Best Brawlers for New Horizons in Brawl Stars
The best brawlers for New Horizons in Brawl Stars 2026 are Belle, Sandy, Tick. New Horizons is a Knockout map, and its structure — the spread of lanes, cover and the central objective — rewards brawlers that can control space and contest the middle. The top picks work here because they match the win condition of Knockout on this specific layout: holding key sightlines, denying enemy rotations and converting picks into objective pressure. Draft around these brawlers, pair them with the right support, and you give yourself the strongest possible start on New Horizons. Picks update daily from live battle data.
Best team compositions for New Horizons
The strongest team composition for New Horizons is Belle (Marksman, 48.4% WR) + Sandy (Controller, 48.1% WR) + Tick (Artillery, 47.6% WR). Belle takes the front of the draft and dictates where the fight happens, while the other two cover the roles marksman cannot: mid-range trades and objective pressure in Knockout. If one of them is banned, replace it with a brawler of the same class rather than a higher-tier pick of a different role — on New Horizons the layout matters more than raw tier. Each pick links to its full build below so you can copy the exact Star Power, Gadget and gears before you queue.
Best build for each recommended Brawler on New Horizons
Counters and picks to avoid on New Horizons
If the enemy team first-picks Belle on New Horizons, the counters that hold up are Lou, Poco, Squeak. They break the range or the engage pattern Belle relies on, so the Knockout objective stops being free. On the other side, Kenji and El Primo are the brawlers to avoid on this map: the cover and lane spacing here punish them before they reach a useful position.
New Horizons Strategy & Positioning
Positioning is everything on New Horizons. Early game, take map control of the central area and key chokes without overextending into enemy cover. Fight when you have a cover or numbers advantage, and retreat to reset when your Super or a teammate is down. Use the map's walls and bushes to bait enemy abilities, then punish the cooldown. In Knockout, track the objective timer and rotate proactively rather than reacting. Avoid greedy pushes that leave your lane open — on New Horizons, disciplined spacing wins more games than raw aggression.
New Horizons map tips
- • Draft Belle first when it is available — it is the highest-win-rate pick on New Horizons right now.
- • Use the walls and bushes of New Horizons to bait Gadgets, then punish the cooldown instead of trading immediately.
- • Open every round by scouting bushes with a Super or Gadget instead of walking in — there are no respawns to fix a bad first peek.
- • Check the build of each recommended brawler below — the wrong Star Power is the most common reason a good pick underperforms here.
Why These Picks Work on New Horizons
New Horizons has no respawns, so every angle and bush on it decides a round before the first shot. Belle, Sandy, Tick shine because they scout and poke from safety — Belle controls the key sightline while the others cover bushes and flanks. The cover layout lets them trade health carefully and collapse only after they win the ammo advantage. Hold your angles, force the enemy to peek first, and New Horizons rounds fall your way without gambling a life.
More meta context: Brawl Stars tier list · all Knockout maps