Brotato Demon Build Guide & Best Ghost Scepter Setup
Demon Build & Strategie für maximale Max-HP-Skalierung
Is Demon good in Brotato?
Demon is a powerful scaling character that turns materials into permanent Max HP and spends HP instead of gold in the shop, making him excellent for long, high-difficulty runs if you manage his economy carefully. He feels weak early, but with the right cursed and HP-scaling setup, he snowballs very hard into the late game.
Strengths
- Exceptional Max HP scaling thanks to converting materials into Max HP every wave
- Shop purchases cost Max HP instead of materials, letting you spend very aggressively on strong shops
- Synergizes extremely well with weapons and items that scale from Max HP or curse
- Naturally becomes very tanky in long games, especially Endless
Weaknesses
- Very fragile in the early game because you constantly trade away HP to buy items
- Economy is tricky to manage – overspending HP can easily get you one-shot
- Relies heavily on finding scaling tools (like Ghost Scepter and cursed items) to feel strong
- You must understand wave pacing to leave enough materials to convert into Max HP
Demon Stats & Passive Ability
Demon plays as an HP-based economy character: instead of buying items with materials, you spend Max HP directly in the shop, while unspent materials are partially converted into permanent Max HP at the end of each wave. This creates a constant tension between shopping aggressively for power spikes and letting materials sit to grow your health pool. The recommended playstyle is to secure a safe early game with strong scaling weapons, then lean into Max HP and curse-oriented items that reward your high HP and frequent shop usage. You generally want to avoid spending all your HP in the shop; instead, keep a healthy buffer while allowing a chunk of materials to convert into more Max HP each wave, resulting in a snowball that shines in long or Endless runs.
Best Demon Build (Endless): Ghost Spirit Demon
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Ghost Spirit Demon
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Weapon Setup
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Core Items
Torture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.
Garden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.
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.
Starfish - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +20% materials dropped from enemies+10 Harvesting+15 % Enemy damageUnlock requirement: Win a run with Diver
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 CrazyStrategy
Core Strategy
This Endless-focused Demon build stacks multiple Ghost Scepters to convert kills directly into Max HP, then leverages cursed items and piercing scaling to handle ever-denser waves. You use Demon’s HP-as-currency mechanic to rush Ghost Scepters and piercing upgrades early, then transition into engineering, explosions and bounces for massive screen-wide coverage.
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.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.Starfish - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +20% materials dropped from enemies+10 Harvesting+15 % Enemy damageUnlock requirement: Win a run with DiverTorture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.Garden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.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 Crazy🌱Early Game
In the early waves, your priority is to get several Ghost Scepters online and start building piercing so your shots can clear large packs before they reach you. Spend HP aggressively in the shop to grab Ghost Scepters, but always leave yourself enough Max HP to survive a mistake. Let some materials convert into Max HP at wave end to start your health snowball.
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.
Padding - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HP+1 Max HP for every 80 Materials you haveUnlock requirement: Win a run with Saver
Fish Hook - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Locked items and weapons have a 20% chance to become cursed when leaving the shop+1 CurseAvailable by default.
Piggy Bank - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +20% of your materials at the start of waves (stops working at wave 20)Available by default.⚡Mid Game
Once your Ghost Scepters are established, shift focus to scaling your economy and HP. Cursed items and material boosters are very valuable because they both improve your HP gain and keep your economy healthy. Keep increasing piercing to keep up with growing enemy density and start layering in engineering so that elemental conversions and explosions become a real damage source.
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Starfish - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +20% materials dropped from enemies+10 Harvesting+15 % Enemy damageUnlock requirement: Win a run with DiverHunting 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 CrazyGarden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.Torture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.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.🔥Late Game & Endless Scaling
In late waves and Endless, this build turns into a screen-clearing machine by stacking bounces, explosion size, and engineering. Your Ghost Scepters, high Max HP and engineering scaling make you both tanky and lethal. Keep your piercing very high so dense packs evaporate before they can threaten your HP pool.
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.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.
Metal Plate - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Armor-3 % DamageAvailable by default.
Handcuffs - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +8 Melee Damage+8 Ranged Damage+8 Elemental DamageYour Max HP is capped at its current valueAvailable by default.Torture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.Items to Avoid
Because you frequently run at low HP after shopping, avoid items that punish you heavily for taking damage or that reduce Max HP too much early on. Demon’s survivability comes from a large HP pool and good control of when you spend it, so anything that undermines that pool or punishes chip damage can be very risky.
Triangle 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 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.Best weapons for Demon
Ghost Scepter - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: +1 Max HP for every 20/18/16/12 kills in a wave with this weapon.Available as starter weapon.Ghost Scepter is perfect for Demon because it directly converts kills into Max HP, which synergizes with Demon’s material-to-HP conversion and HP-based shop economy. Stacking multiple Ghost Scepters lets you snowball an enormous health pool that feeds both survivability and damage through HP-scaling and cursed item synergies.
Best items for Demon (core item pool)
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 adds curse and extra enemies while rewarding you with more materials per kill, which then convert into even more Max HP on Demon. It fits perfectly into a cursed, scaling-focused Demon playstyle that wants both more targets and stronger HP growth.
Garden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.Garden provides a steady stream of fruits, giving Demon a reliable source of healing to offset the HP spent in shops. This sustain lets you safely stay at a healthy HP buffer while still leveraging your HP as currency.
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 boosts your economy by generating extra materials on crit kills, indirectly giving Demon more Max HP via his passive. In long runs this compounds heavily, feeding both your shopping power and HP scaling.
