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Brotato Carbon Bow

2 builds in our database · Unlock: Win a run with Veteran

The Carbon Bow fires arrows that randomly scale with various stats, providing versatility in combat. It excels in builds that focus on Ranged and Elemental damage, making it a solid choice for players looking to control crowds.

Weapon Effect

Each arrow scales with one of these stats, picked at random: the higher the stat, the more likely. [Melee] Slows the enemy by 50% for 0.5s. [Ranged] +1 piercing. [Elemental] Deals 3x3 (+100% Elemental Damage) burning damage. [Engineering] 2% chance to drop a landmine dealing 10 (+100% Engineering) damage

Each arrow scales with one of these stats, picked at random: the higher the stat, the more likely. [Melee] Slows the enemy by 50% for 0.5s. [Ranged]—
piercing. [Elemental] Deals 3x3 (+100% Elemental Damage) burning damage. [Engineering] 2% chance to drop a landmine dealing 10 (+100% Engineering) damage+1

How to unlock Carbon Bow in Brotato

Requirement: Win a run with Veteran

Win any completed run with Veteran to unlock the Carbon Bow weapon. Use our Veteran build guide for a proven loadout, then play on a difficulty you can clear consistently.

Open Veteran build guide All Brotato unlocks

Scales with: Ranged Damage, Elemental Damage, Engineering

Meta Usage

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) run Carbon Bow

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

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Survivor

1 build pair this combo

When to pick Carbon Bow

Consider the Carbon Bow if you're using a character that benefits from Ranged or Elemental scaling, especially if you have high Engineering for additional landmine drops. It's particularly effective when you can consistently trigger its slowing effect.

When to skip Carbon Bow

Skip the Carbon Bow if you're focusing on a purely melee build or if your character doesn't synergize well with Ranged or Elemental damage.

Best characters for Carbon Bow

Characters that pick up Carbon Bow in our curated build pool — with synergy notes and the stats to prioritise where available.

Survivor

1 build

Carbon Bow is a flexible starter that scales with your highest offensive stat and can gain pierce, slow, burns or landmines. On Survivor, where you may pick up a wide mix of damage stats from crates, this randomness works in your favour, and its ranged nature lets you safely focus on trees and crates during the early and mid game.

Stats: Ranged Damage · Attack Speed · Range · Elemental Damage

Veteran

1 build

Carbon Bow is an evolution-focused hybrid weapon that benefits from multiple stat types. On Veteran, its ranged scaling, extra pierce, slows, burns and landmines give you versatile crowd control for the jungle map’s dense waves. Extra horde waves give the bow more time to shine as you stack Ranged, Elemental and Engineering along your core damage stats.

Stats: Ranged Damage · Elemental Damage · Engineering · Range · Speed

Items most often used with Carbon Bow

Computed from 2 community builds that run Carbon Bow. These are the items the meta keeps picking up.

Secondary weapons paired with Carbon Bow

The weapons community builders most often slot alongside Carbon Bow. Useful for planning your second loadout slot.

Community builds running Carbon Bow

Editorial Luck‑Flute Tree Farmer

Survivor · High · Luck, Ranged Damage, Attack Speed

Carbon Bow Evolution Hybrid

Veteran · High · Ranged Damage, Elemental Damage, Engineering

Carbon Bow FAQ

What does the Carbon Bow do?▾

The Carbon Bow shoots arrows that randomly scale with Ranged, Elemental, Engineering, or Melee stats, providing various effects like slowing enemies or dealing burning damage.

How do I unlock the Carbon Bow?▾

You unlock the Carbon Bow by winning a run with the Veteran character.

Can the Carbon Bow be used with melee builds?▾

While it can be used in melee builds, it is not optimized for them and performs better in Ranged or Elemental-focused setups.