Brotato DBBrotato 1.1.15.4 · read from the game files · unofficial

Tier III item · Base game

Strange Book

Strange Book is a Tier III item in Brotato 1.1.15.4 (Base game). Effects: +1 Engineering for every permanent 1 Elemental Damage you have [+0]. -1 Melee Damage. -1 Ranged Damage. It has a base price of 70 materials: 78 in the wave 1 shop and 230 by wave 20. You can hold only one (unique).

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Quick answers (2)
What does Strange Book do in Brotato?
+1 Engineering for every permanent 1 Elemental Damage you have [+0]. -1 Melee Damage. -1 Ranged Damage.
How much does Strange Book cost?
Base price 70; in the shop 78 at wave 1, 150 at wave 10 and 230 at wave 20 (before price modifiers).

Effects

  • +1 Engineering for every permanent 1 Elemental Damage you have [+0]
  • -1 Melee Damage
  • -1 Ranged Damage

As the game prints them in the shop, for a character with no other stats.

Base price
70
Limit
1
unique
Tier
Tier III
In the shop
Yes
Unlock
From the start
Game ID
item_strange_book

Tags (what characters' shop preferences look for)

EngineeringElemental Damage

Price by wave

Wave15101520
Shop price78110150190230
Recycle for1927374757
How this is worked out

Shop price = (base + wave + base × wave × 0.1), rounded down, before price modifiers (an items-price stat changes it by its percentage). Recycling returns 25% of that. From the game's ItemService.get_value and get_recycling_value.