Brawl Stars Battle for Katana Kingdom Release Notes

Introduction

Introducing the first Ultra Legendary Brawler, Kaze, a Brawl MOBA, Wasabi Powers, Jae-yong the Karaoke King, and much more! Check it out here.

New Brawler: Kaze

Kaze was trained as a living weapon by her parents, but she yearned for a different life. After fleeing to Starr Park with Kenji, she now has the freedom to choose her path. Yet, she remains torn between her peaceful life as a humble geisha and her lethal skills as a deadly ninja.

Two Brawlers in One?

Kaze has a unique Gadget that lets her switch between two different Aspects: the Geisha Aspect and the Ninja Aspect! Each Aspect has its own abilities, and you can seamlessly switch between them during the game.
Psst… Unlocking the regular 2 Star Powers, 2 Gadgets, and 1 Hypercharge will unlock them for BOTH Aspects. Nice!

Geisha Aspect

These abilities are available only in Kaze’s Geisha Aspect.

Main Attack: Kaze’s Delivery Service

Kaze dashes a short distance and strikes the nearest target. She has a ‘Strike Spot’ at a fixed angle around her. Hitting an enemy in the Strike Spot deals extra damage and resets the Strike Spot to a new position.

Super: Fan Storm

Kaze creates a deadly storm of fans in an area. Enemies within the Fan Storm can’t see outside of it. The storm also damages enemies who touch it.

Star Power: Advanced Techniques

Hitting an enemy in a Strike Spot also slows them for a short time.

Star Power: Gratuity Included

Removes ammo from brawlers initially caught in the Fan Storm.

Gadget: Gracious Host

Switch to Ninja Aspect and gain Movement Speed for a set duration.

Gadget: Hensojutsu

Switch to Ninja Aspect and become invisible for a short time.

Hypercharge: Ancient Energy

The center of the Fan Storm deals damage over time to enemies.

Ninja Aspect

These abilities are available only in Kaze’s Ninja Aspect.

Main Attack: Silent Shuriken

Kaze throws 2 knives in succession, dealing increased damage to closer targets.

Super: Fist of the Brawl Star

Kaze dashes a long distance and marks enemies she passes through. The marks explode after a short time.

Star Power: Advanced Techniques

Increases the duration of Gadget effects.

Star Power: Gratuity Included

When a marked enemy is defeated, they deal area damage to other enemies.

Gadget: Gracious Host

Switch to Geisha Aspect and heal for a percentage of max health.

Gadget: Hensojutsu

Switch to Geisha Aspect and dash forward.

Hypercharge: Ancient Energy

Kaze gains increased dash speed, and her marks instantly deal damage if the target’s health is low enough to be defeated.

Kaze will be released on May 29 for early access!
Ultra Legendary Brawlers will require 5500 Credits to unlock and can be obtained from the Starr Road!

New Brawler: Jae-yong

Mythic Support

By day, Jae-yong is your average office worker. By night, he’s a karaoke GOD… or so he thinks. His singing skills are still up for debate.

Trait: Super Charges Automatically

Main Attack: Work Hard, Play Hard

Fires a piercing projectile with different effects based on Jae-yong’s mode.

• Work Mode: Deals less damage but creates slipstreams with projectiles that boost the speed of teammates and Jae-yong.
• Party Mode: Heals teammates with a piercing, damaging projectile.

Super: Mix It Up!

Switch between Work and Party modes! The mode switch changes Jae-yong’s main attack and activates the corresponding ability:

• Work Mode: Gives all nearby teammates a temporary movement speed boost.
• Party Mode: Heals all nearby teammates.

Star Power: The Crowd Goes Mild

Being near teammates grants Jae-yong a speed boost for each teammate in range.

Star Power: Extra High Note

Main Attacks now deal additional damage for each target pierced.

Gadget: Weekend Warrior

Deals area damage and temporarily boosts main attack damage.

Gadget: Time for a Slow Song

Jae-yong slows enemies around him, and his attacks leave trails of slowing paperwork temporarily.

Jae-yong will be released for early access on April 24!

Battle for Katana Kingdom

The new season kicks off an epic 4-part event! Kenji has been experimenting with a new sushi recipe, but things went awry… Brawlers are causing chaos with their new Wasabi Powers!

Four Chapters

The Battle for Katana Kingdom unfolds in May, with a new chapter unlocking each week. Every chapter introduces fresh gameplay, a new manga, and unique ways to earn sushi rolls!

