Best Gears, Gadgets, and Star Powers: How to Choose Correctly

How Builds Really Win Games

A build wins games when it improves one of these match-deciding outcomes:

• You survive one extra key moment (living through a burst, escaping a dive, holding a point under pressure).
• You secure one extra takedown (finishing a low enemy, converting chip damage, punishing a bad peek).
• You control space more reliably (denying lanes, holding a choke, keeping enemies off objectives).
• You create more “window value” (short bursts of huge impact—goal breaks, safe damage, countdown defense, clutch rounds).
• You reduce your weakness (patching low survivability, weak reload, slow Super gain, bad bush control).

That’s why “best” isn’t one fixed answer. The best build is the one that improves the outcome your Brawler needs most right now.

Build Slots and What Each One Should Do

Your build has three choices that matter every match:

• Star Power = your core playstyle switch
• It changes your Brawler’s identity: stronger lane pressure, better survivability, more healing, extra control, faster scaling, or stronger Super value.
• Pick the Star Power that matches how you want to win fights and objectives.
• Gadget = your swing button
• Gadgets are your “match moment” tools: escape, confirm a kill, break a wall, interrupt a push, force space, save an ally, or turn a 1v1 into a win.
• Pick the Gadget that wins the matchups and map moments you’ll face most.
• Gears = your consistency layer
• Gears improve repeatability: better mobility in bushes, extra damage in clutch health states, faster healing, extra survivability, better vision control, faster gadget availability, faster reload, faster Super gain, stronger pets, or a Brawler-specific gear effect.
• Pick gears that make your Brawler do their job more consistently on that map.

A simple order that works for most players:

1. Choose Star Power (your identity)
2. Choose Gadget (your swing moments)
3. Choose Gears (your consistency and map adaptation)

The Universal Build Rule: Fix Your Biggest Losing Condition

Every Brawler has a common way they lose. Your build should reduce that.

Examples of “losing conditions” (the real reason you die or fall behind):

• You get deleted before you can retreat.
• You can’t finish kills even after landing hits.
• You lose mid because you can’t heal/reload safely.
• You can’t reach enemies on bushy maps.
• Your Super takes too long to get, so you never swing the match.
• Your gadget is powerful but you can’t use it often enough to matter.
• Your pet/turret gets ignored because it’s too weak.

A build that fixes your biggest losing condition usually feels instantly better—even if it’s not the flashiest option.

Gears Explained: What Each Gear Actually Gives You

Gears are passive bonuses that improve specific parts of your kit. Many are universal options available across the roster, while some are only available to specific Brawlers.

Here are the common Gear effects you’ll see and how they generally function:

• Speed: increases movement speed while moving in bushes.
• Vision: successful attacks reveal an opponent’s position briefly.
• Health: improves health recovery speed.
• Shield: adds a protective shield that absorbs damage before your health and regenerates when you’re fully healed.
• Damage: increases your damage output when your health is low.
• Gadget Cooldown: reduces your gadget cooldown so you can use it more often.
• Reload (Epic): increases reload speed.
• Super Charge (Epic): increases Super charging rate.
• Pet Power (Epic): increases damage dealt by Brawler pets (turrets, summons, and similar companions).
• Mythic/Brawler-specific gears: special gears tuned to particular Brawlers that change a specific mechanic.

Even before you think about “best,” notice what these do: they don’t replace skill—they amplify the parts of your gameplay that already matter.

How to Choose the Right Gear: A Practical Decision Tree

Use this decision tree every time you choose gears:

Step 1: What is the map asking for?

• Lots of bushes? Speed and Vision become more valuable.
• Long open lanes? Shield and Health (and sometimes Damage) help win poke wars.
• Tight walls and chokes? Health, Shield, and Gadget Cooldown often outperform pure “range fantasy.”

Step 2: What does your Brawler need to function?

• If your Brawler needs sustained pressure → Reload is a huge consistency boost.
• If your Brawler’s Super is the win condition → Super Charge becomes a top priority.
• If your Brawler relies on a high-impact gadget → Gadget Cooldown can be game-changing.
• If your Brawler plays around a pet/turret/summon → Pet Power can convert more pressure into actual results.

