DLC Stat (Abyssal Terrors)

Brotato Curse

Abyssal Terrors DLC stat. Tradeoff: enemies + items become cursed (stronger AND more rewarding).

Effect

Gives enemies a chance to spawn cursed (+25% Damage, +15% Speed, +150%+2%·Curse HP, +33% materials drop). Also chance for shop items/weapons to spawn cursed (stronger stats, weaker downsides).

Limit

Diminishing returns – max 50% cursed-enemy chance, 15% cursed-shop-item chance. Cursed HP scaling caps at 300 Curse.

Negative

Cannot go negative.

What does Curse do in Brotato?

Curse is the Abyssal Terrors DLC primary stat – and unlike every other stat, it's a deliberate tradeoff. Curse gives enemies a chance to spawn 'cursed' (purple outline). Cursed enemies have +25% Damage, +15% Speed, and +150% HP (+2% per Curse stat), but they drop +33% materials when killed. Curse also makes shop items have a chance to roll cursed: their bonuses get multiplied by 1.1–2.1× (curse ratio), their downsides get divided by it, and they grant some Curse stat in return. Sailor and Captain are built around Curse; Naval-class weapons grant +Curse and scale damage with it.

Curse Mechanics & Edge Cases

•Cursed enemy chance: 50 × Curse / (50 + Curse). Caps at ~50% chance.
•Cursed shop item chance: 15 × Curse / (50 + Curse). Caps at ~15%.
•Cursed enemies get +25% Damage, +15% Speed, +150% HP +2% per Curse stat (caps at 300 Curse).
•Cursed enemies drop +33% additional materials.
•Curse Ratio (item enhancement): 1.4 + random(-0.3, +0.3) + 0.02 × min(wave, 20). Maxes at 1.5–2.1 from wave 20 onward.
•Co-op: cursed-enemy HP uses the SUM of all players' Curse. Curse chance uses the AVERAGE.
•Endless Mode: Curse chance scales with the Endless Factor and quickly reaches 100%.

Curse Tips & Strategy

Tip 1: On Sailor (+25 starting Curse) every Naval weapon is a damage scaler – stack Curse early.

Tip 2: Captain + Curse + Naval weapons compound brutally – build around the cursed buff, not against it.

Tip 3: Cursed shop items are usually worth taking – the curse penalty is small per item.

Tip 4: Co-op multiplies Curse pain – be careful stacking Sailor + Sailor.

Tip 5: Sirius (the 0-Curse character) is the only character who's actively punished for ANY Curse – avoid Curse items entirely.

Curse Formulas & Values

Curse formulas

Cursed enemy chance = 50·Curse / (50 + Curse)
Cursed shop chance = 15·Curse / (50 + Curse)
Cursed item Ratio = 1.4 + rand(-0.3,0.3) + 0.02·min(wave, 20)

Endless Curse Factor (HP & Damage multiplier on all enemies)

Curse	Endless HP %	Endless Damage %
0	100%	100%
50	171%	128%
100	200%	140%
300	273%	169%
1000	416%	226%

Items that increase Curse (5)

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

Barnacle

Tier 3

+35% stats gained from level upgrades+1 Curse when you level up

Black Flag

Tier 3

+1 material when you kill a cursed enemy+10% Enemies+10 % Enemy health+10 % Enemy damage+5 Curse

Corrupted Shard

Tier 1

+3 % Damage+1 Curse

Fish Hook

Tier 2

Locked items and weapons have a 20% chance to become cursed when leaving the shop+1 Curse

Kraken's Eye

Tier 4

You have a 50% chance to explode for 10 (+500%) damage when you get hit+10 Max HP+10 Curse

Best Characters for Curse

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

Sailor Captain

Characters punished by Curse

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

Sirius

Weapon Classes that affect Curse

Naval (set bonus)

Naval class set bonus grants Curse and several Naval weapons scale damage with Curse stat.

Weapons that scale with Curse

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

Fish Hook Boarding Pike Trident

Builds that scale with Curse (1)

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

Triple Damage Naval Commander

Sailor • Medium

Curse FAQ

What does Curse do in Brotato?▾

Curse makes enemies have a chance to spawn 'cursed' (purple outline) with +25% Damage, +15% Speed, and +150% HP (+2% per Curse). Cursed enemies drop +33% materials. Shop items also get a chance to spawn cursed – their bonuses scale up 1.1–2.1× and downsides shrink, in exchange for granting some Curse stat.

Is Curse good in Brotato?▾

On Sailor, Captain, and Naval-weapon builds – yes, it's their primary scaling stat. On every other character it's a high-risk tradeoff that can spike enemy difficulty more than it pays off.

Does Curse work in Co-op Brotato?▾

Yes, but it stacks. The HP buff on cursed enemies sums BOTH players' Curse stat, while the chance to curse averages them. Two Sailors in co-op make every cursed enemy effectively a mini-boss.

What is the best Curse character in Brotato?▾

Sailor (starts with 25 Curse and 200% damage with Naval weapons against cursed enemies). Captain stacks weapon-based curse damage and works with Naval Boarding Pike.