Brotato Strategies

This item significantly boosts harvesting while providing a manageable trade-off in HP, synergizing perfectly with Old's abilities.

By helping reduce enemy numbers and damage taken while maintaining enough power for waves, the Candle is crucial for sustainable survivability.

The HP increase directly supports survivability against stronger enemies, while the minor dodge penalty is manageable given Old's natural enemy slowdown.

Firing additional projectiles on enemy death complements the high fire rate, adding to clearing capabilities.

Max HP

Increasing Max HP ensures the character can survive elite encounters and absorb the damage from the bosses in waves 19 and 20.

Damage

Boosting overall damage increases the effectiveness of the Chain Gun and overall firepower against numerous enemies.

Attack Speed

Higher attack speed allows for more frequent firing from weapons, effectively increasing damage output during high-pressure situations.

+8 Max HP enhances survivability against powerful waves and bosses, allowing for more aggressive play while maintaining sustainability.

The damage from alien eyes enhances the overall damage output, adding more offensive capacity during chaotic waves.

An increase in dodge chances balances out the increasing damage from stronger enemies in Danger 5.

The damage from harvesting allows for sustainable HP recovery while sacrificing some safety for greater material gathering.

Max HP

Increasing Max HP ensures that the build can sustain through tougher waves and boss encounters, enhancing survivability.

Damage

Boosting damage improves the overall effectiveness against waves, specifically targeting those with elites, which require high DPS.

Attack Speed

Faster attack speeds allow for better damage output and control over the battlefield, especially in crowded situations.

Provides a chance to heal when dodging attacks, enhancing the Brawler's survivability in high-pressure situations.

Increases life steal and HP regeneration, vital for sustainability in more intense waves while maintaining aggressive play.

Boosts melee damage while providing a slight trade-off in attack speed that fits well with the Brawler's fast-paced nature.

Amplifies damage considerably but removes the ability to upgrade weapons, making it suitable for maximizing raw power this late-game.

Melee Damage

Increases the base damage of the Brawler's rapid punches, directly enhancing overall combat effectiveness.

Attack Speed

Boosts the Brawler's already high attack speed, allowing for more hits and explosive chances in each wave.

Life Steal

To increase survival against damage while focusing on aggressive melee combat.

Maximizes material recovery to maintain upgrades and cover costs, particularly useful since critical hits will trigger the effect more often.

Increasing crit chance allows for more frequent critical hits, amplifying the damage output significantly.

The extra HP and regeneration help offset Crazy's low defensive stats, making this a strategic choice for survivability.

This item enhances damage dealt to all enemies when they are first hit with elemental damage, synergizing well with critical hits from the Knife.

Crit Chance

Increasing crit chance amplifies the damage output from the Knife, which augments both single-target and AoE damage against clustered enemies.

Attack Speed

Higher attack speed increases the frequency of Knife hits, allowing for quicker material generation and more chances to apply critical hits.

Max HP

An essential stat for survivability due to Crazy’s inherent vulnerability with reduced dodge.

The Banner increases the Ranger's range and attack speed, further enhancing its core strengths while allowing for better kiting and management of elites and hordes.

While providing a boost to Max HP, Acid also decreases dodge, which pairs well with a kiting strategy. The added health aids survivability for handling Danger 5's tougher enemies.

This item allows projectiles to pierce additional targets, amplifying the already high DPS potential of the chosen weapons without significant downsides.

Enhancing damage against bosses and elites is crucial for wave 20. The increased damage aligns perfectly with the strategy of focusing fire against powerful enemies.

Ranged Damage

Enhancing Ranged Damage significantly amplifies the overall damage output of the build, especially critical for surviving waves with increasingly tougher enemies.

Crit Chance

Increasing Crit Chance will synergize with the Ranger's playstyle and starting advantage, allowing for more frequent high-damage hits against elites and bosses.

Range

Increasing Range ensures continued safety and maximizes the benefits of the Ranger's abilities. It allows for consistent damage from a distance while minimizing risk of melee engagements.

