EXTREMELY DETAILED Beginner's Guide to Danger 5 - Well-Rounded Brotato Walkthrough

We did it! We've reached the final Brotato vanilla class guide. In this guide I go over everything I've learned over three months of non-stop Brotato, and talk the stats, strategies, breakpoints and goals you'll need for your very first Danger 5 win - or for veterans to keep racking them up consistently!
Detailed class guide and gameplay for Brotato 1.0 on max difficulty, including the unique mechanics, best build, and tips for this class. This run features extremely detailed explanations!

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[@Cephalopocalypse]

For sure! And yeah, here's hoping you started a trend :P

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Awesome, glad to hear it! There's an awful lot of guides up now so there should be more useful stuff :D

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[@maccarnold]

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[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it :D

[@FLCN111]

Thanks to your guides I had another ~100 hours of fun with Brotato. I still enjoy watching them on a second screen while playing the game.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! Doing these guides has also really extended my enjoyment of the game so I'm glad it's helping others as well!

[@jackc8365]

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[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the kind words :D

[@brandonratliff9977]

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[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! That's always been the hope!

[@jerodicus]

This guide is excellent. After watching this I feel like I have all of the tools I need in order to win on Danger 5. I already went 2 for 2 with my next two playthroughs. Much appreciated!

[@dougiedouglas-solo7204]

Only found brotato a few weeks ago, and these vids have been a great series to watch and learn from. Thanks bro, amazing work 🤙🏻

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much! :D

[@maciejsidor5471]

After 1700+ hours sunk into BG3 I needed a break... xD I just started playing Brotato about a week ago, and I 100% it thanks to your guides. Awesome work dude! And skill... That's the only thing I'm missing now to clear Danger 5 on every character... I'm dedicated though! Thanks for all the help it was extremely valuable! :)

[@nottoday9182]

This just got ported to PS5 and your videos have been insanely helpful! I want that platinum trophy and I can't do it without these guides, so thank you!

[@solostryker8948]

Just started playing brotato glad I found your channel

[@Grootstrange]

Just commenting to say I started playing a few days ago and have watched so many of your build guides already! Thanks for explaining everything so well.

[@Maximumsquanch]

Baja blast is the best soda also first video of yours I’ve seen and this game just got on Xbox game pass and I love it!! Crazy how simple and fun it is

[@rookiebear1124]

Thanks for quickly explaining how the life steal works. I assumed it was % of total damage. Very helpful video

[@Cephalopocalypse]

You're welcome! It's one of the more confusing mechanics in this game - took me a long time to figure out what was happening. Glad you liked the video! :D

[@djsnipa1]

Awesome video! New to channel and brotato so I’m looking forward to watching more! Thanks for your hard work!

[@MrLeafeater]

Bravo! I'm glad I stumbled across you. I've been building Shuriken Vampire Renegades all morning, and the break to watch yer 500th video was most welcome.

[@GrimReaper-rf1ku]

...how? You can't equip melee on renegade

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! It's kind of a wild milestone

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Shuriken is weird, it scales with melee damage but counts as a ranged weapon every other way. Renegade can find them!

[@GrimReaper-rf1ku]

@@Cephalopocalypse ohh interesting. Is there a way to bias the shop for shurikens, since you can't start with them, or do you just have to get lucky?

[@Cephalopocalypse]

@@GrimReaper-rf1ku Start with crossbows to get the precise tag, that should make it easier!

[@DatShadyGuy]

Congrats on all the good news about the channel!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks! It's been really fun watching it grow like this

[@jdgonzo1982]

I've just got myself to level 4 difficulty and I'm getting hammered at around the 10th round. it's been pretty consistent up to now so I'm obviously not doing something right...looking to learn a lot more about how the stats work for the weapons. I tend to go ranged more than melee but I'm starting to reconsider...anyway, looking forward to learning more...your my channel of choice, your comments seem to praise your work so thanks for what you've taught us all so far :)

[@Voltron4ev4]

This is exactly the level of detail I needed. Thanks, my man!

[@Komabusa]

31:55 I love the bit about humans being naturally risk averse and the advice to play to the possible upsides instead of focusing on potential downsides. Great general life advice right there.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks! Internalizing that has honestly changed the way I approach basically every decision. It has a ton of problems, so I hesitate to recommend it wholeheartedly, but the book Thinking Fast and Slow has a really good breakdown of risk aversion.

