Mushroom Bounce Guide
Recommended Preparation
Biome
Forest Canopy
Difficulty
Easy
How to Unlock
One of the officially named traversal verbs: "send your Merlies up in the sky by jumping on mushrooms". Mushrooms are the canopy's launch pads — the vertical answer to routes the flock cannot climb.
Unlock
How to Get It: Found naturally in the greener biomes, shown in official screenshots as broad-capped fungi on the forest floor and clearings. No unlock cost is mentioned — they are environmental springboards, not items.
How It Works
Up, as a Squad
The official wording matters: send your Merlies up in the sky — plural. A bounce is a squad maneuver, launching birds to ledges and canopy layers the climb cannot reach. Positioning the flock on the pad together is the skill.
Height Without Risk
Mushrooms are the game's friendly face of verticality: the bright, bouncy counterpart to the thorn-and-drop hazards the store text warns about. They turn "too high" into "one hop away" without a fight.
Bounce Technique
Mushroom pads are environmental springboards scattered throughout the forest canopy. Position your bird on the pad, and the bounce launches them vertically to reach higher platforms. Chain multiple bounces to ascend through canopy layers. The bounce is risk-free — landing is soft, and there's no fall damage.
How to Use It
Reading a Bounce Route
- Spot the target ledge, then find the mushroom below it — the pairing is deliberate.
- Land, regroup, and climb onward; never leave a bird at the bottom of the route.
- Chain bounces with vine climbs when a single jump falls short.
Last updated: October 19, 2026