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As you deliver the final blow to Walderp, dazzling rays of light erupt from his mouth! He explodes violently, shooting millions of small fragments from inside him throughout the universe! A nearby physicist does some frantic napkin math to see if this was even possible. It wasn't. But there's good news! You just unlocked MACGUFFINS! Search through all the zones in adventure to find these powerful artifacts, and equip them in the inventory menu!
198 - Energy Power MacGuffin Fragment

MacGuffin Fragments are unlocked after defeating WALDERP's final form for the first time. Once unlocked, a "MacGuffin Fragments" button will appear in the inventory, below the Daycare button. 

MacGuffins are unique items that provide some permanent bonuses every time the player rebirths, they can be infinitely leveled, meaning you can continue to merge them together beyond the typical level cap of 100. You can only wear as many MacGuffin as you have MacGuffin Slots. There are 22 different kinds of fragments and 22 fragment slots.

To begin with, the player can get one MacGuffin Fragment per 1,000 kills from a specific Adventure Zone and 5,000 kills in ITOPOD once you have obtained a Perk. The automerge takes effect on equipped MacGuffin Fragments.

Kill Counter[]

The Zone Kill Counter for the current zone will be visible by hovering over the Adventure Zone name at the top of the page. Once it reaches the required kills, the fragment for that particular zone will drop and the counter will reset. Zone Kill Counters are reset whenever the player leaves the current adventure zone. The only exception is the ITOPOD, where the Zone Kill Counter will always continue the same even if the player changes floor or leaves the ITOPOD.

ITOPOD kill counter

Minimum kills required per MacGuffin Fragment with all bonuses:

  • Adventure zone: 720
  • ITOPOD: 1,800

The Fragments & Drop Locations[]

# Image Name Area Unlock Requirements[1]/Notes
0 Any MacGuffin, randomly [2] I.T.O.P.O.D Upon acquiring the Perk "MacGuffin ITOPOD Drops!"
1 198
198 - Energy Power MacGuffin Fragment
Energy Power MacGuffin Fragment Sewers
2 200
200 - Magic Power MacGuffin Fragment
Magic Power MacGuffin Fragment Forest
3 199
199 - Energy Cap MacGuffin Fragment
Energy Cap MacGuffin Fragment Cave of Many Things
4 201
201 - Magic Cap MacGuffin Fragment
Magic Cap MacGuffin Fragment The Sky
5 202
202 - Energy NGU MacGuffin Fragment
Energy NGU MacGuffin Fragment High Security Base
6 203
203 - Magic NGU MacGuffin Fragment
Magic NGU MacGuffin Fragment Clock Dimension
7 204
204 - Energy Bar MacGuffin Fragment
Energy Bar MacGuffin Fragment The 2D Universe
8 205
205 - Magic Bar MacGuffin Fragment
Magic Bar MacGuffin Fragment Ancient Battlefield
9 206
206 - Energy Beard MacGuffin Fragment
SEXY MacGuffin Fragment A Very Strange Place Does nothing, save for unlocking a player portrait if SEXY MacGuffin bonuses reach 250%.

Formerly "Energy Beard" MacGuffin.

10 207
207 - Magic Beard MacGuffin Fragment
SMART MacGuffin Fragment Mega Lands Does nothing, save for unlocking a player portrait if SMART MacGuffin bonuses reach 250%.

Formerly "Magic Beard" MacGuffin.

11 208
208 - Drop Chance MacGuffin Fragment
Drop Chance MacGuffin Fragment The Beardverse
12 209
209 - Golden MacGuffin Fragment
Golden MacGuffin Fragment Badly Drawn World
13 210
210 - Augment MacGuffin Fragment
Augment MacGuffin Fragment Boring-Ass Earth
14 228
228 - Stat MacGuffin Fragment
Stat MacGuffin Fragment Chocolate World Increases Attack and Defense. Must complete the Chocolate World Set, items 221 - 225 (bar bars not included) leveled to 100.
15 211
221 - Energy Wandoos MacGuffin Fragment
Energy Wandoos MacGuffin Fragment The Evilverse
16 250
250 - Magic Wandoos MacGuffin Fragment
Magic Wandoos MacGuffin Fragment Pretty Pink Princess Land
17 291
291 - Adventure MacGuffin Fragment
Adventure MacGuffin Fragment Greasy Nerd (Easy Difficulty) The Greasy Nerd always drops this MacGuffin and another random one. Once the titan has been defeated, this MacGuffin will also drop in the ITOPOD.
18 289
289 - NUMBER MacGuffin Fragment
Number MacGuffin Fragment Meta Land
19 290
290 - Blood MacGuffin Fragment
Blood MacGuffin Fragment Interdimensional Party
20 298
298 - Resource 3 Power MacGuffin Fragment
Resource 3 Power MacGuffin Fragment The Godmother (Easy Difficulty)
21 299
299 - Resource 3 Cap MacGuffin Fragment
Resource 3 Cap MacGuffin Fragment The Godmother (Normal Difficulty)
22 300
300 - Resource 3 Bar MacGuffin Fragment
Resource 3 Bar MacGuffin Fragment The Godmother (Hard Difficulty)
  1. All MacGuffin Fragments require Walderp's final form to be defeated. Additional requirements are listed below.
  2. Random drops, whether from the ITOPOD or otherwise, are chosen with equal probability from a list containing Energy and Magic Cap/Pow/Bars/NGU/SEXY/SMART and Drop MacGuffin Fragments, as well as any others that have already dropped from their normal zone or Titan.

