Brotato Builder Build Guide & Best Endless Setup
Bester Builder Build & Turret-Strategie
Is Builder good in Brotato?
Builder is a strong, scaling-focused character whose power comes almost entirely from the Builder's Turret and engineering. With the right ranged weapon for the turret to copy and careful material management, he can dominate long Endless-style runs, but his weak personal damage and structure restriction make the early game fragile and positioning more punishing.
Strengths
- Very high turret scaling through engineering and uncollected materials converting into structure attack speed and range
- Starts with a free Builder's Turret that copies your strongest ranged weapon stats
- Engineering modifications are increased by 50%, making each engineering roll more valuable
- Naturally good economy thanks to +20 Harvesting and access to Brick/black-flag style economy setups
- Scales extremely well into late game and Endless once turret range, attack speed and crit are online
Weaknesses
- You can't have additional structures, so you rely almost entirely on a single turret and your weapons
- Damage modifications are reduced by 75%, making normal damage-scaling items inefficient
- -30% Pickup Range makes collecting materials harder, especially if you mismanage Baby Gecko and uncollected stacks
- Early waves can feel slow and dangerous until you get a strong Slingshot or Sniper Gun for your turret to copy
- Requires good wave management (when to leave materials vs. when to collect) and shop discipline to shine
Builder Stats & Passive Ability
Builder plays as a turret-scaling engineer whose entire game plan revolves around empowering the starting Builder's Turret. Every 5 uncollected materials turn into permanent structure attack speed and range, so you must constantly balance leaving materials on the ground with buying enough from the shop to stay alive. Because engineering modifications are increased by 50% and damage modifications are heavily reduced, you prioritize engineering, range damage only for the copied weapon, and crit/utility over generic damage items. Since Builder cannot have additional structures, his single turret needs the best possible ranged weapon to copy. Common builds start with Slingshot for wide coverage and bounces, before later transitioning into powerful single-target weapons like Sniper Gun or scaling options like Particle Accelerator. Your own character focuses on engineering, armor, max HP, and dodge while the turret handles most of the killing, turning Builder into a late-game monster once his stacks, range, and engineering are high.
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Weapon Setup
Sniper Gun - Unlockable weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns 5/8 projectiles dealing 5 +(10%/15%).Unlock requirement: Win a run with Hunter
Taser - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Slows enemies in a radius around the projectile.Available as starter weapon.Taser - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Slows enemies in a radius around the projectile.Available as starter weapon.Core Items
Scared Sausage - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damageAvailable by default.
Giant 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
Black Flag - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +1 material when you kill a cursed enemy+10% Enemies+10 % Enemy health+10 % Enemy damage+5 CurseAvailable by default.
Bag - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 materials when you pick up a crate-1 % SpeedAvailable by default.
Anvil - 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
Ricochet - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: Your projectiles gain +1 bounce-25 % DamageAvailable by default.Strategy
🌱Early Game
In the early waves you lean on a single Slingshot to clear packs while your Builder's Turret starts stacking range and attack speed from uncollected materials. Focus on defensive items first, since your direct damage scaling is heavily penalized, and combine Slingshots quickly to maximize bounce coverage. Carefully balance between grabbing enough materials to afford key engineering and defense items, and intentionally leaving some on the ground to feed your turret scaling.
Slingshot - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Bounces 1/2/3/4 times.Available as starter weapon.Bag - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 materials when you pick up a crate-1 % SpeedAvailable by default.
Leather Vest - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Armor+6 % Dodge-3 Max HPAvailable by default.
Padding - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HP+1 Max HP for every 80 Materials you haveUnlock requirement: Win a run with Saver⚡Mid Game
Once your Slingshot is established, start stacking engineering so the Builder's Turret becomes your main damage source. Add Tasers for crowd control and slows while you still have to move through enemies to collect materials. Look for utility and engineering-focused items such as Giant Belt, Scared Sausage and Anvil that indirectly boost turret damage or improve your economy, instead of chasing pure damage modifiers that are heavily nerfed on Builder.
Slingshot - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Bounces 1/2/3/4 times.Available as starter weapon.
Sickle - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +20%/+30%/+40%/+50% damage against targets below 30% health.Available as starter weapon.Taser - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Slows enemies in a radius around the projectile.Available as starter weapon.Giant 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 JackScared Sausage - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damageAvailable by default.Anvil - 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 & Endless
For late game and Endless, transition your main weapon into a high single-target option like Sniper Gun so the turret can copy its strong stats and on-hit patterns. Keep ramping engineering to push your turret’s scaling to absurd levels, then invest heavily into survival tools such as armor, Tardigrade and Reinforced Steel, since the turret will handle most of the killing. Avoid non-bouncing, low-coverage weapons like Minigun or Particle Accelerator if they don’t provide enough map control compared to Slingshot and Sniper setups.