Step 3: What kills you most often?

• Getting bursted → Shield helps you survive the “one more hit” moment.
• Losing trades because you can’t reset → Health helps you return to pressure faster.
• Getting finished when low → Damage can flip low-HP duels into wins (or force enemies to back off).
• Getting ambushed from bushes → Vision and bush discipline become your safety net.

Step 4: What is your role?

• Frontliners want survivability and entry tools (Shield/Health/Speed/Gadget Cooldown).
• Backliners want safe consistency (Shield/Health/Reload) and information (Vision on some maps).
• Controllers often want sustain and tools that keep pressure constant (Health/Reload/Gadget Cooldown).
• Burst finishers often want clutch value (Damage) or faster access to the “big button” (Super Charge).

This method stays accurate even when your Brawler choices change, because it’s based on the job you must do.

The “Core Six” Gears and When They’re Best

These are the gear styles you’ll see constantly because they solve common problems. The key is knowing when each one becomes “best.”

Damage Gear

What it’s for: winning duels and clutch moments when you’re low health.

Why it works: many fights end with both players low—Damage turns that moment into a win more often.

Pick Damage when:

• you take a lot of close-to-mid range fights
• your Brawler survives long enough to fight while low
• your role involves trading and holding pressure under fire
• you often lose fights by a tiny margin

Avoid Damage when:

• you usually die instantly when pressured (you don’t live long enough to benefit)
• your job is pure backline poke where you should be healing and resetting instead of fighting low

Shield Gear

What it’s for: survivability and “one more chance” moments.

Why it works: Shield often changes breakpoints—surviving one extra projectile, living through a burst combo, or staying alive to retreat.

Pick Shield when:

• you’re squishy or mid-range and constantly taking chip damage
• you need to survive snipers, burst, or dive attempts
• you play modes where staying alive is worth more than trading

Avoid Shield when:

• you rarely get time to fully heal and regenerate value
• your playstyle is constant brawling without reset windows (you may get more from Health)

Health Gear

What it’s for: faster resets and stronger lane presence.

Why it works: faster healing means you spend less time hiding and more time controlling lanes. That increases pressure over the full match.

Pick Health when:

• you play control lanes or objective hold roles
• you need to re-enter fights quickly after taking chip damage
• you win by “outlasting” and maintaining presence

Avoid Health when:

• fights are pure burst where you either live or you don’t
• you’re playing maps where you rarely get safe time to heal (Shield can sometimes be more reliable)

Speed Gear

What it’s for: bush maps and close-range access.

Why it works: speed in bushes changes everything—approach angles, dodge ability, surprise pressure, and safe rotations.

Pick Speed when:

• bushes are a major part of the map
• your Brawler benefits from closing distance or repositioning quickly
• your team needs better rotations and flanks

Avoid Speed when:

• the map has minimal bushes
• your Brawler is a pure backline who doesn’t need bush movement to do their job

Vision Gear

What it’s for: bush control, scouting, and confirming targets.

Why it works: revealing enemies punishes bush play and helps your team focus the correct target.

Pick Vision when:

• bushes hide the enemy’s approach
• you need to stop assassins and surprise pushes
• your Brawler can reliably tag enemies at range to keep them revealed

Avoid Vision when:

• maps are open and visibility is already high
• your Brawler struggles to land consistent tags (you won’t keep enemies revealed often enough)

Gadget Cooldown Gear

What it’s for: turning strong gadgets into consistent win tools.

Why it works: if your gadget is a “must-win button” (escape, stun, wall break, ammo swing, big heal, big control), using it more often can decide matches.

Pick Gadget Cooldown when:

• your gadget directly wins fights or objectives
• your gadget covers your biggest weakness (escape, anti-dive, burst confirm)
• you plan to play around repeated gadget value (not just one emergency use)

Avoid Gadget Cooldown when:

• your gadget is situational and rarely used
• your gadget is mostly “win-more” and you’d rather build survivability or tempo

Epic Gears: When to Choose Reload, Super Charge, and Pet Power

Epic gears are more specialized. When they fit your kit, they can be “best-in-slot.”

