Fox is a fun character in Megabonk, even after you unlock the others. The Fox has a starting 15% Luck boost, so it gets high-quality upgrades early that scale power fast. The best Fox builds leverage the Luck, deal ranged damage, and defend against enemies that get close quickly.
Here's the optimal Fox build to use in Megabonk, along with other options in case you're not offered the Tomes and Weapons I suggest.
Best Tomes, Weapons, and Items for Fox
| Type | Best choices | Good choices |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Fire Staff (Starter) Aura Lightning Staff Aegis |
Sword Bow Bananarang |
| Tomes | Luck Tome Agility Tome XP Tome Cursed Tome |
Damage Tome Cooldown Tome Quantity Tome |
| Items | Clover Credit Card (Green) Coward's Cloak Electric Plug Ice Cube |
Slippery Ring Gym sauce |
The best weapons for Fox are Aura, Bananarang, and Aegis. Aura and Aegis are solid choices because they serve the purpose of not letting monsters get close enough to damage Fox, with Aura dealing heavy damage over a large area as you upgrade it, and Aegis protecting you from damage. Lightning Staff combos nicely with Fire Staff for some projectile bounce that Fox's starter weapon lacks.
Sword is worse than Aura and Aegis, but it can keep enemies away from Fox if you just can't find other alternatives. Bow and Bananarang are decent choices over Lightning Staff for ranged projectile damage.
The best tomes to use with Fox are Luck, XP, Cursed, and Agility Tomes. The first three are usually good Tome choices overall, but Luck is a must on Fox to get to the Luck cap quickly and get rare upgrades as soon as possible. XP Tome is essential for Tier 2 and Tier 3 runs; otherwise, you'll be outscaled by the enemies. Cursed Tome is also a great choice to level up faster since the extra difficulty makes more mobs spawn, so more XP is gained as well. Agility tome on Fox is a good pick for survivability, though you can replace it with Damage or Cooldown. If you want to pick Quantity Tome, replace Aura with another projectile weapon, like a Bow or Revolver.
If you're worried about the difficulty from the Cursed Tome, just prioritize upgrading your Weapons and other Tomes first. Just make sure to give it an upgrade from time to time so that you're not outscaled by the mobs in Tier 2 and 3.
Finally, the best item picks for Fox are Clover and Credit Card (Green) to increase your Luck faster. Once you max it out, you can focus on items that give you movement speed, like Coward's Cloak, or that debuff enemies, like the knockback of Electric Plug or the freezing effect of Ice Cube. Slippery Ring for extra evasion and Gym Sauce for more damage are also fine.
As for Attack Speed, Size, and Movement Speed, you can focus on them in Shrines. Don't waste a Tome Slot on them.
If you'd like to experience with other characters, check out our list of the best builds in Megabonk.
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