Tomes are the cornerstone of power progression in Megabonk. While weapons shape your combat style and items bring unique effects, Tomes serve as your persistent backbone — enhancing stats, improving survivability, and influencing how each run evolves. Understanding how to unlock every Tome is essential if you want to maximize your build potential and tackle higher-tier challenges efficiently.
What Are Tomes in Megabonk?
In simple terms, Tomes are upgradeable stat boosters that affect your performance throughout a run. Each Tome focuses on a single attribute — whether it’s damage, speed, regeneration, or defense — and becomes more effective as you level it up.
Unlocking a Tome adds it to the pool of upgrades that can appear during level-ups, giving you access to stronger, more diverse builds. All Tomes can be purchased using Silver Coins in the Unlock section of the Shop once their respective requirements are met.
There are currently 23 Tomes available in Megabonk, ranging from early unlocks to late-game challenges.
How to Unlock Every Tome in Megabonk
Here’s a breakdown of every Tome, how to unlock it, and what benefit it provides once activated.
| Tome | How to Unlock | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Agility Tome | Unlocked by default | Increases Movement Speed, letting you dodge and traverse the map faster. |
| Armor Tome | Kill 5,000 enemies as Sir Oofie | Grants damage reduction against all sources. |
| Attraction Tome | Use the Shrine of Succ 8 times | Expands pickup range for XP orbs and dropped items. |
| Bloody Tome | Kill 12,500 enemies | Provides Lifesteal, healing on hits. Exceeding 100% chance guarantees healing and can trigger double heals. |
| Chaos Tome | Fully charge all Charge Shrines in a Tier 3 run across all 3 stages without leaving the charge zone | Randomly boosts one stat for unpredictable yet powerful effects. |
| Cooldown Tome | Unlocked by default | Improves attack speed by reducing ability cooldowns. |
| Cursed Tome | Defeat a Stage Boss in under 5 minutes | Raises difficulty, increasing enemy count, health, and aggression for greater rewards. |
| Damage Tome | Unlocked by default | Boosts base damage for all attacks and projectiles. |
| Duration Tome | Upgrade Axe to Level 10 | Extends attack duration and projectile persistence. |
| Evasion Tome | Unlocked by default | Adds a chance to dodge incoming damage completely. |
| Golden Tome | Unlocked by default | Increases Gold Gain from enemies and loot. |
| HP Tome | Unlocked by default | Expands maximum HP. |
| Knockback Tome | Unlocked by default | Adds knockback to attacks, pushing enemies away. |
| Luck Tome | 0.01% drop chance from any enemy | Improves reward quality from level-ups, shrines, and loot. |
| Precision Tome | Unlocked by default | Enhances Critical Hit Chance; exceeding 100% unlocks Overcrit damage. |
| Projectile Speed Tome | Unlocked by default | Speeds up projectiles, helping ranged builds hit faster. |
| Quantity Tome | Fire 5,000 projectiles | Adds extra projectiles per attack. |
| Regen Tome | Unlocked by default | Gradually restores HP over time through HP regeneration. |
| Shield Tome | Unlocked by default | Grants a temporary shield that absorbs damage before HP loss. |
| Silver Tome | Unlocked by default | Increases Silver Coin gain across all sources. |
| Size Tome | Unlocked by default | Enlarges attack and projectile size, improving AoE coverage. |
| Thorns Tome | Block 250 attacks with Aegis | Reflects a portion of received damage back to attackers. |
| XP Tome | Break 20 pots in a single run | Increases XP gain, speeding up level progression. |
How to Unlock the 4th Tome Slot
By default, players start with limited Tome slots. Expanding these slots allows stacking multiple bonuses and creating more advanced builds.
- Requirement: Complete 60 quests (to be reduced to 35 in a future update).
- Once achieved, the 4th Tome slot permanently unlocks across your profile, letting you equip more stat-boosting tomes simultaneously.
Tips to Complete Quests Faster:
- Focus on boss kills and tier completions for high progress.
- Re-run lower tiers with stronger builds to finish missed objectives.
- Combine quest goals within the same run to save time.
Best Tomes for Early Progress and Builds
If you’re starting out, not all Tomes give equal returns. Here’s what to focus on early for smooth progression:
- Damage Tome – Boosts overall damage output, making early clears faster.
- Regen Tome – Provides sustain when you’re learning enemy attack patterns.
- Agility Tome – Invaluable for survival in later swarms.
- XP Tome – Helps accelerate your level-ups to unlock new weapons and passives sooner.
- Precision Tome – Synergizes well with weapons that have high base crit multipliers.
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Megabonk Tome Synergy Guide and Build Tips
- Mix Defense and Offense: Pair Armor Tome or Shield Tome with Damage Tome for balanced builds.
- Luck + XP Combo: Improves both the frequency and quality of level-up rewards.
- Cursed Tome Builds: Advanced players can activate this for higher risk-reward gameplay and better loot yields.
- Bloody + Regen Combo: Sustain builds benefit from stacking lifesteal and regeneration for near-immortal runs.
Unlocking and leveling every Tome in Megabonk is essential for mastering its roguelike systems. They provide flexible power scaling, reward experimentation, and make your late-game runs exponentially more satisfying. Whether you prefer defensive fortresses or hyper-aggressive crit builds, investing in Tomes ensures every run feels stronger than the last. Play Now!
