All 85 Items and What They Do in Megabonk

Megabonk is a 3D survival game where your character fights waves of enemies on its own, and items are the upgrades that decide how strong that character becomes. The game has a big collection of them, sorted by rarity from Common up to Legendary. You can use some right away, others need to be unlocked first, and most of them turn up during a run in chests and from roaming merchants.

Moldy Cheese

Makes hits more likely to poison enemies.

rarity

Common

effect

Each hit has a 40% chance to poison the enemy.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Borgar

Kills can leave behind a Borgar.

rarity

Common

effect

Each kill has a 2% chance to spawn a Borgar.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Wrench

Speeds up Charge Shrines and improves their rewards.

rarity

Common

effect

Charge Shrines charge 4% faster and give 7.5% more rewards.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Clover

Raises Luck.

rarity

Common

effect

Luck +10%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Time Bracelet

Increases XP gained.

rarity

Common

effect

XP gain +8%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Slippery Ring

Improves your chance to evade.

rarity

Common

effect

Evasion +15%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Golden Glove

Adds Gold to enemy kills.

rarity

Common

effect

Earn 15% more Gold from kills.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Gym Sauce

Raises damage.

rarity

Common

effect

Damage +10%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Oats

Adds Max HP.

rarity

Common

effect

Max HP +25.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Medkit

Improves health regeneration.

rarity

Common

effect

HP Regen +45.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Turbo Socks

Raises movement speed.

rarity

Common

effect

Movement Speed +15%.

How to Unlock

Upgrade Agility Tome to Level 5; then buy it for 5 Silver.

Tactical Glasses

Rewards attacks against enemies near full health.

rarity

Common

effect

Deal 20% more damage to enemies above 90% HP.

How to Unlock

Defeat a Miniboss in 25 seconds or less; then buy it for 5 Silver.

Battery

Raises attack speed.

rarity

Common

effect

Attack Speed +8%.

How to Unlock

Upgrade Cooldown Tome to Level 5; then buy it for 5 Silver.

Forbidden Juice

Raises critical hit chance.

rarity

Common

effect

Crit Chance +10%.

How to Unlock

Crit 100 times; then buy it for 5 Silver.

Cursed Doll

Curses an enemy to lose a share of its health over time.

rarity

Common

effect

Curse an enemy, dealing 30% of its Max HP each second.

How to Unlock

Die 10 times.

Boss Buster

Improves damage against Elites and Bosses.

rarity

Common

effect

Deal 15% more damage to Elites and Bosses.

How to Unlock

Defeat a Stage Boss in under 30 seconds of spawning.

Key

Sometimes opens a chest without spending anything.

rarity

Common

effect

Chests have a 10% chance to open for free.

How to Unlock

Purchase 25 chests; then buy it for 5 Silver.

Ice Crystal

Hits can freeze enemies.

rarity

Common

effect

Hits have a 7.5% chance to freeze an enemy.

How to Unlock

Get 50 kills with Frostwalker.

Skuleg

Raises run difficulty.

rarity

Common

effect

Difficulty +7%.

How to Unlock

Obtain 40% Difficulty.

Ghost

Interactables can call in ghosts.

rarity

Common

effect

Using an interactable summons ghosts.

How to Unlock

Survive the Final Swarm for 60 seconds; then buy it for 7 Silver.

Cactus

Fires Thorns when you take damage.

rarity

Common

effect

Taking damage fires spikes; their damage scales with Thorns.

How to Unlock

Kill 100 cactus enemies with Thorns damage.

Old Mask

Raises the rate of elite spawns.

rarity

Common

effect

Increases the elite spawn increase by 15%.

How to Unlock

Find it on Graveyard.

Credit Card (Red)

Opening chests builds up your damage.

rarity

Rare

effect

Each opened chest increases Damage by 2.5%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Golden Shield

Taking hits can earn Gold.

rarity

Rare

effect

Taking damage grants extra Gold.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Thunder Mitts

Hits can call down a lightning strike.

rarity

Rare

effect

Hitting an enemy can trigger a lightning strike; 10-second cooldown.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Feathers

Adds an extra jump and improves jumping.

rarity

Rare

effect

Jump higher and farther, and gain 1 extra jump.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Electric Plug

Taking a hit shocks nearby enemies.

rarity

Rare

effect

Taking damage sends an electric shock to nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Coward's Cloak

Adds movement speed and boosts it when you are hit.

rarity

Rare

effect

+5% Movement Speed and a temporary speed boost when you take damage.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Unstable Transfusion

Hits can add Bloodmark stacks.

rarity

Rare

effect

Hits have a 35% chance to apply a Bloodmark stack.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Beer