Boosts Max HP and HP Regeneration, essential for survival in Danger 5, while the slight Luck penalty is manageable given the build’s focus.

It increases elemental damage while providing some HP regeneration, making it a critical item to boost overall damage output while maintaining survivability.

Enhances the spread of burning effects, allowing the Mage to deal damage over time and control crowds more effectively.

Enemies take additional damage when first hit by elemental attacks, synergizing with the Mage’s elemental damage focus and improving overall damage output.

Elemental Damage

Increasing elemental damage directly enhances the core strength of this build and allows for higher DPS against both regular enemies and bosses.

Max HP

Boosting Max HP is crucial for absorbing damage in Danger 5 scenarios, especially with two bosses and elite hordes active.

HP Regeneration

Enhancing HP regeneration will allow the Mage to recover more effectively during heavy action, particularly useful for sustaining against the high throughput of damage.

Boosts Max HP significantly while providing HP regeneration, crucial for maintaining Chunky’s health buffer in high-pressure situations.

Increases Max HP while providing additional Damage and Armor, promoting survivability in Danger 5.

Enhances Elemental Damage, which synergizes well with the Chainsaw, allowing for effective crowd control while boosting damage output.

Provides a chance to heal on dodge and increases survivability, helping Chunky in high-pressure situations.

Max HP

Maximizing Max HP is crucial for this build. More HP means more damage thanks to Chunky’s scalings.

Damage

Enhancing damage will allow dominated bursts against tougher enemies and bosses.

Crit Chance

Increasing crit chance will elevate the overall burst potential, especially during key encounters.

Increases Max HP while providing additional damage potential through its scaling with Luck, allowing for sustained survivability.

Increases materials collected which boosts damage and survivability for Lucky by maximizing resource collection during waves.

Enhances Luck, which directly benefits Lucky's abilities, boosting critical damage and material earnings.

Transforming Speed into Damage enhances overall output, allowing for a more aggressive playstyle while balancing survivability.

Max HP

Increased Max HP is crucial for survivability against tougher enemies and bosses in Danger 5.

Damage

Higher damage output scales well throughout all waves, especially against bosses and elite enemies encountered on Danger 5.

Luck

Enhances the effectiveness of all pickups and critical hits, directly supporting Lucky's main mechanics.

Starting item that synergizes with lifesteal capabilities, providing essential health regeneration and damage survivability. It sets the foundation for sustained aggression.

Increases harvesting significantly while absorbing continuous damage throughout the wave. The influx of harvested materials directly feeds into further upgrades.

Boosts crit chance giving more frequent opportunities to trigger Chainsaw resets, allowing for a sustainable lifesteal loop.

Enhances harvesting by a further 8%, securing essential materials throughout the encounter.

Max HP

Enhancing max HP synergizes with lifesteal mechanics and increases overall survivability against tougher enemies and bosses.

HP Regeneration

Directly supports sustained combat effectiveness, feeding into lifesteal while allowing for greater resilience on higher danger waves.

Damage

Increases damage output across all weapons, allowing optimal boss and elite takedown speed.

This item greatly boosts both melee and ranged damage, further enhancing the build's core strengths.

The versatility of increasing melee, ranged, and elemental damage makes it a straightforward pick to amplify overall output.

Gaining both health and consistent HP regeneration offsets potential damage taken during dangerous waves.

Adding life steal will help sustain the character through waves, crucial given the amount of damage taken in Danger 5.

Max HP

Increasing max HP is critical for surviving the high damage output in Danger 5.

Damage

Boosting overall damage enhances both melee and ranged outputs, ensuring a steady pace for both clearing enemies and bosses.

Ranged Damage

Since part of the build emphasizes ranged weapons, further boosting this stat maximizes damage potential from those sources.

The starting item synergizes well with melee damage, providing explosive effects that help control crowds and enable higher kill rates.

Ashes offers significant boosts to damage and attack speed, both of which are crucial considering the increased enemy health in Danger 5.

