Emerald Perk
Emerald Perks, also called simply Perks, are a set of modifiers the player can temporarily obtain during an Emerald Rush run in Donkey Kong Bananza. Perks are a core gameplay element of Emerald Rush, as they increase the amount of emeralds Donkey Kong earns over the course of the run through multipliers, such as emerald increases for defeating a specific enemy type, using Bananzas, or performing a certain action repeatedly. Most Perk effects can be stacked, and many different multipliers can be active at once. Each time the player earns a Perk, they are presented with three randomly selected options to choose from.
Perk selection[edit]
A new Perk may be selected each time the player collects a fossil, breaks a Banandium Gem that is currently offering a skill unlock, or completes a Void Goal. Whenever one of these conditions is satisfied, the Perk selection menu appears automatically, requiring the player to pick an option. In addition to the three random Perks, the player may elect to restore DK's health or change the current Void Goal instead of selecting a Perk. At the cost of some collected emeralds, the Refresh option may also be used to replace the currently offered Perks with three new random options. Refreshing initially costs 50 emeralds, with each subsequent refresh costing an ever-increasing amount.
| Current cost greater than or equal to |
Cost increase after use |
|---|---|
| 50 | 50 |
| 200 | 100 |
| 1000 | 1000 |
| 10000 | 10000 |
| 100000 | 100000 |
| 1000000 | 1000000 |
With few exceptions, selecting a certain Perk does not prevent it from appearing again later. Most Perks can be selected multiple times over the course of a run to stack their effects, while those that are not multiplier-based will repeat their initial effect when selected again. Stackable Perks have a chance to be offered in a "rare" form where multiple copies of the Perk can be obtained at once, while some non-stackable Perks are always considered rare (these are denoted with a circular rather than octagonal icon). Rare Perks have an increased chance to appear when collecting a rare or extra-rare fossil or a Banandium Gem bunch, and the chance can also be increased by wearing certain clothing.
After reaching 2000 Rating Points in Emerald Rush and completing the mode's credits sequence, the player gains the ability to block Perks from appearing during the current run by spending Emerald Chips. One or more of the randomly offered Perks may be blocked whenever the player is in the Perk selection menu. The first blocked Perk will cost one chip, and the cost of blocking increases by one additional chip each time a Perk is blocked.
Not all Perks are available initially, with some requiring reaching various thresholds of Rating Points to become available during runs. Additionally, some layers exclude Perks which would have no effect there; for example, Glitzoid Demolisher is only available on layers where Glitzoids exist, and Turnip Greens is only available on layers where turnips can be found.
When participating in the periodic Emerald Rush events, a fixed set of Perks is made available, and the option to block Perks by spending Emerald Chips is disabled.
Emerald multipliers[edit]
Initially, all sources of emeralds, such as bullion, enemies, and destructible terrain, yield as much emerald ore as they would normally yield gold, which is displayed during gameplay with "×1.0" multiplier text as DK uncovers emeralds. These amounts can be increased through the use of Perks. Most Perks provide a multiplier that increases the amount of emerald ore obtained from certain sources; multiple copies of the same Perk can be selected to stack its effects additively, and if more than one type of Perk is active that affects a given source, their multipliers will be added or multiplied together.
Multiplier-based Perks display their effects in terms of a percentage increase. For example, one copy of the Crockoid Demolisher Perk provides a 120% increase in emerald ore appearing after a Crockoid is defeated. A 120% increase is equivalent to a multiplication by 2.2, so when defeating a Crockoid during gameplay, the multiplier text "×2.2" would appear. Each additional copy of a Perk adds the same initial percentage amount, so two copies of Crockoid Demolisher would provide a 240% increase, or ×3.4 multiplier.
