Brawl Stars September Balance Changes

Brawl Stars September Balance Changes Leaks Reveal Major Buffs for Poco, Chuck, and More

Karan Acharya

Published - Sep 14, 2026, 02:22 PM

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Summary

The Brawl Stars September Balance Changes leak reveals nearly 40 buffs and nerfs expected to arrive during the September 16 maintenance.
The patch targets several top-tier brawlers, including Shade, Wendy, and Nori with significant nerfs to their gadgets, Hypercharges, and abilities.

The next Brawl Stars September Balance Changes are expected to bring some wholesome changes to the current meta. As per the latest developer-build leaks, around 40+ Balance Changes will be implemented this coming September 16, 2026, following a maintenance break.

The leaked Brawl Stars patch heavily nerfs popular Brawlers including Shade, Wendy, Nori, El Primo, Amber, and Gus, while support and tank Brawlers such as Poco, Pam, Chuck, Guju, Willow, and Ollie will receive meaningful improvements. Let's take a look at the all the upcoming Brawl Stars Balance Changes!

Brawl Stars September Balance Changes Leaks: List of All Buffs and Nerfs

The upcoming Brawl Stars update will focus on reshaping the current competitive meta following the launch of new Brawlers last month Wendy and Nori. Wendy's defensive shield mechanics will receive multiple nerfs with a slight base health increase, while Shade gets his Hypercharge and Gadget nerfed.

Brawl Stars Balance Changes September 2026: All Buffs

Here is a list of all buffs highlighted in the Balance Changes Brawl Stars September 2026 leaks:

Brawler	Changes
Poco	Tuning Fork Gadget healing: 1,000 → 1,400 Da Capo! Star Power healing: 640 → 800
Chuck	Pit Stop Star Power slow duration: 1s → 2s Slow strength increased: 20% → 30% Area damage increased: 400 → 800
Ollie	Main attack damage: 1,800 → 2,000
Trunk	Ant movement speed increased: 25% → 30% Super charge rate increased: 7%
Willow	Reload speed improved: 10% Health increased: 6,600 → 7,200
Guju	Health increased: 6,200 → 7,000 Super charge rate increased: 15%
Pam	Turret health increased: 6,080 → 6,600 Turret healing increased: 1,000 → 1,200 Hypercharged turret health increased: 8,400 → 9,000
Belle	Main attack damage increased: 2,080 → 2,280.
R-T	Recording Star Power damage resistance increased: 20% → 25%

The biggest winners appear to be Poco and Chuck, whose utility and healing receive significant improvements, while Ollie and Guju do gain good survivability buffs. With these changes, players can experience certain changes in the meta as specified in our updated Brawl Stars Tier List!

Brawl Stars Balance Changes September 2026: All Nerfs

Shade is set to receive the biggest nerfs in this patch, with reductions to its Trait, Gadget, and Hypercharge. The update is expected to make both Shade and Wendy less dominant on the battlefield.

Brawl Stars Gameplay (Image via Supercell)

Meanwhile, Nori's slower-charging attack and reduced Hypercharge charge rate should curb its aggressive playstyle. Below specified is a list of all nerfs coming as highlighted in the latest Balance Changes Brawl Stars September 2026 leaks:

Brawlers	Changes
Shade	Super charge rate near enemies reduced: 15% Long Arms Gadget cooldown increased: 18s → 20s Jump Scare fear radius reduced: 40% Hypercharge bonus damage reduced: 75% → 30%.
Gus	Knockback Spirit Gadget cooldown increased: 10s → 18s Health Bonanza Star Power healing reduced: 100% → 75%.
El Primo	Asteroid Belt Gadget cooldown increased: 16s → 20s Super charge gain reduced: 50% Meteor Rush duration reduced: 4s → 3s Landing shield reduced: 20% → 15%.
Amber	Fire Starter barrel health reduced: 3,500 → 2,600 Oil trail duration reduced: 3s → 1s Hypercharge burn damage reduced: 1,000 → 480.
Nori	Fully charged main attack wind-up increased: 25% Hypercharge charge rate reduced: 44%.
Wendy	Base health increased: 4,000 → 5,000 Respawn shield reduced: 4,000 → 2,000 Shield gained per attack reduced: 1,160 → 600 Solar Shield Star Power bonus health reduced: 2,000 → 1,200
Meg	Repurposed Gadget now applies knockback only at the final explosion
Colette	Hypercharge secondary projectile damage reduced: 50% → 35%
Brock	Rocket Laces Gadget cooldown increased: 20s → 22s Super recharge rate reduced: 12.5%.

The Brawl Stars balance changes are expected to go live on September 16 and could significantly reshape both the ranked ladder and the competitive in-game meta ahead of the next major esports events. Keep following our Brawl Stars News page on our Sportsdunia website as we will be the first to report when a new in-game event arrives!