Reload Gear

What it’s for: sustained pressure and higher uptime.

Why it works: reload speed changes the entire feel of a Brawler. You punish peeks harder, defend better, and keep lanes locked.

Pick Reload when:

• your Brawler’s main power is repeated shots and constant pressure
• your role is lane dominance and anti-approach fire
• you often lose fights because you run out of ammo at the wrong moment

A great way to recognize reload value:

If you constantly think “I just needed one more shot,” Reload is probably your best gear.

Super Charge Gear

What it’s for: reaching your match-winning Super faster.

Why it works: for many Brawlers, the Super is the real win condition—stuns, pulls, area denial, huge burst, reposition, or objective swing.

Pick Super Charge when:

• your Super changes the entire fight
• your match plan is “farm Super, then convert”
• you struggle to get Super in time before the match snowballs

Don’t treat Super Charge as automatic. Ask:

Does my Super win space/objective, or is it just extra damage?

If it wins space, Super Charge becomes much stronger.

Pet Power Gear

What it’s for: pets and turrets that matter over time.

Why it works: if your kit includes a pet/turret/summon that your gameplay revolves around, buffing its damage boosts your control and objective pressure.

Pick Pet Power when:

• your pet/turret is a major part of your lane control
• your pet’s damage forces enemies to reposition
• you win by locking a lane and creating “no-go zones”

If your pet is mostly a distraction or utility, Pet Power might be less valuable than survivability or reload.

Mythic and Brawler-Specific Gears: How to Choose Without Guessing

Brawler-specific gears can feel confusing because they vary widely. Instead of memorizing everything, use this selection method:

• Does it strengthen the exact thing your Brawler is known for?
• If it reinforces the core identity (control, burst, Super value, mobility, objective pressure), it’s usually worth serious consideration.
• Does it solve a real problem you face often?
• If it reduces a common weakness (lack of reliability, lack of pressure, lack of survivability), it can be better than a generic gear.
• Does it change matchups in a clear way?
• The best special gears create new breakpoints: reach, duration, consistency, or threat range.

A simple rule:

If the special gear helps you win your job more often, it’s not “extra.” It’s your core gear.

Gadgets: How to Choose the One That Actually Wins Matches

Gadgets are active tools. Most Brawlers have two, and you choose one per match. The best gadget choice is usually the one that creates the biggest swing in one of these categories:

• Survival (escape, heal, shield, reposition, anti-dive)
• Confirm (burst finish, stun, slow, knockback, pull, trap)
• Control (area denial, wall creation/break, zoning, vision)
• Tempo (ammo steals, reload boosts, movement speed, pressure spikes)
• Objective (safe damage windows, goal openings, zone holds, countdown defense)

To choose correctly, don’t ask “Which gadget is stronger?”

Ask: Which gadget solves the hardest moment I face on this map and in this mode?

The Five Gadget Archetypes and When They’re Best

Use these archetypes to pick gadgets quickly:

Escape/Reset Gadgets

Best when:

• you face assassins or divers
• the map has tight corners where you can get trapped
• your Brawler must stay alive to do their job (carrier, anchor, sniper)

How to use:

• Save it for the enemy’s commit, not for random movement.
• Use it early enough that you escape cleanly—late escapes often still die.

Burst/Finish Gadgets

Best when:

• your Brawler deals chip but struggles to confirm kills
• the mode rewards first pick (Knockout, Bounty/Wipeout)
• your team needs faster conversions after landing damage

How to use:

• Treat it like a finisher, not like extra poke.
• Combine it with a teammate’s angle so the enemy has fewer dodge options.

Control/Zone Gadgets

Best when:

• the map has choke points and walls
• the mode is objective-based (Hot Zone, Gem Grab mid control)
• your Brawler’s job is to deny approaches

How to use:

• Use it to deny entry routes, not to “win a duel.”
• Place it where the enemy must walk, not where they currently stand.

Utility/Tempo Gadgets

Best when:

• your gadget creates repeated value (ammo swing, speed swing, pressure spike)
• you want to win lanes through resource advantage
• you play slower, methodical modes where repeated advantages matter

How to use:

• Use it at the start of key fights to gain tempo.
• Pair it with your team’s push timing.