The final multiplier for a given emerald source is calculated with both addition and multiplication of the relevant Perk effects, depending on which group each Perk belongs to. Perk groups are visible in the HUD during gameplay, as seen in the screenshot on the right; there are five groups separated vertically in the HUD, with the three in the middle being the ones that affect the emerald multiplier (the topmost group contains rare Perks that unlock additional Bananza abilities, and the lowermost group contains Perks related to item and treasure chest chances and other boosts with no direct effect on the emerald multiplier). The Perk multipliers within these three groups are first added together, then the total values from each group are multiplied together.[1]
Emerald multiplier = (group 1 Perk + group 1 Perk) × (group 2 Perk + group 2 Perk + group 2 Perk) × (group 3 Perk)
Because the multiplication yields much larger values than the addition, the best way to attain a high emerald multiplier is to choose Perks across all three groups. Group 1 primarily contains Perks in the categories of Hoarder, Groove, and Heart, and others that are based on DK's current status. Group 2 primarily contains Demolisher Perks as well as Perks related to emerald ore unearthed from breakable materials. Group 3 exclusively contains Beat Perks.
The final multiplier result is capped at a maximum of ×99999.9. Different chimes are played with increasing multipliers, and once the multiplier reaches ×10000.0, it changes to a jingle based on the sound effect used when Mario jumps over a barrel in Donkey Kong. The HUD is limited to displaying 60 Perk instances in each group, but the full list can be viewed in the pause menu.
The multiplier for defeating enemies can decay, being cut in half repeatedly if the player stays in one location fighting the same enemies for too long (this does not apply to Peekaboopoids). Once the multiplier has decayed, it will gradually recover after the player leaves that area.
Perk list[edit]
| Icon | Perk | Group | Description | Value | Notes |
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Crockoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Crockoid. | 120% | |
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Squeeloid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Squeeloid. | 60% | |
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Stompoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Stompoid. | 140% | |
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Antickoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Antickoid. | 140% | |
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Molevoloid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Molevoloid. | 140% | |
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Buzzoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Buzzoid. | 80% | |
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Peekaboopoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Peekaboopoid. | 80% | |
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Rolluskoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Rolluskoid. | 80% | |
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Munchoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Munchoid. | 180% | |
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Trailfinoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Trailfinoid. | 100% | |
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Batteroid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Batteroid. | 150% | |
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Gloominoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Gloominoid. | 80% | |
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Illuminoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Illuminoid. | 170% | |
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Trapantuloid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Trapantuloid. | 200% | |
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Wallopoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Wallopoid. | 200% | |
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Muckoid Demolisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat a Muckoid. | 130% | |
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Glitzoid Demolisher | 2 | More chips will appear each time you punch a Glitzoid. | 300% | |
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Droppin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with a Dive Punch. | 40% | |
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Batter-Up Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy by swinging a chunk at them. | 100% | |
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Fastball Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy by throwing a chunk at them. | 120% | |
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Surfin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy by Turf Surfing into them. | 180% | |
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Turf Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the distance you travel while Turf Surfing. | 0.02% / meter | |
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Bare-Knuckle Beat | 3 | For a limited number of times, 300% more emerald ore will appear after defeating enemies by punching. | 10× | Selecting the Perk again will add 10 more times. |
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Green Scene | 1 | For a limited amount of time, 400% more emerald ore will appear after defeating enemies. | 100 seconds | Selecting the Perk again will add 100 seconds to any time still remaining. |
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Hang-Time Beat | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy in midair. | 80% | |
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Lowdown Beat | 2 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy below you. | 150% | |
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Wild Warrior | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during a Kong Bananza transformation. | 30% | |
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Kong Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during a Kong Bananza transformation. | 60% | |
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Windup Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with a Charge Punch. | 60% | |
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Solid Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the amount of damage you sustain with Kong Armor. | 9% / heart | |
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Super Sprinter | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during a Zebra Bananza transformation. | 50% | |
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Zebra Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during a Zebra Bananza transformation. | 80% | |
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Kickin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with Brake Blast. | 120% | |
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Spinnin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with a Spin Slam. | 180% | |
