Brotato Tier List – Best Characters Ranked (2025)

Golem

Unlock: Finish a wave with 1 HP

Extremely high max HP scaling and cannot heal. Gains large bonuses to attack speed and speed when below 50% HP, enabling powerful low-life gameplay.

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King

Unlock: Get 3 tier IV weapons at once

Strongly scales with tier IV items while receiving penalties for tier I items. High synergy with late-game builds that focus on high-rarity equipment.

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Loud

Unlock: Kill 5000 enemies

Has increased enemy spawns and high base damage. Generates large amounts of materials and scales quickly through wave density.

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Technomage

Unlock: Reach 10 Elemental Damage and get 3 structures at the same time

Combines elemental damage with structures, gaining structure attack speed and elemental damage from each other. Creates extremely powerful hybrid engineering/elemental scaling.

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Creature

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Adds Curse as a powerful new scaling mechanic and gains curse each level. Weapon damage also scales partially with curse, enabling extremely high late-game DPS.

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Artificer

Unlock: Kill 15 Enemies with a single explosion

Heavy focus on explosion scaling. Benefits strongly from elemental damage and tools, making large-area damage builds highly effective.

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Crazy

Unlock: Unlocked by default

High attack speed and precise-weapon bonuses. Works well with crit-based melee weapons.

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Engineer

Unlock: Get 5 turrets on the map simultaneously

Focused entirely on turret and structure builds. Engineering significantly increases structure damage.

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Explorer

Unlock: Kill 50 trees

Large map size, many trees, and high mobility create strong resource generation and consistency.

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Diver

Unlock: Kill 1000 enemies that are more than 700 range away from you

Applies a 300% vulnerability debuff with ranged hits, while also gaining massive crit damage scaling. Strong synergy with precise weapons and regen-based melee builds.

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Buccaneer

Unlock: Reach +100 % Pickup Range

Doubles material value on pickup and refreshes weapon cooldowns when collecting materials. Extremely strong economy and crowd-clearing potential.

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Chef

Unlock: Have at least 25 enemies burning at the same time

Combines burning, consumable explosions, and high non-elemental damage scaling against burning enemies. Strong with hybrid elemental/burn setups.

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Druid

Unlock: Collect 250 consumables by the end of wave 20

High luck synergy and fruit manipulation allow for strong sustain and luck-scaling builds, though with regeneration penalties.

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Brawler

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Specializes in unarmed combat with high attack speed and dodge scaling.

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Bull

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 1

Cannot equip weapons but deals large explosion damage when hit. Relies on tank stats and regen scaling.

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Demon

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 5

Converts part of materials into max HP. Purchases items using HP, enabling high max-HP scaling.

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Gladiator

Unlock: Kill 20000 enemies

Gains attack speed for each different melee weapon, rewarding varied weapon loadouts.

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Hunter

Unlock: Reach +300 Range

High range and scaling based on range. Strong with precision and sniper weapons.

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Knight

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 4

Scales melee damage with armor, creating strong defensive melee builds.

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Lich

Unlock: Reach +100 Max HP

Heals trigger damage to random enemies and has naturally high sustain stats. Synergizes well with regen and lifesteal.

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Lucky

Unlock: Collect 300 materials

Luck-based scaling results in more rare items and strong shop outcomes.

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Mage

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Specializes in elemental damage and applies burning effects consistently.

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Multitasker

Unlock: Collect 5000 materials

Can equip up to 12 weapons at reduced damage per weapon. Strong with horde-clearing weapons.

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Old

Unlock: Kill 300 enemies

Smaller map and slower enemies increase density and create strong control over waves.

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Soldier

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 2

Very high damage and attack speed while standing still, requiring precise positioning.

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Speedy

Unlock: Reach +50% Speed

Movement speed converts into melee damage, creating rapid hit-and-run builds.

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Well Rounded

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Balanced starter character with no major weaknesses and flexible build paths.

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Wildling

Unlock: Kill 10000 enemies

Focused on primitive weapons and lifesteal scaling, restricted to tier II or lower weapons.

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Baby

Unlock: Reach level 10 before wave 6

Gains weapon slots instead of stat upgrades. Strong with scaling weapons but requires careful XP and economy management.

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Vagabond

Unlock: Have 6 different weapons at once

Allows cross-synergy between weapon classes. Encourages diverse weapon sets, but has reduced defensive stats.

