An Average Campaign Brawler Guide: Subclasses and Builds

This Brawler guide for An Average Campaign covers the unarmed STR and DEX class that stacks self-buffs, then pours multi-hit fist damage into one target. Brawler starts with Simple Gauntlets and can become Elementalist in the Forest, Beast in the Dungeon, or Evolved in the Sewer. Below are the kit, skill tree, fist weapons, unlock routes and dated build picks.

This page draws on the official Trello cards for Brawler, its subclasses and their encounters, the official Roblox game page, and player-documented notes for Alpha v0.5.1, all checked on 2026-10-20. The Trello board was last edited in April 2026, so where newer community notes disagree, we say so. AAC is in Alpha and numbers change often.

Brawler base kit and stats

The official Trello card says Brawler builds STR and DEX. Both add crit chance and crit damage; STR also adds block chance, while DEX adds dodge chance and a wider Initiative roll (see stats). Simple Gauntlets give 2 STR and 1 DEX and no ability.

Ability	Level	Energy / Cooldown	Effect (v0.5.1 notes)
Strike	1	0 / 0	6 Physical, 2% STR and 1% DEX scaling
Sweep	1	1 / 4	10 Physical, 1.5% STR and DEX, 3 Crippled (halves dodge)
Barrage	3	2 / 4	5 Physical x3, 1.25% STR and DEX
Psych Up	5	1 / 5	3 turns of Psyched: 35% more damage, additive

The Trello card is older: it lists Psych Up at level 3, Barrage at level 5 with 5.2 damage per hit, and Psyched at 25%. Community notes say v0.4.2 raised Psyched to 35% and v0.4.6 (August 2026) swapped the unlock levels. All three subclasses keep Sweep, Barrage and Psych Up.

Brawler skill tree

Skill points come from Prestige, your permanent level in a class, at 3 points per level. The Trello skill tree card prices Prestige 1 to 25 in Cealts, 1,625 in total. Community notes list these nodes:

Left: Clear Mind (+1% energy gain per rank) and Heavy Handed (+1.5% crit damage per point).
Middle: Battle Prowess (2 turns of 0.85x damage taken at combat start), HP (+2 Max HP per point) and Stat Points (+1 starting stat point per point).
Right: Bloodlust (+0.8% lifesteal per point) and Precise Punches (+2% multiplicative physical damage per point).

Listed rank costs add up to 75 points, which lines up with 25 Prestige levels. You need rank 3 of 5 in a node to open the nodes next to it.

Brawler subclasses and how to unlock them

Each subclass needs a base Brawler and comes from one trainer encounter. Community encounter tables list a Brawler weight bonus for all three, so Brawler parties see them far more often.

Subclass	How to unlock	Playstyle	Key abilities
Elementalist	Forest, A Meditating Man: say hello, ask what an elementalist is, listen, then "Focus and adapt to his lesson on meditation"	Stance-swapping damage plus party support; adds FTH	Elemental Stance (Lv 1), Meditative Aura (Lv 4), Elemental Fist (Lv 6)
Beast	Dungeon, A Wild Beast: approach, hear him out, then "Let the beast out..."	STR-leaning burst with lifesteal and Bleed	Unleash (Lv 1), Wild Swipes (Lv 6), Wolf Step (Lv 8)
Evolved	Sewer, A Vat of Acid: approach the man, then "Take a plunge in the goop"	DEX-leaning crits, Toxin X and counters	Self-Embodiment (Lv 1), Feral Assailant (Lv 3), Devour (Lv 6), Sucker Punch (Lv 8)

Watch the last choice: "Lay around, messing with meditation practices" gives a permanent +2% Energy Gain but no subclass. The Sewer is an optional Dungeon sub-area reached through the Ominous Manhole encounter, and community notes say the plunge also rolls one to three random effects, from losing 5 Max HP to gaining 2 Stat Points.

Each encounter also lets you fight the trainer instead, which is a separate branch from the subclass. Community notes list the Monk at 35 HP solo, The Beast at 180 HP solo (it starts Unleashed), and the Super Vagrant at 163 HP solo with 20% lifesteal and up to 50% resistance to damage types that hit him. Their Souls craft trainer gear. Becoming each subclass also unlocks a boon: Energy Conserver, Opportunist or Test Subject.

How Elementalist, Beast and Evolved play

Elementalist

v0.5.1 merged the four Ways into one Elemental Stance ability. Fire adds 15% damage and Burn, Water 1.1x damage and +15% Energy Gain, Wind +5% dodge and +15% crit chance, and Earth 0.9x ability damage taken plus 5% Block DR. Meditative Aura (3 energy, 6-turn cooldown) heals the party and grants Energized plus a stance buff; holding all five buffs at once becomes Perfect Harmony. Elemental Fist (4 energy, undodgeable, 20 base damage, 1.85% STR, DEX and FTH) burns, hits three times, crits harder or stuns, by stance. The December 2025 Trello card still shows four separate Ways and 19 damage.

Beast

Unleash (1 energy, 5-turn cooldown) grants 4 turns of Unleashed: 40% more ability damage taken, 20% lifesteal, 15% more damage plus 0.25% per 1% of missing HP, and Bleed on every attack. Wild Swipes hits five times and adds 1% of the target's max HP per hit; Wolf Step adds Bleed. The Trello card shows the November 2025 version (5 turns, 10-turn cooldown), and v0.5.1 cut lifesteal from 25% and damage taken from 50%.

