Megabonk Beginner’s Guide – How to Farm Silver, Unlock Extra Slots & More

Megabonk's difficulty curve can be overwhelming when you're just starting out with several seemingly impossible challenges, a slow Silver economy, and no extra slots when you start out. Here's a quick beginner's guide for Megabonk to help you get started and deal with some of these early problems.

How to Get Extra Weapon & Tome Slots

The game doesn't explicitly tell you, but after certain milestones you can purchase permanent extra Weapon and Tome slots from the shop. Extra slots let Tomes and global item buffs affect a larger arsenal, and over long runs this effect snowballs. When every weapon benefits from global stats like attack speed, projectile count, and crit multipliers, a four-weapon setup eventually outpaces a two-weapon one.

Extra slots are actually disadvantageous on shorter maps, as you won't have the time to upgrade everything. The payoff is most obvious on long maps such as Tier 2 or Tier 3. With more time for scaling and plenty of shrines, the global bonuses from tomes and legendary items multiply across every weapon you hold, turning an average build into an unstoppable run.

How to Get More Silver Fast

Silver is the key meta-progression currency in Megabonk, but Silver accumulation feels slow compared to how much you need, and upgrades like Silver Gain barely help. You mainly earn silver at the end of runs, with small pickups during stages providing only minor boosts. The fastest way to farm more silver is to push deeper into stages, since higher-tier runs naturally give larger payouts and Tier 3 can easily reward 50+ Silver per run. Completing quests and challenges is also important, as many of these give Silver rewards and unlock new tools that make long runs more successful and rewarding.

We suggest avoiding the Silver Gain upgrade, as despite its name, it gives very little noticeable increase. Instead, focus on unlocking weapons, tomes, and items, as these directly strengthen your builds. Your first priority should be to unlock the Toggler before aiming for any of the other Silver unlocks.

How to Unlock and Use the Toggler in Megabonk

The Toggler is one of the best quality-of-life upgrades in Megabonk, letting you disable unwanted weapons, tomes, and items from your level-up pool before a run. This prevents weak or synergy-breaking options from ever appearing and keeps your build consistent.

To unlock it, buy at least 40 unlocks (items, weapons, or tomes) and then spend 50 silver in the shop. Once purchased, you can freely toggle on or off any silver-unlocked content. Default gear like Fox’s fire staff can’t be disabled, but anything else you’ve unlocked with Silver can be turned off permanently or re-enabled anytime.

Because every new unlock dilutes your item pool, the Toggler is a huge power boost. Use it to cut weak tomes such as Knockback or Silver Gain and streamline your runs. Items such as The Key and Kevin are better left permanently toggled off. Unlocking the Toggler early is one of the smartest moves you can make to take control of your runs and reduce RNG frustration.

How to Complete the AFK Challenge in Megabonk

The AFK challenge requires you to survive without moving or jumping, so you must rely entirely on passive damage and strong defenses. Megachad is the most reliable pick thanks to his huge health pool and natural tankiness, though Athena or Amog can work with enough luck and RNGesus on your side.

For weapons, Aegis is mandatory to block elites and bosses, while Aura and Axe or Sword provide high AoE damage and knockback to keep enemies at bay. Recommended tomes are Attraction/XP Pickup Range (vital for collecting XP without moving), Attack Speed or Projectiles for scaling damage, and Shield for rapid recharging protection. Regen or Damage tomes can help, but are secondary in priority.

Success depends on RNG and smart prep. Disable unwanted weapons with the Toggler to narrow your level-up pool, and aim to grab Attraction Tome early so the XP keeps flowing. You can use your manually aimed weapons to help you position against walls to reduce enemy approach angles and avoid boss attacks. With enough tries, you'll eventually get it done.

How to Complete the Pacifist Challenge in Megabonk

The Pacifist challenge in Megabonk requires you to not pick up any weapons. The key is an early Thorns build with an Electric Plug to round off your damage. Thorns Tome reflects damage every time an enemy hits you, so stacking it with Armor, HP Regen, HP, and XP tomes is crucial. XP Tome helps you level faster to grab key upgrades. Items like Spikey Shield and Chonkplate add survivability and extra thorns damage, while lucky finds like Slurp Gloves or a Bob (Dead) summon can quickly snowball your run.

For characters, Sir Oofie is the most reliable thanks to his shield and bulk, though some players succeed with other Tanky builds like Megachad. Focus on the Shrines of Succ to gather orbs for speed leveling, and get late-wave magnets for a massive XP burst before bosses. This run is very RNG-dependent, so be ready for resets until you get early Thorns and defensive tomes.

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A shoutout to community member IcyCyborg for compiling some of the information in this guide. You can also check out our Megabonk Character tier list, how to unlock all items, get all characters,