Brotato Entrepreneur Build Guide
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Is Entrepreneur good in Brotato?
Entrepreneur is a strong economy-focused character that can snowball hard if you convert gold into stats every wave, but his halved damage scaling and money reset punish greedy or slow starts.
Strengths
- Huge economic power through -25% item prices and boosted harvesting scaling
- 25% extra materials from recycling makes every bad shop roll still profitable
- Works very well with structure and engineering builds that ignore the damage penalty
- Can scale extremely hard in long or Endless runs if you invest correctly each shop
Weaknesses
- Loses 100% of materials at the start of each wave, so you must always spend efficiently
- Damage modifications are reduced by 50%, making standard damage builds feel weak
- If you fall behind in early economy or defenses, catching up is difficult
- Shop mismanagement or buying the wrong items quickly bricks the run
How to unlock Entrepreneur in Brotato
Requirement: Hold 3000 Materials
This unlock is cumulative across runs — you do not need to hit the number in a single run. Focus on fast, safe waves and pick Harvesting or clear-speed stats early to speed up progress.
Unlocks when you win with Entrepreneur
Complete any run with this character to add the following items and weapons to your global unlock pool.
Entrepreneur Stats & Passive Ability
Entrepreneur is all about squeezing maximum value out of every single shop. Because items are 25% cheaper and harvesting scales 50% harder, you want to invest early into harvesting and economy so each wave multiplies your buying power. At the same time you start every wave with 0 materials, so you must spend down to almost nothing before leaving the shop and use recycling and cheap items to convert gold into permanent stats. The reduced damage scaling makes classic raw damage builds inefficient; instead, you either lean on stats that bypass this penalty (like Engineering and structures) or use on-hit and percent-based effects to deal damage. Successful Entrepreneur runs balance economy, defenses, and a scaling damage plan so that by mid to late game your shop advantage has been fully transformed into survivability and DPS.
Best Entrepreneur Build (Endless): Engineering Entrepreneur
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Engineering Entrepreneur
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Weapon Setup
Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Wrench - Starter weapon in Brotato.Weapon stats: Spawns a Turret/Incendiary Turret/Laser Turret/Explosive Turret.Available as starter weapon.Core Items
Bowler Hat - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Luck+18 Harvesting-5 % Attack Speed-3 % Crit ChanceUnlock requirement: Win a run with Entrepreneur
Pocket Factory - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 EngineeringKilling a tree spawns a turretAvailable by default.
Medical Turret - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a medical turret that shoots bullets healing 3 (+5%) HPAvailable by default.
Incendiary Turret - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a turret that shoots flames dealing 8x5 (+33%) burning damageAvailable by default.
Laser Turret - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a turret that shoots piercing bullets dealing 20 (+125%) damageAvailable by default.Strategy
🌱Early Game
Rush 6 Wrenches and stack harvesting to exploit Entrepreneur’s boosted harvesting scaling and cheap shops. Use early engineering and basic turrets to carry damage while you snowball your economy.
Bowler Hat - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +15 Luck+18 Harvesting-5 % Attack Speed-3 % Crit ChanceUnlock requirement: Win a run with Entrepreneur
Beanie - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +4 % Speed-6 RangeAvailable by default.
Pencil - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Engineering-1 % Attack Speed-1 % Crit ChanceAvailable by default.
Weird Food - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +2 HP recovered from consumables-2 % DodgeAvailable by default.⚡Mid Game
Transition into a full engineering structure build with multiple turrets and solid defenses. Keep investing in HP regeneration, dodge and armor while upgrading Wrenches deliberately so you keep strong turret coverage without wasting non-stacking effects.
Medical Turret - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a medical turret that shoots bullets healing 3 (+5%) HPAvailable by default.Pocket Factory - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 EngineeringKilling a tree spawns a turretAvailable by default.
Leather Vest - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 Armor+6 % Dodge-3 Max HPAvailable by default.
Bandana - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: Projectiles pierce through 1 additional target-10 % DamageAvailable by default.
Cute Monkey - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +8% chance to heal 1 HP when picking up a material-1 Ranged DamageAvailable by default.
Snake - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Burning spreads to an additional nearby enemy-1 Max HPAvailable by default.🔥Late Game
Amplify your turrets with explosion, piercing and extra structures while stacking survivability to withstand Endless scaling. Accept that elite and boss kill times are limited and lean on AoE control and safe positioning.
Dynamite - Common item in Brotato.Stats: +15 % Explosion DamageAvailable by default.
Sharp Bullet - Common item in Brotato.Stats: Projectiles pierce through 1 additional target-20% Piercing Damage-5 % Damage-3 KnockbackAvailable by default.
Alloy - Epic item in Brotato.Stats: +3 Melee Damage+3 Ranged Damage+3 Elemental Damage+3 Engineering+5 % Crit Chance-6 % DodgeAvailable by default.
Lure - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: +2 HP Regeneration2 additional loot aliens appear during the next waveUnlock requirement: Win a run with Fisherman
Garden - Rare item in Brotato.Stats: Spawns a garden that creates a fruit every 15 secondsAvailable by default.General Tips
Because you lose all materials at the start of each wave, always spend your money every shop, taking advantage of the 25% lower prices. Use turret positioning and funnels to get maximum uptime, consider timing level 4 turret upgrades before horde-style waves, and use burning synergy with Snake on level 2 incendiary turrets.
Best weapons for Entrepreneur
Wrench scales with Engineering and spawns powerful turrets, letting Entrepreneur bypass his 50% damage modification penalty while capitalizing on strong structure scaling for Endless runs.
Sickle benefits from harvesting-based scaling and executes low-health enemies, fitting perfectly into a harvesting-focused Entrepreneur who invests heavily into early economy.
