Brotato Lich Build: Lifesteal Tank Lich

Starting Equipment

Lich character build guide with Sharp Tooth
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.

Optimal Stat Priority for Lich

Life StealHPArmorAttack Speed

Weapons

Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.
Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.

Must-Have Items for Lich Build

Cake - Common Brotato itemCake - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HP-1 % DamageAvailable by default.
Coffee - Common Brotato itemCoffee - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +10 % Attack Speed-2 % DamageAvailable by default.
Sad Tomato - Epic Brotato itemSad Tomato - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +8 HP RegenerationStart waves with -50% HPAvailable by default.
Defective Steroids - Common Brotato itemDefective Steroids - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Max HP+2 Melee Damage-3 % Attack SpeedAvailable by default.
Snail - Rare Brotato itemSnail - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: -8 % Enemy Speed-3 % SpeedUnlock requirement: Win a run with Old

Video & Creator

How to Unlock Build Components

Some items in this Lich Lifesteal Tank Lich 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.

Lich
Reach +100 Max HP
Snail - Rare Brotato itemSnail - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: -8 % Enemy Speed-3 % SpeedUnlock requirement: Win a run with Old
Win a run with Old
Anvil - Legendary Brotato itemAnvil - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: A random weapon is upgraded when entering a shop. If you have no weapon to upgrade, you gain +2 Armor instead.Unlock requirement: Win a run with Arms Dealer
Win a run with Arms Dealer
Spicy Sauce - Rare Brotato itemSpicy Sauce - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HPConsumables have a 33% chance to explode for 10 (+100%) damage when picked upUnlock requirement: Win a run with Glutton
Win a run with Glutton
Giant Belt - Legendary Brotato itemGiant Belt - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: Critical hits deal 10% of an enemy’s current health as bonus damage (1% for bosses and elites)Unlock requirement: Win a run with Jack
Win a run with Jack

Core Strategy

The Lich gains bonus HP regeneration and life steal. When healing, it deals damage to random enemies based on max HP. Focus on maximizing HP and life steal to scale both survival and damage output.

Required Stats:

Life StealHPArmor

Early Game

Prioritize getting multiple Sharp Teeth early as they scale with life steal. Focus on HP items to increase your passive damage. The weapon gains bonus life steal based on missing HP percentage.

Items:

Cake - Common Brotato itemCake - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HP-1 % DamageAvailable by default.
Coffee - Common Brotato itemCoffee - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +10 % Attack Speed-2 % DamageAvailable by default.
Defective Steroids - Common Brotato itemDefective Steroids - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Max HP+2 Melee Damage-3 % Attack SpeedAvailable by default.
Tree - Common Brotato itemTree - Common item in Brotato.Stats: More trees spawnAvailable by default.

Weapons:

Sharp Tooth - Starter weapon in BrotatoSharp Tooth - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 % Life Steal for every 25%/20%/15%/10% of missing health.Available as starter weapon.

Mid Game

Stack items that provide HP, armor, and life steal. Sad Tomato helps with HP regeneration and random damage. Focus on survivability to make use of the life steal scaling.

Items:

Sad Tomato - Epic Brotato itemSad Tomato - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +8 HP RegenerationStart waves with -50% HPAvailable by default.
Snail - Rare Brotato itemSnail - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: -8 % Enemy Speed-3 % SpeedUnlock requirement: Win a run with Old
Alien Baby - Epic Brotato itemAlien Baby - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HP+10 % Enemy healthAvailable by default.
Metal Plate - Rare Brotato itemMetal Plate - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Armor-3 % DamageAvailable by default.
Anvil - Legendary Brotato itemAnvil - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: A random weapon is upgraded when entering a shop. If you have no weapon to upgrade, you gain +2 Armor instead.Unlock requirement: Win a run with Arms Dealer

Late Game

Look for items that scale with your high HP pool. Sifd's Relic helps with armor and collecting materials. Greek Fire adds significant damage through burning.

Items:

Greek Fire - Legendary Brotato itemGreek Fire - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: Burning deals an additional 10% of current enemy HP as damage (1% for bosses and elites)Available by default.
Sifd's Relic - Legendary Brotato itemSifd's Relic - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Armor+100% chance to instantly attract a material when it’s droppedAvailable by default.
Spicy Sauce - Rare Brotato itemSpicy Sauce - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HPConsumables have a 33% chance to explode for 10 (+100%) damage when picked upUnlock requirement: Win a run with Glutton
Garden - Rare Brotato itemGarden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.
Giant Belt - Legendary Brotato itemGiant Belt - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: Critical hits deal 10% of an enemy’s current health as bonus damage (1% for bosses and elites)Unlock requirement: Win a run with Jack

Avoid Items

Avoid items that reduce max HP or healing effectiveness. Be cautious with items that give significant negative luck as it affects material generation.

Items:

Triangle of Power - Epic Brotato itemTriangle of Power - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +20 % Damage+1 Armor-2 % Damage when you take damage until the end of the waveAvailable by default.
Crystal - Epic Brotato itemCrystal - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +5 % Attack Speed+1 % Attack Speed every 1 second until the end of the waveBonus is lost when taking damage-2 EngineeringAvailable by default.

Tips

Don't be afraid to take some damage as your life steal scales with missing HP. Keep moving to avoid getting overwhelmed. Against bosses, focus on survival over damage as your passive will help with damage output.