Snake

Community builds that use it

• ApprenticeLevel-ups give every damage stat, so hybrid weapons pay off: Plank, Lightning Shiv and Cacti Club, or SMG/Double Barrel Shotgun and Slingshot for ranged. Take Luck to reach the higher Max HP level-ups.
• BabyNo level-up stats, so all stats come from the shop; Sticks are the standard choice because base damage grows with each Stick held, and survivability needs Armor, Dodge and Max HP. XP Gain items and a broad mixed melee loadout are alternatives.
• ChefBurning is the core: Spoon crits on burning enemies and scales with Max HP, so pair it with Scared Sausage and Snake or a Flamethrower/Wand; Flaming Brass Knuckles from a Fist start are another route. Do not level Elemental Damage.
• LichDamage comes from healing scaled by Max HP, so stack Max HP, HP Regeneration and Life Steal and use weapons that trigger healing often or scale with HP: elemental burn with Snake and Scared Sausage, Slingshot, Chopper or Spiky Shield. Sources differ on the main weapon.
• MageElemental build carried by the starting Scared Sausage and Snake: buy more of both, stack Elemental Damage and Attack Speed, and use Tasers (slow plus Support harvesting), Icicles or Lightning Shiv, adding Flamethrowers when offered. Torch is suggested as a tankier start before switching around waves 8-9.
• MultitaskerTwelve Sticks is the standard build because each Stick raises the others' base damage; get % Damage back to positive after filling the slots. Guns, elemental weapons with Snake and Scared Sausage, and 12-turret Engineering builds are reported alternatives.
• RomanticCharm triggers below 25% enemy HP and scales with Max HP, so build Max HP alongside an ordinary ranged setup; SMG with early Ranged Damage and Sharp Bullet is the easiest, Slingshot or Spoon the alternatives. Dodge is needed.

Computed builds that list it

• Arsonist
• Caveman
• Chef

Characters

Start with it: Mage

Shop favours its tags: Mage, Technomage

Synergies

• Burning synergies

Other Elemental Damage items

• Boiling WaterCommon
• BookCommon
• CharcoalCommon
• MutationCommon
• Scared SausageCommon
• Toxic SludgeCommon
• BlazemanderUncommon
• CampfireUncommon
• Energy BraceletUncommon
• Eyes SurgeryUncommon
• Fuel TankUncommon
• Ice CubeUncommon
• SnowballUncommon
• TylerUncommon
• AlloyRare
• CandleRare
• Frozen HeartRare
• HandcuffsRare

7 more. Full lists: Elemental Damage items.

Source

Brotato Wiki, Snake, generated from the game files. Reviewed 12 November 2026.