Lute applies a stacking "take more damage" debuff, giving Entrepreneur multiplicative value even with reduced damage scaling and synergizing well with percent-based and crit effects.
Scythe provides a ramping damage bonus each time you are hit, which helps offset Entrepreneur’s reduced damage modifications if you have enough sustain and defenses.
Chain Gun offers high hit frequency and piercing to spread on-hit and debuff effects, which can still be effective on Entrepreneur even with his weaker raw damage scaling.
Best items for Entrepreneur (core item pool)
Directly boosts both luck and harvesting, two of Entrepreneur’s best scaling stats, and he can easily afford multiple copies thanks to his shop discount.
Adds more turrets and engineering for free whenever you kill trees, perfectly complementing a Wrench-based structure build that sidesteps the damage penalty.
Provides reliable, structure-based sustain that scales with Engineering, letting Entrepreneur survive while his damage comes from turrets instead of raw stats.
Adds strong burning damage that isn’t heavily affected by Entrepreneur’s reduced damage scaling and synergizes with Snake for extra burn spread.
Gives high single-target and piercing turret damage that scales with Engineering, making it a premium DPS source for structure-focused builds.
Enables the cursed shop strategy by turning locked items into cursed ones, further reducing prices and stacking perfectly with Entrepreneur’s innate discount.
Stacks multiplicatively with Entrepreneur’s -25% item price, letting you buy more stats every wave and turbocharging your economic advantage.
Reduces reroll cost so you can dig deeper for key items each shop, while adding range for ranged and Lute setups without relying on damage modifiers.
Provides percent-health damage on crits, which sidesteps the halved damage scaling and dramatically improves late-game clear on chunky targets.
Adds extra structures and Engineering scaling for both the engineering and cursed shop builds, giving more autonomous damage that doesn’t rely on main weapons.
Offers passive healing and extra consumables, which are especially valuable for long Endless waves where Entrepreneur wants consistent sustain over time.
Entrepreneur High Difficulty Strategy
Early Game
In early waves, abuse the -25% item price by aggressively buying harvesting, economy, and cheap defensive items while rerolling for key stats. Commit to a clear damage plan early—either Engineering with Wrenches and turrets or a harvesting-based weapon like Sickle—and always spend almost all of your materials before leaving the shop since you lose them at the start of each wave.
Mid Game
In the mid game, start converting your economic lead into survivability and scaling damage. For engineering builds, stack Engineering, HP regeneration, dodge and armor while adding more turrets and structure synergies like Pocket Factory and Medical Turret. For cursed shop builds, transition from pure harvesting into luck, cursed item discounts, and percent-based or on-hit effects so your DPS keeps pace with enemy health.
Late Game
Late game and Endless waves demand strong defenses and autonomous damage. Focus on explosion size, piercing, and structure density for turret builds to control the map while you kite safely. With cursed shop setups, lean on Giant Belt, Lute debuffs, and turrets to handle high-HP enemies while your luck and range damage keep scaling. Continue prioritizing survivability so you can actually benefit from your economic engine over many waves.
💡 Entrepreneur thrives on high difficulty when you treat every shop as a puzzle: invest into harvesting and discounts early, then transition into a robust, scaling damage engine that sidesteps his reduced damage modifiers. Whether you choose engineering turrets or a cursed shop luck build, always spend your gold, protect your health, and let your superior economy carry you through late waves.
Entrepreneur FAQ
1How do I unlock Entrepreneur in Brotato?▼
Entrepreneur is unlocked by holding 3000 materials in a run. Focus on economy and harvesting characters, stack material gain, and avoid overspending until you hit the requirement.
2What are the best weapons for Entrepreneur?▼
Based on current builds, Wrench is the standout weapon for Entrepreneur thanks to its Engineering and turret synergy that bypasses his damage penalty. Sickle, Lute, Scythe, and Chain Gun also work well in harvesting and cursed shop builds that rely on luck, debuffs, and percent-based damage rather than pure damage modifiers.
3How should I spend my money as Entrepreneur?▼
You lose 100% of your materials at the start of each wave, so you should spend almost everything every shop. Prioritize harvesting and economy early, then buy core damage and defensive items so that your discounted shops translate into permanent stats rather than leftover materials.
4Is an engineering turret build good on Entrepreneur?▼
Yes. The featured "Engineering Entrepreneur" Endless build shows that stacking Engineering with Wrenches, turrets, and structure items like Pocket Factory, Turret, and Medical Turret is very effective, because these sources of damage are not heavily punished by his reduced damage modifications.
5What stats should I prioritize on Entrepreneur?▼
Early on, focus on Harvesting to exploit his 50% increased harvesting modifications and build a strong economy. For damage, Engineering is excellent with Wrench builds, while luck, range damage and percent-based effects are strong in cursed shop setups. Throughout the run, you should also pick up HP regeneration, dodge, and armor to stay alive in high wave counts.
Similar Brotato characters
Saver→
Saver and Entrepreneur both revolve around materials and shop power: Saver gains damage from hoarding materials and starts with Piggy Bank, while Entrepreneur gets cheaper items and boosted harvesting, making both characters reward strong economic play.
Farmer→
Farmer and Entrepreneur share a focus on harvesting as their main scaling stat, with Farmer gaining extra harvesting each wave and from consumables while Entrepreneur amplifies harvesting modifications by 50%. Both favor early investment into harvesting for long-term payoff.
Buccaneer→
Buccaneer and Entrepreneur both manipulate material value and wave flow: Buccaneer doubles material value and resets weapon cooldowns on pickup, while Entrepreneur converts cheap shops and harvesting into economy. Each rewards efficient routing and smart pickup timing.
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