diff --git a/pkg/store/README.md b/pkg/store/README.md
index e7eb55a31..ca052a6f1 100644
--- a/pkg/store/README.md
+++ b/pkg/store/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The `store` package provides a persistent storage solution for Evolve, designed
 
 The storage system consists of a key-value store interface that allows for the persistence of blockchain data. It leverages the IPFS Datastore interface (`go-datastore`) with a Badger database implementation by default.
 
+Badger options are tuned for the ev-node write pattern (append-heavy with periodic overwrites) via `store.BadgerOptions()`. Use `tools/db-bench` to validate performance against Badger defaults.
+
 ## Core Components
 
 ### Storage Interface
diff --git a/pkg/store/badger_options.go b/pkg/store/badger_options.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d3ddc8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/store/badger_options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+
+	badger4 "github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger4"
+)
+
+// BadgerOptions returns ev-node tuned Badger options for the node workload.
+// These defaults favor write throughput for append-heavy usage.
+func BadgerOptions() *badger4.Options {
+	opts := badger4.DefaultOptions
+
+	// Disable conflict detection to reduce write overhead; ev-node does not rely
+	// on Badger's multi-writer conflict checks for correctness.
+	opts.Options = opts.Options.WithDetectConflicts(false)
+	// Allow more L0 tables before compaction kicks in to smooth bursty ingest.
+	opts.Options = opts.Options.WithNumLevelZeroTables(10)
+	// Stall threshold is raised to avoid write throttling under heavy load.
+	opts.Options = opts.Options.WithNumLevelZeroTablesStall(20)
+	// Scale compaction workers to available CPUs without over-saturating.
+	opts.Options = opts.Options.WithNumCompactors(compactorCount())
+
+	return &opts
+}
+
+func compactorCount() int {
+	// Badger defaults to 4; keep a modest range to avoid compaction thrash.
+	count := runtime.NumCPU()
+	if count < 4 {
+		return 4
+	}
+	if count > 8 {
+		return 8
+	}
+	return count
+}
diff --git a/pkg/store/kv.go b/pkg/store/kv.go
index 296796cfb..2146d8a7c 100644
--- a/pkg/store/kv.go
+++ b/pkg/store/kv.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const EvPrefix = "0"
 // NewDefaultKVStore creates instance of default key-value store.
 func NewDefaultKVStore(rootDir, dbPath, dbName string) (ds.Batching, error) {
 	path := filepath.Join(rootify(rootDir, dbPath), dbName)
-	return badger4.NewDatastore(path, nil)
+	return badger4.NewDatastore(path, BadgerOptions())
 }
 
 // NewPrefixKVStore creates a new key-value store with a prefix applied to all keys.
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ func rootify(rootDir, dbPath string) string {
 
