Your guide to becoming a Gumball Machine just like Rico.
Multiball Launcher
Rico blasts waves of bouncy bullets in all directions.
Super Bouncy
Rico's bullets, from attack and Super alike, get Supercharged by their first bounce and deal +128 damage!
Reload Speed
15% faster Reload.
Damage
Deal 15% extra Damage when your Brawler is below 50% Health.
Guide
Rico is a Damage Dealer and is Super Rare. Rico can destroy anyone near him because the attack already does a lot of damage and the length of the attack is very long.
The best modes for Rico are: Footbrawl, Gem Grab and Heist.
The best map for Footbrawl is Center Stage with 51.8% win rate; for Gem Grab it is Deathcap Trap with 79% win rate and finally for Heist it is Hot Potato with 54.4% win rate.
Rico is used for maps with a lot of walls because the Super can have a much higher range than without walls.
Tanks don't even have a way out against Rico's Super (if it bounces a lot); if it doesn't bounce it's a problem.
Tips:
-As soon as you spawn on K.O, on the Belles Rock map, don't throw your Super without getting any bounces: try to make it bounce off both walls so that you'll have a better chance of damaging/killing enemies.
-If an Edgar has the Super and wants to come at you, as soon as he lands use the Gadget to disintegrate him into a single Gadget (even without bouncing off the walls is fine).
-On Footbrawl, on the Center Stage map, bounce your attack off the walls so you know what enemy is coming and this way you damage them and recharge your Super.Gadgets are both useful but to kill an enemy that comes at you with the Super (or provoke him) you need Multiball Launcher which launches many balls in every direction doing about 680 damage. Instead to heal yourself when you have low health you need Bouncy Castle which as soon as you activate the Gadget, the next attack will heal you (Gadget recommended by bouncing it on the walls).Star Powers are both useful but to do more damage you need Super Bouncy which as soon as the attack and Super bounce off a wall, they do +128 damage each ball (recommended with Hypercharge + Gear Damage). Instead to escape like Sonic from enemies you need Robo Retreat which when Rico's Health is low by 40%, runs faster by 34%.U can upvote my Build :)?
Game Modes
Brawl Ball
Still on the Center Stage map, bounce bullets to see if an enemy is coming to attack you and then damage them.
Heist
If you have Hypercharge and want to destroy the opponent's Box, focus on bouncing your Super as many times as possible and destroying the Box in a matter of seconds.
Works Well With
Berry
If you want to trick enemies on Two Survival and confuse them where they are you have to do:
1) Go into the clouds with Berry.
2) Wait for one of the two dies.
3) If Berry stays alive and Rico die, spam the attack on himself healing himself infinitely
4) As soon as Rico spawns, Berry kills himself and Rico uses his Gadget to recharge his health and continue.
5) By doing this trick, you will be unbeatable on Brawl Stars.
Edit BuildAbout This Build
This build, The Gumball Machine, was created by Simon1435 on Jan 19, 2025. The build is for the Brawler, Rico, and uses the Multiball Launcher gadget, Super Bouncy star power, Reload Speed gear, and Damage gear. To see more, you can go here to view the best Rico build and others.
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