Chonkplate
⭐ LEGENDARY ITEMNew to items? Browse the full Megabonk Items index for effects and unlocks you can combine with Chonkplate.
🧪 How Chonkplate Works
Chonkplate converts any healing you receive while at full HP into an Overheal buffer up to 75% of your Max HP. The built-in +20% Lifesteal feeds that buffer continuously once your damage output ramps up.
Advantages
- Massive effective HP via Overheal during swarms
- Lifesteal scales with DPS for snowball sustain
- Pairs naturally with Max-HP stacking strategies
Disadvantages
- Requires reliable healing sources to stay topped off
- Weak in low-DPS or low-pickup scenarios
- Competes with other Legendary slots
🔓 How to Unlock Chonkplate
Requirement: Reach 500 Max HP in a run. After you meet this condition once, Chonkplate can drop in future runs.
Practical ways to hit 500 Max HP
Demonic Blood
Each copy grants +9 Max HP (and other bonuses). Reliable incremental Max-HP gain.
Leeching Crystal
+50 Max HP per copy (with regen penalty). Few copies quickly push toward 500.
Health/HP-related Tomes
Run Health-oriented tomes early to raise your baseline Max HP.
Prioritize Leeching Crystal rolls and pick up Demonic Blood whenever available; supplement with the Health Tome.
🔗 Best Synergies & Builds
Core synergy items
Bloody Cleaver
Enhances sustain-centric builds that already leverage Lifesteal.
Beefy Ring
Scales damage with high Max HP pools; complements 500-HP paths.
Medkit / Passive healing
More uptime at full HP → more Overheal generation.
Build notes
- High-DPS lifesteal weapons excel (e.g., Blood-themed kits).
- Stack Max HP to hit 500 quickly, then pivot into damage.
- Maintain at least one steady heal source to feed Overheal during downtime.
Related & See also
Make Overheal Your Win Condition
Once you unlock Chonkplate, it becomes a cornerstone for sustain-heavy runs.