Birdo Character Guide
Flying Character With Wind-based Attacks.
This build weaponizes Birdo's passive ability to become an "aerial death machine". The core strategy is to use the Tornado weapon to become airborne, which grants invulnerability and a damage boost. The main challenge is his difficult unlock, which requires you to kill 100 enemies with the Tornado weapon while being carried by a tornado in the Desert. A successful run results in a character that can stay airborne for most of the run, making him nearly untouchable.
- Primary Mechanic: His passive grants him invulnerability and a damage boost when he is carried by a tornado.
- Scaling Strategy: The build scales by stacking cooldown reduction and duration to chain tornadoes, which allows you to stay airborne for a long time.
- Core Playstyle: An aerial playstyle that focuses on staying airborne and dealing massive AOE damage.
- Power Curve: The build is weak and vulnerable without the Tornado weapon but becomes an unstoppable force in the mid- to late-game.
Passive Ability
Hold Jump to float in the air.
Quick Tips
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The unlock is extremely challenging and requires you to be airborne.
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Prioritize Duration and Cooldown Reduction upgrades for your Tornado weapon.
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The build is weak without the Tornado weapon, so play defensively until you get it.
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Position your tornadoes to lift you into the air over enemy clusters.
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Bosses resist your Tornado, so focus on their minions.
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Aerial invulnerability allows you to dodge boss special attacks.
Strengths & Weaknesses
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He has incredible mobility when riding tornadoes.
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His passive grants him temporary invulnerability when airborne.
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The Tornado weapon deals massive AOE damage.
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He is excellent against dense enemy waves.
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The character has a unique and fun playstyle.
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His unlock is extremely challenging, requiring you to kill 100 enemies with the Tornado weapon while airborne in the Desert.
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He is weak without the Tornado weapon.
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He has a high skill ceiling, as aerial timing is critical.
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He is less effective against bosses.
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His unlock location is specific to the Desert biome.
Build Core
Wind-based crowd control weapon that sends tornadoes knocking enemies back.
Heat-seeking missile weapon that fires homing projectiles.
Multi-bullet ranged weapon ideal for crit builds. Fires multiple bullets with high crit scaling.
Birdo's default weapon is the Tornado, which sends out tornadoes that knock enemies back. His passive, "Eye of the Storm," grants him a damage boost and temporary invulnerability when he is carried by a tornado.
- Why these are optimal: The Tornado is Birdo's signature weapon, as it is essential for his aerial playstyle. The Slutty Rocket and Revolver are great for dealing damage to enemies while you are airborne.
- Upgrade Priority: Focus on upgrades that increase the Tornado's duration, area of effect, and cooldown reduction, as these are crucial for a successful run.
- Key Mechanics: The Tornado weapon can be used to control enemy movement and create a safe zone for you to attack from.
Increases the active duration of weapon effects and the lifespan of projectiles.
Reduces the cooldown between attacks allowing weapons to fire more frequently.
Increases the size of projectiles weapon swings and area-of-effect attacks.
Tomes are essential for amplifying Birdo's crowd control.
- Essential Tomes: The Duration Tome is the highest priority, as it makes your aerial phases last longer. The Cooldown Tome is also a top priority for increasing the uptime of your aerial state. The Area Size Tome is great for pulling in more enemies and increasing your AOE damage.
- Acquisition Order: Focus on Cooldown and Duration tomes first, as they are crucial for the build to function.
- Tome Synergies: The Shield Tome and Health Tome are also great for survivability, as they work well with his defensive playstyle.
Wind-based crowd control weapon that sends tornadoes knocking enemies back.
Increases the active duration of weapon effects and the lifespan of projectiles.
These items are critical for an aerial-focused build and are essential for reaching Birdo's full potential.
- Item Priority: The Tornado is an essential weapon for this build. Cooldown Reduction and Duration are also a must-have for a successful run.
- Stacking: Stack as many of these items as possible to amplify the effects of his passive.
- Item Breakpoints: The build becomes unstoppable once your cooldown reduction is 50-60% and duration is 100%+.
Blocks incoming attacks and emits a damaging shockwave.
These are strong supporting options that significantly enhance the build.
- How they amplify the build: The Aegis shield is a great defensive item that can block attacks and send out shockwaves. Crit Chance and Crit Damage are also great for amplifying your damage, as you can deal massive burst damage while airborne.
Increases the character's maximum health pool.
Increases the Armor stat which reduces the amount of incoming damage taken.
These are optional items that provide quality of life improvements.
- Benefits: Lifesteal, Health, and Armor can help you survive a long run.
- Why they're not essential: The build can function and scale without these items, but they make the run smoother and more consistent.
Game Phase Strategies
The unlock is extremely difficult, as it requires you to get 100 kills with the Tornado weapon while airborne in the Desert. You must be patient and persistent to succeed.
- Goal: Get 100 kills with the Tornado weapon while airborne.
- Build Focus: Focus on characters with shop advantages, such as Robinette, to find the Tornado weapon.
- Resource Management: Save your gold for shops, and reroll them if you can't find what you need.
π‘ Quick Tips:
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The unlock is in the Desert biome.
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The Tornado weapon is a somewhat rare shop item.
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Only kills while airborne count.
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The unlock is a long grind, so be patient.
The build is weak without the Tornado weapon, so you must play defensively until you can afford it.
- Goal: Purchase the Tornado in the first shop.
- Build Focus: Focus on surviving and collecting gold for the Tornado weapon.
- Resource Management: Prioritize survival over aggressive play.
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Play defensively.
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Take any weapon that helps you clear enemies safely.
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Save your gold for the Tornado.
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Your passive is not impactful yet.
Your goal is to achieve consistent aerial uptime and control.
- Power Spikes: This is when you begin to notice your ability to control enemies.
- Build Goals: Stack Duration and Cooldown Reduction to achieve constant aerial uptime.
- Boss Approach: You can begin to engage bosses, but be careful as the freeze resistance will make them harder to control.
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Stack Cooldown Reduction to 40-60%.
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Add Duration for longer aerial phases.
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Practice aerial timing.
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Use aerial invulnerability to dodge dangerous attacks.
Your build is now an unstoppable force, and your goal is to perfect aerial combat and dominate the battlefield.
- Final Build State: With high Cooldown and Duration, you can maintain a near-permanent aerial state.
- Final Boss Strategy: Use your aerial invulnerability to dodge boss special attacks.
- Endless Wave Tactics: Use your Tornado to clear entire waves before they reach you.
- Victory Conditions: Your ultimate goal is to become an unstoppable force and achieve mastery.
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Achieve near-permanent aerial uptime.
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Use aerial invulnerability to dodge boss attacks.
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You can now clear the map with ease.
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You are now an unstoppable force.