Best Build in Megabonk & Meta Explained [Ultimate Guide]

In Megabonk, there are specific items, tomes, weapons, and characters that are simply best-in-slot options and will fill the top of the leaderboard consistently. In the guide below, we will explain the best build in Megabonk, which works on every character (on some better than others), and general strategies for creating the meta builds.

The Best Build in Megabonk

NOTE: This guide and build is basically a summary of all our Megabonk tier lists. Check them out to learn more about each item, weapon, etc., and why they’re good or bad.

• Megabonk Characters Tier List
• Megabonk Weapons Tier List
• Megabonk Items Tier List
• Megabonk Tomes Tier List

Best Character

The best character to build around in Megabonk right now is Noelle, as she can stack both damage and Size from her passive, unlike any other character. She is simply broken and by far the best character. Other good options are Fox and Bush. Also, the build we will showcase works for all characters in Megabonk right now.

Character	Weapon	Passive	Pros & Cons
Noelle	Frostwalker Freeze and damage enemies in an area around you.	Enduring Gain 1% Size per level. Increase Damage per currently frozen enemies.	+ Stacks insane Size from her passive, allowing you to stack DMG on your weapons + Her passive DMG bonus is unique, and multiplies with all other damage bonuses + By far the strongest character in Megabonk right now

Best Weapons

The three best weapons to use with Noelle or any other meta character are Dexecutioner, Katana, and Flamewalker. All have very good utility, scaling, and value in the early game. The most important one is Dexecutioner, as it’s the single best weapon source of DPS in Megabonk.

Weapon	Effect	Best Stats to Stack	Pros & Cons
Dexecutioner	Piercing Projectile 2% chance to instantly kill on hit.	Damage Crit Chance Crit Damage Attack Speed Projectile Count Size	+ Chance to instantly kill enemies bypasses all damage requirements + Scales extremely well with Size, Attack Speed, and Projectile Count + Has excellent synergy with Joe’s Dagger, as they both execute enemies + By far the best weapon in Megabonk
Katana	Melee Projectile Targets the closest enemy.	Damage Crit Chance Crit Damage Attack Speed Projectile Count Size	+ Excellent for dealing with single high-HP targets such as bosses + Scales with various stats and is one of the best DPS weapons + Excellent early into the run because of its attack targeting
Flamewalker	AoE Projectile Leaves a trail of fire behind you.	Damage Crit Chance Crit Damage Attack Speed Projectile Count Duration Size	+ One of the best weapons for the early part of the run + All enemies will follow you around, and this’ll damage them – Doesn’t deal as much damage later in a run

Best Tomes

The four best tomes for any build in Megabonk right now are Chaos, XP, Cursed, and Precision. Chaos will help you stack various stats, XP will help you scale up and gain levels, Cursed will increase enemy spawns and allow you to get high kill counts required for leaderboard placement, and Precision is the best DPS tome you can add on top of those. These tomes work especially with Noelle, as she will get all the Size you’ll need with her passive.

Tome	Effect	Pros & Cons
Chaos	Increases a random character’s stat every pick up, allowing to get Crit Damage and other niche stats.	+ Can get you increased Crit Damage, and other hard-to-obtain stats + The overall best tome in Megabonk right now for leaderboard runs – Very bad RNG can ruin your run sometimes
XP	Increases the character’s XP Gain by +9% per Level, allowing for faster level-ups.	+ Extra XP means more leavels and upgrades + Universally strong and works for every character + One of the best tomes to stack early on
Cursed	Increases the Difficulty by +3.5% per Level, increasing enemy quantity and strength.	+ Difficulty accelerates the enemy spawns, allowing for record-breaking runs + One of the overall strongest tomes to use in every run – Extremely bad to pick up early on, as it can scale up the enemies too quickly
Precision	Increases the character’s Crit Chance by +7% per Level, with extra Crit Chance over 100% allowing for Overcrits, dealing more damage.	+ The best DPS-oriented tome as Crit Chance and Crit DMG are hard to stack + Works on virtually any build, as almost any damage can Crit

Best Items

Here is a quick overview of which are the best items for any build in Megabonk, how many of them you want to stack, and which ones you want to banish. Since there are too many items, we won’t dive too deep into why you should/shouldn’t use them (check out our Megabonk weapons tier list for all the detailed info). All items that aren’t listed should be toggled off.

