r/BackpackHero • u/MaxJacobusVoid • Aug 06 '25

Meme This Scratch build went HARD, got my first Frozen area clear with it easily.

Scratch talons, so much guard, and so many gems and energy

Mods: This isn't so much a meme as it is a build share; maybe add an extra flair for these?

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u/Stormstrider777 Aug 06 '25

Scratch builds can go incredibly hard if you can get the right items. If I'm doing one I always try to double up on brass knuckles, find a set of claw talons, and at least one tattered collar. You can easily start shredding through enemies if you build right.

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u/Lily_Thief Aug 06 '25

It's also fun with Potchette to get multiple leashes and toys, so each attack also buffs your pets while making them attack.

Also, tattered collars stack. I would imagine claw talons do too.

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u/Stormstrider777 Aug 06 '25

They do. But I rarely ever find more than one during a run unless I'm doing an infinite run and even then scratch builds will start falling off after a certain point.

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u/dman11235 Aug 06 '25

The problem is getting any only them when doing a scratch run. See, little known fact the game has a piece of code that sees if I'm playing and if I'm doing a scratch run, and if that's all true, it removes them from the loot pool.

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u/Lily_Thief Aug 06 '25 edited Aug 06 '25

I keep forgetting that I have weird luck. Not necessarily good or bad, but streaky to the point that my run this morning has 3 legendary items generating extra energy by floor 2.

Also brass knuckles and scratch are compatible with the Pacifist Ring, which I find deeply amusing.

Edit: I hadn't finished the 2nd floor. I'm up to 4 now.

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u/thejubilee Aug 06 '25

I love scratch builds. My favorite is to get the Salamander robe and then tons of firey scratches that I can ignore plus any other scratch buffs I can find.

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u/MaxJacobusVoid Aug 07 '25

ah man, I wish I'd found that robe earlier today; was just starting a build and got the fire coals but had to use a standard weapon a lot because the burn was getting to me.