
Glass Cannon boosts your Damage by 25% while reducing your Armor by 3. This item excels in high-damage builds where you can avoid taking hits.
Item Stats
- Damage+25 %
- Armor-3
Meta Usage
26
tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Glass Cannon
Auto-Tier
A
From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty
Top characters
17
Most often: Apprentice
When to buy Glass Cannon
Consider buying Glass Cannon if you're playing characters like Ranger or Gladiator that benefit from high Damage output. It's particularly effective when combined with items like Tentacle or Triangle of Power to maximize your damage potential.
When to skip Glass Cannon
Skip Glass Cannon if you're using characters that require high survivability or have negative scaling with Armor, like Pacifist or builds focused on tankiness.
Items most often combined with Glass Cannon
Calculated from 26 builds in our database that ship Glass Cannon. Higher % = more consistent synergy.
Best characters for Glass Cannon
Characters that pick up Glass Cannon in our curated build pool — with notes on why the combo works where we have them.
Apprentice
4 builds
Glass Cannon fits Apprentice’s philosophy of deleting enemies before they can touch you. Once your Dodge, range or Max HP plan is online, the extra damage helps you make the most of his scaling.
Crazy
1 build
Amplifies your already high damage and crit scaling at the cost of Armor, matching Crazy's aggressive "kill before being hit" gameplan.
Curious
2 builds
Glass Cannon provides a big percent damage boost that helps offset Curious’s penalties from duplicates and higher enemy health. It works best once you have already established some armor and regeneration to compensate for the defensive loss.
Diver
3 builds
Glass Cannon massively increases damage and pairs well with Diver’s multiplicative crit and debuff bonuses; with enough regeneration and defensive items, you can safely accept the armor penalty to melt high-health enemies.
Multitasker
2 builds
Glass Cannon massively boosts damage and helps fully counter the stacking damage penalty. It’s best once you have a solid HP and armor base from other items so the defensive loss is manageable.
One Armed
2 builds
Offers a huge % Damage boost that is doubled by One Armed, greatly amplifying explosive or Shuriken damage; best used once you already have some Armor and survivability online.
Gladiator
2 builds
Glass Cannon offers a big global damage boost; if you already have decent armor and HP, this dramatically improves Gladiator's clear speed.
Captain
1 build
Used in community builds for this character.
Community builds that use Glass Cannon
26 curated builds from the Brotato Builds database that include this item in their core picks.
Torch Captain
Captain · Easy · Elemental Damage, Dodge, Max HP
Crazy Ninja
Crazy · Easy · Melee Damage, Crit Chance, Attack Speed
Multitasker 12 Stick Build
Multitasker · Easy · Attack Speed, Melee Damage, Damage
Ultimate Pacifist
Pacifist · Medium · Harvesting, Dodge, Armor
Newcomer Apprentice - Russian Roulette
Apprentice · Easy · Dodge, Range, Crit Chance
Multi Weapon Gladiator
Gladiator · Medium · Attack Speed, Melee Damage, HP
Crit Harpoon Diver
Diver · Medium · Crit Chance, Melee Damage, Range Damage
One Armed Ghost Shuriken
One Armed · Medium · Melee Damage, Range, Armor
+18 more builds use this item — see them on the relevant character pages.
Items with similar tags
Other items tagged Damage — useful for stacking the same scaling stats.
Glass Cannon FAQ
Is Glass Cannon good in Brotato?▾
Yes, it's great for maximizing damage in aggressive builds, especially with characters that can mitigate damage.
What characters benefit most from Glass Cannon?▾
Ranger, Pacifist, Gladiator, Saver, and One Armed can effectively utilize Glass Cannon, but be cautious with Pacifist.
How does Glass Cannon interact with Armor?▾
Glass Cannon reduces your Armor, making it crucial to have ways to avoid damage or heal.
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