Trades some Max HP for extra damage.

rarity

Rare

effect

Damage +20%; Max HP -5%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Beacon

Turns Charge Shrines into healing zones and adds future shrines.

rarity

Rare

effect

Charging a Charge Shrine turns it into a healing zone and adds 2 Charge Shrines to future stages.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Backpack

Adds a projectile to every weapon.

rarity

Rare

effect

All weapons gain 1 extra projectile.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Phantom Shroud

An evade powers up your next attack.

rarity

Rare

effect

After evading, your next attack deals double damage and you briefly gain Attack Speed and Movement Speed.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Campfire

Standing still restores health.

rarity

Rare

effect

Standing still restores health.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Brass Knuckles

Improves damage to nearby enemies.

rarity

Rare

effect

Deal 25% more damage to nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill 5,000 enemies with the Sword.

Demonic Blade

Critical hits can restore health.

rarity

Rare

effect

Critical hits have a 25% chance to heal you.

How to Unlock

Heal for 350HP using Lifesteal; then buy it for 9 Silver.

Demonic Blood

Kills slowly increase Max HP.

rarity

Rare

effect

Each kill grants +0.5 Max HP, up to 200 stacks.

How to Unlock

Increase Max HP with Blood Magic 400 times.

Echo Shard

Kills can create an extra XP shard.

rarity

Rare

effect

Kills have a 12% chance to spawn an extra XP shard.

How to Unlock

Upgrade XP Tome to Level 8.

Moldy Gloves

Hits leave a poison cloud.

rarity

Rare

effect

Hitting an enemy creates a poison cloud.

How to Unlock

Use a Microwave to duplicate Moldy Cheese 3 times in a row.

Golden Sneakers

Moving around earns Gold.

rarity

Rare

effect

Gain 0.1 Gold per meter moved.

How to Unlock

Break 150 pots; then buy it for 9 Silver.

Idle Juice

Standing still builds up extra damage.

rarity

Rare

effect

Standing still gradually increases Damage, up to +100%.

How to Unlock

Kill 500 enemies while standing still; then buy it for 10 Silver.

Leeching Crystal

Adds Max HP while reducing regeneration.

rarity

Rare

effect

Max HP +50; HP Regen -50%.

How to Unlock

Upgrade Regen Tome to Level 8.

Pumpkin

Adds pots and improves their rewards in later stages.

rarity

Rare

effect

Adds 8 pots to future stages and increases pot rewards by 18%.

How to Unlock

As Roberto, break every pumpkin on Graveyard.

Beefy Ring

Converts Max HP into more damage.

rarity

Epic

effect

Damage +0.2% for each point of Max HP.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Credit Card (Green)

Opening chests raises Luck but also makes them cost more.

rarity

Epic

effect

Each opened chest grants +2% Luck; chest prices increase by 10%.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Spiky Shield

Turns Armor into Thorns.

rarity

Epic

effect

Armor +10%; gain 2 Thorns for each 1% Armor.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Scarf

Improves damage while airborne.

rarity

Epic

effect

Deal 50% more damage while airborne.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Slurp Gloves

Hits damage nearby enemies and restore health.

rarity

Epic

effect

Hits trigger blood magic that damages nearby enemies and heals you for 7.5%; 9-second cooldown.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Mirror

Can reflect damage and briefly protect you.

rarity

Epic

effect

Reflects incoming damage and briefly makes you invulnerable.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Turbo Skates

Builds Attack Speed as you move faster.

rarity

Epic

effect

Moving faster increases Attack Speed; stacks raise the maximum bonus.

How to Unlock

Upgrade both Cooldown Tome and Agility Tome to Level 5 in a run.

Slutty Cannon

Kills can spawn missiles.

rarity

Epic

effect

Kills have a 20% chance to spawn missiles.

How to Unlock

Kill 5,000 enemies with Slutty Rocket.

Shattered Knowledge

XP shards cut through enemies.

rarity

Epic

effect

XP shards damage enemies as they pass through them.

How to Unlock

Upgrade Attraction Tome to Level 8.

Quin's Mask

Thorns can cause an explosion.

rarity

Epic

effect

Thorns damage has a 50% chance to explode.

How to Unlock

Defeat a Stage Boss as Athena, landing the killing blow with Aegis.

Toxic Barrel

Taking a hit spreads Poison nearby.

rarity

Epic

effect

Taking damage releases toxic waste that poisons nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill 2,000 enemies using Poison damage.

Gas Mask

Poisoned enemies improve your Armor and Overheal.

rarity

Epic

effect

Gain Armor and Overheal for each enemy infected with Poison.

