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Brotato Virus

Tier 3 item · 2 builds in our database

The Virus charms evolved enemies with less than 50% health, turning them into temporary allies. This item is useful for crowd control and can help you manage tough encounters.

Item Stats

Hitting evolved (mecha and mutated) enemies that have less than 50% health has a 25% chance to charm them—
Attack Speed-5 %

Meta Usage

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

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top characters

Most often: Mad Scientist

When to buy Virus

Consider buying the Virus if you're facing a lot of evolved enemies and have decent Attack Speed to maximize its charm potential. It works well with builds focusing on high damage output to quickly reduce enemy health.

When to skip Virus

Skip the Virus if your build relies on high Attack Speed characters that struggle with charm mechanics, as the -5% Attack Speed can hinder your overall damage output.

Items most often combined with Virus

Calculated from 2 builds in our database that ship Virus. Higher % = more consistent synergy.

Best characters for Virus

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

Mad Scientist

1 build

Lets your hits charm weakened evolved enemies, turning their high stats against their allies and adding soft crowd control to your otherwise stationary turret setup.

Variant

1 build

Directly interacts with evolved enemies Variant sees frequently. Charming low-HP evolved targets both reduces pressure and effectively multiplies your damage, and the small Attack Speed penalty can later be removed by mutations.

Veteran

1 build

Multi-hit guns and multi-projectile weapons like Machine Gun and Carbon Bow apply Virus procs constantly, turning swarms of evolved enemies into temporary allies. Charmed enemies take pressure off your low HP and help clear hordes from all angles.