This item amplifies damage output significantly, making it suitable for aggressive play that Loud should utilize, although at the cost of armor.

Increases HP regeneration based on burning enemies, synergizing with the flamethrower to sustain damage during intense waves.

Max HP

Building Max HP enhances survivability, especially crucial in Danger 5 where health management is tight.

Damage

Amplifying overall damage ensures more foes are destroyed quickly, lessening the overwhelming pressure from larger waves.

Attack Speed

Faster attack speed amplifies DPS further, allowing for quicker engagements with high health enemies.

This item provides a boost to dodge and potential healing during crucial moments, enhancing survivability in intense situations, especially against elite waves.

The boost to max HP is critical for survivability at Danger 5, which compounds the Multitasker's need for health as they take on more aggressive foes.

Harvesting materials while sacrificing a small amount of health provides a steady flow of resources that scales into the late game.

Boosts all forms of damage while cautioning with a minor decrease in dodge, supporting a heavier damage-focused approach without sacrificing weapon effectiveness.

Max HP

Increasing Max HP directly counters the Multitasker's vulnerability from the damage penalty of equipping multiple weapons, allowing for better survivability.

Damage

Boosting damage will maximize the effectiveness of the build, ensuring that each weapon deployed has a substantial impact on enemy health.

Attack Speed

Higher attack speed ensures Multitasker can apply consistent pressure while balancing multiple weapons, which is essential for dealing with the danger level of this run.

Enhances life steal, crucial for maintaining health during intense combat scenarios.

Provides additional life steal and HP regeneration, allowing for greater sustainability throughout the waves.

Boosts max HP, essential for tanking hits from elite enemies and bosses, which helps in maintaining survivability.

Offers elemental damage and HP regeneration while reducing the number of incoming enemies, helping control the battlefield.

Max HP

Boosting max HP offers more buffer against enemy attacks, allowing Wildling to sustain more damage and stay in fight longer.

Life Steal

Increasing life steal amplifies healing per hit, facilitating extended survival during intense waves, critical for the melee-centric strategy of this build.

Damage

Enhancing overall damage output ensures Wildling quickly dispatches enemies before being overwhelmed.

Starting with the Panda helps significantly boost early HP, which is vital for survive-and-harvest strategy.

The ability to fire projectiles from enemy corpses enhances crowd control, essential during the chaotic waves in Danger 5.

Spawning fruit as a free resource plays directly into the Pacifist's harvesting style, providing healing boosts while mitigating risks.

Providing a strong boost to harvesting allows the Pacifist to maintain a better material economy despite the penalty of constant damage.

Max HP

Increasing Max HP is essential for this build, helping the Pacifist survive longer against increasingly more challenging waves and bosses.

HP Regeneration

Enhancing HP Regeneration is vital, as it offsets the damage taken from Blood Donation and allows the build to sustain through long waves.

Luck

Boosting Luck increases the chances of better item drops during waves, essential for sustaining the build's material economy.

The starting item enhances Gladiator's damage and attack speed, crucial for aggressive playstyle in the early waves.

This item increases survivability through health recovery, necessary during intense fights against bosses and hordes.

Boosting dodge chances can prove crucial against elite waves, balancing the build's aggressive nature with essential survivability.

An immediate damage boost will enhance overall attack potency, particularly against strong enemies like bosses and elites.

Melee Damage

Increasing melee damage is crucial for maximizing the Gladiator's potential and enhancing damage output in chaotic scenarios.

Attack Speed

Boosted attack speed synergizes perfectly with Gladiator's core mechanics, allowing for more hits during engagements.

Max HP

Enhancing max HP reinforces survivability, crucial for enduring through the waves, especially during high pressure.

With increased harvesting, sustaining health while gaining materials is paramount. This item lets you sacrifice some health for a significant harvesting boost.

Enhances harvesting percentage which is critical for building up materials quickly, further scaling your damage output as the game progresses.

Boosts both max health and life steal. This item enhances survivability while keeping the damage output potent.

