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Brotato Rip and Tear

Tier 3 item · 15 builds in our database · Unlock: Win a run with Loud

Rip and Tear gives enemies a 20% chance to explode for 10 (+50%) damage upon death, adding explosive damage to your melee attacks. It shines in builds focused on high damage output and crowd control, especially with characters like Crazy and Brawler.

Item Stats

Enemies have a 20% chance to explode for 10 (+50%) damage when they die—
Crit Chance-5 %

How to unlock Rip and Tear in Brotato

Requirement: Win a run with Loud

Win any completed run with Loud to unlock the Rip and Tear item. Use our Loud build guide for a proven loadout, then play on a difficulty you can clear consistently.

Open Loud build guide All Brotato unlocks

Meta Usage

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Rip and Tear

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top characters

Most often: Lucky

When to buy Rip and Tear

Consider picking Rip and Tear if you're using characters that benefit from melee damage and explosive effects. It's particularly effective when combined with items like Bag and Bloody Hand to maximize damage and area control.

When to skip Rip and Tear

Skip this item if you're focusing on ranged builds or characters with negative scaling on Crit Chance, as the -5% Crit Chance may hinder your overall damage output.

Items most often combined with Rip and Tear

Calculated from 15 builds in our database that ship Rip and Tear. Higher % = more consistent synergy.

Best characters for Rip and Tear

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

Crazy

2 builds

Adds strong wave-clear explosions that pair well with Crazy's fast-hitting Precise weapons; you lose a bit of Crit Chance, but the extra AoE makes waves much safer.

Mage

1 build

Rip and Tear adds explosive on-death effects that synergize with screen-wide burning, causing chains of explosions as burned enemies die across the map.

Old

2 builds

Rip and Tear converts tightly packed enemies into chain explosions, multiplying Old’s damage output while he holds position in the center of the map.

Brawler

2 builds

Rip and Tear synergizes with Brawler’s rapid-hit playstyle by creating frequent explosions in dense packs, further boosting clear speed while your melee attacks constantly kill enemies.

Dwarf

2 builds

Rip and Tear adds frequent on-death explosions that clear clustered enemies, working hand-in-hand with Dwarf’s tendency to group foes and his Engineering-boosted damage profile.