MegaBonk by Vedinad is a recent entry to the hack-and-slash action roguelike genre in the market, and it is stealing gamers by storm! This game is a sort of love letter to Poncle's Vampior Survivors, making it a mega-hype among fans of the latter. Today's article is here to guide you through hordes of creatures and obstacles, and waves of new challenges.
During your first playthrough, you will have two unlocked characters:
- Fire-staff-wielding lucky Fox, and
- Sword-swinging knight Sir Oofie.
As you progress through the game, you will unlock and have access to more characters, their unique traits, weapons, and more. MegaBonk also allows you to change your build mid-run for more efficient gameplay.
If you are looking to try your hand at MegaBonk, here is a beginner-friendly guide to surf through the waves in style.
Beginner's Guide to MegaBonk
#1: Choose Characters in Your Playstyle
While some characters boast of strength, others can cruise through deadly enemies, all with their paper-thin armor, but a God-like build. As you keep playing, you will come across quests and objectives to unlock different weapons, tomes, items, and more.
Every MegaBonk character comes with its unique playstyle. For example, Calcium is a skateboard-riding skeleton that is all about high mobility, super speed, and mega damage deals. On the other hand, Sir Oofie is a slow knight, but his armor's high durability keeps him afloat through enemy hordes. Use these to your advantage and create impenetrable builds.
#2 Lifesteal and HP are Your Best Friends
You might be drawn to juicing up your damage and weapons first. But the trick here is to boost your survivability first. HP and Lifesteal are what keep you afloat amidst swarms of enemies that spawn early on. While it is easy to dodge and swerve through enemies at first, it might become near-impossible mid-game.
By choosing Regen, HP, and Lifesteal tomes and items initially, you invest in survival first, then can amp up your weapon and character damage more as you cruise.
#3 Keep Eyes on the Minimap
The MegaBonk minimap is a treasure trove of information. While inside an instance, here are a few things to look out for in the top-right corner of your screen:
- Yellow Squares- These are chests with Gold coins, tomes, weapons, and more. You can open these using Gold earned from killing mobs and breaking pots. The chest prices rise as you keep opening them, so keep an eye on the top-right screen to gauge the current chest values. Moreover, dead Boss chest drops, and Gold chests are free to open, so get them quick!
- Green Diamonds- Green Diamonds help locate various objects, especially Shrines. Stand inside Charge Shrines to activate one of three reward bonuses to help you throughout the game. Certain upgrades can turn these Shrines into healing wells if you stay inside. Additionally, these Diamonds also represent Challenge Shrines that spawn tougher enemies when activated.
- Power-Ups- These are temporary boosts like Loot Magnets, hoard-clearing Nukes, Armors, and Attack Overcharges that marked enemies drop. When you see the Power-Ups mark on an enemy, charge at them for bonus boosts.
- White Dots- White Dots signify bottles that have XP orbs, Gold, and Silver. Break them to obtain the loot.
#4 Sus Bush= Major Red Flag
Do not let a Sus Bush tarnish your gameplay. Sus Bushes are interactable bushes that, when shaken, can often spawn a high-level boss with deadly damage. While it is fun to interact with various objects on MegaBonk's map, curb your urges around Sus Bushes, unless you are confident in your build and/or in the late-game minutes.
If you trigger the Sus Bush accidentally, and are underlevelled for the occasion, run away far to disengage immediately. No need to die to something you can one-shot a few minutes later.
#5 Stay Away from Fall Damage
Fall damage in MegaBonk can potentially kill you if you fall over an OP enemy Swarm. This is not a shortcut that improves your gameplay. Instead of depending on jumps from higher planes, work out strategic movements to keep yourself on foot.
For example, moving in circular patterns has its perks. Circling one enemy or a group keeps them from nearing you, but also kills them easily for XP orbs. This way, a swarm cannot corner you or pin you down, and you can farm XP faster to buff your build. Moreover, weapons such as Chunkers and Aura, and items like the Knockback Tome, work wonders in keeping enemies from coming near as you circle to farm EXP.
#6 Magnets Help You Level Faster
Always make sure to grab Magnets when they appear on the map. These pull in large chunks of EXP from dead mobs around you, to boost your leveling. It works wonders for killing Bosses from a range and getting your EXP cluster from a distance.
In addition to the Magnets on the ground, you also have the Shrine of Succ, a large stone shrine in the shape of a magnet. Whenever you find one, activate to suck in all the EXP from around you to level up faster.
#7 Always Open Chests
Chests in MegaBonk is your ultimate guide to winning against Hoardes. The more chests you open, the more gears and buffs you get to strengthen your build. Whenever you amass enough Gold coins and have some chests nearby, open them to grab some goodies. You will also often get the option to banish the items and ignore Chest drops if they're not useful for your build.
While Gold Chests and Boss Chests are free, regular Chests cost Gold. And as mentioned above, the unlock cost rises with every Chest you open. So hoard your Gold and always open chests for the best buffs.
This concludes our guide for beginners looking to try MegaBonk. The game's exhilarating playthrough and surprises at every turn will keep you hooked for hours on end. So check our MegaBonk today, and keep unlocking new characters, weapons, tomes, and more!
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