Snake Prairie is an official map for the Bounty event.
Sapphire Plains was an identical replica of this map for use in the Gem Grab event.
Layout[]
Completely covered with bush except for wall clusters, Snake Prairie is an interesting map. it is asymmetrical, and one team will have a wall blocking the star.
Tips[]
- For lower trophy ranges, this map is perfect for heavyweights and assassins which should stay in the bushes to ambush the opposing team. If they are ranged they should check since the ranged assassins tend to have low health.
- At higher trophy levels the viability of heavyweights and assassins starts to fall off due to the prevalence of strategies and Star Powers and Gadgets such as Bo's Star Power Circling Eagle which make the bushes that they rely on for sneaking up on Brawlers visible, making them less viable and more vulnerable to enemy Brawlers.
- Rosa's Star Power, Plant Life, is very useful on this map. Rosa can take out long-ranged Brawlers while healing inside a bush. Not to mention she can use her gadget Grow Light to recover destroyed bushes. This makes it easier for her to defeat brawlers since she can sneak up on them.
- Brock is an excellent Brawler for the map at higher trophy ranges. Brock can use their Incendiary Star Power to control certain choke points on the map. Brock's Super can destroy a whole area of bushes making it harder for the enemy to sneak up on him. If a short-ranged Brawler manages to sneak up on him, use his Gadget Rocket Laces to jump away, deal damage and knockback the enemy Brawler.
- Sprout's Star Powers can both be very useful on this map. Sprout is nearly always protected at the start of the game with Photosynthesis. Allowing it to be very aggressive, and the fact that it keeps the shield after leaving the bush allows it to quickly grab the star in the middle whilst also staying protected. Its other Star Power, Overgrowth, allows for a larger attack radius for scouting out enemies hidden in bushes.
- Crow is also good on this map since his wide attack radius and poison (which continually does ticks of damage) can help find Brawlers. Stick close to teammates so that if the other team finds him, they'd also find the rest of the team with a counterattack. It is recommended to use his Defense Booster Gadget in case an enemy Brawler manages to sneak up on Crow. Crow is especially vulnerable to heavyweights because they deal large amounts of damage extremely quickly, and Crow has low HP compared to most other Brawlers, making him particularly vulnerable. If needed, Crow can use his Super to make a quick escape.
- Sharpshooters and throwers aren't recommended in this map unless there is a way to remove the bush areas, or using the Super to attack unsuspecting targets. Brawlers that have a radius cone of shooting (e.g. Bo) are recommended here.
- Piper, even if she has low health, can result the team to win as her Ambush Star Power will be in use for most of the match. Even if she doesn't have it, she still needs to snipe from distances and not encounter enemies close to her. If that happens she needs to use her Super and fly away in a safe area. She is also great for destroying large swaths of bush with her Super, making it more difficult for the opposing team to sneak up on her. She can also put her Homemade Recipe Gadget to good use on this map as it will still home in on enemies who are inside the bushes, providing you with the knowledge of their locations.
- Bo with his Star Power, Circling Eagle, becomes very good on this map as it allows Bo and his teammates to see through bushes in a wider range. He can also use his hidden mines to locate enemy brawlers in the bushes.
- Shelly is very useful on this map because of how much damage she does when she's in front of a Brawler. Her Super does a lot of damage to enemies sticking together and as well as it takes down the bushes, making it easy to detect Brawlers. The same goes for Bull.
- Spike with his Curveball Star Power can be used for bush-checking around corners, as well as maintaining damage output for the heavyweight meta very present in this map. His Super should only be used if he or his teammates are able to defeat whoever it's targeting at.
- A good strategy for this map is to stick close to teammates, especially for shotgun Brawlers. This way you can take down Brawlers from the enemy team quickly when you run into each other.
- When in the lead, destroy bushes in a manner so that the opposing team must walk out into the open in order to enter the bottom side of the map, ruining their element of surprise. Bo can achieve this using their bush-destroying Super and Super Totem Gadget to charge up teammates' Supers that may potentially destroy bushes.
- Tara's Psychic Enhancer Gadget can provide a lot of value, as it allows her team to see inside all the bushes. Tara’s Black Portal Star Power can also track down enemies in bushes, revealing their location. Also, Tara can prove to be extremely effective as enemies tend to group up (namely behind a Bo with Circling Eagle) so that they are not easily ambushed. Tara's Super allows her to team wipe when enemies group up.
- Bull is very useful on this map, he can ambush the enemies and kill them with some bursts. Bull's Stomper Gadget is very useful though.
- Use obstacle-destroying Supers wisely. If too much bushes are cut, it will likely remove the covers for both teams.
History[]
- On 14/6/17, Snake Prairie was added to the game.
- On 5/12/18, Snake Prairie was widened by 4 tiles.
- On 7/12/18, a maintenance update had fixed a performance issue with grass tiles on Snake Prairie.
- On 14/3/20, Snake Prairie was featured in the March Brawl Stars Championship Challenge as a Stage III map.
- On 11/7/20, Snake Prairie was featured in the July Brawl Stars Championship Challenge as a Stage II map.
- On 10/9/20, the environment of Snake Prairie had changed to Oasis theme from Canyon theme.
- On 11/11/20, the environment of Snake Prairie had changed to Canyon theme from Oasis theme.
- On 21/11/20, Snake Prairie was featured in the Brawl Stars World Finals 2020.