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Brotato builds, unlocks and Primal Dread

PC 1.2 with the 12 November balancing patch. Numbers come from the game files and the game's own damage and armor formulas.

Official Brotato library art: the potato hero surrounded by aliens.

Beat Danger 5Knight, Loud or Well-Rounded first, then Masochist, Crazy and Soldier. Surviving the wave 20 timer wins; the bosses can live.Characters and builds
Beat NightmareKnight and Masochist turn Armor into damage. Unlock needs ten Danger 5 wins with different characters or zones.Nightmare builds
Build a characterEach of the 74: the stats its modifiers multiply, the weapons that fit, the items to buy.Builds
Unlock Primal Dread charactersFive are free with the DLC; Caveman, Arsonist, Poacher, Survivor and Mad Scientist need a challenge.Unlock routes
Mecha or MutantPick up Mecha Parts to mechanize weapons (+3% per power) or flasks to mutate items.Evolution rules
Best weaponsHighest DPS at 20 points, Legendary-only weapons aside: Combat Shotgun for Ranged Damage, Flaming Brass Knuckles for Melee.Records
Armor or dodgeArmor adds more effective HP while Armor is below 84 minus your Dodge %.Breakpoint
Item synergiesConverters such as Lucky Coin into Pearl, plus burning, crit and structure groups.Synergies

Choose a character

Each portrait opens that character's build: stat multipliers, ranked weapons and items.

Abyssal Terrors (14)

Primal Dread (10)

Primal Dread characters

Brotato: Primal Dread key art: the Veteran potato with a machine gun in front of mecha and mutant dinosaurs. — Five characters are available at once; the other five need the challenge on their tile. Unlock routes

Evolution: Mecha or Mutant

A mecha dinosaur firing a red laser across the Jungle at wave 17.

Mecha (positive Evolution)

Mecha Parts drop; spend them in the shop to mechanize a weapon.
+3% weapon damage per mecha power point since 12 November.
Enemies fire lasers and leave oil puddles that slow you.

Orange acid pools left by mutant dinosaurs at wave 15.

Mutant (negative Evolution)

Mutagens remove an item's malus or copy one of its effects onto the Tumor.
Copies reach 70% strength at 40 Evolution and 100% at 100.
Enemies leave acid puddles that hurt while you stand in them.

How Evolution works

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