Crossbow

Community builds that use it

• HunterCrossbows with Crit Chance (boosted 25%) and Range, which also grants % Damage; Harvesting gains are cancelled, so drop it. Thief Dagger, Icicle, Shuriken and Hiking Pole are reported alternatives.
• JackFew enemies with high health, so use high base-damage weapons such as Laser Gun and Revolver, stacking Ranged Damage, then % Damage and Crit Chance, plus Speed to evade elites. Spears, Jousting Lance, Icicle and Brick (tripled material drop) are reported alternatives.
• MutantLevel-ups supply most stats because items cost 50% more, so buy only key items, take Luck for better upgrades and rush all six weapons early. Quarterstaff scales with level; SMG, Double Barrel Shotgun or Minigun with Ranged Damage from upgrades are the gun route.
• RangerGun build that stacks Ranged Damage (boosted 50%), % Damage and Attack Speed; SMG is the usual pick, with Double Barrel Shotgun, Revolver and Minigun also recommended. A Crossbow variant instead stacks Range and Crit Chance and skips Ranged Damage.
• SoldierStand still to shoot and move only to dodge: Double Barrel Shotgun, SMG or Revolver with lots of Ranged Damage plus some Max HP, Dodge or Life Steal. Javelins (scaling with Melee Damage) are another reported option.

Stats by tier

1. Tier I Common

   Damage

   10 (+50% Ranged Damage, +10% Range)

   Cooldown

   1.13s

   Crit

   x1.5 (30% chance)

   Range

   350

2. Tier II Uncommon

   Damage

   12 (+50% Ranged Damage, +10% Range)

   Cooldown

   1.13s

   Crit

   x1.75 (35% chance)

   Range

   350

3. Tier III Rare

   Damage

   15 (+50% Ranged Damage, +10% Range)

   Cooldown

   1.13s

   Crit

   x2 (40% chance)

   Range

   350

4. Tier IV Legendary

   Damage

   18 (+50% Ranged Damage, +10% Range)

   Cooldown

   1.13s

   Crit

   x2.25 (45% chance)

   Range

   350

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

DPS at tier IV

25.1 DPS with no stats, 38.7 at 20 Ranged Damage and 59.6 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #25 of 29 weapons that scale with Ranged Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.

Builds that rank it in their top five

• Hunter#2 for this character

Characters that can start with it

• Buccaneer
• Cyborg
• Entrepreneur
• Explorer
• Fisherman
• Golem
• Hunter
• Jack
• King
• Lich
• Loud
• Multitasker
• Mutant
• Ranger
• Renegade
• Soldier
• Streamer
• Vagabond
• Vampire

Class set bonuses

Medieval

• 2 weapons: +1 Armor
• 3 weapons: +1 Armor; +3% Dodge
• 4 weapons: +2 Armor; +3% Dodge
• 5 weapons: +2 Armor; +6% Dodge
• 6 or more: +3 Armor; +6% Dodge

Precise

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

Each step replaces the previous one. All class bonuses.

Synergies

• Critical hits synergies

Other Medieval and Precise weapons

• ClawPrecise, Unarmed
• DrillLegendary, Precise
• FlailMedieval, Primitive
• Jousting LanceMedieval
• KnifePrecise
• Light SaberBlade, Precise
• Lightning ShivElemental, Precise
• MaceHeavy, Medieval
• QuarterstaffMedieval, Primitive
• ScissorsMedical, Precise
• Sharp ToothPrecise, Primitive
• Spiky ShieldBlunt, Medieval
• SwordBlade, Medieval
• Thief DaggerPrecise
• TridentMedieval, Naval
• Vorpal SwordBlade, Medieval
• BlowgunPrecise, Primitive
• Carbon BowPrecise
• IcicleElemental, Precise
• ShurikenPrecise
• Sniper GunGun, Precise
• Tranq RifleGun, Precise

Source

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