[@azulcrescent715]

Thanks for all the guides Ceph! Really enjoy them!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you watching! :D

[@minhhapham1887]

always love your guides! Looking foward to the future of this channel. (btw i like fruit sodas)

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! And another excellent choice

[@WaifuGate]

Been watching a lot of your content trying to get some general information on the game. Feel like having a basic outline for breakpoints was something I was missing. Appreciate the content man!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! Glad it's helping :D

[@SullySadface]

Thanks for all the guides. I like how there's at least enough of a common theme between them that I'm not totally lost except when stuff gets wacky, and I've got a couple danger 5 clears now. Anyway, favorite soda is still super sketchy mountain dew

[@tssmithaz]

Great job explaining the mechanics and principles. Thanks for the help!

[@lucasgm25]

Your channel is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your content 😉

[@pasteghost428]

Truly, an Armageddon level event, brought about by an extremely ornery Cephalopod.

[@jetfoxproductions]

New to brotato, these guides are helping me so much. I like Dr. Pepper

[@ilfrit]

Completed well-rounded thanks to your video, love the detail really helps me to make my own decisions when playing

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! This is one of the guides I'm proudest of, really glad it's helping! :D

[@imayer7098]

Im new to the game and been watching some other "good to know" videos. But they focus way to much on details and its hard to understand details to a new player. I almost never watch videos that is over 30 mins but I must say that watching this video was really enjoyable and I learnt alot from it. 54 min just flew by. Thank you for this and Ill probably watch your other class videos aswell :) Well-Rounded is the character I dicided to start with. Hopefully he is a good starter :)

[@RocketDRaccoon]

Oh my god, I beat it after 3 days straight almost 😂 your advice was the best amazing video thank you

[@muratdemirtas1422]

This channel always hypes me up to play a few rounds but be aware apart from his skills his rng is very good, like 1 in 10 rounds good. So guideline is accurate and nice but don’t expect to replicate it; this game knows how to f yu up. Thats the joy of it.

[@cnak1120]

Congrats on your 500th video!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks! It's a fun milestone for sure

[@miuindminor]

9 months late. favorite soda is cola. really good vids.

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Game just came out on gamepass and I’ve always loved these kind of games on mobile untill they become pay to win. Found your channel looking for hints and tips and I’m very glad you popped up. Excellent videos man, extremely smart and well done. You definitely know your stuff and gained a sub for sure 👍🏼

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much! I appreciate the kind words :D

[@PavelPov1]

Thank you very much for all the guides

[@Cephalopocalypse]

You're welcome!

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Loving the content, congrats with the milestone!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much, glad you're enjoying it!

[@joshuamersereau2069]

Legend in the making , keep up this pace and quality and you'll be there in no time brother. Really looking forward to the "unlock order" video you mentioned in a past video 🤙 also Ginger ale is top shelf

[@almondfigtea5662]

He already made the unlock order video, you can find it in his Brotato playlist

[@joshuamersereau2069]

@@almondfigtea5662 cheers ty man!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much, really appreciate all the kind words! :D And yep unlock video is already up

[@M1abrums]

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[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much! Glad you liked it :D

[@sokkejimbo]

I have been loving these guides man! Just watched a bunch of them to try and find out which characters I'd find the most fun. All in all, great detail, very informative, slight to major lack of dick jokes

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! Let me just write down "dick jokes" in my big binder labelled "audience research"

[@sokkejimbo]

@@Cephalopocalypse Good stuff man. In that case I'll add "Audience engagement" to mine :D. Keep it up, you're doing some great stuff!

[@viniyannes7635]

genuinely great stuff, but I think the biggest takeaway was "plan for the better possible outcome rather than worst" part, most of the time I just didn't have enough dmg or something cause I chickened out of getting potentially good items, now I just gotta unlock like, half the stuff I've seen lmao, that said, great guide, thank you!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much! For unlocks, I can recommend my Unlock Order Guide ;)

[@d2haze]

Absolutely love the videos bro

[@michaelstout7371]

Well detailed thanks a lot I got further with this but I haven’t beat it once yet Im going to keep trying this video got me to understand the build a lot better Ty new subscriber for sure

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks! I believe in you :D

[@dukelornek]

Ty for your guides.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Cheers! :D

[@beastofbones]

Solid guide video, and congrats on video 500. All the important mechanics and strategy are fully covered in the video, so I have nothing useful to add. Only a handful of nitpicks. Would be good to note crit is less valuable on SMG due to only x1.5 crit modifier. Tentacle was probably overkill. Would link or recommend Aros' Brotato guides on google docs as a baseline for new players. On the comment about surviving through player skill. Strategies geared towards newer players should be simple to understand and execute. Relying on small dodges to survive requires knowing exactly how big your hitbox is. Getting high move speed as a new player is great, because they can simply retreat when under pressure, or run around or through openings in the horde. New players are also more likely to fall behind the damage curve, so if they can't run away, they die and the run is lost. On the subject of piercing bullet. Would've made a special note that you need to think carefully before taking it with shotgun, as it gimps the cleave damage of your t4 shotgun. If you look at damage stats of wave 18 before piercing, SMG outdamaged shotgun. Which means there wasn't enough density for shotgun to get full value.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much and great additinal tips! Arosrising's guides are very good, though I think mostly geared at more advanced players and for high % challenge runs. It's true that crit is worse on smg, but any non-attack speed multiplier has so much extra value on smg that I think it's still very useful. Basically I think of them as having something like +200% attack speed to start, so even small numbers in other damage stats get multiplied significantly.

