
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Speed Demon Brawler
Brawler · Medium · Attack Speed, HP Regen, Dodge
Torch Captain
Captain · Easy · Elemental Damage, Dodge, Max HP
Explodeborg
Cyborg · Medium · Life Steal, Ranged Damage
Endless Ouch
Masochist · Medium · Damage %, Melee Damage, HP Regen
Material Reset Nuker
Buccaneer · Medium · Range, Damage, Attack Speed
Tanky Rock Commander
Old · Medium · HP Regen, Armor, Melee Damage
Armored Vampire
Vampire · Medium · Armor, Max HP, Attack Speed
Hit me MORE
Masochist · Easy · HP Regeneration, Life Steal, Armor
+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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