Sniper Gun - Unlockable weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns 5/8 projectiles dealing 5 +(10%/15%).Unlock requirement: Win a run with HunterBlack Flag - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +1 material when you kill a cursed enemy+10% Enemies+10 % Enemy health+10 % Enemy damage+5 CurseAvailable by default.
Tardigrade - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Nullifies the damage of one hit taken every waveAvailable by default.
Reinforced Steel - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Ranged Damage+3 Engineering-3 % SpeedAvailable by default.
Scope - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Ranged Damage+25 Range-7 % Attack SpeedAvailable by default.Best weapons for Builder
Slingshot - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Bounces 1/2/3/4 times.Available as starter weapon.Slingshot’s bouncing projectiles give your Builder's Turret excellent coverage when it copies your strongest ranged weapon, clearing large packs efficiently even with reduced damage scaling. It is cheap, easy to combine to higher tiers, and works perfectly with economy-focused early-game play.
Sniper Gun - Unlockable weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Hitting an enemy spawns 5/8 projectiles dealing 5 +(10%/15%).Unlock requirement: Win a run with HunterSniper Gun offers huge single-target damage plus extra projectiles on hit, which the turret copies for devastating boss and elite damage in late game and Endless. It synergizes extremely well with high engineering and crit-focused itemization.
Taser - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Slows enemies in a radius around the projectile.Available as starter weapon.Taser adds much-needed crowd control by slowing groups of enemies, buying your turret time to shred waves while you safely position and collect materials with your low pickup range.
Brick - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Has a 1% chance to break and drop 10/30/60/120 materials on hit.Available as starter weapon.Brick is a cheap early-game economy tool, providing extra materials when it breaks so you can afford key engineering and harvesting upgrades while your turret slowly scales up.
Particle Accelerator - Unlockable weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Deals 8x8/10x10 (+100%) burning damageSlows enemies by 1%/2% on hit for every 1 Engineering you have [0%]. Pierces through enemies. Can't bounce.Unlock requirement: Win a run with TechnomageDespite lacking bounces, Particle Accelerator scales directly with engineering and provides both damage-over-time and slows, making it a strong late-game option once your economy and defenses are stable.
Nuclear Launcher - Unlockable weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Projectiles explode on hit.Unlock requirement: Win a run with SoldierNuclear Launcher offers massive explosive hits that your turret can copy, helping clear dense high-difficulty waves when paired with enough defenses to survive its slower firing pattern.
Best items for Builder (core item pool)
Bag - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 materials when you pick up a crate-1 % SpeedAvailable by default.Bag boosts your economy by adding flat materials from crates, letting you afford key engineering and defensive upgrades while your turret scales from uncollected stacks.
Black Flag - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +1 material when you kill a cursed enemy+10% Enemies+10 % Enemy health+10 % Enemy damage+5 CurseAvailable by default.Black Flag increases enemy count and rewards you with extra materials for killing cursed enemies, which Builder converts into both shop economy and turret-scaling stacks.
Giant 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 JackGiant Belt turns turret crits into massive percentage damage, especially strong when your turret is copying high-damage weapons like Sniper Gun and you have Pile of Books to enable structure crits.
Pile of Books - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Your structures can crit+3 % Crit Chance+3 EngineeringAvailable by default.Pile of Books is a core scaling item for Builder, giving engineering and allowing your Builder's Turret to crit, which then synergizes with Giant Belt and Hunting Trophy for huge burst and economy.
Hunting Trophy - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: 33% chance to gain 1 material when killing an enemy with a critical hitUnlock requirement: Win a run with CrazyHunting Trophy converts turret crits into a constant stream of extra materials, fueling both shop purchases and additional uncollected stacks on the ground.
Goblet - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +15% chance to heal 1 HP when killing an enemy-3 HP RegenerationAvailable by default.Goblet turns the turret’s high kill volume into reliable sustain, offsetting low regen and letting you trade more aggressively for engineering and crit stats.
Lantern - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +10 % Damage+50 Range+15 KnockbackKnocks nearby enemies back every 3 secondsAvailable by default.Lantern provides extra range and knockback, helping keep enemies off you while your turret and long-range weapons clean up, which is crucial with Builder’s reduced damage scaling and reliance on positioning.
