
Brotato Scared Sausage
Tier 1 item · 23 builds in our database
Scared Sausage gives your attacks a 25% chance to inflict 3x1 (+100%) burning damage. This item shines in builds that benefit from elemental damage, especially with characters that can consistently trigger its effects.
Item Stats
- Attacks have a 25% chance to deal 3x1 (+100%) burning damage—
Meta Usage
23
tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Scared Sausage
Auto-Tier
A
From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty
Top characters
13
Most often: Mage
When to buy Scared Sausage
Consider picking up Scared Sausage if you're using characters like Mage or Technomage that can capitalize on elemental damage. It's particularly effective in builds that stack Engineering or Crit Chance to maximize damage output.
When to skip Scared Sausage
Skip this item if you're focusing on characters with negative scaling for elemental damage, such as those that rely heavily on raw damage or melee attacks.
Items most often combined with Scared Sausage
Calculated from 23 builds in our database that ship Scared Sausage. Higher % = more consistent synergy.
Best characters for Scared Sausage
Characters that pick up Scared Sausage in our curated build pool — with notes on why the combo works where we have them.
Chef
3 builds
Chef starts with Scared Sausage and it is central to his kit: it effortlessly adds burning to your attacks so that your non-elemental damage benefits from the +200% bonus against burning targets and your consumable explosions get more value.
Mage
3 builds
Scared Sausage guarantees frequent burning procs on hit, perfectly matching Mage’s elemental scaling and starting kit while enabling every elemental weapon to apply strong damage over time.
Arms Dealer
2 builds
Turns any weapon you temporarily grab into a source of burning damage, giving consistent elemental scaling despite rapid weapon turnover.
Builder
2 builds
Scared Sausage adds burning damage to every hit, multiplying the effectiveness of high-hit-count weapons the turret copies and giving extra passive damage that doesn’t rely on normal damage modifiers.
Cyborg
1 build
Adds extra incidental burning damage to the high fire‑rate Minigun and SMGs, giving more chip damage and helping to finish off enemies your bullets have already softened.
Renegade
1 build
Scared Sausage adds consistent burning to your rapid‑fire projectiles, scaling with elemental damage and giving Renegade extra damage over time that doesn’t rely on conventional % damage.
Technomage
3 builds
Scared Sausage lets your attacks apply extra burning, which stacks with your turrets’ fire output and leverages Technomage’s high elemental damage for strong damage over time.
Vagabond
2 builds
Scared Sausage adds burn to all your attacks, which is perfect for a character that runs many different weapon types. Every hit can apply burn that then scales with Elemental Damage and synergizes with Greek Fire and Snowball.
Community builds that use Scared Sausage
23 curated builds from the Brotato Builds database that include this item in their core picks.
Taser Wizard
Mage · Medium · Elemental Damage, Attack Speed, Luck
Torch Captain
Captain · Easy · Elemental Damage, Dodge, Max HP
Explosive Engineering Techno Mage
Technomage · Medium · Engineering, Elemental, Explosion Damage
Engineering Sniper Builder
Builder · Medium · Engineering, Range Damage, Attack Speed
12 Weapon Precision Stack
Multitasker · Medium · Melee Damage, Crit Chance, Elemental Damage
One Armed Ghost Shuriken
One Armed · Medium · Melee Damage, Range, Armor
Hellfire Storm
Mage · Medium · Elemental Damage, Attack Speed, Armor
Engineering Cyborg
Cyborg · Medium · Range Damage, Engineering, Crit Chance
+15 more builds use this item — see them on the relevant character pages.
Items with similar tags
Other items tagged Elemental Damage — useful for stacking the same scaling stats.
Scared Sausage FAQ
Is Scared Sausage good in Brotato?▾
Yes, it can significantly boost damage output in elemental-focused builds.
Which characters benefit most from Scared Sausage?▾
Characters like Mage and Technomage benefit greatly due to their synergy with elemental damage.
What items work well with Scared Sausage?▾
Items like Giant Belt and Ice Cube enhance survivability and elemental damage, making them good companions.
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