What Are Sushi Rolls?

Sushi Rolls are your ticket to unlocking Wasabi Powers and other rewards, like progression and cosmetics! By slicing open these rolls, players can unlock new abilities and items.

Chapter One: Way of the Wasabi

Sushi Rolls and Wasabi Powers are now available!

• Featured game mode: Samurai Smash (active throughout the event)
• Double XP Weekend

Sushi Rolls

Sushi Rolls are the key to earning event rewards during the Battle for Katana Kingdom!

• Earn Sushi Rolls through Daily Wins, Samurai Smash (Chapter 1), the Club Event (Chapter 2), special Oni Hunt quests (Chapter 3), Daily Contests (Chapter 4), and shop offers.
• Every Sushi Roll guarantees at least one reward when sliced open.
• Sushi Rolls can split, offering extra rewards (1, 2, 4, or 8)!
• Each sushi earned fills your Sushi Meter, found in the event screen, for even more rewards!

Wasabi Powers

Wasabi Powers unleash powerful ancient energy within Brawlers, granting them new abilities!

• There are 60 Wasabi Powers for 60 different Brawlers, each with 4 levels of strength:
  • 20 Hot Wasabi Powers
  • 15 Extra Hot Wasabi Powers
  • 15 Crazy Hot Wasabi Powers
  • 10 Inferno Wasabi Powers
• You can view each Brawler’s Wasabi Powers in the Event Screen.
• Once unlocked, Wasabi Powers are automatically equipped in game modes featuring the Wasabi modifier.

Tap to View All Wasabi Powers!

Brawlers	Wasabi Powers
SHADE	Hugging an opponent in the center activates Shade’s Super for a short time and charges his Super faster!
MORTIS	His longer dash also fires his Super!
MOE	Driller form lasts longer and can dash faster!
POCO	Activates his Tuning Fork Gadget when taking damage!
MR. P	Main attack splits into more suitcases after the second bounce!
RUFFS	Projectiles bounce for longer and fire an extra projectile!
TICK	Launches 3 heads with his Super! Don’t ask how.
CARL	Has extremely increased movement speed during his Super.
PIPER	Each main attack fires two projectiles!
FRANK	Has more health and movement speed. Every attack destroys cover!
BEA	When dealing damage, Bea releases an angry bee!
ASH	Super charges faster and launches more rats!
STU	With every boost during his Super, Stu also shoots around himself!
MAX	Infinite ammo. Simple.
BYRON	Main attack fires more projectiles!
JESSIE	Scrappy fires more projectiles, has more health, and is bigger!
BELLE	Main attack splits on impact!
BUZZ	Buzz’s Torpedo Throw has increased range! has more health and his Super charges faster!
GRAY	Dimensional Doors pull enemies towards them when used by Gray!
OLLIE	Has more health and hypnotizes enemies for longer!
LEON	His Super creates illusions that can now attack!
NITA	Summons two Bruces at once!
EL PRIMO	Jumps faster when jumping using his Super, which also charges faster.
BARLEY	Puddles from his main attacks last longer!
PENNY	Deploys two cannons with her Super!
BO	Can deploy unlimited mines at the same time!
LOLA	Summons another Ego with her Super. Or is it her Id?
HANK	Shoots Fish Torpedoes whenever he takes damage.
CROW	Main attacks now boomerang and return to Crow.
BERRY	Leaves an ice cream trail behind him!
COLETTE	Fires shots to her side while she’s using her Super!
SURGE	Hits Stage 3 with one (!) Super and has increased reload speed.
RICO	More bullet bounces? More bullet bounces.
FANG	Fang’s extra Super kicks have much longer range, he has more health, AND he charges his Super faster!
JUJU	Gris-Gris is bigger and has more health! Creepy.
AMBER	Main attack fires two streams and Amber spills oil while moving.
MEG	Main attack has more range.
DRACO	After activating his Super, Draco stays mounted on his Dragon until defeated!
KENJI	Extremely fast reload speed!
FINX	Super activates around Finx and follows him while moving.
ANGELO	Main attack fires three arrows.
SHELLY	Fires her Super in a circle around herself… with MORE PELLETS!
ROSA	Main attack grows a bush, and Rosa provides visibility in bushes for her team!
EDGAR	Super has longer range and a faster jump.
MEEPLE	Their main attack fires more projectiles that have increased homing!
SPROUT	Every bounce of his main attack deals Area Damage.
JAE-YONG	Leaves a trail that speeds up teammates. He also charges his Super faster!
8-BIT	8-Bit can have multiple turrets that also have more health!
PAM	Pam’s Healing Turret can now overheal!
TARA	Super summons more shadows.
GENE	Super now homes on targets!
CHARLIE	Continually releases spiders while moving.
LILY	Her Super can bounce multiple times.
SPIKE	Spikes from his cactus grenades travel further and curve more.
COLT	Main attack shoots further and destroys cover!
BULL	Charges his Super faster AND over time!
BROCK	Rockets leave large fires behind!
GUS	Main attacks drop spirits with every hit!
EVE	Spawns a hatchling whenever she takes damage.
PEARL	Pearl’s Heat is always at maximum!

