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Brotato Starfish

Tier 3 item · 4 builds in our database · Unlock: Win a run with Diver

The Starfish boosts your materials dropped from enemies by 20% and provides a solid +10 Harvesting. It's particularly useful for builds focused on resource gathering.

Item Stats

materials dropped from enemies+20%
Harvesting+10
Enemy damage+15 %

How to unlock Starfish in Brotato

Requirement: Win a run with Diver

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

Open Diver build guide All Brotato unlocks

Meta Usage

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) include Starfish

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top characters

Most often: Demon

When to buy Starfish

Consider picking up the Starfish if you're playing as the Diver or if your build emphasizes Harvesting and resource accumulation. It's a strong choice in runs where you need to sustain your economy.

When to skip Starfish

Skip the Starfish if you're using characters that don't benefit from Harvesting or if your build is focused on high damage output rather than resource collection.

Items most often combined with Starfish

Calculated from 4 builds in our database that ship Starfish. Higher % = more consistent synergy.

Best characters for Starfish

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

Demon

2 builds

Starfish increases materials dropped and harvesting, which Demon converts into Max HP at wave end. The extra enemy damage is manageable when you are building a gigantic HP pool and strong crowd control.