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Cestus

MeleeBluntUnarmedPrimal DreadTiers II–IV

  • If your Knockback is +10 or higher, this weapon's base damage is doubled
Unlock
Available from the start
Starting weapon for
Dwarf, King, Knight

Stats by tier

  1. Tier II Uncommon

    Damage
    25 (+100% Melee Damage)
    Cooldown
    1.29s
    Crit
    x1.5 (3% chance)
    Range
    175

  2. Tier III Rare

    Damage
    50 (+100% Melee Damage)
    Cooldown
    1.2s
    Crit
    x1.5 (3% chance)
    Range
    175

  3. Tier IV Legendary

    Damage
    100 (+100% Melee Damage)
    Cooldown
    1.1s
    Crit
    x1.5 (3% chance)
    Range
    175

Damage in brackets is added from your stats before %Damage multiplies the total; see the damage formula or the calculator.

DPS at tier IV

92.3 DPS with no stats, 110.7 at 20 Melee Damage and 138.4 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #10 of 58 weapons that scale with Melee Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.

Builds that rank it in their top five

Characters that can start with it

Class set bonuses

Blunt

  • 2 weapons: +1 Armor; -2% Speed
  • 3 weapons: +1 Armor; +3 Max HP; -4% Speed
  • 4 weapons: +2 Armor; +3 Max HP; -6% Speed
  • 5 weapons: +2 Armor; +6 Max HP; -8% Speed
  • 6 or more: +3 Armor; +6 Max HP; -10% Speed

Unarmed

  • 2 weapons: +3% Dodge
  • 3 weapons: +6% Dodge
  • 4 weapons: +9% Dodge
  • 5 weapons: +12% Dodge
  • 6 or more: +15% Dodge

Each step replaces the previous one. All class bonuses.

Other Blunt and Unarmed weapons

Source

Brotato Wiki, Cestus, generated from the game files. The 12 November 2026 patch changed no weapon numbers. Reviewed .

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