Back to All Mage Build Strategies

Vote for this build!

15

Brotato Mage Build: Hellfire Storm

Starting Equipment

Mage character build guide with Wand
Wand - Starter weapon in BrotatoWand - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage.Available as starter weapon.
Difficulty: MediumGame Mode: Danger 5

Stat Priority

Elemental DamageAttack SpeedArmorHP Regeneration

Weapons

Wand - Starter weapon in BrotatoWand - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage.Available as starter weapon.
Flamethrower - Starter weapon in BrotatoFlamethrower - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals -/1x3/3x5/5x8(100%) burning damage Pierces 99 enemies dealing 1 damage.Available as starter weapon.
Flamethrower - Starter weapon in BrotatoFlamethrower - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals -/1x3/3x5/5x8(100%) burning damage Pierces 99 enemies dealing 1 damage.Available as starter weapon.
Lightning Shiv - Starter weapon in BrotatoLightning Shiv - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns a lightning projectile flying towards another random enemy that bounces -/1/2/3 times and inflicts 5/6/8/11 + (80%) damage.Available as starter weapon.
Lightning Shiv - Starter weapon in BrotatoLightning Shiv - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns a lightning projectile flying towards another random enemy that bounces -/1/2/3 times and inflicts 5/6/8/11 + (80%) damage.Available as starter weapon.
Wand - Starter weapon in BrotatoWand - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage.Available as starter weapon.

Must-Have Items for Mage Build

Scared Sausage - Common Brotato itemScared Sausage - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damageAvailable by default.
Snake - Common Brotato itemSnake - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Burning spreads to an additional nearby enemy-1 Max HPAvailable by default.
Tentacle - Rare Brotato itemTentacle - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 % Crit Chance+20% chance to heal 1 HP when killing an enemy with a critical hitUnlock requirement: Win a run with Lich
Rip and Tear - Epic Brotato itemRip and Tear - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Enemies have a 20% chance to explode for 10 (+50%) damage when they die-5 % Crit ChanceUnlock requirement: Win a run with Loud
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.

Creator: PhantomWraith

How to Unlock Build Components

Some items in this Mage Hellfire Storm 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.

Tentacle - Rare Brotato itemTentacle - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 % Crit Chance+20% chance to heal 1 HP when killing an enemy with a critical hitUnlock requirement: Win a run with Lich
Win a run with Lich
Rip and Tear - Epic Brotato itemRip and Tear - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Enemies have a 20% chance to explode for 10 (+50%) damage when they die-5 % Crit ChanceUnlock requirement: Win a run with Loud
Win a run with Loud

Waves 1-5

Start stacking Sausage. You will need to be able to burn every hit with your weapons.

Required Stats:

Elemental DamageHP RegenerationArmor

Items:

Scared Sausage - Common Brotato itemScared Sausage - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damageAvailable by default.

Weapons:

Torch - Starter weapon in BrotatoTorch - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage. Burning spreads to 0/0/1/1 additional nearby enemies..Available as starter weapon.
Torch - Starter weapon in BrotatoTorch - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage. Burning spreads to 0/0/1/1 additional nearby enemies..Available as starter weapon.
Lightning Shiv - Starter weapon in BrotatoLightning Shiv - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns a lightning projectile flying towards another random enemy that bounces -/1/2/3 times and inflicts 5/6/8/11 + (80%) damage.Available as starter weapon.
Lightning Shiv - Starter weapon in BrotatoLightning Shiv - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns a lightning projectile flying towards another random enemy that bounces -/1/2/3 times and inflicts 5/6/8/11 + (80%) damage.Available as starter weapon.
Wand - Starter weapon in BrotatoWand - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage.Available as starter weapon.
Wand - Starter weapon in BrotatoWand - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 3x3/5x5/8x6/12x9(100%) burning damage.Available as starter weapon.

Wave 6-10

Add Flamethrowers, drop torches. Stack Attack Speed and Elemental Damage. This makes it so it is a endless attack.

Required Stats:

Attack SpeedElemental Damage

Items:

Fuel Tank - Rare Brotato itemFuel Tank - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +4 Elemental Damage-1 Melee Damage-1 Ranged DamageAvailable by default.

Weapons:

Flamethrower - Starter weapon in BrotatoFlamethrower - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals -/1x3/3x5/5x8(100%) burning damage Pierces 99 enemies dealing 1 damage.Available as starter weapon.
Flamethrower - Starter weapon in BrotatoFlamethrower - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals -/1x3/3x5/5x8(100%) burning damage Pierces 99 enemies dealing 1 damage.Available as starter weapon.

Waves 11–15

Transition to full AoE weapons. Get more Snakes and get Rip and Tear. You need the fire to spread across the entire map then explode.

Required Stats:

Armor

Items:

Rip and Tear - Epic Brotato itemRip and Tear - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Enemies have a 20% chance to explode for 10 (+50%) damage when they die-5 % Crit ChanceUnlock requirement: Win a run with Loud
Snake - Common Brotato itemSnake - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Burning spreads to an additional nearby enemy-1 Max HPAvailable by default.
Bandana - Epic Brotato itemBandana - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Projectiles pierce through 1 additional target-10 % DamageAvailable by default.

Waves 16–20+

Lock in sustain items. If you can grab Torture, you become near immortal. Death will be hard to come by.

Required Stats:

ArmorElemental Damage

Items:

Torture - Legendary Brotato itemTorture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.

Join the Community

Submit a Build, Share your strategies, get feedback, and help other players improve their game!

Explore Brotato Guides & Resources

Everything you need to master Brotato in one place

👤

All Brotato Characters

Complete guide for all 70+ characters

📊

Character Tier List

S to F tier rankings for 2025

🎒

Brotato Items Guide

Complete item database & tier rankings

⚔️

Brotato Weapons Guide

All weapons with stats & synergies

👥

Brotato Co-op Guide

Best character combos for multiplayer

✨

Create & Share Builds

Share your winning strategies with the community