Highest Priority	High Priority	Medium Priority	Low Priority	Banish
Anvil Joe’s Dagger Spicy Meatball Lightning Orb Big Bonk Ice Cube Credit Card Green Kevin Time Bracelet Key Clover	Holy Book Mirror Beefy Ring Backpack Echo Shard Electric Plug Beacon Golden Shield Moldy Cheese Cursed Doll Battery	Overpowered Lamp Soul Harvester Za Warudo Sucky Magnet Grandma’s Secret Idle Juice Unstable Transfusion Coward’s Cloak Golden Glove Wrench Slippery Ring	Bloody Cleaver Turbo Skates Campfire Feathers Thunder Mitts Credit Card Red Medkit Oats Borgar Gym Sauce	Power Gloves Slurp Gloves Scarf Spiky Shield Phantom Shroud

Best Build Tips & Stat Stacking in Megabonk

Now that we’ve outlined the build, here are some notes that are crucial for understanding how meta builds and stat stacking work in Megabonk:

• Some stats are better than others: Stats like Damage, Difficulty, XP, etc. are universally good, regardless of your build. On the other hand, Duration, Shield, Thorns, etc. are situational and work only with certain weapons/characters.
• Some stats are harder to stack than others: There are very few sources of Difficulty, XP, Luck, Critical Damage, etc., making them a higher priority to get from items/tomes/characters.
• Diminishing returns of stat stacking: Stacking only one stat is bad because when you reach high stat numbers, every increase will be miniature compared to your current bonus. So, it’s crucial you diversify the stats you stack.
• Damage Sources: Damage modifiers from certain items are grouped, making them stack additively even though they are different items. Because of that, certain items are much worse than the others in the same group (as they stack less of that stat). Here is the Megabonk damage formula, and which item’s bonuses are calculated as the same source:
  • Megabonk Damage Formula = Base * (1 + Damage Tome) * (1 + (Gym Sauce) + (Brass Knuckles + Idle Juice) + Birdo’s Passive + Calcium’s Passive + Megachad’s Passive + 1.5% * Ogre’s Level) * (1 + (Tactical Glasses + Boss Buster) + (Red Credit Card + Beer) + (Beefy Ring + Scarf + Gamer Goggles + Eagle’s Claw + Demonic Soul) + (Joe’s Dagger) + Chaos Tome Damage% + Charge Shrine Damage% + Athena’s Passive + Robinette’s Passive + Ogre’s Passive 10%) * (1 + Speedy Boi) * (1 + Noelle’s Passive) (1 + Chaos Tome Elite% + Charge Shrine Elite%) * (1 + Corrupted Sword)
• Best-in-slot items are, in 99% of cases, the best for everyone: Most meta characters can be built with virtually the same builds. The only differences will be your passive, which is DPS stacking for most, and the default weapon, which is mostly irrelevant.
• S-tier Character + S-tier Weapons + S-tier Tomes + S-tier Items = Meta Build: Yes, it’s really that simple.
• Take Tomes and upgrades that are the best for your weapons: Some weapons work better with Size or some other stats. Check out this sheet by Contract to see all the weapon/tome synergies. Also, check out the official Megabonk Discord server if you want to showcase/brainstorm builds.
• Don’t banish tomes or weapons: All unpicked tomes and weapons are removed from the pool as soon as you fill all your tome and weapons lots. So, there is no reason to waste your banishes on them.
• Experiment: Who knows how many bugs there are in Megabonk and what kind of OP interactions they might enable. So, experiment and see whether you can break the game!

Megabonk Best Build FAQ

And that does it for our Megabonk best builds guide. To learn more about the current meta, be sure to check out our Megabonk weapons tier list, Megabonk tomes tier list, Megabonk items tier list, and Megabonk characters tier list!