[@ThePatente]

Thanks my man. Extremely well explained some parts I was not sure about. When you speak about "Flat Range Damage" , it's only the "Range Damage" as said in the game? Right? My english is super good now, but it's not my primary language, so... Keep up the good work my man.

[@NorthernTomato]

Great video so far, learnt a lot! Keep up the good work. Root beer for me too

[@Noartisthere]

Amazing guide sir.

[@eli8729]

Really cool video. The only question I'm still not sure about is about rerolling while having locked items. In my mind you always lose value bc if you pay for a reroll, you only check 3/4 slots. If you would have just played the next round, bought the item and rerolled after that you check 4/4 slots. I guess it can make sence in the early game since you mainly roll for your garuanted weapons anyways but later on I feel like its a misplay.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks! To answer that: because rerolls and item prices go up every shop, and rerolls get more expensive each time you use them within a shop, you can often save money by locking items and still rerolling. It's true you miss out on a shop slot, but you also pay much less for the slots you do see, and any items you buy from those will be cheaper as well.

[@user-ps7ny4qf4z]

got here from the pacifist guide. probably going to binge this series

[@wolfff540]

These guides are great and have been very helpful!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much, glad you like them! :D

[@raidhyn]

Bro I watched like 10 of your videos while playing brotato tonight. My favorite soda is Guarana. If you ever want to get into fighting games hit me up so I can teach you as much as you taught me about all of this awesomeness.

[@nexalacer]

Today, I completed my final Danger 5 with the Artificer, largely thanks to your guides. I tried to do it with the Plank, but I kept having terrible luck in various ways, so I tried the Shredder. It’s good, but I think your suggestion of upgrading to mid-level weapons before getting a high one doesn’t apply here, as the Artificer wants every shot to explode, so you want at least one tier-4 Shredder ASAP.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Awesome, congrats! And yeah, artificer is weird in a number of ways - that's one of my guides that spawned the most discussion since people have very strong feelings about how the class should be played and don't always agree!

[@krasimirdimitrov4955]

I can't even win in tier 4 with this guide :D I guess its back to Glutton...

[@ruperterskin2117]

Right on. Thanks for sharing.

[@dandimit8463]

Thx for the help.

[@shadowlicious0410]

S Tier Guide, even as an advanced player!

[@vampyplays5835]

Awesome guide first of many to watch but where can I find the tier list you mentioned?

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks so much! You can find all my tier lists under the "brotato tier lists and guides" playlist here on the channel :D

[@lotion5238]

I picked up this game a while ago and I have still not beaten danger 5, hoping this helps because this game is completely ruthless on D5

[@AlwaysSleepy13]

I will give you two recommendations on soda: Kola Shampan and Inca Cola. Very good Latino sodas that cant be compared to American drinksm.

[@Erlewyn]

We really have different experiences with SMG, it's one of the worst range weapons for me. It's nice the first few waves, but it gets worse and worse and doesn't kill anything anymore by wave 10.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

It's extremely powerful, but you do need to prioritize flat damage with it. Think of it as being the same as another weapon but starting with -5 ranged damage and +200% attack speed, so you need to repair that negative to get the damage to really start to show up

[@chris_dillon]

Thanks!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks very much for the support! I really appreciate it :D

[@Words_cant_hurt]

Great video !

[@dandimit8463]

My fav soda is Coke Zero.

[@eatmynoobfood7461]

I have been trying to a danger 5 cacti club build on this character and failing MASSIVELY 😂

[@jonathanpalacios36]

I don't drink soda anymore but i like ginger ale

[@drolboz]

What is tje best class to get the -20% speed achieve?

[@icthulu]

Interesting, I do the exact opposite and focus on regen with ranged builds because you are typically not getting hit, while melee is always attacking and getting hit so I choose life steal.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I like my healing to work when I take a lot of damage and have to retreat to reset, so I find with melee builds and lifesteal you can sometimes be too low health to play aggressively enough to keep triggering the lifesteal. Definitely keep doing what works for you though!

[@bdunc7244]

Does luck effect shop spawns. I thought it did but you didn’t mention it

[@Cephalopocalypse]

It does! My bad for not mentioning that in the list. It increases the likelihood of higher level weapons and items showing up. This is *mostly* good but does have some downsides - there are some extremely powerful and efficient level 1 items that it's nice to see in the shop, and that makes those less likely to appear (coffee, tree, bag, etc). Still very good to have overall though!

