Vampire Survivors’ weapon evolution system allows you to take your maxed-out base weapon to the next level, greatly boosting its power and sometimes totally changing the way it attacks.
You’ll need to fulfill specific conditions first, which vary from weapon to weapon, but doing so will ensure you end up withthe best weapons in the game. Read on to learn how to make the most of your entire arsenal with our Vampire Survivors weapon evolution guide.
How to Evolve Weapons in Vampire Survivors
A weapon has to be leveled up to its maximum level before it can be evolved.Beyond this, requirements vary, so we’ve broken the game’s weapons down into different categories to reflect this.
Once you’ve fulfilled a weapon’s evolution requirements, you have a chance of evolving it whenever you open a chest. This isn’t guaranteed, especially early on, but from about 10 minutes onwards, if you have an evolution lined up, chances are you’ll get it when you open a chest.
All basic weapon evolutions in Vampire Survivors
This is the first category of weapon evolutions; those that require a maxed-out base weapon, and amatching passive itemof any level. This group of weapon evolutions encompasses the majority of weapons in the base game.
All advanced weapon evolutions in Vampire Survivors
This category of weapon evolutions contains weapons that require their corresponding passive items to be fully leveled up as well before they can evolve. Some of these weapons also require multiple passive items to evolve, all of which need to be at their max level before evolution.
Weapons marked with an * are part of the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC.
Weapons marked with ** are part of the Tides of the Foscari DLC.
All special weapon evolutions in Vampire Survivors
This is the final category of weapon evolutions, and it contains the special cases that play by unique rules.
So there you have it: our completeVampire SurvivorsWeapon evolution guide. This mechanic can give you a serious edge in your runs, and now that you’re equipped with our weapon evolution guide, you’ll be able to tap into this powerful resource with ease.
Nathan Ball
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