MacGuffin Bonuses[]

MacGuffin Fragments grant permanent bonuses even when they aren't equipped. That permanent bonus is increased whenever the player rebirths with a MacGuffin Fragment equipped.

The amount of bonus added to the permanent bonus depends on the amount of time the player has spent before rebirthing.

  • Below 30 minutes, the ratio is:
  • After 30 minutes, the ratio is:
    reaching ~6.93 in a 24 hour rebirth. The ratio is capped at 20, reached at 200 hours of current Rebirth Time.
  • If the player completes the second Sadistic Troll challenge, the ratio between 30 minutes and 24 hours is instead:
    reaching 48 in a 24 hour rebirth.
  • If the player completes the second Sadistic Troll challenge, after 24 hours, the ratio is instead:
    capped at 104.86, reached at ~170 hours of current Rebirth Time.

If a player is hoping to increase their permanent bonus as quickly as possible, 30 minute rebirths are the most efficient strategy (unless the second Sadistic Troll challenge is completed, in which case all rebirths between 30 minutes and 24 hours have a bonus of 2/hour).

Time Bonus Per hour
5 min 0.03 0.33
15 min 0.25 1.00
30 min 1 2
35 min 1.08 1.71
60 min 1.41 1.41
2 hours 2.00 1.00
4 hours 2.83 0.71
8 hours 4.00 0.50
12 hours 4.90 0.41
24 hours 6.93 0.29
200 hours 20 0.10

After completing the second Sadistic Troll challenge, the most efficient rebirths are any between 30 minutes and 24 hours. Note that MacGuffin Muffins can be double-dipped without giving up efficiency by popping one at the end of a 24hr rebirth and doing another slightly-under-24hr rebirth before it expires.

Time Bonus Per hour
5 min 0.03 0.33
15 min 0.25 1.00
30 min 1 2
60 min 2 2
24 hours 48 2
48 hours 63.34 1.32
72 hours 74.49 1.03
170 hours 104.86 0.62

Rebirth bonuses differ per MacGuffin type. For level L and time ratio T the bonuses are:

MacGuffin Bonus
Energy/Magic Power
Energy/Magic Cap/NGU/Bar/SEXY/SMART, Drop Chance, Adventure
Golden
Augment
Stat
Energy/Magic Wandoos
Number
Blood
Resource 3 Power
Resource 3 Cap/Bar

MacGuffin Slots[]

There are 22 total MacGuffin slots, found via the following methods:

MacGuffin Fragments upgrades[]

There are several upgrades that improve different aspects of MacGuffin Fragments:

4G's Sellout Shop[]

Name Effect Price (AP)
A MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 100,000 (first and second)

225,000 (third to eleventh)

MacGuffin Muffin (consumable item) These will double the MacGuffin bonus for each rebirth. 50,000

Perks[]

Name Effect Price (PP) Levels Difficulty
Macguffin Daycare! Allow MacGuffins to be put in daycare slots 5,000 1 Evil
Improved Macguffin Drops I Improve the base level of all MacGuffin drops by 1. 150 1 Normal
A MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 250 1 Normal
Another MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 5,000 1 Evil
MacGuffin ITOPOD Drops! MacGuffin drops in the ITOPOD every 5000 kills. 50 1 Normal
Improved MacGuffin ITOPOD Drops I Reduce the number of kills per MacGuffin drop in the ITOPOD by 20%. 150 1 Normal
Improved MacGuffin ITOPOD Drops II Reduce the number of kills per MacGuffin drop in the ITOPOD by another 25%. 500 1 Evil
Improved MacGuffin ITOPOD Drops III Reduce the number of kills per MacGuffin drop in the ITOPOD by another 25%. 2,500 1 Evil
Blood Macguffin α Spell! Unlocks the Blood Macguffin α Spell, which can raise the level of a random equipped MacGuffin. 100 1 Normal
Blood Macguffin β Spell! Unlocks the Blood Macguffin β Spell, which can raise the level of ALL equipped MacGuffins. 5,000 1 Evil
Another MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 40,000 1 Evil

Quirks[]

Name Effect Price (QP) Levels Difficulty
MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 7,500 1 Normal
Another MacGuffin Slot! +1 MacGuffin Slot. 20,000 1 Evil

Wishes[]

Name Effect Levels Total Wish output Difficulty
I wish MacGuffin drops mattered Improve the base level of all MacGuffin drops by 1. 5 55 Qa (5.5E16) Evil
I wish Blood MacGuffin α wasn't so random Allows the spell to target the first MacGuffin slot, instead of a random one. 1 60 Qa (6E16) Evil
I wish Fruit of MacGuffin α wasn't so random Allows the fruit to target the first MacGuffin slot, instead of a random one. 1 60 Qa (6E16) Evil
I wish Blood MacGuffin α also didn't suck Improves the spell's outcome by 20% per level. 10 22 Sx (2.2E22) Evil
I wish Fruit of MacGuffin α also didn't suck Improves the fruit's benefits by 20% per level. 10 22 Sx (2.2E22) Evil

Items[]

Item Effect Source
Choco Set Unlock Stat MacGuffin. Reduce number of kills needed outside of ITOPOD to drop by 10%. Drops from Chocolate World
Edgy Set +1 MacGuffin Slot. Drops from The Evilverse
Greasy Nerd Set Improve the base level of all MacGuffin drops by 1. Drops by Greasy Nerd
Purple Heart Set Reduce number of kills needed outside of ITOPOD to drop by 20%. 4G's Sellout Shop

Other features[]

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