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T4 · LegendaryMeta · A-TierLife Steal

Brotato Bloody Hand

Tier 4 item · 26 builds in our database

The Bloody Hand boosts your Life Steal by 10% and increases your damage based on your Life Steal percentage. This item excels in builds focused on sustaining through damage while dealing consistent harm.

Item Stats

  • Life Steal+10 %
  • Damage for every 1 % Life Steal you have You take 1 damage per second (does not give invulnerability time)+2 %

Meta Usage

26

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Bloody Hand

Auto-Tier

A

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top characters

17

Most often: Masochist

When to buy Bloody Hand

Pick the Bloody Hand when playing characters like Brawler or Masochist, especially if you have high Life Steal from items like Hunting Trophy. It synergizes well with builds that can sustain damage while benefiting from increased damage output.

When to skip Bloody Hand

Skip this item if your build lacks Life Steal or if you're using characters that don't benefit from taking damage, such as those focusing on evasion or high defense.

Items most often combined with Bloody Hand

Calculated from 26 builds in our database that ship Bloody Hand. Higher % = more consistent synergy.

Best characters for Bloody Hand

Characters that pick up Bloody Hand in our curated build pool — with notes on why the combo works where we have them.

Ranger

Ranger

2 builds

In life steal‑focused or tankier variants, Bloody Hand converts Life Steal into massive % Damage, which Ranger scales very well. It’s best when you already have strong sustain and want explosive late‑game damage spikes.

Masochist

Masochist

4 builds

Bloody Hand combines Life Steal-based damage scaling with self-damage that continually feeds Masochist’s passive. It turns your sustain into raw power and fits perfectly into any build that already stacks HP Regeneration and tank stats.

Baby

Baby

1 build

Bloody Hand turns Life Steal into huge Damage scaling, which is especially strong in high-weapon-count ranged setups where frequent hits rapidly convert into massive DPS.

Brawler

Brawler

2 builds

With extremely high attack speed from Unarmed Claws, Bloody Hand's life steal and damage scaling turn every hit into strong sustain and DPS, making late-game waves and Endless much more manageable.

Jack

Jack

1 build

Bloody Hand converts lifesteal into a huge damage multiplier, letting Jack scale his DPS very high as long as you have sufficient sustain and defenses to handle the self-damage.

Knight

Knight

1 build

Bloody Hand turns Knight into a true juggernaut in Endless: stacking life steal not only keeps him topped off in melee range, but also gives large damage% scaling on top of his armor-based melee damage.

Loud

Loud

2 builds

Late game, Loud often runs very high lifesteal; Bloody Hand turns that into a huge damage multiplier, giving you insane scaling in Endless as long as your sustain can outheal the self-damage.

Old

Old

2 builds

Bloody Hand is a powerful Endless scaling piece, turning high Life Steal into massive Damage while Old’s strong HP Regen and Armor mitigate the self-damage.

Community builds that use Bloody Hand

26 curated builds from the Brotato Builds database that include this item in their core picks.

+18 more builds use this item — see them on the relevant character pages.

Items with similar tags

Other items tagged Life Steal — useful for stacking the same scaling stats.

Bloody Hand FAQ

Is Bloody Hand good in Brotato?

Yes, it's excellent for builds that can leverage Life Steal to sustain themselves while increasing damage.

What characters should use Bloody Hand?

Characters like Brawler, Old, and Masochist benefit greatly from this item due to their synergy with Life Steal.

Does Bloody Hand have any downsides?

You take 1 damage per second, which can be detrimental if you don't have sufficient healing or Life Steal.

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