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Swirl Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain with Spin Slam. | 240% | |
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Slingin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with Spin Shot. | 200% | |
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Fearless Flyer | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during an Ostrich Bananza transformation. | 50% | |
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Ostrich Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during an Ostrich Bananza transformation. | 100% | |
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Eggsplosive Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with an Egg Bomb. | 70% | |
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Egg Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the number of times an Egg Bomb is dropped. | 2.5% / bomb | |
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Glide Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the distance you flutter or use Glide. | 0.04% / meter | |
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Typhoon Titan | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during an Elephant Bananza transformation. | 40% | |
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Elephant Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during an Elephant Bananza transformation. | 50% | |
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Rock-Ensemble Beat | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of different chunk types you have stored. | 150% / chunk type | |
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Storage Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the number of times you store a chunk in your trunk. | 1% / chunk | |
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Hyper Hopper | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during a Snake Bananza transformation. | 60% | |
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Snake Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during a Snake Bananza transformation. | 40% | |
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Jumpin' Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy with Jump Burst. | 100% | |
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Touchdown Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain with Meteor Punch. | 50% | |
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Slo-Mo Beat | 3 | More emerald ore will appear after you defeat an enemy during Glare's slow-motion effect. | 150% | |
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Glaring Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain during Glare's slow-motion effect. | 50% | |
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Hearty Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the number of extra hearts you recover while your health is already full. | 0.8% / heart | |
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Encore Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the amount of time you spend in any Bananza form. | 0.1% / second | |
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Surf Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the distance you travel over water while using Surf Surf. | 0.04% / meter | |
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Charge Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the amount of time you charge up any charge-based skills. | 0.3% / second | Affected by Charge Slap, Charge Punch, Charge Dash, Charge Jump, and Glare. |
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Spin Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the amount of time any spin-based skills are active. | 9% / second | Affected by Spin Jump, Spin Slam, and Spin Shot. |
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Skip Groove | 1 | More emerald ore will appear based on the number of times you do continuous rolling water-skip jumps. | 12% / jump | DK can do skip jumps by standing at water level, rolling onto the water, and pressing the jump button each time he touches its surface. The value is based on the highest number of consecutive jumps performed. |
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Apple Hoarder | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Apple Juice cans you have stored. | 250% / can | |
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Melon Hoarder | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Melon Juice cans you have stored. | 350% / can | |
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Balloon Hoarder | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Red Balloons you have stored. | 50% / balloon | |
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Chip Hoarder | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the current number of chips you've collected. | 1% / chip | |
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Skill Champ | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of skills you've unlocked. | 10% / skill | |
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Perk Champ | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Emerald Perks you've gained. | 5% / Perk | The value displayed in the Perk selection menu includes the Perk currently being selected. Although Magic Wallet and Smelting Green do not appear in the HUD during gameplay, each instance of them still counts toward the value of Perk Champ. Expired instances of Bare-Knuckle Beat, Green Scene, and Pristine Primate count as well. |
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Goal Champ | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Void Goals you've cleared. | 8% / goal | If the Perk is being selected after completing a goal, the value displayed in the Perk selection menu includes the goal that was just completed. |
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Healthy Heart | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy while your health is full. | 30% | |
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Hurtin' Heart | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy while your health is low. | 120% | |
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Lonely Heart | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy while the Health skill remains locked. | 160% | |
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Happy Heart | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the maximum number of hearts in your health meter. | 15% / heart | |
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Ba-None-Za | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy while no Bananza transformations have been unlocked. | 380% | |
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Elders' Apprentice | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy based on the number of Bananzas you've unlocked. | 20% / Bananza | |
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Pristine Primate | 1 | For a limited number of times, 500% more emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy until DK takes damage. | 1× | Selecting the Perk again will add one more time. |