Starfish - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +20% materials dropped from enemies+10 Harvesting+15 % Enemy damageUnlock requirement: Win a run with DiverStarfish increases materials dropped and harvesting, which Demon converts into Max HP at wave end. The extra enemy damage is manageable when you are building a gigantic HP pool and strong crowd control.
Torture - Legendary item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Max HPRestore 5 HP per second. Cannot heal any other way.Available by default.Torture gives Demon a huge chunk of Max HP and very strong passive regeneration, which is especially valuable when you regularly spend HP in the shop. Locking healing to Torture’s regen is fine for Demon as long as you maintain your Max HP scaling.
Padding - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Max HP+1 Max HP for every 80 Materials you haveUnlock requirement: Win a run with SaverPadding directly amplifies the amount of Max HP you get from holding materials, which is exactly what Demon wants. It turns temporary material savings into a massive permanent HP pool.
Fish Hook - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Locked items and weapons have a 20% chance to become cursed when leaving the shop+1 CurseAvailable by default.Fish Hook helps you generate more cursed options in the shop, synergizing with Demon’s HP spending and cursed item focus. More curse means better access to scaling tools that benefit from your large Max HP.
Piggy Bank - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +20% of your materials at the start of waves (stops working at wave 20)Available by default.Piggy Bank lets Demon grow their material pile faster, which then converts into Max HP at the end of waves. Even though it stops at wave 20, the extra early economy gives your HP scaling an important kick-start.
Metal Plate - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Armor-3 % DamageAvailable by default.Metal Plate adds armor with only a small damage penalty, which Demon can easily offset thanks to strong HP and scaling weapons. Extra armor makes your huge HP pool far more effective against bursts of damage.
Crystal - 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.Crystal offers a large attack speed boost if you avoid taking damage, which helps Ghost Scepters rack up kills and Max HP faster. Use it when you are confident in your crowd control and positioning.
Handcuffs - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +8 Melee Damage+8 Ranged Damage+8 Elemental DamageYour Max HP is capped at its current valueAvailable by default.Handcuffs give a big flat damage boost across all types, which is great once your Max HP is already very high. Use it later in Endless when your HP pool is established and future HP scaling is less critical.
Triangle 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.Triangle of Power offers a strong damage bonus and a little armor, which benefits Demon’s scaling. However, it punishes taking damage, so it should be picked carefully and usually later, when your defenses and HP are already strong.
Demon High-Difficulty & Endless Strategy
Early Game
In the early waves, focus on stabilizing your economy and damage without overspending HP. Rush multiple Ghost Scepters as soon as possible, then prioritize piercing and basic survivability so you do not get overwhelmed by wave 9. Let a meaningful portion of your materials sit at the end of each wave so Demon’s passive can turn them into Max HP and start your scaling. Use support items like Garden or early defensive pickups to offset the HP you burn in the shop.
Mid Game
During mid game, your aim is to fully lean into Demon’s scaling: keep upgrading your Ghost Scepters and seek out items that increase materials gained, curse, and Max HP. Cursed items such as Black Flag and economy tools like Starfish and Hunting Trophy dramatically increase your material income, which translates directly into more Max HP. Start adding engineering and explosion/bounce effects so your damage covers the whole map, and maintain enough armor and HP to comfortably survive mistakes while still using HP as currency.
Late Game
In late waves and Endless, your enormous Max HP pool should let you survive even high enemy damage, provided you keep armor and crowd control high. Stack engineering and effects that improve area and bounces so your Ghost Scepters and elemental conversions clear dense packs before they can reach you. At this stage, you can consider high-risk, high-reward items like Handcuffs or Triangle of Power once your HP and defenses are secure, but always leave enough HP to keep shopping and to tank hits from elites and bosses.
💡 Demon excels when you treat HP as both your main resource and your win condition. Build Ghost Scepters early to grow Max HP through kills, then amplify that growth with economy and curse items so your materials convert into a gigantic health pool every wave. Balance aggressive HP spending in the shop with enough survivability to stay safe, and transition into engineering-based, screen-wide damage for consistent success on high difficulty and Endless.
Demon FAQ
1How do I unlock Demon in Brotato?▼
Demon is unlocked by winning a run in Danger 5. Once you have a Danger 5 victory, Demon becomes available as a playable character.
2What are the best weapons for Demon?▼
Based on the current build data, Ghost Scepter is the standout weapon for Demon. It converts kills directly into Max HP, which stacks with Demon’s passive that turns materials into Max HP, making it ideal for long and Endless runs.
3How should I manage Demon’s HP and materials?▼
Use Max HP as currency to grab key power spikes like Ghost Scepters, but always leave yourself a buffer of HP to survive mistakes. Let a portion of your materials remain unspent each wave so Demon’s passive can convert them into permanent Max HP. Items like Starfish, Hunting Trophy, Black Flag, Piggy Bank and Padding all help grow your material income and HP scaling.
4Which stats should I prioritize on Demon?▼
For the featured Ghost Spirit Demon build, prioritize Piercing, HP, Range Damage, Engineering and Attack Speed. Piercing keeps waves under control, HP and HP-scaling items fuel Demon’s passive, range damage and attack speed boost Ghost Scepter DPS, and engineering supports late-game explosion and elemental conversion damage.
5Are there any items I should avoid on Demon?▼
Avoid items that heavily punish taking damage or that reduce Max HP too much early on, because Demon often operates at lower HP after spending in the shop. The featured build specifically warns against items that overly penalize damage taken, so pick options like Triangle of Power or similar riskier items only when your defenses and HP are very solid.
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