Best Ninja build in Megabonk

Megabonk‘s many characters are certainly one of the game’s highlights, with unique designs, weapons, and challenges required to unlock them.

But one character eludes most, quite literally. It can be tedious to unlock and use effectively, given his unique properties. So, here’s everything you need to know about the Ninja in Megabonk, including how to unlock him and utilize his abilities to the utmost.

How to unlock the Ninja in Megabonk

Unlocking any given character in Megabonk usually has to do with beating various challenges, either by encountering the character as a boss or by discovering specific items tied to them. To get the Ninja, you’ll have to beat the Tier 1 Desert level and unlock the Katana weapon. The former is done easily, and you can do it with whatever character and build you want.

The second part is tricky, since Katanas can only drop from Tumbleweeds on the Desert level, with a five percent chance to drop. Tumbleweeds are temperamental and tend to roll away into the distance, forcing you to chase them or somehow cut them off, which itself is a bit tedious. Even if you do catch up, the Katana has a very low chance of dropping.

However, I found that playing Fox should help you increase those odds, given his increased Luck stat. I am unsure if this is anecdotal, but playing Fox, leveling up a bit, and then activating a Tumbleweed, I got the Katana on my first try, so it’s worth a shot.

Once that’s done, you’ll have to purchase both the Katana and Ninja from their respective Unlocks tab, which should run you about 60 Silver.

Best build for the Ninja in Megabonk

The Ninja starts with the Katana, an exceptional weapon that slashes one enemy at a time. It’s initially quite short-ranged, but it can exponentially grow as you upgrade it. Picking up projectile count buffs will also cause it to slash several enemies at once, or one enemy multiple times, so be sure to focus on that.

Additionally, the Ninja has a passive ability granting him 0.5 percent Evasion per level, as well as the special power to instantly kill enemies whose attacks he evades, making him the ultimate Evasion build enthusiast. So, with all of this in mind, here’s the build you should go for to unlock the Ninja’s full potential:

• Weapons: Katana, Aura, Sword.
• Items: Slippery Ring (bonus Evasion), Phantom Shroud (double damage, more attack speed, and bonus movement speed after successfully evading an attack). The rest are your prerogative, but focus on the likes of Backpack for extra projectiles, as well as attack speed, damage, and size.
• Tomes: Quantity. Like with the items, it’s your choice what else to take, but Damage is a good choice overall, as is Cooldown.

Focus primarily on leveling up the Katana. It’s an incredible weapon and one that’ll cleave through waves of enemies with ease. By increasing its size and projectile count, it’ll be able to slash away dozens of enemies at once, almost guaranteeing you’ll survive the level. Aura will make sure enemies suffer if they get too close, while the Sword can and will be a great addition to your overall damage potential.

Evasion is key with the Ninja, that is, if the enemies manage to get close enough to land a hit on you. You can try to force it by running straight into them, but that’d be reckless and could cause you to lose an otherwise great run. Maxing out Evasion will eventually make you nigh-immortal, so there’s that.

The Tomes are the least important part of the Ninja’s build, but Quantity is a must-have. THE Katana is otherwise quite weak due to its single-target attacks, and even though leveling it will bring extra projectiles, Quantity makes sure that happens immediately and affects every weapon you have.

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