Brawl Stars Patch Notes — Season 54: Royal Academy
Brawl Stars Season 54: Royal Academy launches with Brawler Blast replacing Starr Road and a big brawler-wide rebalance. Full Royal Academy changelog.
When is the next update?
Brawl Stars rolls to its next season around October 1, 2026.
Season 54 Launch — September 3, 202612 changes
The Brawl Stars Season 54 Launch patch notes open Royal Academy, headlined by the Brawler Blast system replacing Starr Road and a brawler-wide balance pass touching dozens of Brawlers. Track the live Brawl Stars season countdown to the end of Royal Academy.
TL;DR — Season launch: Brawler Blast replaces Starr Road as the unlock system, plus a large brawler-wide rebalance. Biggest buff: Leon’s Super. Biggest nerf: Wendy’s Super charge and turret durability. Meta impact: Wendy’s shield-turret support weakens while Leon’s clone-based stealth play and Chuck’s reworked Super get significantly stronger.
Weapons
- Wendy — Super now needs 6 hits to charge (up from 5), Trait’s Super-charge rate cut to 30% (from 50%), and Super turret health reduced to 2,500 (from 3,500) with less damage redirection nerf
- Leon — Super ability significantly buffed, expected to push him up the meta buff
- Chuck — reworked: starts each match with a full Super and up to 4 charges instead of building it over time, but Super shield, dash damage, dash speed, and health were all reduced to compensate active
- Hank — health increased to 5,500 (from 5,200) and his main attack now explodes for damage if interrupted mid-charge buff
- Janet — main attack damage increased to 1,100 (from 1,000) and Super now charges in 5 hits (down from 6) buff
- Eve — Super now spawns 4 hatchlings (up from 3) and Super recharge rate increased by 17% buff
- Clancy — reload time cut to 1.8s (from 2s) and reaches Stage 2 in 5 hits (down from 6) buff
- Colette — Super now charges in 4 hits (down from 5) buff
New Mechanics
- Brawler Blast — replaces Starr Road as the Brawler-unlocking system; spending Credits on a Brawler of a given rarity plays a shooting-gallery-style minigame to unlock it active
- Buffies — new Chuck and El Primo Buffies added to the power-up rotation active
- El Primo — Asteroid Belt Gadget reworked from summoning a small meteor to granting momentary invulnerability active
Events & Limited Time
- Hide and Seek — new game mode with a Prop Hunt modifier event
All Brawl Stars patches
| Version | Date | Season | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 54 Launch | September 3, 2026 | Season 54: Royal Academy | Season launch: Brawler Blast replaces Starr Road as the unlock system, plus a large brawler-wide rebalance. Biggest buff: Leon's Super. Big… |
| Season 53 Launch | Aug 6, 2026 | Season 53: Windstock | Season launch: new Support Brawler Wendy (the 106th Brawler) and the Fusion Powers system, earned via Smoothie Drops. Biggest addition: Wend… |
| Season 52 Launch | Jul 2, 2026 | Season 52: NanoNoodles | 3 changes: new legendary Brawler Nori, the NanoPowers system, and three new game modes. No existing Brawler balance changes shipped with th… |