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Crit Chain Ranged — Megabonk Advanced Build Guide

Goal: Pierce + chain lightning with rising crit for massive ranged DPS.

This Megabonk crit build is an advanced strategy that combines critical strike chance, projectile piercing, and chain lightning effects to delete entire screens of enemies. Best suited for experienced players who understand positioning and scaling.

Core Strategy

The Crit Chain Ranged build scales multiplicatively through three mechanics:

  1. Crit Chance — Increases damage per hit exponentially
  2. Pierce — Projectiles hit multiple enemies in a line
  3. Chain Lightning — Damage bounces between targets

When combined, each crit can pierce through enemies AND chain to nearby targets, creating devastating clear potential.

Core Items

  • Sharpshard — Adds piercing to projectiles; essential for line clears
  • Crit Scope — Increases crit chance significantly
  • Chain Spark — Adds chain lightning effect to attacks
  • Bloodmark (late game) — Execute threshold for boss melting
  • Hero Sword (optional) — Additional crit scaling

Stat Priority

  1. Crit% (Critical Strike Chance) — Core scaling mechanic
  2. Projectile Count — More projectiles = more crits
  3. Range — Safer positioning and better chain coverage
  4. Attack Speed (secondary) — More hits = more crit procs

Leveling Route

Early Game (Levels 1-10)

  • Rush Sharpshard for piercing (enables the build)
  • Grab any crit chance items you find
  • Focus on ranged weapons with high fire rate

Mid Game (Levels 11-20)

  • Add Crit Scope to boost crit chance above 30%
  • Start stacking projectile count (multishot effects)
  • Maintain safe distance — this build is glass cannon

Late Game (Levels 21+)

  • Add Chain Spark for screen-wide clears
  • Stack crit chance to 50%+ if possible
  • Add Bloodmark for boss execute damage

Recommended Characters

  • CL4NK — +1% crit chance per level (perfect synergy)
  • Ninja — Execute mechanics pair well with Bloodmark

Recommended Tomes

  • Quantity Tome — More projectiles = more crit opportunities
  • Cooldown Tome — Faster ability cycling
  • Berserk Tome — Damage multiplier for crit scaling

Advanced Tips

  • Positioning is critical — Stay at max range to avoid melee swarms
  • Crit scales exponentially — 50% crit is more than 2x better than 25%
  • Chain requires density — Works best when enemies are grouped
  • Pierce + Chain combo — Aim through enemy lines for maximum coverage

Common Mistakes

  • Building crit without pierce (wastes single-target damage)
  • Adding chain too early (needs crit to be effective)
  • Ignoring survivability (one mistake can end your run)
  • Poor positioning (getting surrounded negates range advantage)

Synergy Items to Look For

  • Chaos Tome — Massive power spike if unlocked
  • Dice — Reroll for better crit/projectile items
  • Thorns — Backup defense for close encounters

Patch Notes

Updated for v1.0.7 — Performance improvements for projectile builds. FPS should be more stable in late-game with high projectile counts.

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