Brawl Stars Maintenance Patch Notes - Vince, Chester & Mr. P Nerfs

Supercell took Brawl Stars down for maintenance on November 11, 2026 to push a fresh round of balance changes and bug fixes on top of the November update. The team says it went light on purpose this time, since the World Finals are close and it doesn't want to shake the meta too hard right before them.

Even so, ten Brawlers got tuned, and most of the attention lands on the Brawlers and Buffies the big update just introduced. We will go over every change in this Brawl Stars maintenance patch, from the Vince and Chester Hypercharge nerfs to the six bug fixes.

Brawl Stars Maintenance Highlights

• Hypercharge cooldown: Vince's Hypercharged Super spawns fewer caterpillars, and Chester charges Hypercharges more slowly from his Buffied main attack.
• Mr. P: Porter Reinforcements now costs ammo and has a longer cooldown.
• Wendy and Amber: both lose main attack damage, with Wendy pushed back toward a shielding support role.
• Mandy: her Gadget slows and speed boosts switch from flat values to percentages, and both Gadgets now charge her Super properly.
• Thunder Frogs and Rey: pre-release tuning trims healing, middle damage and knockback uptime.

Maintenance Balance Changes

Vince

Supercell likes how Vince plays when stacked, but his Hypercharged Super was handing him too much instant power.

• Hypercharged Super pet health decay: increased by 30%
• Hypercharged Super caterpillars spawned: 6 ⇒ 4

Chester

Chester was cycling Hypercharges too often, and Prankster's Surprise was shielding too much.

• Prankster's Surprise Gadget box health: 2250 ⇒ 1800
• Buffied Hypercharged main attack Super charge from projectiles: 35% less, in line with its damage cut

Lou

• Avalanche Gadget freeze application: 50% ⇒ 40%

Gale

North Wind Wall was giving away too much free space control.

• North Wind Wall Gadget cooldown: 22 ⇒ 26 seconds
• North Wind Wall Gadget projectile redirection: 30% ⇒ 20%
• Buffied North Wind Wall Gadget projectile speed boost: 30% ⇒ 20%

Mr. P

His mini-Porters were everywhere, and because Porter Reinforcements didn't cost ammo he could keep up pressure nonstop.

• Porter Reinforcements Gadget: now consumes ammo
• Porter Reinforcements Gadget cooldown: 22 ⇒ 26 seconds

Wendy

Wendy's jump Gadgets were turning her into an assassin, especially in Knockout and Bounty. The change nudges her toward shielding support instead.

• Main attack damage: 1000 ⇒ 800
• Shield gained from hitting enemies: 30% ⇒ 38% of main attack damage

Amber

Supercell wants to keep Amber's map control but found her too oppressive once she owned the map.

• Main attack damage: 2100 ⇒ 1800
• Super charge gained from her Super: 53 ⇒ 40

Mandy

Cookie Crumbs was up too often, and Caramelize's slow and speed effects hit too hard.

• Buffied Cookie Crumbs Gadget cooldown refund: 50% ⇒ 30%
• Cookie Crumbs Gadget: now correctly grants Super charge
• Caramelize Gadget maximum slow: flat 350 ⇒ 25%; minimum slow: flat 70 ⇒ 10%
• Buffied Caramelize Gadget maximum speed boost: flat 350 ⇒ 25%; minimum speed boost: flat 70 ⇒ 10%
• Caramelize Gadget: now correctly grants Super charge

Thunder Frogs

This is pre-release tuning. The frogs should lean on the crit at the outer edge of their main attack, and the lifesteal Star Power plus healing Gadget combo kept them too healthy.

• Main attack middle damage: 1050 ⇒ 900
• Soothing Shock Gadget healing: 2000 ⇒ 1500
• Leech Landing Star Power healing: 75% ⇒ 50%

Rey

• Queen's Gambit Gadget cooldown: 15 ⇒ 18 seconds

Maintenance Bug Fixes

• Berry: his Super dash healed only one teammate when several stood close together. It heals every nearby teammate again.
• Mandy: hits with Cookie Crumbs weren't building Super charge. They do now.
• Buzz: firing Reserve Buoy mid-way through a normal Super dash left the landing without its stun. The stun works now, and the next Gadget-charged Super skips it instead.
• Buzz: his Super stun was catching other Brawlers mid-dash during their own Supers, such as Berry, Colette and Carl, extending stuns or cancelling their Supers.
• Cordelius: Meg, Moe and Draco left the Shadow Realm early when their transformations ended, stranding Cordelius inside. They stay put now.
• Emz: her Hypercharged Super no longer stuns enemies standing against a wall.

And that covers every change in the November 11 Brawl Stars maintenance. You can read the official notes on the Supercell website. For the full update these changes sit on top of, see our Ranked Refresh, Thunder Frogs, Rey and Ruby release notes, and to see where the nerfed Hypercharges rank, check our best Hypercharges tier list and Mythic Brawlers tier list.