Flamethrower

Community builds that use it

• 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.
• 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.
• SickUse fast or multi-hit weapons so Life Steal outpaces the 1 HP-per-second drain: SMG, Slingshot or Lightning Shiv, with Bandana and other piercing items. Never buy Weird Ghost.
• TechnomageEngineering with Wrench turrets is the reported easier route after the XP nerf, while elemental builds use Taser or Plank and buy every structure. Strange Book converts Elemental Damage to Engineering.

Stats by tier

1. Tier II Uncommon

   Damage

   1 (+1% Elemental Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.123s

   Crit

   x2 (0% chance)

   Range

   250

2. Tier III Rare

   Damage

   1 (+1% Elemental Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.123s

   Crit

   x2 (0% chance)

   Range

   300

3. Tier IV Legendary

   Damage

   1 (+1% Elemental Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.09s

   Crit

   x2 (0% chance)

   Range

   400

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

DPS at tier IV

11.1 DPS with no stats, 11.1 at 20 Elemental Damage and 11.1 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #12 of 12 weapons that scale with Elemental Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.

Builds that rank it in their top five

• Explorer#1 for this character
• Masochist#1 for this character
• Pacifist#1 for this character
• Renegade#1 for this character
• Sailor#1 for this character
• Vampire#1 for this character
• Soldier#2 for this character

Class set bonuses

Elemental

• 2 weapons: +1 Elemental Damage
• 3 weapons: +2 Elemental Damage
• 4 weapons: +3 Elemental Damage
• 5 weapons: +4 Elemental Damage
• 6 or more: +5 Elemental Damage

Heavy

• 2 weapons: +5% Damage
• 3 weapons: +10% Damage
• 4 weapons: +15% Damage
• 5 weapons: +20% Damage
• 6 or more: +25% Damage

Each step replaces the previous one. All class bonuses.

Synergies

• Burning synergies

Other Elemental and Heavy weapons

• AnchorHeavy, Naval
• Cacti ClubHeavy, Primitive
• Flaming Brass KnucklesElemental, Unarmed
• HammerBlunt, Heavy
• Lightning ShivElemental, Precise
• MaceHeavy, Medieval
• PlankElemental, Explosive
• Plasma SledgeElemental, Explosive
• Thunder SwordBlade, Elemental
• TorchElemental, Primitive
• FireballElemental, Explosive
• Gatling LaserHeavy, Legendary
• Grenade LauncherExplosive, Heavy
• IcicleElemental, Precise
• Machine GunGun, Heavy
• MinigunGun, Heavy
• Molotov CocktailElemental
• Nuclear LauncherExplosive, Heavy
• ObliteratorGun, Heavy
• Particle AcceleratorElemental, Heavy
• Rail GunGun, Heavy
• Rocket LauncherExplosive, Heavy
• TaserElemental, Support
• WandElemental

Source

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