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Brimming Bananergy | 1 | More emerald ore will appear after defeating an enemy while your Bananergy is full. | 15% | |
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Smashing Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain. | 30% | |
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Bananergy Forager | 4 | More items will appear while smashing terrain with full Bananergy. | 40% | |
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Apple Hunter | 4 | More apples will appear while smashing terrain. | 5% Base value: 2% |
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Chip Hunter | 4 | More chips will appear while smashing terrain. | 6% Base value: 1% |
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Treasure Hunter | 4 | More treasure chests will appear while smashing terrain. | 2% Base value: 4% Base value with Treasure Tie: 6% |
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Green Geysers | 4 | More emerald geysers will occur while smashing terrain. | 2% Base value: 3% |
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Emerald Treasure | 4 | More emerald geysers will occur when opening treasure chests. | Varies Base value: 40% Base increase: 2% |
This Perk's value indicates the chance a treasure chest will contain emerald ore. Each time this Perk is selected, the values of Chip Treasure, Apple Treasure, Melon Treasure, and Balloon Treasure will decrease accordingly. |
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Chip Treasure | 4 | More chips will appear when opening treasure chests. | Varies Base value: 25% Base increase: 4% |
This Perk's value indicates the chance a treasure chest will contain chips. Each time this Perk is selected, the values of Emerald Treasure, Apple Treasure, Melon Treasure, and Balloon Treasure will decrease accordingly. |
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Apple Treasure | 4 | More Apple Juice cans will appear when opening treasure chests. | Varies Base value: 10% Base increase: 10% |
This Perk's value indicates the chance a treasure chest will contain Apple Juice. Each time this Perk is selected, the values of Emerald Treasure, Chip Treasure, Melon Treasure, and Balloon Treasure will decrease accordingly. |
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Melon Treasure | 4 | More Melon Juice cans will appear when opening treasure chests. | Varies Base value: 10% Base increase: 9% |
This Perk's value indicates the chance a treasure chest will contain Melon Juice. Each time this Perk is selected, the values of Emerald Treasure, Chip Treasure, Apple Treasure, and Balloon Treasure will decrease accordingly. |
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Balloon Treasure | 4 | More Red Balloons will appear when opening treasure chests. | Varies Base value: 15% Base increase: 8% |
This Perk's value indicates the chance a treasure chest will contain a balloon. Each time this Perk is selected, the values of Emerald Treasure, Chip Treasure, Apple Treasure, and Melon Treasure will decrease accordingly. |
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Treasure Trove | 2 | More chips and emerald ore will appear when opening treasure chests. | 40% | This Perk increases the amount of emerald ore if a chest contains emerald ore, or the amount of chips if the chest contains chips. |
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Long-Range Forager | 4 | More items will appear after smashing terrain by throwing chunks of material. | 350% | |
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Superior Smasher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear while smashing emerald roots or wooden containers. | 180% | |
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Banana Slamma | 2 | More emerald ore will appear when you smash a banana. | 280% | |
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Emerald Polisher | 2 | More emerald ore will appear when you smash emerald bullion apart. | 80% | Emerald bullion includes emerald terrain as well as the emerald lumps found in Void Goals. |
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Turnip Greens | 2 | More emerald ore will appear when you pull a turnip out from the ground. | 600% | |
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Magic Wallet | Your total collected chips will be increased by half your current amount. | Instantaneous effect. The added amount is rounded down to a whole number of chips. | ||
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Smelting Green | All collected chips will be transformed into emerald instead. | Instantaneous effect. The conversion grants 300 emeralds for each chip, and reduces the chip total to zero. | ||
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Chip Thief | 4 | More chips will appear after you defeat an enemy. | 1 chip | If this Perk has not been selected, enemies will not drop any chips. |
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Chip Magnet | 4 | Automatic emerald collecting will trigger based on the number of chips you've collected. | 0.1 / chip | Emeralds are added once per second of gameplay. |
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Emerald Negotiator | 2 | More emerald will be earned after you clear one of Void's goals. | 150 Base value: 150 |
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Chip Negotiator | 2 | More chips will be earned after you clear one of Void's goals. | 5 Base value: 10 |
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Hammer Thrower | 0 | Increase the range of destruction when throwing a chunk during a Kong Bananza transformation. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Impactful Punches | 0 | Increase the range of destruction for Charge Punches. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Rocket Dash | 0 | Run at a faster pace during a Charge Dash. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Fast Flight | 0 | Move through the air faster when you use Glide. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Big Eggsplosions | 0 | Increase the range of destruction for Egg Bombs. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Meteor Rain | 0 | Increase the range of destruction for Meteor Punch. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Staring Down | 0 | Countdown speed for remaining time will be slowed down during Glare's slow-motion effect. | One-time unlock per run. | |
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Barrel Bump-Up | 4 | Hold one additional Warp Barrel in your inventory. | 1 barrel Base value: Varies by difficulty |
The number of currently available Warp Barrels is also increased by one when this Perk is selected. |
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Fossil Radar | 4 | All fossil locations can be seen by opening the Map with  .
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One-time unlock per run. |
References[edit]
- ^ カネルソンch (September 26, 2025). 【検証】これで完璧！エメラルドパワーの倍率計算方法解説！【ドンキーコングバナンザ エメラルドラッシュ攻略動画】. YouTube. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