Objective-Specific Gadgets

Best when:

• your gadget opens a goal, breaks a wall for a scoring angle, melts a safe window, or stalls a zone touch
• you need one decisive moment to flip a match

How to use:

• Save it for the “window moment,” not the first fight.
• Coordinate with your team’s push when possible (even without voice chat—movement cues help).

Star Powers: Choose the One That Fits Your Win Condition

Star Powers are passive but they shape your entire match. Many players pick the Star Power that “sounds stronger,” but the best pick is usually the one that matches one of these win conditions:

• Lane dominance (more damage, better range usage, stronger poke, better reload-like pressure)
• Survivability (damage reduction, healing, shields, defensive triggers)
• Objective power (zone control, turret pressure, safe damage, goal defense)
• Super value (faster charge interactions, stronger effects, longer duration, better control)
• Team value (heals allies, buffs teammates, creates support utility)

A simple selection question:

Do you win matches by outpressuring, outlasting, or outswinging?

Pick the Star Power that boosts your main path to victory.

The Four Star Power Types and How to Identify the “Best” One

Instead of memorizing Star Powers, categorize them:

Always-On Stat Star Powers

These are consistent value and usually best for beginners because they work every match.

Pick them when:

• you want reliability across maps and modes
• your Brawler benefits from steady power more than one gimmick moment

Conditional Trigger Star Powers

These activate when something happens (health thresholds, being in an area, after a delay, after a hit).

Pick them when:

• you can reliably trigger them in your role
• the trigger matches the mode’s rhythm (long fights, poke wars, objective holds)

Avoid them when:

• the trigger is rare in your matches
• you can’t control the condition reliably

Super-Modifier Star Powers

These make your Super stronger, more reliable, or more valuable.

Pick them when:

• your Super is your win condition
• your plan is to farm and convert Supers consistently
• the mode rewards swing tools (Gem Grab countdown flips, Hot Zone retakes, Knockout first pick moments)

Utility/Team Star Powers

These help teammates directly (heals, buffs, control assistance).

Pick them when:

• your Brawler plays a support/control role
• your team composition benefits from sustain or utility
• the mode requires stability and repeated retakes

The “best” Star Power is often the one that makes your role easier, not the one that makes your highlights flashier.

Build Synergy: Make Your Three Choices Work Together

A strong build feels smooth because the parts support each other. Here are synergy patterns that work across the roster:

• Survival Star Power + Shield Gear: makes you harder to burst and more forgiving in open maps.
• Sustain Star Power + Health Gear: turns you into an anchor who resets fast and holds lanes longer.
• High-impact Gadget + Gadget Cooldown Gear: creates repeatable swing moments that decide matches.
• Super-focused Star Power + Super Charge Gear: turns your Super into a consistent win engine.
• Sustained pressure kit + Reload Gear: makes your lane control oppressive because you’re rarely empty.
• Bush playstyle + Speed Gear + Vision Gear (map-dependent): you gain both mobility and information control.

A quick warning:

Synergy should not be “stacking the same thing.” It should be covering weaknesses and amplifying your win condition.

Mode-by-Mode Build Priorities

Use these priorities as a starting point, then adjust based on map and matchups.

Gem Grab

What matters most: mid control, survival of the gem carrier, stopping dives during countdown.

Common gear priorities:

• Shield and Health for stability
• Vision and Speed on bushy mids
• Super Charge when your Super flips fights or steals carriers
• Gadget Cooldown if your gadget saves carrier or creates picks

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Pick tools that prevent your carrier from dying (escape, peel, control).
• Choose Star Powers that improve lane pressure or survivability rather than “win-more damage.”

Brawl Ball

What matters most: creating 3v2 windows, converting to goals, preventing counter goals.

Common gear priorities:

• Shield and Health for holding midfield
• Speed on bushy maps to create sudden angles
• Gadget Cooldown if your gadget enables goals or stops pushes
• Reload if your Brawler’s job is constant lane pressure

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Prefer gadgets that open goals, stop rushes, or secure a takedown right before a push.
• Star Powers that improve survivability or control often win more than pure damage because Brawl Ball punishes deaths with counter scores.

