Najia How to play Najia
Najia counters
The best counters to Najia right now are Amber (60.2%), Vince (58.9%), Cosmo (54.9%): the share of head-to-head games each one wins against Najia, from 484 ranked and high-trophy games.
Who beats Najia
Najia vs popular picks
- ShadeNajia wins 46.3%198 games
- RicoNajia wins 49.8%244 games
- MaxNajia wins 48.1%309 games
- BrockNajia wins 48.4%681 games
- PiperNajia wins 54.9%458 games
- NoriNajia wins 53.2%68 games
How to beat Najia
- Kill the snakes quickly. Each one keeps poisoning while alive.
- Avoid long trades while poisoned. The damage keeps ticking.
- Dive her. Up close she cannot steer her snake around you in time.
Common mistake: Trading slowly while Najia's poison ticks on you.
Best Najia Build
Star Powers
Poison damage scales with the target's current health. It hurts healthy tanks and fresh enemies more.
Gadgets
Your hits leave poisonous puddles for a while. Extra area denial on objectives.
Recommended Gears
Shield
SpeedHypercharge
Game plan
Najia fires a jar with a paper snake she can steer mid-flight, poisoning enemies over time. Her Super lobs three jars that release snakes that chase and poison the nearest enemies. She grinds teams down with poison from range.
- Steer the snake around walls to reach hiding enemies.
- Spread poison across several enemies so the damage keeps ticking.
- Use the Super on clustered enemies. Each snake chases a target.
Drafting Najia
- When to pick
- Pick Najia against tanks and high-health teams, where her scaling poison hurts most.
- Who to pair with
- Pair her with a tank who holds the front while her poison ticks.
- Ban or not
- Rarely worth a ban. Kill her snakes and dive her.
Best teammates
Win rate by mode
Brawl Ball52.7%161 games
Knockout52.6%366 games
Bounty50.4%112 games
Adjusted win rate: results are pulled toward 50% when a mode has few games, so the overall figure can sit above every single mode.
Frequently asked Questions
Is Najia good in Brawl Stars?
Najia is C-tier on the BrawlUp tier list right now, with a 55.8% win rate over 794 recent ranked and high-trophy games.
What is the best build for Najia?
Run Venomous as the Star Power and Poison Puddles as the Gadget, with Shield and Speed gears.
What counters Najia?
Najia has the hardest time against Amber, Vince, Cosmo, based on head-to-head win rates.
What game modes is Najia best in?
Najia wins most in Brawl Ball (52.7%).
Who are the best teammates for Najia?
Starr Nova, Cosmo, Sirius have the highest win rate alongside Najia.
How do you play Najia in Brawl Stars?
Najia fires a jar with a paper snake she can steer mid-flight, poisoning enemies over time. Her Super lobs three jars that release snakes that chase and poison the nearest enemies. She grinds teams down with poison from range.
Win rates come from ranked and high-trophy battles collected by BrawlUp and are adjusted toward 50% when the sample is small. Updated 2026-10-27. How we calculate this