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Vampire

Unlock: Reach +40 % Life Steal

Gains damage, lifesteal, and armor based on missing HP. Strong sustain potential but weak early due to healing penalties.

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Captain

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Gains bonus stats from level-ups and XP per empty weapon slot, enabling flexible scaling builds.

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Apprentice

Unlock: Reach level 20

Gains multiple stats on level-up but loses max HP each time. Strong scaling but risky.

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Chunky

Unlock: Die for the first time

Max HP scaling with damage converted from HP. Extremely tanky but slow.

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Doctor

Unlock: Heal 200 HP in one wave

Heals through medical weapons and gains increased regeneration scaling.

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Entrepreneur

Unlock: Hold 3000 Materials

Economy-focused character with reduced combat stats early, but strong late-game material gain.

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Farmer

Unlock: Reach +200 Harvesting

Harvesting-focused with strong long-term economy but weak initial damage and reduced drops.

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Generalist

Unlock: Collect 2000 materials

Synergizes melee and ranged stats but limited by weapon restrictions and tag availability.

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Mutant

Unlock: Kill 2000 enemies

Levels up extremely fast but items are more expensive. Strong scaling if economy stabilizes.

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Ranger

Unlock: Unlocked by default

High range and ranged scaling but low max HP, limiting survival.

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Renegade

Unlock: Get 10 different tier I items during a run

Gains multiple projectiles and bonuses from tier I items but suffers from steep accuracy and damage penalties.

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Streamer

Unlock: Reach -20% Speed

Gains resources when stationary and bonuses while moving but suffers from severe economy penalties.

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Fisherman

Unlock: Get 2 Bait during a run

Harvesting and bait interactions provide scaling, but special enemies and reduced drops increase difficulty.

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Builder

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Converts uncollected materials into structure bonuses but cannot have structures. Strong passive scaling but harsh restrictions.

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Curious

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Generates stronger loot aliens and gains XP based on item diversity, but penalized for duplicates.

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Hiker

Unlock: Walk a total of 20000 steps

Scales max HP and materials through walking. Strong long-wave economy but weak enemy drops.

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Romantic

Unlock: Finish a run with 0 Curse

Can charm low-HP enemies and gains range with melee, but suffers penalties from curse scaling.

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Arms Dealer

Unlock: Recycle 12 weapons during a run

Extremely cheap weapons but they disappear each shop cycle. Hard to build consistency.

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Cyborg

Unlock: Reach 10 Ranged Damage and get 3 structures at the same time

Converts ranged damage into engineering mid-wave, making scaling awkward and inconsistent.

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Glutton

Unlock: Pick up 20 consumables during a run

Triggers explosions from consumables but suffers from reduced XP and expensive shops.

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Saver

Unlock: Collect 20000 materials

Scaling relies on holding materials but high shop prices slow progress.

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Cryptid

Unlock: Finish a wave with 10 or more living trees

Centers around tree-based resource generation but suffers from low drops and range penalties.

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Jack

Unlock: Kill a boss or an elite in less than 15 seconds

Few enemies but stronger elites and bosses. Low material income despite high elite rewards.

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Dwarf

Unlock: Hit at least 25 enemies with a single melee attack

Engineering-to-melee conversion with extremely low attack speed. Requires very specific setups to function.

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Gangster

Unlock: Reroll 10 times in a single shop

Can steal shop items but escalates elite difficulty globally. High-risk scaling with low consistency.

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Sailor

Unlock: Unlocked by default

Bonuses tied to naval weapons and curse scaling. Strong in niche setups but limited weapon options.

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Pacifist

Unlock: Collect 10000 materials

Gains materials from living enemies but cannot deal damage reliably, creating long and low-income waves.

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Ghost

Unlock: Reach +60% Dodge

High dodge but -100 armor makes mistakes punishing. Relies heavily on ethereal scaling.

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Masochist

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 3

Gains damage when hit but starts at -100% damage. Very slow early game and requires controlled damage intake.

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One Armed

Unlock: Win a run in Danger 0

Only one weapon slot but extremely high attack speed and damage scaling. Very high variance.

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Sick

Unlock: Reach -5 % HP Regeneration

Constant HP drain and reduced regeneration create high-risk sustain builds.

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Ogre

Unlock: Deal 1000 damage to an enemy in a single hit

Melee-focused with large damage bonuses but extremely low attack speed. Relies on slow, heavy hits that struggle in high-density waves.

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