When players first start playing Megabonk, they will have access to a very limited selection of characters, weapons, tomes, and items. They will gradually complete quests and earn Silver, which will allow them to purchase all sorts of new options.
The Corrupted Sword can be one of the hardest weapons to obtain in Megabonk, but it has unique perks that make it worth the effort. This guide shows players what they need to do in order to unlock the Corrupted Sword weapon in Megabonk.
How to Unlock the Corrupted Sword in Megabonk
The Corrupted Sword is a melee weapon in Megabonk that slices in the direction that the player is facing as well as backwards. It deals more damage, the lower the holder’s HP.
To get the Corrupted Sword in Megabonk, players need to level up the Cursed Tome 20 times within 10 minutes. However, the Cursed Tome is not available right away, so they will also have to unlock it first.
How to Unlock the Cursed Tome in Megabonk
The Cursed Tome increases the difficulty of the current run. To obtain the Cursed Tome in Megabonk, players have to defeat a Stage Boss within five minutes. This means that they must find the boss and become powerful enough to defeat it within a very short period of time.
Finding the Stage Boss in Megabonk may require some luck, as players may spawn close to it, but they can also spawn on the complete opposite side of the map.
If gamers want to be able to explore the map rather quickly and make sure that they have enough time to reach it, they should pick a faster character, such as Tony McZoom or Calcium. However, they can pick a stronger character, focus on its strengths, and take the risk of not reaching the boss on time. Alternatively, they can also pick the Agility Tome and increase the character’s movement speed, so they can quickly move around the map.
Once players are able to defeat the Stage Boss within five minutes, they will gain access to the Cursed Tome, which they must purchase in the Unlocks screen.
How to Get the Cursed Tome to Level 20 in Under 10 Minutes
Tips to Upgrade the Cursed Tome Fast in Megabonk
Believe it or not, obtaining the Cursed Tome is the easy part of unlocking the Corrupted Sword in Megabonk. Next, players have to select it in a run and get it to Level 20 within 10 minutes. This actually means that players need to get the Cursed Tome to Level 20 before the first stage’s final swarm.
There are two reasons why this is a complicated feat: it can be hard to get the Cursed Tome early on, and leveling it up can be just as hard, as it may not always appear as an upgrade option. Thankfully, there are various ways to increase the chances of the Cursed Tome appearing in the selecting screen, whether for the first time or later, for upgrades.
Here is what players must do in order to (almost) guarantee that the Cursed Tome appears on the upgrade selection menu:
Disable Tomes and Items You Don't Need for This Run
The Cursed Tome will increase the run’s difficulty. So, gamers will need to be sturdy and strong enough to live through the difficult enemies that will be thrown their way as they upgrade the Cursed Tome. However, they also need to level up plenty of times if they want to get it to Level 20.
Taking this into consideration, players should look at their selection of tomes and weapons and decide which ones they don’t think are worth keeping for their next run, where they’ll attempt to unlock the Corrupted Sword.
With the Toggler shop upgrade, players can disable weapons, tomes, and items, which will prevent them from showing up in the selection screen. The more weapons and tomes they disable, the higher the chances of the Cursed Tome showing up. Players will have more opportunities to level up the Cursed Tome if they unlock it as soon as they can.
Even if players disable tomes, they may still have such a wide selection of items that it prevents them from grabbing the Cursed Tome early on, as the Toggler can only disable purchased tomes, and many of them are available from the get-go. Thankfully, there are other tricks that will help players come across the Cursed Tome more often:
Purchase Banish, Skip, and Refresh Upgrades
Gamers should farm Silver in Megabonk and purchase as many Banish, Skip, and Refresh upgrades as they can in the shop. This makes it so the player isn’t forced to pick tomes that they don’t want.
Gamers can use Refresh to change the selection of available options after leveling up, giving them one more chance to spin for the Cursed Tome. Skip makes it possible for players to avoid picking an upgrade offer if they don’t have any options that they would like to select. Lastly, Banish skips the current offers and banishes one of them, making it so it won’t appear for the rest of the run – once again increasing chances of the Cursed Tome appearing on the next selection screen.
Pick Required Weapons and Tomes Early
When players are able to select the Cursed Tome, they will want to make sure that they fill the remaining weapon and tome slots as soon as possible. Otherwise, new weapons and tomes will continue to come into rotation whenever players level up. If players lock in their choices, the remaining offers will only consist of upgrades for the items that they’ve already picked out, greatly increasing the chances of the Cursed Tome showing up.
Refund Additional Slots
In the shop, players can refund upgrades that they previously bought. Players can purchase two additional weapon and tome slots. However, refunding them will make it a lot easier to level up the Cursed Tome.
With three or four weapons and tomes, it takes a few extra levels to lock in selected items, delaying the processing of being able to focus on upgrading the Cursed Tome.
Furthermore, even if players were able to pick all four weapons and tomes early on, there would be a lot more options in the upgrade offers screen throughout the entire game. If players only have two weapons and two tomes in their inventory, the Cursed Tome should show up as an upgrade offer 75 percent of the time once players have chosen their preferred weapons and tomes.
Pay Attention to Upgrade Rarities
Surviving the horde is just as important as leveling up when players are trying to upgrade tomes to such a high level. It can be quite hard, as the Cursed Tome increases the difficulty stat.
To survive, players must continue to invest in their arsenal, all while upgrading the Cursed Tome. Thankfully, there is one trick that makes this task somewhat easier.
When players are on the upgrade offer selection screen, they should pay close attention to upgrade rarities. If the Cursed Tome is a high rarity, it’ll increase the difficulty by a higher percentage, and in these cases, players will want to upgrade a weapon or another tome instead. This way, they avoid making the difficulty too high, and their weapons continue to scale with the enemies, giving them a chance to survive.
Players should also avoid activating Greed Shrines and selecting the Skuleg item, as both will increase the difficulty, which will already be pretty high due to the Cursed Tome. Players can disable the Skuleg item with the Toggler or banish it if it appears in-game.