Never auto-aim your shots when using Maisie, unless your opponent is right in front of you, as with the starting slow projectile speed, it most likely won't work.
A trick to use with her Super is to activate it, then use Disengage! to dash onto an enemy. With her Tremors Star Power, this should catch the enemy by surprise, and if they are on low health, it is easier to finish them off with her attack.
When aiming your Super as Maisie, try to corner brawlers into walls and activate your Super as you walk towards them. This will make it so that your Super hits accurately and you can cycle it back quickly thanks to a limited area available for your enemies to run.
Maisie can defend herself well against close-range Brawlers, try to use this to your advantage by either dashing away or pushing back close-range Brawlers that sneak up on you like Edgar. With the added slow from her Tremors Star Power, you can also efficiently charge her Super, due to the enemies being slowed.
Maisie struggles against long-range Brawlers like Piper, but once Maisie can get in range, she can easily take them out. A good way to get in range, is to try and predict the shot of your enemy, dodge it, while also slowly moving closer to them.
If you're in a match facing an assassin, use Disengage! to stun them and dash away if they get too close to you. If you're facing any tanks, then use the Finish Them! gadget. A good tip would be to first attack them once or twice, then activate Finish Them! to wipe out their health.
Maisie's Super is excellent for crowd control and pushing back enemies. Use it strategically in tight situations or to clear the area around an objective, such as the Gem Mine in Gem Grab or the Brawl Ball goal.
To be effective with Maisie's attack, practice leading your shots. Anticipate where the enemy will be by the time the projectile reaches them, and adjust your aim accordingly. Accuracy and leading are critical for landing consistent shots.
In certain game modes, controlling the bushes can provide a significant advantage. As a long-range Brawler, you can keep enemies at bay by shooting into bushes and denying them access to key areas. This method is effective in areas such as Hot Zone and Gem Grab.
With a limited ammo capacity, it's very important that you make every shot count. Avoid spamming her main shots at random and try to land shots consistently to make sure you hit an opponent. Even though Maisie has a fast unload speed, its still important to make sure you land your shots and focus on aspects such as timing.
Maisie is a solid pick in Brawl Ball. Her Super, combined with her Tremors Star Power and Disengage! Gadget, can make the enemy drop the ball, push them away from the goal, stun them briefly, slow them, or provide area control if the enemies are grouping up together to defend their goal. This makes her a highly versatile Brawler in the mode; her very fast Super charge rate and high damage output allows her to eliminate enemies quickly if they're fired accurately.
Maisie can work well with Brawlers that provide healing, especially portable healing like Byron to help her even more against sneak attacks. This allows her to stay in the battle longer and maintain map control.
Maisie can take out a large and consistent amount of damage from the enemy's safe in Heist. Since the safe is a stationary object, her shots are guaranteed to hit. She can deal 10160 damage with three ammo and a super, and if there are multiple defending enemies in range, she could potentially chain Supers and repeatedly take out the enemy's safe's health. Her reload speed is quite reasonable, and her damage is consistent. Maisie's Super is great for defense as well, as it pushes enemies away from the safe and slows them down if she has her Tremors Star Power equipped, allowing her to take out the enemy and potentially chain another Super.
Changelog
25/04/23 Maisie became available to play in the Training Cave.
01/05/23 Maisie, her Tech, and her Jungle Queen skin were added to the game.
27/06/23 Maisie's main attack projectile speed was increased. Maisie's Pinpoint Precision Star Power damage bonus was increased to 20% (from 10%). Maisie's Disengage! Gadget was reworked from making her dash 2.67 tiles in the opposite direction she is facing to making her dash 2.67 tiles in the direction she is facing.
05/09/23 All Brawlers' health and damage were increased from 5% to 10% with each Power Level.
11/09/23 The Marauder Maisie skin was added. It was featured as a Power League exclusive skin for Brawl Pass Season 20 and a Wasteland skin.
24/10/23 Maisie's Aftermath Hypercharge was added. Maisie's flavor text was changed from "POP POP POP! Is that popcorn or enemies succumbing?" to "Maisie works as a safety coordinator, but deep down she enjoys dangerous situations. Sometimes, it almost feels like she has a hand in creating them."
12/12/23 Maisie's rarity was changed to Epic (from Chromatic).
07/02/24 The number of hits necessary to charge Maisie's Super was increased to 4 hits (from 3).
27/02/24 Maisie's Aftermath Hypercharge speed boost was decreased to 26% (from 30%). Maisie's Aftermath Hypercharge shield boost was decreased to 5% (from 15%). All Brawlers' Hypercharges duration can no longer be extended. Maisie's True Silver and True Gold skins were added.