Welcome to the chaotic world of Megabonk, a game known for its tough early-game challenge, limited weapon slots, and slow progression. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. This beginner’s guide will walk you through the most critical systems and strategies to help you progress efficiently, farm Silver faster, and tackle the game’s unique challenges.
The First Goal: Unlocking Extra Slots
Your biggest early-game limitation is the number of weapons and tomes you can equip. Unlocking more slots is your top priority, as it dramatically increases your power by allowing more global buffs like Attack Speed and Crit Chance.
Here’s how to unlock them:
First Weapon Slot: Complete 25 Quests.
Second Weapon Slot: Complete 35 Quests.
Extra Tome Slot: Complete 60 Quests.
Tip: Focus on completing as many quests as you can. They are your primary path to becoming significantly stronger.
How to Farm Silver Efficiently
Silver is the key currency for permanent unlocks, but farming it can feel slow at first. Avoid the temptation to invest heavily in the “Silver Gain” upgrade early on. Instead, follow these methods:
Push to Higher Tiers: The most effective way to earn more Silver is to progress to higher stages, especially Tier 3, which can yield over 50 Silver per run.
Complete Quests and Challenges: These provide substantial one-time Silver rewards and should be a major focus.
Smart Spending: Prioritize using your Silver to unlock new weapons, tomes, and—most importantly—the Toggler before dumping it into minor stat upgrades.
The Most Important Feature: The Toggler
The Toggler is a game-changing feature that allows you to disable weak or unwanted weapons, tomes, and items. This prevents them from appearing in your level-up pool, ensuring you only get upgrades that benefit your build.
How to Unlock: Purchase 40 total unlocks from the shop and spend 50 Silver in a single run.
Why It’s Essential: A “clean” pool means you get the powerful items you need much more consistently, making late-game builds vastly stronger. This does not apply to your default starting gear.
Challenge Guide: AFK & Pacifist
AFK Challenge
The goal is to survive without moving or jumping.
Best Character: Megachad due to his massive HP pool.
Core Strategy: Focus on defensive and automatic damage sources.
Key Loadout:
Weapons: Aegis (for shielding), Aura (for passive damage), Sword or Axe for melee defense.
Tomes: XP Pickup Range, Attack Speed, Projectiles, Shield.
Tip: This challenge relies heavily on strong defenses and a bit of luck with your upgrades.
Pacifist Challenge
The goal is to complete a run without picking up a weapon. Your only damage comes from thorns and defensive scaling.
Best Character: Sir Oofie.
Core Strategy: Scale your thorns damage and become incredibly tanky.
Key Loadout:
Essential Tome: Thorns Tome.
Essential Item: Electric Plug (for thorns scaling).
Focus Stats: Armor, HP Regen, and XP gain from tomes.
Helpful Items: Spikey Shield, Chonkplate, Slurp Gloves, and Bob summon.
Guide to Map Interactables
The maps in Megabonk are filled with interactive objects that can make or break a run. Here’s what they do:
Pots: Break them for a chance at Silver or XP.
Challenge Shrine: Spawns powerful enemies for better loot.
Shrine of Succ: Instantly collect all XP on the map.
Boss Curse Shrine: Adds an extra boss to the stage for a greater challenge.
Charge Shrine: Grants a random stat upgrade.
Golden Charge Shrine: Grants a random legendary-tier upgrade.
Greed Shrine: Gives extra Silver but makes enemies harder.
Moai Shrine: Grants a free item.
Microwave: Triples the effects of a single item three times.
Gold Chest: Gives a free item with no drawback.
Shady Guy: Sells you an item. The item’s rarity is based on the color of his hat (e.g., purple hat = legendary item).
Teleporter: Ends the stage and spawns the boss.
Boombox: Unlocks new music tracks if you find and activate all of them.
Gold Key & Cage: Unlocks the Monkey character.
Suspicious Bush: Hides a secret boss that unlocks the Sniper character.
Bandit Statue: Hides a secret boss that unlocks the Bandit character.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What should I spend my Silver on first?
A: Focus on unlocking new weapons and tomes to increase your variety. Your absolute first major purchase should be the Toggler as soon as it’s available.
Q: Why should I avoid upgrading Silver Gain early?
A: The returns are very low compared to the power spike you get from unlocking new gear and the Toggler. Pushing to higher tiers is a much more effective way to farm Silver.
Q: Can I change my active quests?
A: No, quests are fixed objectives that you complete over time. Just focus on playing, and you’ll complete them naturally.
Q: Is there a way to respec or reset my unlocks?
A: No, there is currently no way to reset your permanent unlocks. Choose them carefully!
Conclusion
Megabonk is a game that rewards patience and strategic planning. By prioritizing quests to unlock slots, farming Silver efficiently in higher tiers, and using the Toggler to refine your build, you will overcome the difficult early game. Remember to experiment with different characters and interact with everything you see on the map. Good luck, and happy bonking