Heist

What matters most: safe damage windows and strong defense rotations.

Common gear priorities:

• Reload for sustained damage dealers
• Shield for surviving poke and defending lanes
• Super Charge if your Super creates safe damage windows
• Gadget Cooldown if your gadget is key to defense or wall control
• Pet Power for strong turret/summon-based pressure (if your kit depends on it)

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Choose gadgets that either create safe damage angles (wall break/control) or stop enemy rushes.
• Choose Star Powers that improve objective damage windows or defensive stability.

Hot Zone

What matters most: holding points under pressure, retakes, denying touches.

Common gear priorities:

• Health for faster resets (huge in long zone fights)
• Shield for surviving bursts on point
• Speed and Vision on bushy zone maps
• Gadget Cooldown for repeated anti-touch tools
• Super Charge if your Super is a retake winner

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Control gadgets shine here: slows, stuns, area denial, anti-dive.
• Star Powers that increase sustained presence (heals, survivability, zone utility) are often “best.”

Knockout

What matters most: survival, first pick, resource discipline.

Common gear priorities:

• Shield for surviving one extra shot
• Damage for clutch duels when low
• Vision on bushy maps for information advantage
• Super Charge if your Super can decide rounds
• Reload if your kit relies on steady pressure to win peeks

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Choose gadgets that guarantee survival or secure a confirmed elimination.
• Choose Star Powers that improve consistency and survivability; flashy “win-more” effects are less valuable in a no-respawn mode.

Bounty/Wipeout

What matters most: safe kills, not donating deaths.

Common gear priorities:

• Shield and Damage (survive + clutch finish)
• Vision on bushy maps to stop surprise picks
• Super Charge if your Super confirms kills safely
• Health if poke wars are long and resets matter

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Pick gadgets that secure kills without risking your life, or that save you from dives.
• Star Powers that prevent deaths often outvalue those that add minor damage.

Showdown and Duo Showdown

What matters most: survival, fight selection, avoiding third parties.

Common gear priorities:

• Shield for survivability
• Damage for clutch duels
• Speed and Vision on bushy maps
• Health when you expect many chip trades and frequent resets
• Gadget Cooldown when your gadget is your main survival tool

Gadget and Star Power focus:

• Pick survival tools unless your kit already has reliable escapes.
• Pick Star Powers that reduce risk: sustain, safety, or consistent pressure.

Map Archetypes: Your Gear Shortcut

If you want to choose fast, classify the map:

Open maps

Usually best:

• Shield (survive poke)
• Health (reset faster)
• Damage (clutch duels)
• Super Charge (if your Super swings fights)

Less important:

• Speed (few bushes)
• Vision (visibility already high)

Bush-heavy maps

Usually best:

• Speed (movement advantage)
• Vision (deny ambushes)
• Shield (survive surprise damage)

Also strong:

• Gadget Cooldown if your gadget is anti-dive or scouting

Wall-heavy maps

Usually best:

• Health (many short trades)
• Shield (survive bursts in tight lanes)
• Gadget Cooldown (more tools to control chokes)

If you have pet/turret play:

• Pet Power can become very valuable depending on the map’s wall layout.

Build Mistakes That Make Good Players Lose

Avoid these common traps:

• Picking a “win-more” gadget that only works when you’re already winning lane, instead of a gadget that helps you survive or convert.
• Running Speed on maps with no meaningful bushes, then wondering why the gear feels useless.
• Picking Damage on a Brawler who dies instantly (you never reach the low-health fight state long enough to benefit).
• Ignoring Vision on bush maps and then blaming “random ambushes.”
• Taking Super Charge on a Brawler whose Super doesn’t decide fights (it’s a slot you could use for survivability or tempo).
• Choosing a Star Power that rarely triggers in your usual modes, even if it looks strong in theory.
• Building for duels instead of the objective (especially in Hot Zone and Gem Grab).

A smart build is rarely the one that feels most exciting in the menu. It’s the one that reduces your losses in real matches.

