Jousting Lance - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +2/+3/+4/+5 % Speed -10/-15/-20/-25 % Damage while standing still.Available as starter weapon.Vote for this build!
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Brotato Archaeologist Build: Speed Digging
Starting Equipment
Jousting Lance - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +2/+3/+4/+5 % Speed -10/-15/-20/-25 % Damage while standing still.Available as starter weapon.Difficulty: HardGame Mode: Danger 5
Stat Priority
Attack SpeedLuck
Weapons
Jousting Lance - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +2/+3/+4/+5 % Speed -10/-15/-20/-25 % Damage while standing still.Available as starter weapon.Must-Have Items for Archaeologist Build
Bag - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 materials when you pick up a crate-1 % SpeedAvailable by default.
Fossil: Jaw - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +1 % Life Steal-3 HP Regeneration+1 % Life Steal for every fossil item equippedAvailable by default.
Treasure Map - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +20% chance of finding an extra item in a crateUnlock requirement: Win a run with SailorHow to Unlock Build Components
Some items in this Archaeologist Speed Digging build require unlocking before they can be used. Note that items listed in "Avoid" sections are also shown here - check the build details to see if unlocking them is necessary for this strategy.
Treasure Map - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +20% chance of finding an extra item in a crateUnlock requirement: Win a run with Sailor
Cauldron - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +50% pickup range+20 % Damage for 2 seconds after picking up a consumable-2 HP RegenerationUnlock requirement: Win a run with DruidAvoid at all costs
These Items & Weapons are not very good and should be avoided. % enemies items should be skipped due to the -50% materials dropped from enemies. Etsy's Couch should also be skipped because it slows your character down immensely.
Items:
Bait - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +8 % DamageSpecial enemies appear at the beginning of the next waveAvailable by default.
Gentle Alien - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Max HP+5 % Damage+5% EnemiesAvailable by default.
Esty's Couch - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +5 Max HP+2 HP Regeneration for every permanent -1 % Speed you have -20 % SpeedAvailable by default.Best should Always choose
Economy Items like Bag, Peaceful Bee and Treasure Map give you harvesting, extra materials and extra Items. Damage Items like the Cauldron and Power Generator provide lots of damage and Cauldron provides lots of damage from dug up crates. Jousting lances scale with speed and melee damage.
Items:
Bag - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 materials when you pick up a crate-1 % SpeedAvailable by default.
Peaceful Bee - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +4 % Dodge+4 Harvesting-1 Melee Damage-1 Ranged DamageAvailable by default.Treasure Map - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +20% chance of finding an extra item in a crateUnlock requirement: Win a run with SailorCauldron - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +50% pickup range+20 % Damage for 2 seconds after picking up a consumable-2 HP RegenerationUnlock requirement: Win a run with Druid
Power Generator - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +1 % Damage for every permanent 1 % Speed you have -5 % DamageAvailable by default.Weapons:
Jousting Lance - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +2/+3/+4/+5 % Speed -10/-15/-20/-25 % Damage while standing still.Available as starter weapon.Okay picks
These items are not game changers but could be useful Weird food increases consumable healing and acid increases HP
Items:
Weird Food - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 HP recovered from consumables-2 % DodgeAvailable by default.
Acid - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +8 Max HP-2 % Dodge-2 KnockbackAvailable by default.Join the Community
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