Best Strategy to Unlock Hero Sword in Megabonk

Megabonk will test most players' patience as they try to unlock every weapon and item in the game. One of them, the Hero's Sword is particularly difficult to get. Since players need to complete one of the most challenging feats of skill to acquire this sword, many are wondering what the best strategy is to get this coveted weapon.

But is it worth the trouble? The Hero's Sword is among the top Tier S-Rank weapons in this roguelike, causing severe damage, knockback, and penetrating enemies, which makes it ideal to deal with hordes of endless enemies. So, in this guide, players will find all the information on how to beat the Hero's Sword challenge to unlock this Megabonk weapon in their arsenal.

How To Unlock Hero's Sword in Megabonk

To unlock the Hero's Sword in Megabonk, players need to Complete a Stage (slaying the Portal Boss included) without grabbing any items, power-up, or boost from Shrines. This includes Cursed Shrines, Succ Shrines, and Boss Curse Shrines. So, basically, what players are looking at is one of the most challenging tasks in the game.

Unlocking this weapon can get really complicated because, in the middle of battle, players can accidentally fall on a bonus chest (which is automatically opened and claimed upon stepping on it) or be pushed by some enemies, like Bombers, over a power-up. Shrines are the lesser of the problems here, since players can easily avoid them by staying far from their activation area. Jars, on the other hand, are the only resource players will be able to pick during their run to complete this challenge.

Best Strategy To Unlock Hero's Sword in Megabonk

The best strategy to get the Hero's Sword in Megabonk is to unlock all four weapons and tomes. That way, players will have enough leeway to pick their best build and cause enough damage once they get to the boss phase, without the need to pick an item. Players can also use other strategies like banishing items, re-rolling, or skipping undesirable level-up rewards to maximize their damage output. Here are some tips to build a decent strategy to unlock the Hero's Sword:

Unlock the Toggler to deactivate unlocked weapons and tomes from appearing in the rolls.
Maximize Refresh charges to re-roll level-up rewards.
Maximize Banish charges to eliminate undesirable rewards as they pop up in the level-up menu.
Players are allowed to pick any tome or weapon from the level up, but try to go with a full range build: Revolver + Lightning Staff + Firestaff for maximum ranged damage. Bow-based weapon builds are another decent option for horde control.
Pick Tier 1 Forest Map, since it's the easiest run.
Avoid weapons with scarce control, like Bone or Bananarang.
Firestep and Aura can be decent for normal runs, but in this case, they will be subpar and only slow down the players' scaling.
Pick XP Tome and Attraction Tome to grab Exp Crystals as fast as possible.
Don't miss the chances to kill Blue Skeletons, as they provide a free level up (and even 2 if players are lucky).
Maximize every level reward pick. Prioritize projectile, Attack Speed, and Damage.

If players do this correctly, they should arrive at the boss stage with 2 minutes to spare and enough damage output to deal with the gigantic treant that hides in the Forest Portal. Avoid fighting it in enclosed spaces, and everything should run smoothly.

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