Quick answer: The June 2026 Brawl Stars update adds 2 new brawlers (Nori, a Legendary Assassin, and Wendy, a Mythic Support), 2 new Hypercharges (Starr Nova and Bolt), Buffie sets for 5 brawlers (Rico, Brock, 8-Bit, Meg, Max), 3 buffs (Jacky, Bonnie, Jessie), and 8 nerfs (8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, Max), all inside the two-part Ramen Rebellion season.
The June 2026 Brawl Stars update (released June 29, with a July 8 maintenance patch) adds 2 new brawlers, 2 new Hypercharges, 5 Buffie sets, 3 stat buffs, and 8 nerfs, all wrapped in the two-part Ramen Rebellion season. The balance list is short and precise: Jacky, Bonnie, and Jessie get direct stat buffs, while 8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, and Max take nerfs — several of them tied to the same brawlers receiving Buffie reworks.
What Changed in the June 2026 Update?
The June 2026 update has 5 competitive buckets: new brawlers, new Hypercharges, new Buffies, buffs, and nerfs. This is the complete official change list for Ranked players.
| Brawler | Change | Old | New |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky (buff) | Health | 5,000 | 5,200 |
| Bonnie (buff) | Main attack damage | 1,120 | 1,220 |
| Jessie (buff) | Main attack projectile speed | 2,870 | 3,050 |
| Crow (nerf) | Main attack damage | 420 | 380 |
| Starr Nova (nerf) | Main attack damage | 540 | 480 |
| Colette (nerf) | "Gotcha!" Gadget charm duration | 1s | 0.5s |
| Surge (nerf) | "Power Shield" Gadget cooldown | 18s | 22s |
| Surge (nerf) | Hypercharge range | 20 | 16 |
| 8-Bit (nerf) | "Extra Credits" bounce damage | 75% | 60% |
| Max (nerf) | Hypercharge Super-charge rate | 8% | 7% |
| Category | Count | Names |
|---|---|---|
| New brawlers | 2 | Nori (Legendary Assassin), Wendy (Mythic Support) |
| New Hypercharges | 2 |   Starr Nova, Bolt |
| New Buffies | 5 |      Rico, Brock, 8-Bit, Meg, Max |
| Buffs | 3 |    Jacky, Bonnie, Jessie |
| Nerfs | 8 |    8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, Max |
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How Good Is Nori?
Impact: massive. Nori is a Legendary Assassin whose main attack can slash, charge a fishing rod, pull him to walls or brawlers, dash through targets, and jump over walls at max charge. That gives Nori 3 draft hooks immediately: mobility, wall interaction, and fish-based scaling.
Nori catches fish by hitting brawlers, then spends them through his Super and Gadget decisions. Catch of the Day consumes all fish and scales its size by 5% plus damage by 4% per fish, while Sushi Snack can eat up to 3 fish to heal 1,000 per fish. Those numbers make fish management the difference between a poke assassin and a real teamfight threat.
How Good Is Wendy?
Impact: significant. Wendy is a Mythic Support with water walking, shield generation, and a Super that deploys a shield generator absorbing 75% of damage taken by allies inside its range. That profile makes her especially relevant in Hot Zone, Gem Grab, and coordinated defensive comps.
Wendy also creates shields through her main attack: Blow Dryer deals 2,400 damage and gives Wendy 1,386 shield, or gives a teammate 2,000 shield when it hits an ally. Solar Shield adds 2,000 health to the generator, while Slowing Shield turns the generator into a control field.
Which Hypercharges Matter Most?
Impact: significant. Starr Nova and Bolt are the 2 new Hypercharges. Starr Nova becomes invulnerable while dashing and gains near-unlimited ammo during the Hypercharge state, while Bolt destroys all walls while his Hyper Super is active.
The draft takeaway is simple: Starr Nova becomes harder to punish during engage windows, and Bolt becomes a direct answer to wall-heavy maps. Note that Starr Nova is a split case this patch — she gains this new Hypercharge but her base main-attack damage was nerfed (540 to 480), so her strength shifts toward the Hypercharge window rather than raw poke.
