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== Piggy Bank ==
== Piggy Bank ==


''Piggy Bank'' multiplies the character's [[Materials]] by 1.2 (adds 20%) at the beginning of a [[Waves|Wave]].
The ''Piggy Bank'' give you 20% of your [[Materials]] when you exit the shop and start a new wave.


Unlike the materials gained from [[Harvesting]], ''Piggy Bank'' does not give [[Experience]].
For example, if you leave the shop with 100 materials, you will start the wave with 120.


''Piggy Bank'' stops functioning after wave 20, and then becomes useless. This is only relevant in [[Endless Mode]].
Unlike the Materials gained by [[Harvesting]], ''Piggy Bank'' doesn't give [[Experience]]. It only gives you the Currency Part of Materials.
 
While playing in [[Endless Mode]], ''Piggy Bank'' stops functioning after wave 20.


The item tooltip shows the total amount of materials generated by the item, but does not take into account the purchase cost of the item itself, if any.
The item tooltip shows the total amount of materials generated by the item, but does not take into account the purchase cost of the item itself, if any.
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=== Strategy ===
=== Strategy ===


''Piggy Bank'' is a good economic item to buy on most characters and in most situations. The item will only become net positive if you can afford to hold back some materials. Very often this just happens passively, because it is rare to fully exhaust the material supply in most shops. Even with plenty of materials to spend, rerolling becomes uneconomic due to the increasing cost of rerolls per shop, leaving the character with unspent money.
''Piggy Bank'' is an [[Economy|Economic Item]] that can earn you a ton of Materials if you're ahead and can afford to save up Materials between rounds. Like other Economic items, it is more powerful when bought early, and of little value when bought in the late game.


The ''Piggy Bank'' is especially good on [[Demon]], because this character pays with HP instead of materials, and will invariably have a lot of unspent money in his account.
The amount of materials generated by the ''Piggy Bank'' is substantial, due to the high growth rate of 20%, and because the process is multiplicative (compounding). Any amount held back will more than double over four waves, and will have multiplied by ~6.2 over ten waves.


The amount of materials generated by the ''Piggy Bank'' is substantial, due to the high growth rate of 20%, and because the process is multiplicative (compounding). Any amount held back will more than double over four waves, and will have multiplied by ~6.2 over ten waves.
So when you have the ''Piggy Bank'', you need to carefully evaluate how many materials you want to spend when you're shopping. It might not be worth it reroll as much. And some economic items might not be worth their cost, as the materials could be saved and multiply over multiple waves.


Therefore, many of the other economic items in the game become bad investments with a ''Piggy Bank'', because it is better to not buy the item in question and instead let the materials multiply in the ''Piggy Bank''.
If you can't save up materials between rounds, it might be better to skip the ''Piggy Bank'', since it will barely recoup its purchasing price.


If you own a ''Piggy Bank'', you need to carefully re-evaluate any economic items before buying them. Recycling items from crates for materials becomes a lot more valuable for the same reason (even economic items).
The ''Piggy Bank'' has strong synergy with characters such as {{CharacterIcon|Demon}} or {{CharacterIcon|Streamer}} that naturally tend to have materials saved up between waves. The Character {{CharacterIcon|Saver}} starts the game with ''Piggy Bank'' and has their entire gameplay built around the item.

Latest revision as of 22:18, 30 November 2023

Piggy Bank.png
Piggy Bank
Item
Tier 2
Stats
+20% of your materials at the start of waves (stops working at wave 20)
Price
40
Limit
1

Item

Piggy Bank is an in-game item that can be bought from a Shop or can be found in a Crate. Most Items modify the Stats of the player, and some of them provide additional effects.

Unique

Piggy Bank is a unique item. Only 1 of each unique item can be equipped, and it will then no longer be offered in the Shop, and no longer drop from loot crates.

Piggy Bank

The Piggy Bank give you 20% of your Materials when you exit the shop and start a new wave.

For example, if you leave the shop with 100 materials, you will start the wave with 120.

Unlike the Materials gained by Harvesting, Piggy Bank doesn't give Experience. It only gives you the Currency Part of Materials.

While playing in Endless Mode, Piggy Bank stops functioning after wave 20.

The item tooltip shows the total amount of materials generated by the item, but does not take into account the purchase cost of the item itself, if any.

Strategy

Piggy Bank is an Economic Item that can earn you a ton of Materials if you're ahead and can afford to save up Materials between rounds. Like other Economic items, it is more powerful when bought early, and of little value when bought in the late game.

The amount of materials generated by the Piggy Bank is substantial, due to the high growth rate of 20%, and because the process is multiplicative (compounding). Any amount held back will more than double over four waves, and will have multiplied by ~6.2 over ten waves.

So when you have the Piggy Bank, you need to carefully evaluate how many materials you want to spend when you're shopping. It might not be worth it reroll as much. And some economic items might not be worth their cost, as the materials could be saved and multiply over multiple waves.

If you can't save up materials between rounds, it might be better to skip the Piggy Bank, since it will barely recoup its purchasing price.

The Piggy Bank has strong synergy with characters such as Demon.png Demon or Streamer.png Streamer that naturally tend to have materials saved up between waves. The Character Saver.png Saver starts the game with Piggy Bank and has their entire gameplay built around the item.

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