Knife

Community builds that use it

• CrazyUse Precise weapons, which keep the full +100 Range, and push Crit Chance toward 100% with plenty of Melee Damage; Thief Dagger is the economy pick, Lightning Shiv, Shuriken, Claw and Icicle are the other main options. Leave Dodge negative and rely on Armor and Max HP instead.
• 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.
• DiverMelee crit with Precise weapons: Knife or Scissors to start, with Thief Dagger and Shuriken as options. Guides report a slow early game; one guide recommends moving to Cacti Club, Spear or SMG once found.

Stats by tier

1. Tier I Common

   Damage

   9 (+80% Melee Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.98s

   Crit

   x2.5 (20% chance)

   Range

   150

2. Tier II Uncommon

   Damage

   13 (+80% Melee Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.91s

   Crit

   x3 (30% chance)

   Range

   150

3. Tier III Rare

   Damage

   18 (+80% Melee Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.84s

   Crit

   x3.5 (40% chance)

   Range

   150

4. Tier IV Legendary

   Damage

   25 (+80% Melee Damage)

   Cooldown

   0.76s

   Crit

   x4 (50% 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

82.2 DPS with no stats, 134.9 at 20 Melee Damage and 213.8 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #6 of 58 weapons that scale with Melee Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.

Builds that rank it in their top five

• Diver#3 for this character
• Caveman#4 for this character
• Gladiator#5 for this character

Characters that can start with it

• Apprentice
• Archaeologist
• Baby
• Captain
• Chef
• Crazy
• Cryptid
• Curious
• Diver
• Entrepreneur
• Fisherman
• Gangster
• Generalist
• Gladiator
• Golem
• Hunter
• Jack
• King
• Knight
• Lich
• Multitasker
• Poacher
• Soldier
• Speedy
• Survivor
• Time Shifter
• Vampire
• Well-Rounded
• Wounded

Class set bonuses

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.

Other Precise weapons

• ClawPrecise, Unarmed
• DrillLegendary, Precise
• Light SaberBlade, Precise
• Lightning ShivElemental, Precise
• ScissorsMedical, Precise
• Sharp ToothPrecise, Primitive
• Thief DaggerPrecise
• BlowgunPrecise, Primitive
• Carbon BowPrecise
• CrossbowMedieval, Precise
• IcicleElemental, Precise
• ShurikenPrecise
• Sniper GunGun, Precise
• Tranq RifleGun, Precise

Guides that mention it

• How to beat Danger 5 in Brotato: characters and builds

Source

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