How to Unlock

Kill 5,000 enemies using Amog.

Gamer Goggles

Low health gives you more damage.

rarity

Epic

effect

Damage increases as your HP gets lower.

How to Unlock

Defeat a Stage Boss with less than 10% HP.

Eagle Claw

Hits harder against airborne enemies and can launch them.

rarity

Epic

effect

Deal 66% more damage to airborne enemies; 8% chance to launch them.

How to Unlock

Kill 10,000 enemies as Birdo.

Demonic Soul

Kills build up damage.

rarity

Epic

effect

Damage +0.1% per kill, up to +100%.

How to Unlock

Reach Level 30 as Calcium; then buy it for 12 Silver.

Bob (Dead)

Movement periodically summons Bob.

rarity

Epic

effect

Every 14 units moved, summon Bob.

How to Unlock

Survive the Final Swarm for 2 minutes; then buy it for 12 Silver.

Grandma's Secret Tonic

Critical hits can explode around the target.

rarity

Epic

effect

Critical hits have a 50% chance to explode, dealing 50% damage to nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill 3,000 enemies with Sniper Rifle.

Cursed Grabbies

Adds risk with lower Max HP and cursed attacks.

rarity

Epic

effect

Difficulty +10%, Max HP becomes 0.8×, and hits have a 5% chance to cast damaging cursed magic.

How to Unlock

Get the Cursed Tome to Level 10.

Kevin

Hitting enemies can make Kevin punch you.

rarity

Epic

effect

Hits have a 25% chance for Kevin to punch you; he cannot kill you.

How to Unlock

Obtain 3 Leeching Crystal in a run.

Bob's Light

A periodic blast clears nearby enemies.

rarity

Epic

effect

A periodic light blast kills nearby enemies; each copy cuts its cooldown by 3 seconds and adds 10 m to its radius.

How to Unlock

On Graveyard, defeat Big Bob with damage from a charged lamp as the finishing blow.

Overpowered Lamp

Improves chances for on-hit effects.

rarity

Legendary

effect

+1 chance to trigger on-hit effects.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Za Warudo

Stops time to save you from one fatal hit.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Avoids one otherwise-fatal hit by freezing time; then breaks.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Big Bonk

A hit can deal a much larger blow.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Hits have a 2% chance to deal 20× damage.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Spicy Meatball

Attacks can explode around enemies.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Attacks have a 25% chance to explode, dealing 65% damage to nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Ice Cube

Adds Ice damage that can freeze enemies.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Hits have a 20% chance to deal Ice damage; Ice damage can freeze enemies.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Giant Fork

Raises Crit Chance and enables Megacrits.

rarity

Legendary

effect

+15% Crit Chance; critical hits have a 14% chance to become Megacrits. Each stack adds 15% Megacrit damage.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Power Gloves

Hits can blast enemies away.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Hits have an 8% chance to create a blast that damages and knocks enemies back.

How to Unlock

Available from the start.

Lightning Orb

Hits can summon stunning lightning.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Hits have a 25% chance to summon lightning; lightning can stun enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill 3,000 enemies using Lightning damage.

Chonkplate

Adds Lifesteal and room to Overheal.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Healing can overheal by 75% of Max HP; also grants 20% Lifesteal.

How to Unlock

Get Max HP to 500.

Dragonfire

Hits can summon fire that burns enemies.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Hits have a 15% chance to summon dragonfire; Fire damage can burn enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill 4,000 enemies using fire damage; then buy it for 18 Silver.

Sucky Magnet

Pulls nearby XP toward you.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Periodically pulls in all nearby XP.

How to Unlock

Complete every single Charge Shrine on one map.

Holy Book

Adds health and turns healing into nearby damage.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Max HP +100 and HP Regen +50; healing damages nearby enemies.

How to Unlock

Kill a first Stage Boss without taking any damage that run.

Speed Boi

Low health can slow time and double your damage.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Below 50% HP, taking damage slows time and doubles your damage.

How to Unlock

Complete a stage with at least 2 Boss Curse activated.

Energy Core

Fires extra energy orbs at enemies.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Fires energy orbs at enemies.

How to Unlock

Defeat the Final Boss 2 times.

Anvil

Lets Weapon Upgrades roll an extra stat.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Weapon Upgrades can roll one extra stat.

How to Unlock

Complete 3 Challenges.

Soul Harvester

Kills create two homing souls.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Kills summon 2 homing souls.

How to Unlock

Survive the Final Swarm for 6 minutes.

Joe's Dagger

Can execute enemies and grow your damage.

rarity

Legendary

effect

1% chance to execute an enemy; each execution grants +1% Damage.

