How to dominate with rico in the current meta, including his build, gameplay, and effective team and modes

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!

Shield
Gain extra 900 Health as a consumable Shield. The shield regenerates in 10 seconds, when at full health.

Reload Speed
15% faster Reload.
Guide
Note: This is my first guide in a while, I have took quite a long break from Noff, but I thank everyone for the support of my guides, I might rarely drop a guide nowadays but I will try to be more active with posting. (Tldr at the bottom of the guide)Description: Rico is a super rare damage dealer with 5600 health. It shoots 5 bullets in a straight line, with each bullet dealing 640 damage. His reload speed is 1.2 seconds (very fast) or 1.02 seconds with reload gear. His bullets can bounce, as referred in his name (ricochet)
His super consists of rico shooting a bunch of bouncy balls in a straight line. The super’s attack is bigger and has more way bullets than the normal attack and it can also bounce.
How to play Rico well: Ricos main advantage is his ability to hit enemies by bouncing his attack off walls and dealing damage to enemies in situations where they can’t damage you. He is most useful in maps with lots of walls, especially with the super bouncy star power as he can use them to reflect bullets and deal more damage or catch the enemy off guard. To play rico well, you need to adapt to the offensive playstyle, always finding the chance to poke the enemies health down and find opportunities to find the upper hand. You want to ambush the enemy so that their health quickly deplete.
Super control: Rico’s super is a very deadly super, as it as capabilities of teamwiping and even chaining which can turn the tables of the entire match. Pros tend to use rico’s super when the enemy is crowded together or have the upper hand during the match, and rico’s super can surprise the enemies and finish them off in key moments. Make sure to bounce the super off walls to catch the enemy off guard and use your super when the enemies are more bundled up and not split up. You can also use it with his gadget to make the attack impossible to dodge and just in case the enemy survives. Hypercharge: Rico’s hypercharge is by far one of the best hypercharges in the game, as it allows his super to deal even more damage and bounce all over the place, and it is almost guaranteed to damage and defeat enemies if used well. The hypercharge can completely switch up the game and is one of the most worth hypers.
Gadgets: rico’s multi-ball blaster is better in most situations, as it allows rico to release a lot of bouncy balls. This can be used to absolutely deplete the enemies health and is mostly used when being ambushed by an enemy such as an assassin like edgar. It can also be used to intimidate enemies and finish off low brawlers.Star power: both of rico’s star powers are really useful and can be a key factor to rico’s gameplay. The bounce star power is much better on maps with lots of walls, as rico can then use these walls to deal much more damage and have an advantage against the enemy with the high bursts of damage, but if the map doesn’t have much walls, the other star power is much better because it allows rico to dodge brawlers more easily and retreat. i would choose his bounce star power because it grants more power overall, and can be useful in more situations.
(Tldr: overall, playing rico needs to have an aggressive approach, always finding the upper hand and poking at the enemy. walls are your biggest advantage and use them as effectively as you can.)I hope you enjoyed this guide, I am happy to return to this app and write some more useful guides. Plz click the arrow shaped button at the top right of this guide to support and upvote it, now go and play with some bouncy balls.
Game Modes

Brawl Ball
Brawl ball is a great mode to play rico in because rico’s high dps mixed with his potential to chain supers and use his gadget to delete assassins in an instant. The wall guarding the goal can also provide great use, because if the attack were to bounce off the walls, it would destroy the enemie’s health.

Heist
Rico, being a damage dealer, can deal massive impact towards the safe’s health with both his attack, super and gadget. With the super bouncy star power, rico is a great threat towards the safe
Works Well With

Darryl
Although rico’s damage is immense, his health is more fragile. Having a tank with great firepower as well as a large amount of health he has, he can provide great support such as ambushing the enemy, shielding the team and scoring a goal using his two supers.

Dynamike
Dynamike is a very good matchup with rico, as his attack allows him to damage enemies behind walls, as well as do massive damage, stun enemies and if you’re lucky, devastating teamwipes. Because he’s a thrower. Walls are also a great advantage to him, and he can stand back and attack while the assassins and tanks can ambush the enemy.
About This Build
This build, EASY and EFFECTIVE: A Top Rico Guide, was created by BombardingQueen332763 on Jan 30, 2025. The build is for the Brawler, Rico, and uses the Multiball Launcher gadget, Super Bouncy star power, Shield gear, and Reload Speed gear. To see more, you can go here to view the best Rico build and others.
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