Megabonk is aroguelike that combines Vampire Survivors, Risk of Rain 2, and a hint of Dark Souls to give you a dopamine-filled experience every run. However, not all characters are made equal, as some dominate the leaderboards. Our Megabonk tier list breaks down which characters are dominating the meta.
Megabonk Best Characters Tier List
| Tier | Characters |
|---|---|
| S | Dicehead, CL4NK, Robinette, Megachad |
| A | Calcium, Tony McZoom, Sir Oofie, Bush, Birdo, Amog |
| B | Monke, Ogre, Ninja, Noelle |
| C | Athena, Vlad, Bandit, Fox, Spaceman, Sir Chadwell |
S Tier – Best Meta Characters
| Character | Pros and Cons |
|---|---|
 Dicehead |
+ Dicehead is the most broken character in the game, currently taking all top spots in the Leaderboards. + Dice weapon provides permanent crit chance growth, enabling tons of powerful synergies. + Fits both curse-heavy and pure crit builds and becomes ridiculously overpowered once you get the right synergies going. - Needs time to stack crit, and the early-game can be slow and difficult if your luck is bad. |
 CL4NK |
+ CL4NK's Revolver plus Crit Happens passive delivers insane late-game damage as every level stacks crit chance. + Synergizes perfectly with Damage, Crit Damage, and Attack Speed tomes and items like Overpowered Lamp or Gym Sauce. + Shield adds safety for risky shrine farming. - Painfully slow and fragile early, and XP farming is rough without Agility and Attack Speed tomes. - CL4NK needs careful shrine and item planning to reach full crit potential. |
 Robinette |
+ Robinette's Bow offers steady piercing damage and farming. + Stonks passive snowballs damage and gold gain the longer you hoard coins. + XP, Damage, Attack Speed, and Quantity tomes accelerate her scaling. + Great synergy with AoE backups like Aura, Bone, or Lightning Staff. - Punishing if you overspend early as she gets a slow start if gold farming is weak. - Robinette relies on shrine control and steady item drops to hit late-game power. |
 Megachad |
+ Megachad's Aura is a natural nuke when you get enough size and cooldown upgrades. + Flex passive creates clutch invulnerability and stun windows. - Low mobility makes early dodging harder until defenses scale. |
A Tier – Strong Picks
| Character | Pros and Cons |
|---|---|
 Calcium |
+ Speed Demon passive snowballs into top-tier DPS when unharmed. + Calcium has excellent synergy with Turbo Skates and speed-based on-hit builds. + Very fun to play. - Speed reset on hit is punishing giving him a high skill floor. |
 Tony McZoom |
+ Tony McZoom has strong starting speed and “better Bone” weapon rival Calcium for mobility builds. + No fall damage and great with projectile-count tomes. - Still lacks the sheer crit/gold scaling of S-tier picks. - Tony McZoom as some unique mobility gimmicks unique to him that might take a bit longer to learn. |
 Sir Oofie |
+ Sir Oofie's armor scaling makes him a tank king and forgiving starter. + Loves Lifesteal/Armor/HP regen combos. - Sir Oofie falls off in damage late-game if you don’t itemize for AoE. |
 Amog |
+ Strong with poison + lifesteal combos (Moldy Cheese, Overpowered Lamp). + Amog can shred bosses with Blackhole + poison flask. - Short bottle-throw range makes early waves dangerous without key items. |
 Bush |
+ Bullseye passive triggers explosions that delete packs and bosses. + Bush synergizes with precision/crit tomes. - Requires excellent manual aim to reach full potential. |
 Birdo |
+ Birdo starts with double jump and optional glide, for some great aerial mobility. + Tornado weapon can be very strong when paired with crit and size builds - Birdo equires smart crit+size itemization to truly shine. - Still rare in leaderboard meta and can feel weak if crit gear doesn’t drop. |
B Tier – Decent Options
| Character | Pros and Cons |
|---|---|
 Monke |
+ High jump and wall-climb create unique mobility; good with Banana size/quantity. + Monke has Bonus HP which adds stability. - Scaling damage lags behind crit/gold builds. |
 Ogre |
+ Warrior passive grants steady +1% damage per level. + With Duration and Size tomes, spinning axes become excellent crowd control. + Ogre pairs well with AoE backups like Aura or Lightning Staff. - Painfully slow and fragile early as he struggles to farm XP without key tomes. - Ogre needs sustain and movement-speed items (e.g., Beefy Ring, Turbo Socks) to stay alive and keep scaling. |
 Ninja |
+ Ninja has extremely high evasion potential and agile movement. - Some boss skills ignore evasion, making the passive useless in Tier 3 Forest Boss and other high-end fights. - Ninja requires heavy movement/jump investment to survive, which slows damage scaling. |
 Noelle |
+ Potential support/regen role; could combo with armor regen builds. - Feels undertuned compared to other much stronger characters. |
C Tier – Weaker Characters
| Character | Pros and Cons |
|---|---|
 Athena |
+ Aegis can scale into a strong shield/damage engine with Attack Speed, Size, and Shield tomes. + Aura or Axe help stabilize and push Tier 2. + Athena's Shrine farming fuels late-game silver and buffs. - Brutal early game—weak damage and slow start demand perfect positioning. - Slow movement makes boss pylons and projectiles hard to handle. - Athena is highly item/tome dependent; bad drops stall runs |
 Vlad |
+ Blood Magic synergy can shine in long boss fights. - Vlad is highly specialized; weak outside blood builds. |
 Bandit |
+ Fun but gimmicky primary weapon unless you invest a lot into Luck. - Attack speed passive is situationally good with certain items and limits build variety. - Bandit's lacklustre mobility means you'll have to pay a lot of attention to dodging. |
 Fox |
+ Fox can accidentally reach extreme speed via bunny-hop/slide mechanics for fun movement. - Requires you to get very lucky with your builds and other characters would have much more success with the same builds. - Fox is very fragile and not supported by strong builds. |
 Spaceman |
+ Thematic blackhole weapon has crowd-control potential if heavily upgraded. + Supposed passive XP gain (but currently bugged to give silver) - Extremely weak early game because Blackhole fires every 7 s with only 4 base damage, lasts 2 s, and quarters the Aura size. - Slower than even Megachad with low-gravity jumps, feeling floaty and imprecise, making shrine/boss mechanics frustrating. - One of the weakest unlocks, which makes it a struggle to clear T2. |
 Sir Chadwell |
+ Surprisingly smooth movement for a knight with decent mobility. - Corrupted Sword is underpowered with a weak front slash. - Feels very weak compared to tough unlock requirements, which is unsatisfying. - Scaling lags far behind other characters, making late-game progression difficult. |
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