Best Carl Build

Carl is one of, if not the most versatile brawler in the game. This build capitalizes on being aggressive in 3v3 modes, letting Carl dominate, especially in midrange maps.HEAT EJECTOR
Heat ejector leaves a trail of flaming rocks behind your next pickaxe throw, dealing 300 damage per tick for 8 ticks, down from 370 after the nerf :( This gadget is best used as either a controlling tool or a kill confirm. A direct hit from Carl's pickaxe plus the burn damage can take out most damaged brawlers, as well as keep enemies out of an area such as the gem spawner or the zone in hot zone.PROTECTIVE PIROUETTE
Protective Pirouette is a lot better than power throw, providing 35% damage reduction during Carl's super. Carl already has 8000 health and when supering with this star power, he is very very hard to kill. Gadget Gear
Gadget Gear turns a decent gadget into a spammable menace. The reduced cool down on Heat Ejector lets you use it more, helping you control more or kill more.Damage Gear
This gear slot is versatile, but I like damage Gear for when you are supering enemies. They will be dealing damage to you, but with Protective Pirouette, activating damage Gear is easier and its likely you will still live to keep dealing more damage. It also turned Carl's respectable 1480x2 pickaxe damage into 1702x2. Damage Gear can be swapped out for other gears, but again, I prefer it.Notes on Flying Hook
If you play showdown with Carl, which I do not recommend as he isn't great there, switch out heat ejector for flying hook. Use flying hook as an escape tool to run from assassins and create space where your superior range takes them down. In the rest of the gamemodes you can use flying hook as an approach tool to get onto an enemy and super then down. In brawl ball specifically, you can use it to pass the ball then gadget up to the ball as to get some extra range. I prefer heat ejector, but flying hook does have its niche use cases.Best Modes
Carl is decent at every mode except showdown, given the fact that he is very versatile. He has decent damage, decent health, decent range, and decent movement speed. I usually play Carl in heist, knockout, and hot zone, but he works everywhere.