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Image unavailableRuby's Royal Flush Looks Rough for Tanks
Our first look at Ruby's two-card attack, Royal Flush, and what the Queen of Toyland can do with Rey on her team.
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Image unavailableRey's Super Looks Scary: Our Brawlidays Preview
Rey looks powerful, especially his Super. Our first look covers his kit, Jingle Brawls, and Brawlidays skins that raise a rarity concern.
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Image unavailableThunder Frogs Might Be a Problem: Brawl Stars' Day 2 Sneak Peek
Our first impressions of Thunder Frogs' triangle attacks, potentially overpowered Super, Gadgets, Star Powers, and the new Brawl Vice skins.
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Image unavailableBrawl Stars' Ranked Rework: Better Drafts, Less Grind, and What's Next
Our thoughts on Power 11 requirements, the shorter seasonal climb, better drafting, and what Brawl Stars' upcoming Ranked rework means for players.
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Image unavailableThe New Prodigy: A Modern Brand, Site Improvements, Coaching, Draft Board, and What's Next
Why we're rebuilding Prodigy around learning, with a new look, Brawl Stars coaching planned for December, Draft Board, and Tell Me Why on the way.
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Image unavailableAt Least Not Full Of Bugs: Our Thoughts on Vince
Our early thoughts on Vince's underwhelming main attack, painful-to-use Super, questionable viability, and unfortunate place in the new meta.
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Image unavailableSurprisingly Balanced: Our Thoughts on Cosmo
Our early thoughts on Cosmo's best build, unusual main attack, matchups, strongest modes, and surprisingly balanced place in the new meta.
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Image unavailableWho's the Biggest Winner From the New Buffies? Confronting Our Original Predictions With Reality
We revisit our original ranking of the newest Buffied Brawlers, confront the predictions that missed, and reveal the real biggest winner.
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Image unavailable🫩 - Our thoughts on Wendy
Early thoughts on Wendy's best loadout, shielding-heavy gameplay, toughest matchups, strongest modes, and why she already looks like the best Brawler in the game.
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Image unavailableComplexity at Its Finest: Our Early Thoughts on Nori
Early thoughts on Nori's best build, gadgets, gears, gameplay, matchups, strongest modes, and early S-tier potential after his early-access release.
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Image unavailableCreator Spotlight: Cutter Ali
Cutter Ali talks about going from behind-the-scenes editor to full-time Brawl Stars creator, building a daily YouTube community, representing SK Gaming, and staying hungry in content and competition.
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Image unavailableCode: Prodigy, and Everything You Helped Build
A current letter to the Prodigy community, looking back on 15 months of tools, support, partnerships, and the road to Code: Prodigy.
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Image unavailableBolt Action Rolling Ball: Our Early Thoughts on Bolt
Our early thoughts on Bolt's best loadout, gameplay, matchups, modes, maps, and early meta predictions after his early access release.
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Image unavailableCaster Spotlight: Ark!
Brawl Stars Esports Caster, Ark, talks through what makes a play hype, the biggest mistakes players make in draft, and what fans miss about broadcast prep.
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Image unavailableMay 30 Balance Changes: Winners, Losers, and Biggest Question Marks
A look at the biggest winners, sorest losers, and greatest question marks from the May 30 Brawl Stars balance changes.
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Image unavailableStarr Nova First Thoughts: Best Build, Modes, and Early Meta Predictions
Early thoughts on Starr Nova's best build, gadgets, gears, main attack, super, modes, maps, and where she sits in the meta after release.
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Image unavailableBrawl Cup Draft Study: Crazy Raccoon vs Eternal (Safe Zone)
Eternal opened Kaze on Safe Zone, but Crazy Raccoon answered with Belle, Otis, and the kind of final-pick Shade that makes a draft look cooked.
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Image unavailableBrawl Stars World Finals 2026 Is Coming to Tokyo
Brawl Stars is coming to Tokyo for the biggest World Finals experience yet, with 12 elite teams, a $1,000,000 prize pool, fan events, exclusive merch, and a collectible in-game pin for ticket holders.
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Image unavailableBrawl Stars Balance Changes: Damian Got Nerfed, But Let's Not Pretend He's Fixed
Damian got some nerfs, Sirius probably gets over-dropped, and Griff's quiet bug fix changes close-range matchups more than people think.
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Image unavailableA Letter to the Prodigy Community
A thank-you letter to the Prodigy community, reflecting on PL Prodigy's growth and sharing what comes next for Prodigy Esports LLC.
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