Samurai Smash

In this intense 5v5 or 3v3 battle mode, two teams clash to collect the most Daruma dolls while fending off hostile samuraibots! Each samuraibot has a unique attack and targets both teams, so watch out for being caught in the crossfire! Stay on your toes, or you might end up getting Samurai Smashed!

Chapter Two: Rise of the Futomaki Five

Featured Game Mode: Mega Buffet!

• Mastery Madness Weekend

Mega Buffet

Team up with your clubmates to earn Sushi Rolls by competing in 3v3 game modes with Wasabi Powers and other modifiers!

• Each player gets 4 tickets daily, and unused tickets stack.
• Wins contribute food to the Mega Buffet, and hitting milestones rewards ALL Clubmates with 1 Sushi Roll!
• Top contributors won’t get extra rewards, but their win counts are visible, so you can brag about being the best!
• Rewards are immediately available once your Club hits a milestone.
• Contribute 3 wins to unlock rewards!

Chapter Three: The Taste of Vengeance

Featured Game Mode: Oni Hunt

• Double XP Weekend

Oni Hunt

Face off against a Hypercharged demon Kenji in this challenging mode. Something went terribly wrong with his sushi, and now he’s out for vengeance!

• Oni Kenji uses various attacks, so strategize and pick the best trio to take him down.
• For the Oni Hunt chapter, earn 7 days of rewards (including Sushi Rolls!) by completing 5 stages of difficulty each day.

Chapter Four: The Final Cut

Featured Game Mode: Daily Contests

• x2 Starr Drops

Daily Contests

Compete in a Daily Contest to earn points and win rewards!

• Choose from 3 modes/maps each day, and you’ll be placed in a 10-player leaderboard with others playing the same mode/map.
• If you team up, you must both pick the same mode for points to count.
• Players get 4 tickets daily for the contest, but they don’t stack, so use them each day!
• Rewards are based on your leaderboard rank at the end of the contest.
• Top 8 players win rewards, while the bottom 2 get nothing!

New Season, New Skins

The Battle for Katana Kingdom is also the theme of the May season, featuring the following skins!

Brawl Pass Skin

• Kasa-obake Piper
• Yokai Piper | Chroma #1 | Brawl Pass Plus
• Tsukumogami Piper | Chroma #2 | Brawl Pass Plus

Event Skins

• Cursed Kenji
• Oni Kenji (Hypercharged)
• Wanderer Gray
• Shukuteki Tara
• Tanuki Sprout
• Tengu Angelo
• Shinobi Ash (recolor)

Title

• Wasabi Warrior

New Season: Crush the Kaiju

It’s a Brawl tokusatsu! Mighty beings battle it out, leaving destruction in their wake!

Skins

Brawl Pass Skin

• Shin Edgar | Brawl Pass
• Drift Edgar | Chroma #1 | Brawl Pass Plus
• Masked Edgar | Chroma #2 | Brawl Pass Plus

Season Skins

• Mecha Finx
• Crimson Tyfinx | Chroma #1
• Mecha Chief Finx | Chroma #2
• Intergalactic Griff
• Kaiju Clancy
• Tokusatsu Colette
• Monstro Mico

Welcome… to Brawl Arena

We’re making a MOBA game mode! Brawl Arena is being released in June!

For Real?

For real.

Brawl Arena

• 3v3 game mode where the first team to destroy the enemy base wins!
• The Arena consists of 2 lanes connecting each team’s base, each protected by towers.
• Towers will attack when an enemy gets in range.
• Mini Bots spawn from each base, automatically attacking enemy Mini Bots, Brawlers, towers, and bases.
• To win: Destroy the enemy towers, then destroy the enemy base!
• The jungle has neutral enemies that can be killed for XP: First spawn is 1 bot, then 2 bots, and finally 4 bots.
• After 4 bots are defeated, a Kaiju can spawn in the middle, and the team that defeats it gets a huge amount of XP, along with a temporary movement speed and damage reduction buff.