Which Buffs Change the Meta?
Impact: small. The June 2026 update ships only 3 direct stat buffs, and all are modest: Jacky gains 200 health (5,000 to 5,200), Bonnie gains 100 main-attack damage (1,120 to 1,220), and Jessie gains projectile speed (2,870 to 3,050).
None of these is a tier-shifting number on its own. Jacky's extra health helps her survive the dive-and-pull pattern a beat longer, Bonnie's damage improves her cannon-form burst threshold, and Jessie's faster projectile makes her turret-and-poke lane slightly more reliable. Treat all 3 as marginal upgrades to picks you already rate, not as reasons to re-draft.
Which Nerfs Matter Most?
Impact: significant. The 8 nerfs are 8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, and Max — several of them the same brawlers getting Buffie reworks, which is Supercell rebalancing their base kits while adding new build paths.
- Surge is the heaviest hit: Power Shield Gadget cooldown up (18s to 22s), Hypercharge range down (20 to 16), Hypercharge second-shot damage down (70% to 50%), and Hypercharge projectile damage down (1,000 to 800).
- 8-Bit loses reliability: Extra Credits bounce damage (75% to 60%), Boosted Booster ammo spawn time (3s to 5s), and 15% off his Hypercharge rate.
- Meg loses Super-charge tempo across her Mecha rework: Toolbox charge duration (4s to 6s), Jolting Volts extra duration (2s to 1s), and a 60% cut to Mecha main-attack Super charge.
- Crow (main attack 420 to 380), Starr Nova (main attack 540 to 480, with a compensating +11% Super-charge rate that keeps her at 10 hits to charge), Colette (Gotcha! charm 1s to 0.5s), Brock (Rocket No. 4 range-time 4s to 6s, Rocket Barrage knockback removed), and Max (Hypercharge Super charge 8% to 7%) round out the list.
The nerf list does not delete these brawlers; it changes draft timing. Colette still answers tanks, Crow still pressures healing and vision, and Surge still flexes across modes, but each is less automatic as a blind first pick this patch.
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What Are the New Buffies?
Impact: significant. Five brawlers join the Buffies family this update — Rico, Brock, 8-Bit, Meg, and Max — and several come with Gadget, Star Power, or Super reworks, not just stat notes:
- Rico: both Gadgets reworked (Multiball Launcher vending machine; Bouncy Castle splitting gumball).
- Brock: Super refreshed to Rocket Rain, which now tracks his movement; Rocket Laces Gadget is now aimable.
- 8-Bit: Extra Credits reworked to 18 aimable projectiles usable during the main attack.
- Meg: large Mecha rework — entering the Mecha now deals 3,000 area damage; Gadgets reworked.
- Max: leans harder into support — aimable Phase Shifter and ally-buffing Star Power reworks.
Treat each Buffied brawler as a new draft object until you have tested the new cooldowns, ranges, and counter windows.
What Is the Ramen Rebellion Season?
Impact: significant. June 2026 launches Ramen Rebellion, described as two connected Seasons across nine weeks: Season 1 (NanoNoodles) introduces NanoDrops containing NanoPowers, and Season 2 (Windstock) introduces Smoothie Drops containing Fusions. There are 106 NanoPowers and 106 Fusions across 4 rarities (Baseline, Augmented, Cybernetic, Quantum); a Fusion replaces a NanoPower on the same brawler.
New event modes ship alongside it: Daily Contests (choose 1 of 3 modes daily), Topple the Tower (a 5-floor curated-brawler climb, unlocked at 325 Trophies), and Side Quests (milestone trackers tied to the week's featured brawlers). Three new boss fights feature Nori, Tara, and Brock.
What Should You Do Before Ranked?
Before queueing, check 3 things: whether Nori or Wendy affects your map bans, whether the 8 nerfed brawlers in your roster still cover enough maps, and whether the Surge/Starr Nova/Meg reworks change how you build them. The Brawler Map Checker helps identify which of your current brawlers still fit the active map pool after the patch.