[@richshirk4772]

I'm just curious about something. Early in the video you say that it is better to have more Tier II weapons than combining up as a goal. Around Wave 9 shop you combine two Tier III SMG and buy a Tier II when it was an option to Recycle a Tier I and replace it with that Tier II. This seems contrary, would it not be better to have 2 Tier III and a Tier II rather than a Tier iV and a Tier I? If it was just a mistake, cool. I'm trying to learn whether this is a strategic decision I'm not understanding?

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Sorry for the confusion! I should have been more clear - you still want to upgrade your weapons and definitely shouldn't recycle to try to stay at level 2 weapons. More total weapon levels is (almost) always good. That concern is for if you have for example 2 level 2s and 4 level 1s, and find a level 1 in the shop: it's better in those cases to make a third level 2 than it is to make a single level 3.

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You got a sub from me bro

[@handthefs8197]

Great video broski-tato-kun! Uwu 🥵😘🥰

[@Cephalopocalypse]

uwu indeed my friend

[@dannyalford1755]

You like root beer… what’s your favorite kind? Mine’s probably Barq’s or IBC

[@Cephalopocalypse]

A&W, but only in canada - it's a different company than the US ones and actually good

[@MichaelDis3d]

I've never had Canada A&W but that's by far my favorite major root beer brand. Sprecher Fire Barrel root beer is my probably my favorite. When I visit Minnesota, I always get a thing of 1919 root beer that is made there, it's also very good. @@Cephalopocalypse

[@icenismo2644]

Could you explain the mechanics of life steal?

[@alexm.9012]

You can only heal 1 hp per every .1 second

[@markcromer4069]

I can't understand why you rate consumable heal so highly. I have D5d every class, and I don't remember even one that didn't stack enough leech / regen to make consumable heal irrelevant.

[@cqstle-]

Free heals are never a bad thing. While more necessary for Melee, it's always nice to have three ways to heal. Sometimes they're not as necessary but I can't say they never help. Depends on the shop price too but Wierd Food is so strong because Dodge is easy to raise. It would be informative if we knew how much consumable healing we took during the run. Then again, it would be cool to save all run details with each character.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Consumables won't usually be a big portion of your overall healing, but they give you burst healing, which is very powerful if you're in a bad situation. You store the fruits on the ground and then can heal back to full instantly, saving you from death if you screw up. Of course, it's better to never screw up, but that ain't me

[@Zxv975]

Tl;dr: consumable healing strong early at a point where HP regen and lifesteal aren't as strong, because the stats they scale with aren't as high (e.g. attack speed for lifesteal) and because consumable healing has a way higher base value. You use consumables to get you through that stage to where your regen stats can take over and carry you through the end game.

[@95reide]

Hey Cephalopocalypse, could you makea video, or series of videos, Where, starting from a blank save file, you talk about what characters synergize well with the varifofus progress-menu challenges? I have like nine characters together unlock, including speedy, streamer, soldier through demon, Hunter, Jack, and cryptid.

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Hey, thanks for the suggestion! I've had a few people ask for this so I just might do it! In the meantime if you haven't seen it definitely check out my video on the best unlock order for classes, it's not exactly what you're looking for but still good info ;)

[@95reide]

Yeah. good video. Definitely going to want to unlock the hunter as soon as I can.

[@pickleyama3046]

lets go

[@Cephalopocalypse]

let's goooooooooooooo

[@nahtak]

I also like root beer! But I can't buy it in my country.

[@arberreka2242]

For the algorithm.

[@EdibleRockingChair]

ROOT BEEEEER

[@BurkedTooHard]

dont drink soda anymore. Water is the best!!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

For sure the best choice!

[@RossOrlando]

Lol watches video and immediately wins first run

[@sinatra617]

The ps5 version of this game is much harder.

[@dynamine203]

w

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Cheers! :D

[@dunsparce4prez560]

666 likes. Sorry i can’t break it

[@JulienChabanon]

Win level 5?? I can't win level 0 hahaha

[@Cephalopocalypse]

I believe in you! :D

[@JulienChabanon]

@@Cephalopocalypse thanks haha I did beat level 0 yesterday!!! 🔥

[@fatSHlT]

U the best man!

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Thanks!

[@andrzejwysocki609]

mentions canadian $ me: ah yes a fellow canadian! him: calls pop soda me: wait a second *confused noises* im not much of a pop guy but prolly dr pepper, it goes well in rum lol

[@Cephalopocalypse]

Haha you got me, I'm a US transplant. Been in Canada since I was quite young but I still say soda and zee sometimes