The “Buy Order” That Gives the Fastest Power Spike

If you’re limited on coins and want the most impact per upgrade, prioritize the pieces that:

1. change your match outcomes the most, and
2. work on the widest variety of maps.

A practical approach for most players:

• Unlock the gadget that saves you or converts kills (high swing value).
• Unlock the Star Power that defines your best playstyle (core identity).
• Buy one or two universal gears that match your role (often Shield/Health/Damage, then add Speed/Vision based on maps).
• Only then invest in specialized gears (Reload/Super Charge/Pet Power) when they clearly match your kit.

The best long-term progression strategy is building a small pool of Brawlers with strong, complete builds rather than spreading upgrades across too many half-built characters.

Quick Build Checklists

Use these quick checklists right before you queue.

Gear checklist

• Is this map bushy? If yes, consider Speed or Vision.
• Do I lose trades because I can’t reset? If yes, consider Health.
• Do I die in burst moments? If yes, consider Shield.
• Do I often win fights at low HP? If yes, consider Damage.
• Is my gadget a key win tool? If yes, consider Gadget Cooldown.
• Is my Super my main win condition? If yes, consider Super Charge.
• Do I need nonstop pressure? If yes, consider Reload.
• Do I rely on a pet/turret to win space? If yes, consider Pet Power.

Gadget checklist

• Do I need an escape/anti-dive button this match?
• Do I need a finisher to confirm kills?
• Do I need wall control (break or create) for this map?
• Do I need a defensive tool to stop a push or protect an objective?
• Which gadget creates the biggest swing moment in this mode?

Star Power checklist

• Does this Star Power help my main job (lane, control, support, objective)?
• Is it reliable every match, or does it require rare conditions?
• Does it improve survivability or conversion in the moments I usually lose?

If you can answer these quickly, you’ll almost always equip a “best” build for your situation.

BoostRoom

If you want your build choices to stop feeling like guessing, BoostRoom helps you build a clear system: which playstyle you’re using, what your win condition is, and which gear/gadget/star power combination makes that win condition consistent.

BoostRoom focuses on practical improvements that show up immediately:

• building a small “main pool” of Brawlers with optimized builds for multiple map types
• choosing gears based on role and map shape instead of random popularity
• picking gadgets for swing moments and matchup safety
• selecting star powers that match your real win condition in each mode
• learning simple checklists so your choices become automatic

When your build choices are intentional, your gameplay becomes calmer—and you win more because your Brawler is always equipped to do their job.

FAQ

How do I know which gear is “best” for my Brawler?

Start with your losing condition. If you die in burst moments, Shield is usually strong. If you can’t keep pressure because you’re always healing, Health helps. If bushes decide the map, Speed or Vision matters. If your Super wins fights, Super Charge becomes valuable.

Should I always use Damage or Shield because they feel strong?

Not always. They’re great in many situations, but on bush-heavy maps Speed/Vision can win more games, and on pressure-focused kits Reload can be stronger than both.

When is Health gear better than Shield gear?

Health is best when you take many small trades and need fast resets to maintain control. Shield is best when surviving a burst or one extra projectile changes the fight.

How do I choose between two gadgets?

Pick the gadget that wins the hardest moment you face: escaping dives, stopping pushes, confirming kills, breaking walls, or controlling objectives. The “best” gadget is usually the one you can use for consistent value, not just a rare highlight.

How do I choose between two Star Powers?

Pick the one that matches your win condition. If you win through lane pressure, take the pressure Star Power. If you win through survival and holding space, take the survivability Star Power. If your Super is your match winner, take the Super-focused Star Power.

Is Speed gear only for close-range Brawlers?

Speed gear is strongest on bush-heavy maps and for Brawlers who benefit from faster rotations and surprise angles. Many roles can benefit if the map is built around bushes.

Is Vision gear worth it?

Vision is worth it when bushes are a major threat or when revealing enemies prevents ambushes and helps your team focus targets. On open maps with high visibility, it can be less valuable.

How do I stop wasting coins on bad builds?

Buy and test in a focused way: one gadget, one star power, and one or two universal gears for your main Brawlers first. Specialize later only when you’re sure it improves your actual match outcomes.