
Blood Donation increases your Harvesting by 40 but inflicts 1 damage per second without granting invulnerability. This item is useful for builds focused on maximizing resource gain while managing health carefully.
Item Stats
- HarvestingYou take 1 damage per second (does not give invulnerability time)+40
Meta Usage
17
tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Blood Donation
Auto-Tier
A
From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty
Top characters
9
Most often: Masochist
When to buy Blood Donation
Consider Blood Donation if you're playing characters like Ranger or Wildling that can benefit from high Harvesting. It's particularly effective when paired with items that mitigate health loss or enhance resource collection.
When to skip Blood Donation
Skip this item if you're using characters that struggle with health management or if your build lacks healing options, as the constant damage can be detrimental.
Items most often combined with Blood Donation
Calculated from 17 builds in our database that ship Blood Donation. Higher % = more consistent synergy.
Best characters for Blood Donation
Characters that pick up Blood Donation in our curated build pool — with notes on why the combo works where we have them.
Bull
3 builds
Blood Donation is called out as crucial because it lets Bull trigger explosions without needing enemies to hit him, effectively turning self-damage into constant AoE while also giving strong harvesting.
Masochist
4 builds
Blood Donation adds passive self-damage that constantly triggers Masochist’s damage bonus while also giving strong Harvesting to scale your economy. With Masochist’s huge HP Regeneration and Armor, the self-damage is manageable and becomes a damage engine.
Wildling
2 builds
Wildling’s huge lifesteal with Primitive weapons makes the self-damage from Blood Donation almost trivial, turning it into a free Harvesting engine that scales your economy and power over time, especially in Endless runs.
Ranger
3 builds
Used in community builds for this character.
Engineer
1 build
Used in community builds for this character.
Chunky
1 build
Used in community builds for this character.
Apprentice
1 build
Used in community builds for this character.
Farmer
1 build
Used in community builds for this character.
Community builds that use Blood Donation
17 curated builds from the Brotato Builds database that include this item in their core picks.
Range Damage Ranger
Ranger · Medium · Range Damage, Attack Speed, Harvesting
Turret Engineer
Engineer · Medium · Engineering, Armor, HP Regeneration
Explosive Tank Bull
Bull · Medium · HP Regeneration, Armor, Dodge
Lifesteal Slingshot Wildling
Wildling · Medium · Range Damage, Damage %, Attack Speed
MukBoomer
Chunky · Hard · Max HP, Luck, Armor
Endless Ouch
Masochist · Medium · Damage %, Melee Damage, HP Regen
Hit me MORE
Masochist · Easy · HP Regeneration, Life Steal, Armor
Beefy Student Danger 5 Endless Mode
Apprentice · Hard · Max HP, Attack Speed, Ranged Damage
+9 more builds use this item — see them on the relevant character pages.
Items with similar tags
Other items tagged Harvesting — useful for stacking the same scaling stats.
Blood Donation FAQ
Is Blood Donation good in Brotato?▾
Yes, it's beneficial for Harvesting-focused builds, especially if you can offset the health loss.
What characters synergize well with Blood Donation?▾
Ranger, Wildling, Engineer, Jack, and Bull are good choices due to their capabilities to leverage Harvesting.
Can I use Blood Donation with healing items?▾
Yes, combining it with healing items can help mitigate the damage taken.
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