 // NewTestInMemoryKVStore builds KVStore that works in-memory (without accessing disk).
 func NewTestInMemoryKVStore() (ds.Batching, error) {
-	inMemoryOptions := &badger4.Options{
-		Options: badger4.DefaultOptions.WithInMemory(true),
-	}
+	inMemoryOptions := BadgerOptions()
+	inMemoryOptions.Options = inMemoryOptions.Options.WithInMemory(true)
 	return badger4.NewDatastore("", inMemoryOptions)
 }
diff --git a/tools/db-bench/README.md b/tools/db-bench/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c7933a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/db-bench/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# db-bench
+
+Local BadgerDB benchmark for ev-node write patterns (append + overwrite).
+
+## Usage
+
+Run the tuned defaults:
+
+```sh
+go run ./tools/db-bench -bytes 536870912 -value-size 4096 -batch-size 1000 -overwrite-ratio 0.1
+```
+
+Compare against Badger defaults:
+
+```sh
+go run ./tools/db-bench -profile all -bytes 1073741824 -value-size 4096 -batch-size 1000 -overwrite-ratio 0.1
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `-bytes` is the total data volume; the tool rounds down to full `-value-size` writes.
+- `-profile all` runs `evnode` and `default` in separate subdirectories under a temp base dir.
diff --git a/tools/db-bench/main.go b/tools/db-bench/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8af4760f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/db-bench/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	ds "github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	badger4 "github.com/ipfs/go-ds-badger4"
+
+	"github.com/evstack/ev-node/pkg/store"
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	baseDir        string
+	reset          bool
+	keepTemp       bool
+	totalBytes     int64
+	valueSize      int
+	batchSize      int
+	overwriteRatio float64
+	profile        string
+}
+
+type profile struct {
+	name string
+	open func(path string) (ds.Batching, error)
+}
+
+type result struct {
+	profile    string
+	writes     int
+	bytes      int64
+	duration   time.Duration
+	mbPerSec   float64
+	writesPerS float64
+	dbSize     int64
+}
+
+func main() {
+	cfg := parseFlags()
+
+	profiles := []profile{
+		{name: "evnode", open: openEvnode},
+		{name: "default", open: openDefault},
+	}
+
+	baseDir, cleanup := ensureBaseDir(cfg.baseDir, cfg.keepTemp)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	selected := selectProfiles(profiles, cfg.profile)
+	if len(selected) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown profile %q (valid: evnode, default, all)\n", cfg.profile)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range selected {
+		profileDir := filepath.Join(baseDir, p.name)
+		if cfg.reset {
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(profileDir)
+		}
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(profileDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Failed to create db dir %s: %v\n", profileDir, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		res, err := runProfile(p, profileDir, cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Profile %s failed: %v\n", p.name, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		printResult(res)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseFlags() config {
+	cfg := config{}
+	flag.StringVar(&cfg.baseDir, "dir", "", "DB base directory (default: temp dir)")
+	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.reset, "reset", false, "remove existing DB directory before running")
+	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.keepTemp, "keep", false, "keep temp directory (only used when -dir is empty)")
+	flag.Int64Var(&cfg.totalBytes, "bytes", 512<<20, "total bytes to write")
+	flag.IntVar(&cfg.valueSize, "value-size", 1024, "value size in bytes")
+	flag.IntVar(&cfg.batchSize, "batch-size", 1000, "writes per batch commit")
+	flag.Float64Var(&cfg.overwriteRatio, "overwrite-ratio", 0.1, "fraction of writes that overwrite existing keys (0..1)")
+	flag.StringVar(&cfg.profile, "profile", "evnode", "profile to run: evnode, default, all")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if cfg.totalBytes <= 0 {
+		exitError("bytes must be > 0")
+	}
+	if cfg.valueSize <= 0 {
+		exitError("value-size must be > 0")
+	}
+	if cfg.batchSize <= 0 {
+		exitError("batch-size must be > 0")
+	}
+	if cfg.overwriteRatio < 0 || cfg.overwriteRatio > 1 {
+		exitError("overwrite-ratio must be between 0 and 1")
+	}
+
+	return cfg
+}
+
+func runProfile(p profile, dir string, cfg config) (result, error) {
+	totalWrites := int(cfg.totalBytes / int64(cfg.valueSize))
+	if totalWrites == 0 {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("total bytes (%d) smaller than value size (%d)", cfg.totalBytes, cfg.valueSize)
+	}
+	actualBytes := int64(totalWrites) * int64(cfg.valueSize)
+
+	rng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(1)) // Deterministic data for comparable runs.
+	value := make([]byte, cfg.valueSize)
+	if _, err := rng.Read(value); err != nil {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to seed value bytes: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	overwriteEvery := 0
+	if cfg.overwriteRatio > 0 {
+		overwriteEvery = int(math.Round(1.0 / cfg.overwriteRatio))
+		if overwriteEvery < 1 {
+			overwriteEvery = 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	kv, err := p.open(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to open db: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer kv.Close()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	batch, err := kv.Batch(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create batch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	pending := 0
+	keysWritten := 0
+	for i := 0; i < totalWrites; i++ {
+		keyIndex := keysWritten
+		if overwriteEvery > 0 && i%overwriteEvery == 0 && keysWritten > 0 {
+			keyIndex = i % keysWritten
+		} else {
+			keysWritten++
+		}
+
+		if err := batch.Put(ctx, keyForIndex(keyIndex), value); err != nil {
+			_ = kv.Close()
+			return result{}, fmt.Errorf("batch put failed: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		pending++
+		if pending == cfg.batchSize {
+			if err := batch.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+				_ = kv.Close()
+				return result{}, fmt.Errorf("batch commit failed: %w", err)
+			}
+			batch, err = kv.Batch(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				_ = kv.Close()
+				return result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to create batch: %w", err)
+			}
+			pending = 0
+		}
+	}
+
+	if pending > 0 {
+		if err := batch.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+			_ = kv.Close()
+			return result{}, fmt.Errorf("final batch commit failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := kv.Sync(ctx, ds.NewKey("/")); err != nil {
+		_ = kv.Close()
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("sync failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := kv.Close(); err != nil {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("close failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	mbPerSec := (float64(actualBytes) / (1024 * 1024)) / duration.Seconds()
+	writesPerSec := float64(totalWrites) / duration.Seconds()
+	dbSize, err := dirSize(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to compute db size: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return result{
+		profile:    p.name,
+		writes:     totalWrites,
+		bytes:      actualBytes,
+		duration:   duration,
+		mbPerSec:   mbPerSec,
+		writesPerS: writesPerSec,
+		dbSize:     dbSize,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func openEvnode(path string) (ds.Batching, error) {
+	return badger4.NewDatastore(path, store.BadgerOptions())
+}
+
+func openDefault(path string) (ds.Batching, error) {
+	return badger4.NewDatastore(path, nil)
+}
+
+func keyForIndex(i int) ds.Key {
+	return ds.NewKey("k/" + strconv.Itoa(i))
+}
+
+func dirSize(root string) (int64, error) {
+	var size int64
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(root, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if d.Type().IsRegular() {
+			info, err := d.Info()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			size += info.Size()
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return size, err
+}
+
+func printResult(res result) {
+	fmt.Printf("\nProfile: %s\n", res.profile)
+	fmt.Printf("Writes: %d\n", res.writes)
+	fmt.Printf("Data: %s\n", humanBytes(res.bytes))
+	fmt.Printf("Duration: %s\n", res.duration)
+	fmt.Printf("Throughput: %.2f MB/s\n", res.mbPerSec)
+	fmt.Printf("Writes/sec: %.2f\n", res.writesPerS)
+	fmt.Printf("DB size: %s\n", humanBytes(res.dbSize))
+}
+
+func selectProfiles(profiles []profile, name string) []profile {
+	if name == "all" {
+		return profiles
+	}
+	for _, p := range profiles {
+		if p.name == name {
+			return []profile{p}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ensureBaseDir(dir string, keep bool) (string, func()) {
+	if dir != "" {
+		return dir, func() {}
+	}
+
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "evnode-db-bench-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		exitError(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create temp dir: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	if keep {
+		fmt.Printf("Using temp dir: %s\n", tempDir)
+		return tempDir, func() {}
+	}
+
+	return tempDir, func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir) }
+}
+
+func humanBytes(size int64) string {
+	const unit = 1024
+	if size < unit {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", size)
+	}
+	div, exp := int64(unit), 0
+	for n := size / unit; n >= unit; n /= unit {
+		div *= unit
+		exp++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f %ciB", float64(size)/float64(div), "KMGTPE"[exp])
+}
+
+func exitError(msg string) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, msg)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}