Monke Character Guide
Mobile Tank With Unique Wall-climbing Ability.
This character is a unique secret character who offers unprecedented mobility with a wall-climbing passive and a boomerang-style weapon. The core strategy is to use his Bananarang to deal consistent ranged damage while using his wall-climbing ability to access elevated areas and escape ground-based threats. Monke is a rewarding discovery for dedicated players, as his unlock requires exploration skills and puzzle-solving.
- Primary Mechanic: His passive ability grants him wall-climbing and a health bonus of +2 Max HP per level.
- Scaling Strategy: The build scales by stacking health and movement speed to maximize his survivability and mobility.
- Core Playstyle: A ranged playstyle that focuses on maintaining distance and using his unique mobility to survive and escape danger.
- Power Curve: The build's power is consistent and scales well in the late game due to his passive health bonus.
Passive Ability
Climb up walls. Also gain +2 Max HP per level.
Quick Tips
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Use his wall-climbing ability to escape ground-based threats.
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Master the Bananarang's trajectory to hit multiple enemies.
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Use walls to create unexpected attack angles.
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His health bonus stacks with other HP upgrades.
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Wall-climbing doesn't consume stamina.
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The Bananarang can be upgraded like other weapons.
Strengths & Weaknesses
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Unprecedented mobility with wall-climbing abilities.
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His passive ability grants a +2 Max HP per level health bonus.
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His Bananarang is a unique boomerang weapon with consistent ranged damage.
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He can access hidden areas that other characters cannot reach.
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He is a rewarding discovery for dedicated players.
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He is a secret character and requires exploration to unlock.
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The unlock process requires finding a specific weapon, key, and cage.
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The Bananarang is a unique weapon that requires practice to master.
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He is not a beginner-friendly character.
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The unlock can take a while if you get bad RNG.
Build Core
Boomerang-style weapon that throws bananas which return. Excellent lifesteal synergy and size scaling.
Multi-bullet ranged weapon ideal for crit builds. Fires multiple bullets with high crit scaling.
Magic weapon that summons lightning to strike nearby enemies with chain potential.
Monke's default weapon is the Bananarang, a boomerang-style weapon that returns after each throw. His passive ability grants him wall-climbing and a health bonus of +2 Max HP per level, making him a very mobile and tanky character.
- Why these are optimal: The Bananarang is a great starting weapon, as it provides consistent ranged damage and a unique trajectory. The Revolver and Lightning Staff are good secondary weapons, as they have good crowd control and a high fire rate.
- Upgrade Priority: Focus on upgrades that increase the Bananarang's damage, speed, and penetration to maximize its effectiveness.
- Key Mechanics: The Bananarang returns after each throw, and you can position yourself to catch it for maximum effectiveness. You can also use walls to create unexpected attack angles.
Increases the character's overall movement speed.
Increases the character's maximum health pool.
Increases the amount of experience gained from all sources, allowing for faster level-ups during a run.
Tomes are essential for amplifying Monke's mobility and survivability.
- Essential Tomes: The Agility Tome is a high priority, as it increases your movement speed, which is crucial for a mobility-focused build. The Health Tome is also a great choice, as it stacks with his passive health bonus. The XP Tome is also a great choice, as it helps you get more upgrades to increase his health.
- Acquisition Order: Focus on getting the Agility Tome and Health Tome early on to ensure survivability.
- Tome Synergies: The Shield Tome and Lifesteal Tome are also great for survivability, as they work well with his high health pool.
These items are critical for a mobility and survivability-focused build.
- Item Priority: Health and Movement Speed upgrades are top priority to boost his survivability and mobility. Pickup Range is also a great choice, as it helps you collect XP from afar.
- Stacking: Stack as many health and movement speed items as possible to amplify the effects of his passive.
- Item Breakpoints: With enough health and movement speed, you can become an unstoppable force in the late game.
Defensive weapon with 360° coverage. Damages enemies in area, stuns and prevents damage.
Deals passive damage back to any enemy that lands an attack on the player.
These are strong supporting options that significantly enhance the build.
- How they amplify the build: The Aura is great for crowd control and can be used to clear large swarms. Thorns and Damage Reduction items are also great for a tank build.
Weapon upgrades can now have +1 to their stats, and you may be offered three choices instead of two.
Increase Luck by 7.5%.
Cast Blood Magic upon hitting an enemy, damaging nearby enemies and healing you for 7.5%. 9s cooldown.
These are optional items that provide quality of life improvements.
- Benefits: The Anvil is useful for guaranteeing good weapon stat upgrades. The Clover is great for getting more high-quality items. Slurp Gloves are useful for extra healing.
- Why they're not essential: The build can function and scale without these items, but they make the run smoother and more consistent.
Game Phase Strategies
Focus on exploration to find the items you need to unlock Monke. Once unlocked, focus on survival and building your health and mobility foundation.
- Primary Objectives: Find the Bananarang and Gold Key to unlock the character.
- Survival Tactics: Take any defensive items you find and practice constant movement to avoid getting hit.
- What to Avoid: Avoid taking too much damage, as your build is not yet fully optimized.
💡 Quick Tips:
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Explore the forest to find the Bananarang and Gold Key.
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Use the wall-climbing ability to escape ground-based threats.
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Prioritize health and movement speed.
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The Bananarang can be upgraded like other weapons.
You should now have a good foundation of health and speed items. Your focus shifts to maximizing your damage output.
- Power Spikes: Your health bonus will be around +20 to +40, making you much tankier.
- Build Goals: Maximize the Bananarang's damage and speed.
- Boss Approach: You can now begin to engage bosses, as your high health and mobility will help you survive.
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Your health bonus will make you much tankier.
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Master the Bananarang's trajectory to hit multiple enemies.
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Use his wall-climbing to escape ground-based threats.
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Your build should be good enough to start tackling bosses.
Your build should be near-complete. You can now use your mobility to clear the entire map and farm enemies.
- Optimal Positioning: Use his wall-climbing ability to access elevated areas and attack enemies from a height advantage.
- Farming Patterns: You can now easily farm the entire map and collect all XP orbs and chests.
- Build Completion: At this point, you should have a high-health, high-damage build that can handle most enemies and bosses.
💡 Quick Tips:
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Use walls to create unexpected attack angles.
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Your high health will make you very tanky.
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You can now clear the map with ease.
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Master advanced movement techniques.
Your build is now an unstoppable force, and your goal is to survive as long as possible and climb the leaderboards.
- Final Build State: You should have a high-health, high-damage build that can handle endless waves of enemies.
- Final Boss Strategy: You can use your wall-climbing ability to escape boss attacks and then re-engage when it is safe to do so.
- Endless Wave Tactics: Focus on dodging and kiting to survive as long as possible.
- Victory Conditions: Your ultimate goal is to become the ultimate explorer and climb the leaderboards.
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Your health bonus will be at +50 or more.
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Your build can handle endless waves of enemies.
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Your goal is to survive as long as possible.
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You can master advanced movement techniques.