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Brotato Knife

10 builds in our database · Unlocked by default

The Knife is a fast melee weapon that excels in dealing quick damage to enemies up close. It pairs well with characters that benefit from speed and attack frequency.

Weapon Effect

No special effect — relies purely on raw stats and scaling.

Scales with: Melee Damage, Attack Speed, Crit Chance

Meta Usage

tracked builds (curated + per-character meta) run Knife

Auto-Tier

From usage frequency across our build pool, weighted by difficulty

Top character

Crazy

3 builds pair this combo

When to pick Knife

Consider picking the Knife if you're playing as Crazy or Arms Dealer, especially if you're focusing on high Attack Speed and Melee Damage. It's effective in builds that prioritize rapid attacks.

When to skip Knife

Skip the Knife if you're aiming for a ranged build or if you prefer characters that rely on heavy damage output rather than speed.

Best characters for Knife

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

Crazy

3 builds

Knife is a Precise melee weapon and Crazy starts with one, making it a natural choice. It benefits from the bonus range on Precise weapons, high Attack Speed and stacking Crit Chance and Melee Damage for brutal single-target and wave damage.

Stats: Crit Chance · Melee Damage · Attack Speed · Damage · Max HP

Jack

2 builds

Knives scale extremely well with crit chance and melee damage, letting Jack burst down his high-HP elites before they become dangerous, especially when combined with items like Silver Bullet and other crit multipliers.

Stats: Crit Chance · Melee Damage · Attack Speed · Movement Speed

Arms Dealer

2 builds

Cheap, effective melee option that benefits from boosted damage modifiers and rounds out mixed melee–ranged setups.

Stats: Damage · Speed · HP Regeneration

King

2 builds

Knife is used as a temporary crit‑focused melee weapon early on in the Thief Dagger build, helping with early damage and crit scaling before being replaced by upgraded tier IV daggers that better exploit King’s passive.

Stats: Crit Chance · Attack Speed