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Materials
In Brotato, Materials are small green objects that are dropped by Enemies when they are killed. Harvesting also grants you materials at the end of each wave.
When you gain materials, you gain both Experience, used to level up, and Gold, the currency used to reroll and buy items in the Shop
Within the game, there is no clear distinction between Materials and Gold, and the terms are used interchangeably despite functioning in two different ways. We make the distinction here on this page to make things more clear. The rest of the Wikipedia uses the terms in the same way as the game does.
Getting more Materials
Aside from drops and Harvesting, the only other way to gain Materials that gives both Experience and Gold is:
Metal Detector allows materials to sometimes give double value.
- The
Pacifist gains 0.65 Materials for each enemy alive on screen and for each enemy that had despawned during the wave.
Materials Limit
There is a limit of 50 materials that can be on the map at once. If more than 50 materials would drop on the ground, the new materials is added to the value of one of the already existing blobs instead of creating a new green blob.
No Materials or value is lost when this happens.
Gold
Gold is the currency used to reroll Upgrades and items in the Shop. And it is used to buy items in the Shop. In the game, the currency is just referred to as Materials.
When 
Streamer gains "Materials" from standing still, it is actually just gold that is gained, and not Experience. This means that the streamer can actually end up underleveled compared to other characters, since they have a -50% Materials dropped by enemies.
Gold Only items
These items only provides gold and doesn't provide Experience.
| Name | Rarity | Effects | Base Price | Limit | Unlocked By | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | +15 materials when you pick up a crate -1 % Speed |
15 | 3 | Luck, Exploration, Economy | ||
| Tier 3 | 33% chance to gain 1 material when killing an enemy with a critical hit | 55 | 3 | Win a run with  Crazy |
Crit Chance | |
| Tier 2 | +20% of your materials at the start of waves (stops working at wave 20) | 40 | 1 |