Which Ranked Draft Habits Should Change First?
The first habit to change is blind trust in the 8 nerfed picks. Surge, 8-Bit, Meg, Brock, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, and Max all deserve a fresh review, because reduced cooldowns, ranges, and Super tempo make their old "safe first pick" status less automatic and their counter timing more important.
The second habit is over-drafting the Hypercharge picks on the wrong maps. Bolt's wall destruction is a direct answer to wall-heavy maps but wasted on open ones, and Starr Nova now leans on her Hypercharge window after her base-damage nerf — so both are map-and-timing dependent, not universal upgrades.
The third habit is ignoring Buffies. Rico, Brock, 8-Bit, Meg, and Max are not just stat notes; several receive reworks or new interactions that change build decisions. Test the new cooldowns, ranges, and counter windows before locking a Buffied brawler into a Ranked series.
What Is the Fastest Patch-Day Checklist?
Patch-day review should take 20 minutes before your first serious session. First, mark every buffed brawler (Jacky, Bonnie, Jessie) in your first 12 Power 11 roster. Second, mark every nerfed brawler you still first-pick. Third, write 3 maps where Nori or Wendy changes the ban list. Fourth, run 5 ladder games before using either new brawler in Ranked.
| Step | Time | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Read the official change list | 5 minutes | Names and numbers that changed. |
| Check your Power 11 roster | 5 minutes | Buffed and nerfed owned brawlers. |
| Update map bans | 5 minutes | 3 new ban notes for Ranked. |
| Test in ladder | 5 games | Real feel before Ranked series. |
Which Guides Should This Patch Connect To?
The June 2026 patch should feed several evergreen guide updates. The tier list needs a July 2026 refresh, the Hypercharge guide needs Starr Nova and Bolt context, the build guide needs Buffies notes, and the max-first upgrade guide needs a fresh warning about nerfed comfort picks.
A player who lands on this patch breakdown should be able to move into /brawl-stars/guides/brawl-stars-tier-list, /brawl-stars/guides/brawl-stars-hypercharge-guide, /brawl-stars/guides/brawl-stars-best-builds, /brawl-stars/guides/best-brawlers-to-max-first, and the new /brawl-stars/guides/brawl-stars-nori-wendy-guide without hitting a dead end.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new Brawlers in the June 2026 update?
The June 2026 update adds 2 new brawlers: Nori, a Legendary Assassin, and Wendy, a Mythic Support.
What does Nori do in Brawl Stars?
Nori uses Fishing Fury to slash or cast a fishing rod, catches fish by hitting enemies, and spends fish through a Super that grows by 5% size and 4% damage per fish.
What does Wendy do in Brawl Stars?
Wendy is a Support who can walk over water, gains Super from shield damage, gives herself 1,386 shield, gives allies 2,000 shield, and deploys a generator that absorbs 75% damage.
Which Brawlers got buffed in June 2026?
Only 3 brawlers received direct stat buffs in June 2026: Jacky (health 5,000 to 5,200), Bonnie (main-attack damage 1,120 to 1,220), and Jessie (projectile speed 2,870 to 3,050).
Which Brawlers got nerfed in June 2026?
The June 2026 nerfs are 8-Bit, Surge, Brock, Meg, Crow, Colette, Starr Nova, and Max. Surge and 8-Bit took the heaviest cuts to their Gadgets and Hypercharges, while Crow and Starr Nova lost base main-attack damage.
Did Starr Nova get buffed or nerfed in June 2026?
Both. Starr Nova received a new Hypercharge (invulnerable while dashing, near-unlimited ammo) but her base main-attack damage was nerfed from 540 to 480, with a +11% Super-charge rate keeping her at 10 hits to charge her Super.
Should I change upgrades after this patch?
Yes, review upgrades after the June 2026 patch because 2 new brawlers, 2 Hypercharges, 5 Buffie reworks, and the 8 nerfs shift map fit. Use the Brawler Map Checker before committing the next Power 11.