Evolved

Evolved scales DEX first, STR second. Evolution stacks come at turn start, on dodges and on crits, and Self-Embodiment adds 4 for 18% of current HP. At 10 stacks you become Evolved: +10% dodge, +15% crit chance, +20% crit damage, and upgraded moves that spread Toxin X. Devour grants a Stat Point every 3 kills; Sucker Punch taunts and gives you 2 Counter stacks. Evolved has no Trello subclass card; community notes date it to v0.4.1 (March 2026).

Brawler fist weapons and gear

Stats are from v0.5.x community notes; the weapons page covers other classes.

Fist weapon	Area	Stats	How to get
Simple Gauntlets	Start	2 STR, 1 DEX	Brawler starter
Streetfighter's Handwraps	Forest	10 STR	Wanderer's Wares
Drillstinger Knuckles	Forest	8 STR, 5 LCK, Driller Punch	2 Leather Scrap, 2 Stinger
Granny's Mits	Forest	10 STR, 6 FTH, 3% crit	Elderly Soul, Grandma's House
Monk's Handwraps	Forest	7 FTH, 5 STR, 5 DEX, Holy Fire passive	Radiating Soul, Monk
Pyrrhite Gauntlets	Mines	7 STR, 7 DEX	2 Pyrrhite Bar, 1 Metal Scrap
The Beast's Claws	Dungeon	12 STR, 12 DEX, 2.5% lifesteal	Beastly Soul
Tooth Knuckles	Dungeon	18 STR, 8 DEX, 2.5% Block DR	Decrepit Soul, The Prisoner
Gravestone Style	Dungeon	15 STR, 15 DEX, 8 CON	Master's Giftbox, The Master
Toxicspike Claws	Sewer	16 DEX, 8 STR	Sewer boss Soul
Vagrant's Knuckle Dusters	Sewer	14 DEX, 8 STR, 3% dodge	Evolved Soul, Super Vagrant

Tooth Knuckles rose from the Trello's 14 STR and 6 DEX in v0.5.1, and Monk's Handwraps changed from 14 FTH and 4 STR. For armor and charms, trainer Souls also craft Monk's Headband and Prayer Beads, Beastial Heart (12 STR, 8 CON) and Ripped Denim (12 STR, 8 CHA).

Best Brawler builds (editorial)

These picks are editorial, as of Alpha v0.5.1 (October 2026), reasoned from the kit numbers above. You get 5 boon slots; see boons and the tier list.

Every Brawler: set up Psych Up and Sweep before Barrage. Crippled halves dodge, and each hit of a multi-hit attack rolls dodge separately. Precise Punches and Bloodlust are the safest tree picks.
Beast: heavy STR, some DEX, with Tooth Knuckles or Gravestone Style. Boons: Vampiric Bloodline (2 slots; lifesteal plus 1.1x incoming healing, but 1.25x fire and holy damage taken), Jagged Edge (2; crits on bleeding targets apply Hemorrhage) and Force of Will (1) for low-HP play.
Elementalist: even STR, DEX and FTH, matching Elemental Fist's scaling, with Granny's Mits or Monk's Handwraps. Boons: Energy Conserver (2), Energy Cascade (2; the 3-energy Aura banks stacks for your next Fist) and Alert (1). We could not confirm whether Precise Punches still applies once a stance converts your damage.
Evolved: DEX first, with Toxicspike Claws or Vagrant's Knuckle Dusters. Community players pair it with Daredevil Impulse ("DDI", 3 slots), which stacks damage when you switch damaging moves and, since v0.5.1, can trigger more than once a turn from counters; it costs 10% damage and 1.15x damage taken. Sus Nus covers DDI Evolved boons, gear and races in a September 2026 video. Add Test Subject (1): evolved Self-Embodiment puts Toxin X on you, doubling its bonus.

Solo Brawler tips

Solo enemies lose a flat 5% dodge and block chance, per community mechanics notes.
Sustain decides solo runs: Bloodlust and Unleashed lifesteal, Devour's heal on kills, Battle Prowess and Way of Earth.
Dying adds Exhaustion (-15% Max HP, -20% damage per stack) until you rest or beat an area boss, so do not chase Beast's missing-HP bonus too far.
Plan your route. Elementalist comes first; Beast means staying base Brawler through the Forest; Evolved needs the Ominous Manhole, which community notes limit to Dungeon rounds 3 to 8.
Fighting the Super Vagrant? Mix damage types, since his resistance grows per type.

New to runs? Read the beginner guide and compare every class.

FAQ

What are the Brawler subclasses in An Average Campaign?

Elementalist, Beast and Evolved, unlocked as a base Brawler at A Meditating Man (Forest), A Wild Beast (Dungeon) and A Vat of Acid (Sewer).

How do you get Evolved in An Average Campaign?

Enter the Sewer through the Ominous Manhole, find A Vat of Acid, approach the man and choose "Take a plunge in the goop" as a Brawler.

What is the best build for Beast?

Editorially, as of Alpha v0.5.1: heavy STR, Tooth Knuckles or Gravestone Style, and Vampiric Bloodline, Jagged Edge and Force of Will.

What stats should a Brawler use?

STR and DEX for Brawler and Beast, DEX first for Evolved, and an even STR, DEX and FTH spread for Elementalist.

Is Brawler good solo?

It can be, if you build sustain. Elementalist is the easiest solo subclass to reach because it comes first, in the Forest.