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Hatchet

MeleePrimitiveTiers I–IV

Unlock: Win a run with Wildling
Starting weapon for: 27 characters

Community builds that use it

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.
WildlingSix Sticks (the starting extra Stick included) with the +30% Primitive Life Steal is the default; Spear, Javelin, Hatchet and Slingshot are alternatives within the tier-2 weapon cap.

Stats by tier

Tier I Common
Damage
7 (+100% Melee Damage, +20% Attack Speed)
Cooldown
0.68s
Crit
x2 (3% chance)
Range
125
Tier II Uncommon
Damage
11 (+100% Melee Damage, +20% Attack Speed)
Cooldown
0.67s
Crit
x2 (3% chance)
Range
125
Tier III Rare
Damage
22 (+100% Melee Damage, +20% Attack Speed)
Cooldown
0.65s
Crit
x2 (3% chance)
Range
125
Tier IV Legendary
Damage
45 (+100% Melee Damage, +20% Attack Speed)
Cooldown
0.63s
Crit
x2 (3% chance)
Range
125

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

DPS at tier IV

73.6 DPS with no stats, 106.3 at 20 Melee Damage and 155.3 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #13 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

Primitive

2 weapons: +3 Max HP
3 weapons: +6 Max HP
4 weapons: +9 Max HP
5 weapons: +12 Max HP
6 or more: +15 Max HP

Each step replaces the previous one. All class bonuses.

Other Primitive weapons

Source

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