Brotato Veteran Build & Strategy Guide

Range is critical for Veteran’s survival because you cannot comfortably facetank with no regen. Glasses push your Machine Guns, Railguns and Shotguns into safer engagement distances, letting you kill threats before they reach your low HP body.

Pure flat Ranged Damage at a negligible range penalty. On multi-hit guns like Machine Gun, Minigun and Shotguns, every point of Ranged Damage results in huge DPS gains, which multiplies with Veteran’s missing-HP passive.

Adds both flat Ranged Damage and % Damage plus extra range, exactly what Veteran’s bullet builds want. The Attack Speed hit is acceptable when you already have multiple Attack Speed sources, and the damage stacks excellently with your low-HP multiplier.

Combines flat Ranged Damage with Attack Speed, making Machine Guns and Miniguns noticeably better at clearing hordes. The small % Damage penalty is more than offset by Veteran’s passive and later scaling.

Veteran doesn’t care about HP Regeneration, so this is almost pure upside: Attack Speed, Crit and Range all massively benefit Machine Guns, Railguns and Carbon Bow. It helps you scale into horde waves without sacrificing your core mechanics.

Cheap and efficient % Damage that stacks multiplicatively with your missing-HP bonus. The range penalty is easily offset by Glasses, Scope or other range items and is well worth the damage spike for all ranged builds.

One of Veteran’s best healing workarounds. Since you pick up lots of materials during giant horde waves, Cute Monkey gives frequent small heals without relying on regen or lifesteal. The minor Ranged Damage penalty is easily offset by other items.

Pickup range is deceptively strong on Veteran: you need to collect fruits and materials without diving into the center of dangerous packs. Baby Gecko lets you safely grab resources while maintaining a low but not lethal HP level for your damage passive.

Wave-by-wave % Damage scaling is perfect for long runs with extra hordes. Veteran already loves extending waves to farm materials; Vigilante Ring turns that into permanent scaling that multiplies your missing-HP damage in late game.

Adds both Armor and Max HP, which are crucial for making sure you don’t die in one hit when playing at low life. The Speed penalty is noticeable but manageable if you pick some Speed rolls or items like Beanie, Terrified Onion or Wings.

Veteran’s runs often end to a single surprise hit at low HP. Tardigrade gives you one free mistake per wave, which is priceless when HP does not refill between waves and you are intentionally staying injured for damage.

Multi-hit guns and multi-projectile weapons like Machine Gun and Carbon Bow apply Virus procs constantly, turning swarms of evolved enemies into temporary allies. Charmed enemies take pressure off your low HP and help clear hordes from all angles.