Primary Stat

Brotato Attack Speed

Attack x% faster with weapons. Strongest scaling stat for fast multi-projectile builds.

Effect

You attack x% faster with weapons. 100% Attack Speed = double fire rate.

Limit

Diminishing returns at high values. Cannot exceed 12 attacks/second; melee weapons cap lower.

Negative

Increases weapon cooldown via a different (less punishing) formula.

What does Attack Speed do in Brotato?

Attack Speed multiplies how often your weapons fire. 100% Attack Speed halves your weapon cooldown (you attack twice as fast). It's a powerful damage AND survivability stat: faster attacks proc more Life Steal, clear hordes faster, and reduce the time enemies have to close the gap. Negative Attack Speed uses a different formula and is much less punishing than positive AS is rewarding – fast melee weapons like Fist barely lose 14% fire rate at -100% AS, while a Nuclear Launcher loses 46%.

Attack Speed Mechanics & Edge Cases

•100% AS = half cooldown / double fire rate.
•Positive AS has diminishing returns – fast ranged weapons (SMG, Minigun, Flamethrower) start hitting them quickly.
•Negative AS uses a different, milder formula – slow weapons are hit harder than fast ones.
•AS does NOT affect turrets, Cyberball, Baby with a Beard, or Rip and Tear.
•Melee weapons get a small AS hit when you have high Range (longer travel distance).
•Ball and Chain enforces a 0.75s minimum cooldown floor. A cursed Ball and Chain bypasses the floor.

Attack Speed Tips & Strategy

Tip 1: On Crazy and Loud, Attack Speed compounds with Heavy/Damage – it's the highest-impact stat slot.

Tip 2: On burst weapons (Sniper Rifle, Crossbow), AS quickly hits diminishing returns – pivot to Crit and Damage.

Tip 3: Glutton, One Armed, and Wildling all interact with Attack Speed via their identity – plan loadouts around it.

Tip 4: Drill grants 20% Attack Speed until end of wave on hit – snowballs hard with multi-shot weapons.

Items that increase Attack Speed (13)

Every item in our database that gives a positive Attack Speed bonus. Click an item icon to view its full stat sheet on the Brotato Items page.

Ashes

Tier 4

+20 % Damage+20 % Attack Speed+100 Range-1 Armor at the end of a wave

Banner

Tier 2

+20 Range+10 % Attack Speed-5 Knockback

Coffee

Tier 1

+10 % Attack Speed-2 % Damage

Community Support

Tier 3

+1 % Attack Speed for every current living enemy -2 Armor

Crystal

Tier 3

+5 % Attack Speed+1 % Attack Speed every 1 second until the end of the waveBonus is lost when taking damage-2 Engineering

Gummy Berserker

Tier 1

+5 % Attack Speed+25 Range-1 Armor

Poisonous Tonic

Tier 3

+10 % Attack Speed+5 % Crit Chance+15 Range-2 HP Regeneration

Potato

Tier 4

+3 Max HP+2 HP Regeneration+1 % Life Steal+5 % Damage+5 % Attack Speed+3 % Speed+3 % Dodge+1 Armor+5 Luck

Retromation's Hoodie

Tier 4

+2 % Attack Speed for every 1 % Dodge you have -80 Range

Saltwater

Tier 2

+2 Melee Damage+3 % Attack Speed+10 % Speed for 3 seconds when you take damage-1 Elemental Damage

Small Magazine

Tier 2

+2 Ranged Damage+10 % Attack Speed-6 % Damage

Spider

Tier 4

+12 % Damage+6 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have -3 % Dodge-5 Harvesting

Statue

Tier 3

+40 % Attack Speed while standing still-10 % Speed

Items that reduce Attack Speed (12)

These items use Attack Speed as a downside in exchange for a stronger primary effect. Useful when you can afford the trade.

Baby Squid

Tier 2

+1 HP Regeneration when you level up-3 % Attack Speed

Big Arms

Tier 4

+12 Melee Damage+6 Ranged Damage+3 Knockback-3 % Attack Speed-3 % Speed

Bowler Hat

Tier 3

+15 Luck+18 Harvesting-5 % Attack Speed-3 % Crit Chance

Defective Steroids

Tier 1

+2 Max HP+2 Melee Damage-3 % Attack Speed

Focus

Tier 4

+30 % Damage-3 % Attack Speed for every different weapon you have

Heavy Bullets

Tier 4

+5 Ranged Damage+10 % Damage+10 Range-5 % Attack Speed-5 % Crit Chance

Missile

Tier 2

+10 % Damage-4 % Attack Speed

Pencil

Tier 1

+2 Engineering-1 % Attack Speed-1 % Crit Chance

Scope

Tier 2

+2 Ranged Damage+25 Range-7 % Attack Speed

Small Fish

Tier 1

+10% damage against targets above 75% health-3 % Attack Speed

Stone Skin

Tier 3

+1 Max HP for every permanent 1 Armor you have -6 % Attack Speed

Toolbox

Tier 3

+6 Engineering-8 % Attack Speed

Best Characters for Attack Speed

These characters either start with extra Attack Speed or have mechanics that scale around it.

Crazy Loud Cyborg Streamer Lich Wildling Glutton Cryptid

Characters punished by Attack Speed

These characters either lose Attack Speed as a downside, have reduced Attack Speed modifications, or simply don't scale with it.

OldSpyEngineerDoctorBrawlerBullOne Armed

Weapons that scale with Attack Speed

These weapons use Attack Speed to increase their attack damage or other key effects. Build around them for maximum Attack Speed return.

Knife Cyber Knife Drill SMG Minigun Fist

Builds that scale with Attack Speed (86)

Community builds from our database that list Attack Speed as a core scaling stat.

Slingshot Lucky

Lucky • Easy

Speed Demon Ghost Flint

Loud • Medium

Range Damage Ranger

Ranger • Medium

Newcomers Mutant Build

Mutant • Easy

Spearfisher

Fisherman • Easy

Cursed SMG Speedster

Creature • Medium

Knife Pro

Crazy • Medium

Jack Frost

Jack • Hard

Attack Speed FAQ

What is the Brotato Attack Speed cap?▾

12 attacks per second is the hard ceiling for ranged weapons. Melee weapons cap lower. Diminishing returns kick in earlier on already-fast weapons (SMG, Minigun, Flamethrower) – the first 50–100% AS is great, much beyond that gets weak fast.

Does Attack Speed work on turrets in Brotato?▾

No. Attack Speed does NOT affect Engineering structures, Cyberball, Baby with a Beard, or Rip and Tear. For turret fire rate use the % Structure Attack Speed secondary stat.

Is Attack Speed better than Damage in Brotato?▾

Early game yes, late game it depends on weapon. Fast weapons hit AS diminishing returns quickly so % Damage scales better. Burst weapons love both. On Crazy / Loud, AS compounds insanely – stack early.

Why does Ball and Chain limit Attack Speed?▾

Ball and Chain enforces a 0.75-second minimum cooldown on every weapon. A cursed Ball and Chain bypasses this floor, making it suddenly viable on more builds.