Improves your dodge rate while offering health recovery, crucial in dodging the increased damage from enemies on Danger 5.

Max HP

Sustaining health over the longer waves is vital; this allows for greater risk-taking during the high-pressure environment of Danger 5.

Damage

Increasing damage will improve performance against tougher enemies and help with clearing boss encounters.

Crit Chance

To ensure we maximize our offensive capability – higher crit chance can lead to devastating one-shot opportunities especially with the Captain's Sword.

This item perfectly complements Sick's damage output while allowing for the potential to maintain control over health through life steal movements, which is crucial during high-pressure waves.

By providing both additional HP and HP regeneration, this item helps offset Sick's negative HP regenerations and gives immediate survivability in tougher encounters.

Offering a small boost to life steal, Bat aids in keeping Sick stable during drawing fire and attacks well within range of enemies.

This aids in crowd control with surrounding damage output, critical for keeping enemies at bay while Sick recuperates health through life steal.

Max HP

Increasing max health provides crucial buffer against damage while also building synergy with life steal conversions, especially vital in rostering against tougher bosses.

Life Steal

As life steal is central to the build's survivability, focusing on this upgrade is essential for maximizing healing during combat.

Melee Damage

Boosting melee damage elevates overall damage output, allowing for quick clears during intense enemy waves and ensuring strong interactions with bosses.

The Blood Donation item significantly boosts the Farmer's harvesting by providing +40 Harvesting, which is invaluable for income in later waves.

The Crown enhances the Farmer's harvesting further by increasing the rate of harvesting at the end of waves, allowing the Farmer to outpace enemy scaling.

In addition to providing extra max HP which aids survivability, Acid gives a slight boost to the Farmer's overall damage output.

The initial weapon is aligned with harvesting mechanics and fortifies health, making it essential for the early game and synergizing with the Farmer's abilities.

Max HP

Increasing max HP will improve overall survivability, enabling the Farmer to last longer against the tough enemy waves and bosses present in Danger 5.

Harvesting

Focusing on harvesting upgrades ensures a quicker influx of materials, which is essential for continuous item purchases and weapon upgrades throughout the run.

Attack Speed

Higher attack speed will allow the Farmer to deal damage faster, essential for clearing hordes efficiently while also increasing the farming effectiveness through more hits.

Boosts dodge and provides healing when dodging, which is crucial for survivability in higher difficulty levels, making it a core choice for this build.

Increases damage while boosting life steal, which is beneficial for recovery especially in the early waves where health can be scarcer.

Enhances dodge while providing a boost to luck, thus increasing overall material gain and facilitating easier upgrades.

Offers life steal and HP regeneration, strengthening Ghost's ability to sustain during intense multi-enemy confrontations.

Dodge

Maximizing dodge ensures effective evasion against powerful enemies in Danger 5. This stat is crucial for survival and complements Ghost's natural bonus.

Damage

Increasing damage boosts overall effectiveness in eliminating waves quickly and is essential for playing aggressively while dodging.

Crit Chance

Enhances additional damage potential through critical hits, which fits well with the fast, aggressive playstyle of the build.

The Fin provides an immediate speed boost that synergizes with Speedy's stats, enhancing his DPS through increased mobility and more melee damage.

Boosting dodge and adding healing potential is critical for survival in Danger 5, allowing Speedy to evade damage while dishing out fast, aggressive attacks.

The additional life steal will enhance survivability, especially when attacking multiple enemies, allowing Speedy to sustain his health as he engages in melee combat.

Increasing overall damage fits well with a fast-paced melee approach while allowing Speedy to maintain effectiveness despite the drop in armor.

Speed

Maximizing speed enhances mobility significantly and leverages Speedy's stat bonuses, directly increasing melee damage.

Melee Damage

Boosting melee damage ensures that Speedy’s strikes are lethal, especially when utilizing high-speed melee attacks.

Dodge

Enhancing dodge can help mitigate incoming damage during chaotic waves, making it easier to stay alive while dealing damage.