Beast Master
Effects
- You start with 1 Lootworm
- You can’t equip weapons
- +2% Speed for every permanent 1 Pet you have
- Pet damage also scales with Melee Damage, Ranged Damage, Elemental Damage, and Engineering
- +10 Luck
- You start with 1 Ratzilla
- Unlock
- Unlock the Catling Gun, Bonk Dog, Bot-O-Mine, Blazemander and Lootworm items (Paws ’n’ Claws Crew)
- Winning a run unlocks
- Scapegoat (item)
Build
- Community build
- No weapons; damage comes from pets, so lock and buy every pet and favour Luck to find them. Catling Gun or Blazemander are the preferred starters; level flat damage stats (Melee best) rather than % Damage.
- Core weapons and items
- Stats to buy
- Depends on the weapon
- Top weapons at the reference profile
- Cannot equip weapons
Full Beast Master buildSynergies: Pearl and Luck, Pets synergies
Starting weapons
No starting weapon. This character cannot equip weapons.
Shop restrictions
How Beast Master plays
The Beast Master fights only with pets. Since update 1.2 it starts with a Ratzilla as well as a Lootworm. It unlocks after you unlock Bonk Dog, Catling Gun, Bot-O-Mine, Blazemander and Lootworm; the conditions are in the pets guide.
Sources
- Brotato Wiki, Beast Master: effects, unlock and starting weapons from the game files.
- Paws & Claws update (Steam, 11 February 2026)
Reviewed against PC 1.2 and the 12 November patch.