How to Unlock

Kill 10,000 enemies using the Dexecutioner.

Bloody Cleaver

Connects Lifesteal with Bloodmark.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Lifesteal activates Bloodmark stacks; also adds a 50% chance to apply Bloodmark.

How to Unlock

Reach Level 50 as Vlad.

Golden Ring

A rare Legendary with no direct effect.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Has no direct effect; it can be used as food for the Golden Microwave.

How to Unlock

Available from the start; it has a 0.25% chance to appear after a Legendary roll once you have completed at least 6 runs.

Snek

Adds Poison stacks and can burst their damage.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Each hit applies 4 Poison stacks; hits have a 5% chance to burst all Poison damage instantly.

How to Unlock

Find it in the secret room in the Graveyard crypt.

Pot (Stainless Steel)

Raises weapon level caps.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Adds 10 levels to weapon level caps; each copy lowers this bonus by 1, to +2 at 9 copies.

How to Unlock

Open every chest and pot in the first crypt on Graveyard.

Wizard's Hat

Raises Tome level caps.

rarity

Legendary

effect

Adds 10 levels to Tome level caps; each copy lowers this bonus by 1, to +2 at 9 copies.

How to Unlock

As Vlad, use Pot (Stainless Steel) to raise a weapon above its max level of 40.

What Are Items in Megabonk

Items are upgrades that keep working once you have them, and they're separate from weapons and tomes. Since your character attacks on its own, items do a lot of the work in deciding how hard it hits, how long it survives and how it moves. Some add plain damage or health, while others change how attacks behave, like freezing or poisoning enemies.

Items fall into themes such as survivability, damage scaling, movement and utility, on-hit effects, and poison. Knowing the theme helps you see what a run needs. A character that keeps getting worn down needs different help than one that already survives most fights.

Item Rarity: Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary

Every item has a rarity, and it works like a rough ladder of power. Common items give early boosts such as critical hit chance, attack speed or movement speed. Rare items bring stronger or more specialized effects, Epic items usually scale heavily or play in unusual ways, and Legendary items are the most powerful, strong enough to carry a run almost on their own.

Rarity tells you how strong an item tends to be, not how hard it is to unlock. Unlock conditions depend on the item itself, so some Legendary items, such as Big Bonk, Za Warudo, Ice Cube and Overpowered Lamp, are open from your first run, while some Common items need a small goal first, like upgrading a tome to level 5. A higher rarity usually means a stronger item, but not always a more useful one. A simple item that fits your style can do more for your run than a flashy one that doesn't, so it's worth reading what each item does before you chase the top tier.

How to Unlock Items in Megabonk

Some items are open from your first run, but most of the rest start locked. To unlock one, you first have to meet a condition, and those conditions vary a lot. Some are simple, like buying 25 chests, while others ask for something tough, like beating the first boss without taking any damage. A few depend on a specific character, such as reaching level 50 as Vlad.

Once the condition is met, you buy the item with Silver from the Unlocks menu on the main menu. After that, it joins the pool of items that can appear in your runs. Because the cost is spent on the item itself, you're really paying for access to it, not for a one-time reward.

Where to Find Items in Megabonk

Most items show up in chests. Regular chests cost gold, and the price climbs with every chest you open, so it's worth keeping an eye on your gold and deciding which chests are really worth the cost.

Shady Guy merchants also stand at random spots on the map and sell items for gold. Moai statues also hand out items for free, so they're worth a stop when you pass one.

How to Choose Items During a Run

Early on, it usually makes sense to grab items that keep you alive, such as health, regeneration and lifesteal, which heals you as you hit enemies. Damage can come later, once you can last longer in a fight. Several small upgrades can work better than chasing one big one, and many mid-tier items only shine with a certain playstyle, so the right pick depends on what you already have.

You don't have to take everything you're offered. You can banish an item you don't want so it stops appearing for the rest of the run, and you can skip level-up choices that don't suit your build. You're also free to change direction mid-run if the items you find point somewhere new.

The Strongest Items in Megabonk

Rankings shift with game updates and playstyle, so treat these as strong starting points rather than a fixed order. Chonkplate is a Legendary pick that lets you heal above your max health and adds lifesteal, which keeps you going through long fights. Holy Book is a strong early option that boosts max health and regeneration, so you last longer in every fight. Anvil improves your weapon upgrades, which pays off if you build around a few weapons.

Ice Cube gives each hit a chance to deal Ice damage, which can freeze enemies, and frozen enemies stop moving and attacking for a while. Za Warudo works as a safety net. When a hit would take you to zero health, it freezes time to save you, and then the item breaks.

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