If you’re struggling to make it past Curse 3 in MegaBonk, or just want to refine your builds, this deep-dive guide will walk you through the current meta characters, optimal weapons and tome combos, shrine strategies, and some pro-level build paths that actually carry you — not just look cool on paper.
Whether you’re brand new or aiming for high-difficulty clears, here’s everything you need to bonk like a pro.
MegaBonk Meta Builds, Characters & Tips for Curse Clears
Top Characters for Meta Progression
While every character can eventually clear runs with enough upgrades and luck, some just make things easier right from the start. Here are the strongest characters you should focus on unlocking and using first:
CL4NK
A flexible, high-scaling pick that starts with the Revolver, which benefits massively from attack speed, crit, and projectile tomes.
- Consistent wave clear and boss melt potential
- Easy to build around
- Unlock Requirement: Complete Forest Tier 1
Calcium
Built around movement speed. The faster you go, the harder you are to kill — and the more damage you do.
- Works well with movement tomes and dodge items
- Surprisingly tanky despite the speedster playstyle
- Unlock Requirement: Finish character-specific challenges
Megachad
A late-game powerhouse designed to scale hard with damage tomes.
- Slower early game, but demolishes late-game bosses
- Requires smart tome stacking and patience
- Unlock Requirement: Upgrade the Damage Tome to level 7+
Sir Oofie
The game’s starter character. Decent introduction to mechanics, but lacks scalability.
- Best suited for early runs and learning
- Replace with better characters as soon as possible
Tomes & Weapon Synergies That Win Games
A weapon is only as strong as the tomes backing it. These are the most impactful tomes you should be prioritizing, regardless of build:
Universal Must-Have Tomes
- Attack Speed – Affects nearly every weapon positively
- Projectile Count – Especially valuable for multi-hit setups
- XP Gain – Helps snowball your power faster
- Damage – Core for boss fights
- Movement Speed – Especially critical for mobility-based builds like Calcium
Weapon Picks That Shine
Each weapon works best in specific builds, but a few rise above the rest due to raw synergy and flexibility:
| Weapon | Why It Works |
|---|---|
| Revolver | Safe, efficient, and pairs with almost every major tome |
| Aura | Great for AoE-focused builds — passive mob clearing |
| Bones | Works perfectly with bounce/projectile stacking |
| Banana Gun | Chaotic but powerful when stacked with projectile buffs |
Build-Enabling Item Synergies
Pair the right weapons and tomes with these high-impact item combos, and you’ll notice your runs start clearing themselves.
Crit-Based Builds
- Forbidden Juice – Boosts crit chance
- Overpowered Lamp – Triggers extra effects on crit
- Crit Damage Upgrades
Best With: Revolver, Bones, or any rapid-fire weapon
Projectile Spam Builds
- Stack +Projectile Count Tomes
- Add items like Bouncer Gloves and Widening Spread Perks
Best With: Banana Gun, Bones, or Revolver
On-Hit Effect Builds
- Moldy Cheese – Applies poison
- Ice Cube – Adds freeze
- Spicy Meatball – Burns targets
Best With: Anything with multi-hit potential
Sustain and Tank Builds
- Golden Shield – Blocks damage
- Regen-based Items – Heals over time
- Evasion Gear – Helps with dodging
Best With: Beginners or those struggling with high-Curse survival
Shrines & Interactables – When to Use Them
Shrines can break a run wide open — or break you down. Here’s when to use each one wisely:
| Shrine | Effect | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Shrine of Succ | Pulls all XP in the area to you | After a full room clear, for huge XP gain |
| Bloody Shrine | Spawns extra elite enemies/bosses | Only when confident and well-prepped |
| Moai Shrine | Offers 1 of 3 random items | Almost always worth checking |
| Microwave | Duplicates one item, sacrifices another | Use when you want to double key synergies |
Avoid shrine use in the middle of fights or without backup healing. Timing matters.
High-Impact Builds Worth Your Time
Here are full build templates that synergize well and have strong clear potential even in high-Curse runs:
Crit Machine (CL4NK Build)
- Character: CL4NK
- Weapons: Revolver
- Tomes: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Projectile Count
- Items: Forbidden Juice, Overpowered Lamp
Playstyle: Glass cannon with rapid-fire crits that clear the screen — just don’t stop moving.
Speed Demon (Calcium Build)
- Character: Calcium
- Weapons: Bones
- Tomes: Movement Speed, Projectile Count, Damage
- Items: Dodge boosters, AoE radius expanders
Playstyle: Constant motion and screen control — kill before you can be hit.
Aura AoE Wipe
- Weapon: Aura
- Tomes: AoE Radius, Damage Over Time, Movement Speed
- Items: On-Hit procs (Poison, Fire, Ice), XP Gain
Playstyle: Passive killer. Just walk into enemies and let your build do the work.
MegaBonk might look like chaos, but it’s surprisingly deep once you understand how to build around character strengths, tome synergies, and item power-ups. Stick to flexible weapons like the Revolver and Aura while focusing on scaling tomes early in the run.