Rebirth in Steal a Brainrot is a core mechanic that resets your progress in exchange for permanent upgrades. When you rebirth, the game takes all your brainrots and most of your money, but it gives you the ability to purchase new gear in the Coins Shop, grants new multipliers, and modifies your base by adding new slots or new controllers. Each rebirth requires a specific amount of cash and certain brainrot(s) to be in your possession.
As you get more rebirths, the requirements become harder. Later rebirths demand higher income and rarer brainrots, and they also give you more cash as a bonus when you rebirth. Rebirth is a very important feature because it provides perks like extra slots and a money multiplier, which are essential for progressing further in the game.
What Rebirth Does
Rebirth is a major progression reset. When you perform a rebirth, you lose all your brainrots and most of your money. In exchange, you gain permanent benefits that carry over. These benefits include the ability to purchase new gear in the Coins Shop, new multipliers that increase your income, and base modifications such as additional slots or new controllers.
The exact rewards vary by rebirth level. For example, Rebirth 1 grants a x0.5 multiplier, a $5K cash bonus, and unlocks the Friend Controller, Iron Slap, Gravity Coil, and Bee Launcher. Rebirth 1 does not give an additional slot. Rebirth 2 grants a x1 multiplier, a $10K cash bonus, a +1 slot that adds a second floor to your base, and the Gold Slap, Coil Combo, and Rage Table.
Higher rebirths keep scaling up. Rebirth 8 grants a x7 multiplier and the Nuclear Slap and Rainbowrath Sword. Rebirth 9 grants a x8 multiplier and the Galaxy Slap and Laser Cape. Rebirth 10 grants a x9 multiplier and a +1 slot that adds a third floor, plus the Glitched Slap and Body Swap Potion. Rebirth 14 grants a x13 multiplier and the Gummy Bear and Subspace Mine. Rebirth 19 grants a x19 multiplier and the Grief Guard.
Rebirth Requirements
Each rebirth has specific requirements you must meet before you can perform it. You need both a certain amount of cash and specific brainrots in your possession. The full list of requirements for all 19 rebirth levels is covered in our rebirth list. In short, Rebirth 1 requires $500K and Trippi Troppi plus Gangster Footera, while Rebirth 19 requires $30Qa and La Grande Combinasion.
Between Rebirths 5 and 16, you only need 1 brainrot. Rebirth 17 is the first rebirth to require 2 secrets, and it is also the first double-digit rebirth to require 2 brainrots. This was reverted in Rebirth 18, as the requirement got buffed to only needing 1 brainrot.
Rebirth 9 is the first rebirth to require a Brainrot God as a requirement, and Rebirth 15 is the final rebirth to use a Brainrot God as its requirement. Rebirth 8 is the final rebirth to use a Mythic as its requirement. Rebirth 16 is the first rebirth to use a Secret as its requirement. Rebirth 19 is the first rebirth to require a brainrot above $10M/s. Both Common and OG rarities are not required for rebirthing due to being very easy or very difficult to get.
Best Strategy: Protect Your Brainrots Before Rebirthing
Before you rebirth, it is recommended to let a trusted person or an alternative account (on another device or tab) steal your most valuable brainrots. This way, when you rebirth, you can get them back and regain your progress. This is the core strategy for a successful rebirth, as it prevents you from losing your best brainrots permanently.
You can also collect the next rebirth's requirements and keep them on an alternate account or give them to a trusted person. You can get them back whenever you want, which saves you time. It is smart to look at the rebirth requirements page, then collect all of the required brainrots all at once, so you can rebirth faster. Store them on an alt account using your phone or a laptop or computer.
Base Floors and Brainrot Safety
Rebirth 2 gives the base a second floor, and Rebirth 10 gives the base a third floor. This is useful in keeping valuable brainrots safe, as it is hard to steal a brainrot kept at a higher floor. The third floor is particularly useful for protecting your most valuable brainrots from other players.
Important Rebirth Mechanics
There are several important mechanics to understand about rebirth. Any brainrots that are still heading to your base will go back to the red carpet once you rebirth. If someone is stealing a brainrot and the person rebirths, the brainrot disappears. This means you should not rebirth while another player is in the middle of stealing one of your brainrots, as you will lose it.
Rebirth 11 is the final rebirth to give you a slap. If you count the Gummy Bear as a slap, Rebirth 14 would be the last rebirth to give you a slap. Rebirth 1 does not give an additional slot and is the only rebirth that does not.
Trivia and Historical Changes
Before Rebirth 14 was added, Rebirth 8 required a Cocofanto Elefanto, and Rebirth 13 required a Ballerino Lololo. Cocofanto Elefanto was upgraded to Rebirth 9, and all brainrots got downgraded to one rebirth down after Rebirth 14 was added. Ballerino Lololo was removed from the rebirths since Rebirth 14 was added, due to its lower spawn rate compared to high-tier Brainrot Gods such as Tractoro Dinosauro, Cacasito Satalito, Pakrahmatmamat, Aquanaut, and even La Vacca Saturno Saturnita, a Secret.
Rebirth 1 used to need a Tung Tung Tung Sahur, but it was replaced with a Gangster Footera when Noxa copyright claimed Tung Tung Tung Sahur. This is because every Tung Tung Tung Sahur was replaced by Gangster Footera upon removal.