The April 18, 2026 Cyber Update basically flipped the income meta in Steal a Brainrot upside down. New Secret-tier brainrots from the Cyber Craft Machine jumped straight to the top three income slots, and the old kings — Strawberry Elephant and Meowl — shifted from "best earners" to "best long-term store of value." I've been grinding and tracking trades since the update dropped, so here's my current tier list covering every brainrot worth chasing, with both a raw income/s lens and a trading-value lens.
Tier S — Top Earners (Income/s)
| Rank | Brainrot | Base Income/s | With Cyber 11x | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digi Narwhal | $3.2B/s | $35.2B/s | Cyber Craft (Capitano Moby + Fishino Clownino) |
| 2 | Los Chillis | $1.2B/s | $13.2B/s | Cyber Craft (3× Chillin Chili) |
| 3 | Gym Bros | $684M/s | $7.5B/s | Cyber Craft (Odin Din Din Dun + Swag Soda + Fragola La La La) |
| 4 | Strawberry Elephant (OG) | $750M/s | n/a (no Cyber on OG) | Pre-Cyber Era; trading only |
| 5 | Meowl (OG) | $600M/s | n/a | Pre-Cyber; trading only |
All three top slots are Cyber Craft outputs from Update 47 — that's the big story here. If you don't have Digi Narwhal yet, Los Chillis is honestly your best entry point to the 10B+/s club. You only need three Chillin Chilis to craft it, which is way more realistic for mid-game players than hunting down a Capitano Moby.
Tier A — Solid Income, High Availability
| Rank | Brainrot | Base Income/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Camera Ramena | $273.7M/s | Cyber Craft, easy ingredients |
| 7 | Buho De Volto | $44.2M/s | Cyber Craft, La Vacca + Berryno + Fishboard |
| 8 | Headless Horseman (OG) | $550M/s | Halloween limited, retains scarcity premium |
| 9 | Bunny and Eggy (Easter) | $185M/s | Divine Fuse 6%, current event |
| 10 | Griffin (Secret) | $400M/s | Best non-Cyber Secret; Divine Fuse 6% |
Tier B — Reliable Mid-Range
These are easier to get than S-tier and still worth holding while you save for top-tier crafts. I kept several of these for weeks before I had enough pieces for Los Chillis and they did solid work in the meantime:
- Trenotubo Axolotrico 9000 ($4.1M/s base; Cyber-mutated version hits $45.1M/s — outperforms most non-Cyber Secrets, which surprised me)
- Hydra Dragon Cannelloni (top-tier OG mid-range, solid floor value)
- Tigloligre Frutonni (mid B-tier; shows up constantly as an ingredient in Brainrot God recipes)
- Capitano Moby (Secret; primary ingredient for Digi Narwhal so trade demand is high even if you're not crafting it yourself)
- Chillin Chili (its trade value climbs because it's the Los Chillis ingredient — I've watched people offer surprisingly good stuff for these)
Trading Value vs Income/s — They Diverge
This is the thing most tier lists skip over completely, and it's where I've seen people make bad decisions. The highest income/s is not automatically the highest trade value. As of late April 2026:
| Brainrot | Income/s Rank | Trade Value Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Elephant | Tier S (income) | T0 (trade) — old, scarce, OG status |
| Digi Narwhal | Tier S (income) | T1 (trade) — easy to craft, supply rising |
| Meowl | Tier S (income) | T0 (trade) — has the best trait too |
| Hopilikalika Hopilikalako | Tier C (income) | T0 (trade) — 0.25% drop, ultra-scarce |
Trade value is driven by scarcity — either a low drop rate or a limited-time event window — while income/s is driven by current number tuning. Cyber Craft outputs have high income right now, but their trade value will normalize as more players craft them. I already see Digi Narwhal offers getting less crazy compared to launch week.
What to Avoid (Tier F)
- Anything Common or Rare for stacking — income/s is too low to matter at end-game and they don't hold trade value
- Mutated brainrots with Diamond or Gold mutation (1.5x and 1.25x multipliers — both too weak for Cyber-era earnings)
- Daily-shop brainrots without a unique trait
How to Actually Use This Tier List
If you're free-to-play and below Rebirth 10: stick to Tier B. Stack Trenotubo Axolotrico crafts during weekend Cyber windows and be patient. That's what I did early on and it works.
If you're Rebirth 15+: go for Los Chillis. Three Chillin Chilis is realistic with one weekend of focused grinding, and a Cyber-mutated Los Chillis will out-earn your entire current base income.
If you're end-game: Digi Narwhal is the absolute apex right now. Stack 3-5 Cyber Digi Narwhals over about a month and your total income passes 100B/s. That's the benchmark to chase.
