuously cycle attacks.
    • Lou: Freezing abilities, super cycling.
    • Shelly: Can open the map and farm supers.
    • Bull: Decent if getting close to Frank.

Draco

  • Strengths: Good against non-tank Brawlers, high super duration.
  • Counters:
    • Frank & Buzz: Tanks that can withstand Draco’s attacks.
    • Cordelius: Interrupts super, wastes super duration.
    • Kit: High HP, can push Draco away and heal.
    • Stun Mechanics: Effective in wasting Draco's super.

Barry

  • Strengths: Limited burst potential, damage through puddles.
  • Counters:
    • Tanks: Can withstand the puddle damage.
    • Melody & Max: High mobility to evade puddles and close the gap.

Tank Counters (Kit & Gail)

  • Strengths: Effective against tanks in the meta.
  • Counters:
    • Snipers (B & Piper): Long range keeps distance.
    • Throwers: Throwers are effective as they can attack from behind cover.
    • Typical Lanes: Good in maintaining distance and countering.

Melody

  • Strengths: High mobility, good DPS with notes.
  • Counters:
    • Cordelius: Removes notes and super in shadow realm.
    • Charly: Cocoon disrupts Melody’s attacks.
    • Tanks: High HP; Melody struggles in 1v1 scenarios.

Meg

  • Strengths: Dominates the current meta.
  • Counters:
    • Kit: Can quickly weaken and kill Meg.
    • Lot: Can outrange Meg and cycle stuns effectively.
    • Gail: Outranges Meg, farms supers, and can stun her.

Kit

  • Strengths: Potentially best brawler when super is active.
  • Counters:
    • Early aggression: Push up while Kit is charging super.
    • Cordelius & Charly: Detach Kit from the tank and leave them vulnerable.
    • RT: Effective in duels and Showdown.

Angelo

  • Strengths: High burst damage, good sustain.
  • Counters:
    • Max: Can tank shots with gadget, aggressive playstyle.
    • Draco: Pressure and burst damage.
    • Throwers: Can attack from a safe distance.

Byron

  • Strengths: Healing, burst damage.
  • Counters:
    • Piper: Outranges him and can use gadgets to finish kills.
    • Buzz: Stun and burst damage.
    • Moik (Edgar, Mortis): Assassins that can close in and quickly kill Byron.
    • Kit & Draco: Weaken Byron's backline and take him down effectively.

Conclusion

  • Summary: Highlighted best counters to top meta Brawlers.
  • Importance: Understanding the counters is more crucial than ever given the current meta.

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