Best Megabonk build - best character, tome, and weapon combinations

What are the best Megabonk builds to run? If you're climbing to T3 with no clear build in mind, you're going to have a bad time. Anything more is downright impossible. Making any serious progress in the latest roguelike shoot 'em up to make a splash on Steam means going in with a level head, clear expectations, and a sound strategy. These are the best builds in Megabonk to do it with.

Any self-respecting Megabonk build is made up of weapons, stacks of items, and a focused selection of four stat-boosting tomes. Sound familiar? Check out the best Vampire Survivor build or our Vampire Survivor weapon evolution guide to learn how the game that spawned a genre handled things. Just getting started? Our Megabonk tier list can give your runs a clearer focus.

Once you start to unlock top-tier characters like Bandit, Sir Chadwell, and Vlad, you can expedite rapid runs by pairing them with the four weapon and tome spreads listed in the best Megabonk builds below:

Character	Weapons	Tomes
Bandit	Dexecutioner, Aura, Katana, Black Hole	XP, Luck, Cursed, Size
Bandit	Dexecutioner, Aura, Aegis, Blood Magic	Damage, XP, Quantity, Size
Sir Chadwell	Corrupted Sword, Black Hole, Hero's Sword, Dexecutioner	Size, XP, Cooldown, Luck
Noelle	Frostwalker, Flamewalker, Lightning Staff, Aegis	Damage, Cooldown, XP, Luck
Tony McZoom	Wireless Dagger, Tornado, Bone, Lightning Staff	Knockback, Quantity, Precision, Damage
Sir Chadwell	Corrupted Sword, Wireless Dagger, Bananrang, Lightning Staff	Damage, Size, Quantity, Proj. Speed
Vlad	Blood Magic, Lightning Staff, Dexecutioner, Black Hole	Size, XP, Luck, Cooldown

A screenshot of lots of enemies in Megabonk.

Megabonk weapon and tome combos

Below is a table listing Megabonk build templates. While they don't take a specific character into account, they should give you an idea of which tomes pair well with a particular weapon. That should make it easier to clear specific weapon challenges for some new unlocks.

Weapons	Tomes
Aura	Thorns, Crit, Damage, Cooldown
Bananarang	Lifesteal, Size, Crit, Quantity
Blood Magic	Size, Quantity, Crit, Cooldown
Bow	Crit, Quantity, Damage, Cooldown
Chunkers	Quantity, Size, Speed, Duration
Dexecutioner, Aegis	Quantity, Size, Lifesteal, Damage
Dice	Precision, Lifesteal, Quantity, Cooldown
Flamewalker	Lifesteal, Duration, Damage, Quantity
Frostwalker	Size, Lifesteal, Duration, Crit
Katana	Size, Crit, Quantity, Lifesteal
Lightning Staff	Quantity, Damage, Cooldown, Lifesteal
Poison Flask	Size, Quantity, Lifesteal, Damage
Revolver	Precision, Damage, Cooldown, Lifesteal
Slutty Rockets	Precision, Size, Quantity, Damage
Space Noodle	Speed, Knockback, Duration, HP
Aegis	Thorns, Duration, Shield, HP
Axe	Size, Damage, Quantity, Lifesteal

This isn't an all-encompassing list of Megabonk weapon and tome pairings just yet. Some, like the Sniper, are simply ill-equipped to deal with some of the later threats, meaning you're almost always better off waiting for one of the weapons above when leveling up, busting open chests, and interacting with maoi statues.

The clover in Megabonk.