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Fist

MeleeUnarmedTiers I–IV

Unlock: Available from the start
Starting weapon for: 31 characters

Community builds that use it

BrawlerFill all slots with Fists and add Flaming Brass Knuckles and Power Fists when they appear; reach 60% Dodge quickly and back it with Armor and Max HP because the low range means taking hits. A six-Claw build stacking Attack Speed and Crit Chance is the alternative, but it gets no benefit from the starting Fist bonus.
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.
CryptidMelee crit build that leaves trees alive: Thief Dagger, Knife, Claw or Jousting Lance with Crit Chance and Melee Damage, capping Dodge at its 70% limit. Ranged weapons and turrets pop trees.
KingRush tier-2+ weapons to avoid the tier-1 penalty; cheap high-base-damage Pistols are the most cited, with Fist, Hatchet, Spear, Spiky Shield and Javelin also viable. Luck raises the chance of higher-tier weapons.
OgreKills explode and the explosions scale with Max HP, so stack Max HP and Melee Damage; Brick, Rock, Chopper and Fist starts are recommended, moving to Spears or Trident for long-range triggers. Keep Speed positive despite the Blunt and Ogre penalties.
VagabondEach weapon counts toward every weapon class you hold, so get six different melee weapons with as many classes as possible; Cacti Club, Spear, Quarterstaff and Lightning Shiv starts are recommended. Ghost weapons and chasing Luck/Harvesting are discouraged.

Stats by tier

Tier I Common
Damage
8 (+100% Melee Damage)
Cooldown
0.78s
Crit
x1.5 (1% chance)
Range
150
Tier II Uncommon
Damage
16 (+100% Melee Damage)
Cooldown
0.73s
Crit
x1.5 (1% chance)
Range
150
Tier III Rare
Damage
32 (+100% Melee Damage)
Cooldown
0.69s
Crit
x1.5 (1% chance)
Range
150
Tier IV Legendary
Damage
64 (+100% Melee Damage)
Cooldown
0.59s
Crit
x1.5 (1% chance)
Range
150

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

DPS at tier IV

109 DPS with no stats, 143.1 at 20 Melee Damage and 194.2 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #5 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

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 Unarmed weapons

Guides that mention it

How to beat Nightmare in Brotato: characters, builds and fog waves

Source

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