Best Items to Banish in MegaBonk (2025 Guide)
🧹 Best Items to Banish in MegaBonk (2025 Guide)
Want cleaner item rolls and more consistent runs? Learn which items to banish in MegaBonk and why it’s one of the most powerful mechanics pros use for WR-level runs.
Why Banish Management Matters
Banish management is one of the most underrated mechanics in MegaBonk. By removing weak drops from your pool, you drastically increase your odds of rolling the real goodies — especially in the mid-to-late game where every item matters.
Top players and WR runs rely on banish discipline to:
- Control the probability of strong loot
- Avoid cluttering the pool with non-scaling items
- Snowball with item synergies
If you want to turn RNG into a weapon, knowing what to skip is just as important as knowing what to grab.
How Banish Works in MegaBonk (Quick Refresher)
Each run, you get a limited number of banishes depending on how many banishes you've bought in the shop with your silver. When you banish an item, it’s completely removed from your future drop pool for that run.
TL;DR:
- Banish removes an item entirely (you’ll never see it again).
- Skip only hides the current roll (it can reappear later).
- You can use banish any time you level up and get a bad item choice.
So use them smartly — early and intentionally. Every wasted banish is one less clean roll later.
Top 5 Items to Banish in MegaBonk
These are the worst offenders for clogging your pool or baiting new players into bad upgrades. If you see them? Hit that banish button fast.
1. Burger (Borgar)
Looks like free sustain — but in reality, it’s a massive bait.
Burger (Borgar) heals just enough to keep you alive a little longer, but it delays scaling and steals rolls from real value items.
Why it’s bad:
- Doesn’t scale into late game
- Heals are redundant, since lifesteal is KING.
- Other greens are much better.
- The hitbox is so tiny! This could be a decent early game pickup if in a pinch IF the hitbox was larger.
Verdict: Insta-banish. Always.
2. Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves gold income is too insignificant to take up a slot. Could be something with a robinette build, but that's about it.
You’ll barely notice it unless you’re stacking unarmed damage specifically.
Verdict: Auto-banish. Not worth the slot in 99% of runs.
3. Phantom Shroud
This is not inherintly a bad item at all. If I happen to have some % evasion, and get offered this I will take it in the early-game.
However, this becomes fully useless later-on. And truly is a slot wasted.
There are so many better blues, so banishing is important here.
Verdict: 99% of runs insta-banish this.
4. Golden Shield
(unless you’re running a meme Kevin build)
The Golden Shield is a joke item, however, if you're running Kevin, with a lifesteal Robinette, you can print some serious cash. However, in any other run it's a no-go.
Why it’s bad:
- Only fun if you’re doing Kevin Robinette runs.
Verdict: Banish every time unless you’re memeing.
5. Campfire
The ultimate noob trap.
I'm sure it's saved your life before, but it's really not worth taking, especially for a blue item. Lifesteal is the only real way for HP gain.
Why it’s bad:
- Requires standing still.
- Not nearly as good as normal lifesteal.
Verdict: Always banish. Don't rely on this.
Situational Banish: Feathers
Feathers are a mixed bag — sometimes useful, sometimes a disaster.
Why you might take one:
- Helps kite overtop of mobs early if struggling with swarms.
Why you might banish:
- Makes knockback worse — you get thrown farther when hit
- Turns high-tier fights into chaos if you misstep
- Can make bunny-hopping feel awkward.
Verdict:
- Take one if your character really needs the early game swarm survivability.
- Otherwise? Banish early. You’ll thank yourself later.
Additional Good banish:
Scarf
- Get that outta here. Unless you're new to the game, then it can be fun.
🧩 Banish Strategy Tips
Here’s how to manage your banishes efficiently:
- Use them early. The earlier you clear junk, the better your late-game rolls.
- Prioritize clutter removal. Get rid of bad gold items and low-scaling fillers.
- Save one for late-game failsafes. Occasionally, you’ll still need to nuke something that really doesn't fit.
- Track your unlock goals. Some unlocks require collecting specific items, banish can help this.
- Keep an eye on your synergy lanes. Once your main damage engine is rolling, banish off-type items.
🧾 Quick Reference Table
| Item | Banish Priority | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 🍔 Burger (Borgar) | 🔥 Always | BAD BAD BAD |
| 🥇 Golden Gloves | 🔥 Always | Not good enough |
| 👟 Golden Sneakers | 🔥 Always | BAD BAD BAD |
| 🛡️ Golden Shield | 🔥 Always | Kevin-Exclusive |
| 🔥 Campfire | 🔥 Always | BAD BAD BAD |
| 🪶 Feathers | ⚠️ Sometimes | Useful if needed, bad late (knockback annoyance) |
🔗 Related Reading
If you want to see which items are worth keeping, 👉 check our full MegaBonk item tier list: /blog/megabonk-best-items-tier-list
💡 TL;DR Summary
Banish is your hidden power tool — it’s probability control, not just cleanup. Get rid of junk items like Burger, Golden Gloves, and Campfire ASAP. Be greedy. The earlier you clean your pool, the faster your run snowballs.
Final Note
Banish management turns RNG-heavy runs into skill-driven consistency. Master it once, and every run becomes smoother — fewer dead rolls, faster scaling, and more satisfying builds.
Quick Note: Item Disable Your Golden Sneakers
The low gold-amount makes this a joke-item. Disable this noob trap!
Why it’s bad:
- Income is so small.
- Every other green is better.