We all know new brawlers when released are purposefully made strong to incentivize people to spend money and max them out, however, with Bolt, not only are his numbers ridiculous, but the main problem resides within his design as a brawler. Unlike most recent brawlers, you can nerf his numbers again and again, and you will not have a balanced Bolt, you will either end up with a terrible brawler, rotting in F tier or an overpowered one, making the game miserable for others. Personally I think Bolt needs a rework
Who thought about giving shields and damage reduction to a tank who already has lots of hp and is the fastest brawler in the game? It’s objectively a terrible design. Those sustain traits like healing and shields or %dmg reduction, should be given to brawlers who without it, they would be extremely vulnerable and useless, for example, Edgar and Mortis. Take away their sustain and they are F tier brawlers. Bolt on the other hand, doesn’t need all that sustain on top of his speed, hp and other traits. He can dodge attacks easily because of his speed, and his hp should be more than enough
Bolt should be a Controller Tank, relying on his speed and hp to tank and using his super to pressure/zone enemies, that’s why he leaves a trail of damage, as well as assisting with some CC. His “Toss Up” SP fits him perfectly. Should he do damage? Yes, every brawler should be able to deal some form of damage, but unless your whole thing is to deal damage, you shouldn’t be able to just one shot people as a tank. He already has damage reduction, his shield is unnecessary. His “bouncy ball” gadget is very well designed, but Oil Change is so broken that why would you use it? Remove his “Oil Change” gadget for something that would help him with what he is good at. Maybe able to control his movement freely for a few seconds without breaking his speed to maneuver through certain obstacles better. Nerf his damage, we can keep the damage reduction but either nerf the damage reduction % or reduce his hp. His cc immunity rework is way better than before, and now it’s more balanced, him being immune to his weakness for a second shouldn’t be too frustrating and would demand Bolt to know when to go in and possibly win a game, not just mash super and go brrr. From this point, he could be balanced way better and buffed or nerfed according to the circumstances
-Nerf Damage
-Nerf Hp or Dmg Reduction
-Replace “Oil Change” gadget
-Balance him around being a “Tank Controller”
Brawl stars really doesn’t know how to design brawlers anymore, they have a solid idea, but then mess it up by thinking that removing their weaknesses and slapping unnecessary stuff is somehow “balancing them”. He can be reliable, fun to play and strong without having to be broken or useless