Leveling Up

• You earn Arena XP when you or a nearby teammate defeats Bots, Brawlers, towers, or the Kaiju!
• Each Brawler starts at Arena Level 0 and can level up to max Arena Level 15.
• Brawler level affects abilities and stats.
• Each level grants different stats based on your Brawler.
• You earn double Trophies in this game mode! You don’t lose double Trophies though (phew).

Hypercharges

We have 8 new Hypercharges coming, with Griff and Clancy finally getting one!

Gus: Spooky Pop

On impact, Gus’ Super will drop spirits in all directions that deal damage to enemies and heal teammates!

Lily: Germinate

Lily’s Super can now bounce off walls, transporting both the enemy and Lily to the Shadow Realm on hit.

Clancy: Recall of Duty

Clancy’s Super paintballs pierce enemies and quickly return to him, dealing damage again.

Amber: Oil Spill

Amber’s Super’s oil area is increased, and the oil keeps burning for 3 seconds after being lit on fire.

Willow: Psychic Safety

Willow can’t take damage while mind-controlling an enemy Brawler!

Griff: Tax Rebate

Griff’s banknotes multiply at max range before returning, with the newly created banknotes coming back after a delay. They also pierce the environment.

Kenji: All You Can Eat

Kenji pulls enemies to the middle of his Super and reappears in the center of the X instead of at the starting location.

Skins, Skins, Skins

29 Gem Skins

• Firecracker Wizard Mike
• Whisked Meg
• Kansai Dragon Bull
• Secret Surgevice
• Sandcastle Ash
• Bandito Lou
• Sunflowerosa
• Grombin Hood
• Fruity Kaze
• Jammin’ Jae

Other Skins

Miscellaneous

• Street Shade
• Witch Mandy (Supercell ID rewards)

True Gold/Silver

• True Gold Finx
• True Gold Lumi
• True Silver Finx
• True Silver Lumi

Balance Changes

Moe

Can now aim his Super at varying distances.

Ollie

The exact same as Moe above, but just more sick and radical, bro.

Gray

‘Walking Cane’ Gadget aiming indicator now goes through walls.

Various

Zero length charges/dashes.
This allows Mortis to dash directly into walls (as if he needed help) and Kenji to do damage without dashing forward.

Various

Crowd Control immunity now works with more types (stun, freeze, root, etc.).

Game Mode Changes

Heist is back! With improvements! Check it here
The Heist Safe is now sturdier: For every 25% of HP, the Safe gains a temporary shield that makes it immune to damage. This counters Hypercharge burst damage and Brawlers who can melt the safe with continual DPS.

Map Changes Environments

Removed:

• Retropolis
• MadEvil Manor (including Showdown version)
• Sk8Beats

Added:

• Katana Kingdom (NEW)
• Stunt Show (including Showdown version & Brawl Ball)

Ranked

Month 3

• Featured game mode: Treasure Hunt

Month 4

• Featured game mode: Paint Brawl

Improvements/Quality of Life Changes

• Gadget Cooldown is now visible below Brawlers. A Gadget icon is shown when equipped and grayed out when it’s on cooldown, with a visible timer.
• When firing a Super with Hypercharge activated, the aiming indicator now turns purple.
• Updated the Korean Brawl font to match the English Brawl font style.
• Updated shaders and textures for Rico, Barley, and Tick Brawler models.
• Updated Melodie’s model to match the proportions of other Brawlers.
• Improvements to displaying bonus values & labels in the Shop.
• Various internal changes to improve server and game quality/stability.

Bug Fixes

• Pin & Spray categories are back!
• Bibi’s Gadget ‘Extra Sticky’ now also applies to her Hypercharged Super attack.
• Byron’s healing amount now scales with Power Cubes.
• Fixed puck aiming as Meeple in Brawl Hockey.
• Fixed Willow’s mind control over stealthed Brawlers.
• Fixed weird interaction with Ollie and minecarts on Minecart Madness.
• Fixed Player Profile Pins resetting back to default.
• Fixed Gene’s Hypercharge aim indicator.
• Fixed for correctly applying damage during respawn.
• Fixed Kit being a bad kitty in certain situations.