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Brotato Corrupted Shard

Tier 1 item · 14 builds in our database

The Corrupted Shard boosts your Damage by 3% while adding 1 Curse. It’s useful for aggressive builds that can handle the drawbacks of increased Curse.

Item Stats

Damage+3 %
Curse+1

Meta Usage

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Corrupted Shard

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top characters

Most often: Sailor

When to buy Corrupted Shard

Consider picking up the Corrupted Shard early in runs with characters like the Druid or Sailor, especially if you're focusing on maximizing Damage output. It pairs well with items that can mitigate the effects of Curse.

When to skip Corrupted Shard

Skip the Corrupted Shard if you're using characters that struggle with Curse, such as those reliant on high survivability or healing, as the added Curse can hinder your performance.

Items most often combined with Corrupted Shard

Calculated from 14 builds in our database that ship Corrupted Shard. Higher % = more consistent synergy.

Best characters for Corrupted Shard

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

Sailor

4 builds

Corrupted Shard is a cheap, stackable way to offset Sailor’s -25% Damage while also ramping Curse. Each copy pushes your naval weapons closer to their massive potential against cursed enemies.

Buccaneer

2 builds

Corrupted Shard adds both flat damage and curse, which fits perfectly into a cursed damage-scaling approach. Buccaneer wants as much raw damage as possible so each reset volley hits like a truck, making this an efficient pickup.

Druid

2 builds

Corrupted Shard gives efficient percentage damage that helps Lute and your on-hit effects scale; the extra Curse downside is manageable when you already plan around risky fruits.

Romantic

2 builds

Corrupted Shard is a simple but efficient way to gain both damage and Curse, letting Romantic lean into cursed item scaling while accepting manageable penalties.