Brotato character tier list

v1 · v1.1 + Paws & Claws (pre-Primal Dread) · Danger 5, solo · updated 2026-10-31

Ranked for a Danger 5 solo win with ordinary shop luck. S means the character wins with almost any coherent plan; D means it needs a specific setup or a lot of luck. Co-op changes several placements - see the co-op guide. v2 follows the Primal Dread balance pass.

S tier

Golem	Max HP and Armor scale 33% harder; with armor-scaling weapons it stops taking meaningful damage and the no-healing clause rarely matters.
King	Rewards buying Tier IV items with stats that compound; the mid-game spike is the strongest in the roster.
Loud	More enemies means more materials and more targets; the economy outruns the extra danger from wave 5 on.
Technomage	Elemental damage feeds structures and structures feed elemental damage; the loop is self-sustaining by wave 10.
Cryptid	Trees are free regen, materials and XP; protect them and the run becomes a formality.
Creature	Curse scaling turns every cursed enemy into a payout and the kit never runs out of targets.

A tier

Artificer	Explosion scaling from a starting weapon that already explodes; needs explosion size, then wins.
Crazy	Crit damage on fast weapons; the only thing it needs from the shop is crit chance.
Engineer	Structures ignore most defensive pressure; weak start, dominant late.
Explorer	Bigger map plus materials from exploration; safe, rich, slightly slow.
Diver	Material drops become damage; thrives on the shared shop weighting.
Buccaneer	Ranged scaling with a naval twist; consistent at Danger 5.
Lucky	Luck is damage, drops and rarity at once; the run snowballs from wave 1.
Mage	Fire spread does the clearing for you; elemental items are plentiful.
Fisherman	Piercing water damage with a built-in economy; easy Endless scaling.
Jack	Elite and boss damage, more materials from them; Danger 5 feeds it.
Dwarf	Heavy weapons with HP scaling; slow, inevitable.
Sailor	Naval set bonuses plus curse pay-offs; strong with Abyssal items.
Hunter	Range and crit on precise weapons; kites well, dies rarely.
Vampire	Life steal that scales with damage; needs attack speed, then self-sustains.
Ranger	Pure ranged scaling and range; the safest learning character that still wins Danger 5.
Entrepreneur	Economy plus material-count damage; strongest shops in the game.

B tier

Brawler	Unarmed attack speed and dodge; strong early, falls off if dodge caps before damage arrives.
Knight	Armor-scaling melee on medieval weapons; solid, rarely spectacular.
Chunky	Max HP scaling on a huge pool; relies on finding HP-to-damage conversions.
Old	Small map and slow enemies help turrets; capped by the one-weapon-per-slot limits.
Mutant	Faster levelling means more stat upgrades; the stats are generic.
Wildling	Primitive weapons with a nature theme; fine, not fast.
Druid	Fruit and luck; strong economy, needs a damage plan.
Captain	XP per free weapon slot; a stat-stacking puzzle that rewards discipline.
Hiker	Materials from distance travelled; comfortable mid-tier economy.
Gladiator	Melee combos with attack speed; strong once six weapons are online.
Lich	Curse and regen trade; safe but slow.
Glutton	Consumables heal and empower; depends on drop luck.
Farmer	Harvesting scaling; wins by wave 20 if it survives wave 8.
Streamer	Stand still for materials and armor per structure; awkward solo, good in co-op.
Cyborg	Engineering and tools; competent, unspectacular.
Arms Dealer	Cheap weapons let you buy six Tier IVs early; items suffer for it.
Saver	Materials into damage; needs restraint in the shop.
Baby	XP stat gains; strong late, fragile early.
Bull	Explodes when hit; the Paws & Claws restrictions pulled it down from A.
Beast Master	Pet-only play; viable and fun, not yet as consistent as weapon builds.
Soldier	Static damage and attack speed since Paws & Claws; honest middle of the pack.
Apprentice	Flat stats on level-up; fine on every build, great on none.
Chef	Burning-enemy damage; needs a fire source, excellent in co-op with a mage.
Ogre	Overkill explosions; strong with heavy weapons, dies to chip.
Curious	Item variety into XP; builds are deliberately scattered.

C tier

Well Rounded	No weaknesses, no scaling; the tutorial character.
Speedy	Speed into damage; fun, capped by how fast you can actually move.
Sick	Regen into damage via sickness; fragile until it clicks.
Masochist	Damage per hit taken; the hits add up.
Pacifist	Materials for not killing; wins Danger 0, struggles above.
Gangster	Stealing spawns elites; high variance.
Romantic	Item-pair scaling; needs the right drops.
Builder	Structure range and attack speed from unspent materials; slow and positional.
Doctor	Healing into damage; the conversion is weak.
Generalist	Three melee plus three ranged; set bonuses suffer.
Multitasker	Twelve weapons at reduced damage; shop costs balloon.
One Armed	One weapon, huge attack speed; feast or famine.
Ghost	90% dodge cap but no armor; one bad roll ends the run.
Renegade	Dodge and speed on a thin frame.
Vagabond	Random stat ups; coin-flip runs.
Demon	Buys with HP; strong hands, dangerous habit.

D tier

Wounded

Dies in one hit; a challenge character, not a build.