Scared Sausage - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damageAvailable by default.Scared Sausage adds burning damage to every hit, multiplying the effectiveness of high-hit-count weapons the turret copies and giving extra passive damage that doesn’t rely on normal damage modifiers.
Anvil - 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 DealerAnvil helps you push crucial weapons like Slingshot or Sniper Gun to higher tiers without extra spending, or grants armor if fully upgraded, supporting Builder’s defensive needs in high waves.
Baby Gecko - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +10 Range+25% chance to instantly attract a material when it’s droppedAvailable by default.One Baby Gecko slightly offsets Builder’s low pickup range and improves quality-of-life, but keeping the count low preserves enough uncollected materials on the ground to scale the turret.
Book - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +1 EngineeringAvailable by default.Book is a simple, efficient source of engineering, which gets amplified by Builder’s +50% engineering modification and directly increases turret damage.
Diploma - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +10 Engineering+50 % XP Gain-3 Max HPAvailable by default.Diploma offers a huge engineering spike and faster level-ups, perfectly fitting Builder’s plan to stack engineering hard while accepting a small hit to max HP.
Builder Danger 5 Strategy
Early Game
On Danger 5, open with Slingshot and rush basic economy and engineering while staying alive with armor and HP from items like Leather Vest and Padding. Combine Slingshots quickly to increase bounces, and start leaving a modest amount of materials on the ground each wave so your Builder's Turret gains early attack speed and range without crippling your shop economy.
Mid Game
In mid game, prioritize engineering rolls and items such as Book, Pile of Books, Giant Belt and Anvil. Add Tasers or other control weapons to slow enemies as waves get denser, and increase your armor and dodge so you can survive chip damage while circling to pick up key materials. Carefully manage pickup so you maintain a steady stream of uncollected stacks to keep your turret scaling.
Late Game
For late waves and the Danger 5 boss, transition your main weapon to a high-impact ranged option like Sniper Gun or Particle Accelerator for the turret to copy, and shore up defenses with armor, max HP, dodge and utility such as Lantern and Goblet. Focus your positioning around your turret’s kill zones, kiting elites and bosses through its line of fire while your stacking attack speed, range and crit burn them down.
💡 Builder on Danger 5 is all about turning one turret into a late-game monster. Start with Slingshot for safe wave clear, stack engineering and economy in the mid game, then pivot into a powerful single-target or scaling ranged weapon for the turret to copy. Keep enough materials uncollected each wave to grow your structure stats while still buying essential defensive and engineering upgrades, and let your supercharged turret do the heavy lifting for bosses and high Endless waves.
Builder FAQ
1How do I unlock Builder in Brotato?▼
Builder is unlocked by default, so you can select and play this character from the start without meeting any special requirements.
2What are the best weapons for Builder?▼
Based on the most popular Builder builds, Slingshot is the best early-game weapon thanks to bounces and coverage, while Sniper Gun and Particle Accelerator shine later as powerful weapons for the Builder's Turret to copy. Taser and Nuclear Launcher are useful for crowd control and explosive damage, and Brick can be used early for extra materials in economy-focused setups.
3Which stats should I prioritize on Builder?▼
You should prioritize Engineering first, since Builder gets +50% engineering modifications and the turret scales with it. After that, look for Range Damage and Crit Chance for your copied weapon, plus core defenses like Armor, Max HP and some Dodge to survive high-difficulty waves.
4How does Builder's Turret scaling work?▼
Every 5 uncollected materials at the end of a wave convert into 1% Structure Attack Speed and 1 Structure Range for the Builder's Turret. The turret copies your strongest ranged weapon’s stats and gains additional projectiles at certain stack milestones (around every 30 stacks), up to a maximum of four projectiles.
5Are generic damage items good on Builder?▼
Generic damage items are usually inefficient on Builder because damage modifications are reduced by 75%. Instead, focus on engineering, crit support (like Pile of Books and Giant Belt), economy and survivability; these stats and items do far more for your turret and overall run.
Similar Brotato characters
Engineer→
Engineer also focuses on engineering and structures, starting with extra engineering, a Wrench and stronger engineering scaling, making him feel similar to Builder’s turret-centric playstyle.
Technomage→
Technomage scales structures through elemental damage and gains elemental from structures, just like Builder leans on engineering and a single powerful turret, so both reward structure-focused, scaling gameplay.
Pacifist→
Pacifist and Builder both have heavily reduced direct damage and rely on alternative ways to gain power and materials, encouraging economy-focused, indirect-damage strategies rather than face-tanking enemies.
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