Weapon Evolution Guide

How to Evolve Weapons in Vampire Survivors?

The abilities of Vampire Survivor's Weapons are enhanced by collecting enough EXP Points to upgrade them. Once it reaches a certain level, the weapons can be evolved by combining them with Passive Items, Relics, or meeting the needed requirements. We provide a complete list of all the weapon evolutions and unions in Vampire Survivors, including the DLC: Legacy of the Moonspell, Tides of the Foscari, and Emergency Meeting.

Weapon Evolution Guide List

Evolution

Base Weapon	Passive Item	Evolved Weapon	Effect
Whip	Hollow Heart	Bloody Tear	・Evolved Whip ・Can deal critical damage ・Absorbs HP
Magic Wand	Empty Tome	Holy Wand	・Evolved Magic Wand ・Fires with no delay
Knife	Bracer	Thousand Edge	・Evolved Knife ・Fires with no delay
Axe	Candelabrador	Death Spiral	・Evolved Axe ・Passes through enemies
Cross	Clover	Heaven Sword	・Evolved Cross ・Can deal critical damage
King Bible	Spellbinder	Unholy Vespers	・Evolved King Bible ・Never ends
Fire Wand	Spinach	Hellfire	・Evolved Fire Wand ・Passes through enemies
Garlic	Pummarola	Soul Eater	・ Evolved Garlic ・Steals hearts ・Power increases when recovering HP
Santa Water	Attractorb	La Borra	・Evolved Santa Water ・Damaging zones follow the character
Runetracer	Armor	NO FUTURE	・Evolved Runetracer ・Explodes when bouncing and in retaliation
Lightning Ring	Duplicator	Thunder Loop	・Evolved Lightning Ring ・Projectiles strike twice
Pentagram	Crown	Gorgeous Moon	・Evolved Pentagram ・ Generates extra gems and gathers all of them
Shadow Pinion	Wings	Valkyrie Turner	・Evolved Shadow Pinion ・Bigger, longer, faster, stronger
Gatti Amari	Stone Mask	Vicious Hunger	・ Evolved Gatti Amari ・ Might turn anything into gold
Song of Mana	Skull O'Maniac	Mannajja	・Evolved Song of Mana ・Might slow enemies down
Clock Lancet	Silver Ring Gold Ring	Infinite Corridor	・Halve enemy's HP
Laurel	Metaglio Left Metaglio Right	Crimson Shroud	・Incoming damage is capped at 10 per hit ・If the barrier is destroyed, additional damage will be done to nearby enemies.
Bracelet	Bracelet	Bi-Bracelet	・Shoots random enemies
Bracelet	Bi-Bracelet	Tri-Bracelet	・Shoots random enemies
Glass Fandango	Wings	Celestial Voulge	・Glass Fandango's evolved weapon ・Freezing occurs on critical hit

Unions

Base Weapon	Passive Item	Union	Effect
Peachone	Ebony Wings	Vandalier	・Union of Ebony Wings and Peachone
Phiera Der Tuphello	Eight The Sparrow	Phieraggi	・Union of Phiera Der Tuphello and Eight The Sparrow ・Scales with Revivals
Vento Sacro	Bloody Tear	Fuwalafuwaloo	・Weapon combination of Vento Sacro and Bloody Tear ・Explosion occurs on critical hit
Flames of Misspell	Torrona's Box	Ashes of Muspell	・Emit flames in the direction you're moving

Morph

Base Weapon	Relic	Evolved Weapon	Effect
Bone	Chaos Malachite	Anima of Mortaccio	・Evolved Bone ・Difficult to obtain ・ Anima of Mortaccio's limited weapon
Cherry Bomb	Chaos Rosalia	Yatta Daikarin	・Projectile has 6000% chance of exploding. This chance is increased by Luck. ・Scales with all stat bonuses
Celestial Dusting	Chaos Altemanna	Profusione D'Amore	・Inheriting O'Sole's uniqueness, the number of projectiles increases every 20 levels.

Requirement: Level 80

Compared to the other Weapon Evolutions, these three have additional requirements that the player must meet. Other than having the base weapon, character, and relic, the player must also reach level 80 to be able to get the evolution. All these conditions are required to get the Weapon Evolution.

Gifts

Base Weapon	Item/Requirement	Evolved Weapon	Effect
Candybox	Fully upgraded Weapon and Passive Items	Super Candybox II Turbo	・You can select evolved weapons
Victory Sword	Torrona's Box	Sole Solution	・Attack nearby enemies ・ Deal retaliatory damage ・Attack the entire screen at regular intervals

DLC Weapon Evolution Guide List

There are three DLCs in Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell, Tides of the Foscari, and Emergency Meeting. All items must reach their Max Level to get the Evolved Weapon.

Legacy of the Moonspell

Base Weapon	Item	Evolved Weapon	Effect
Silver Wind	Pummarola	Festive Winds	・Evolved Silver Wind ・Lowers enemy's Armor
Four Seasons	Spinach Candelabrador	Godai Shuffle	・Evolved Four Seasons ・Additionally generates an explosion.
Summon Night	Duplicator	Echo Night	・Evolution of Summon Night. ・Create a damage zone directly below the character
Mirage Robe	Attractorb	J'Odore	・Evolved Mirage Robe ・The bullet moves and confuses the enemy.
Night Sword	Stone Mask	Muramasa	・Evolved Night Sword ・Attack becomes critical and number of attacks increases
Mille Bolle Blu	Spellbinder	Boo Roo Boolle	・Evolved Mille Bolle Blu ・ Hits multiple times

Tides of the Foscari

Base Weapon	Item	Evolved Weapon	Effect
SpellString SpellStream SpellStrike	No item required	SpellStrom	・A combination of SpellString, SpellStream, and SpellStrike ・Strength increases when exceeding singularity
Eskizzibur	Armor	Legionnaire	・Eskizzibur's evolved weapon ・Reflected damage count increased
Flash Arrow	Bracer Clover	Millionaire	・ Evolved Flash Arrow
Prismatic Missile	Crown	Luminaire	・ Evolved Prismatic Missile ・ The value of EXP gems and gold coins increases
Shadow Servant	Skull O'Maniac	Ophion	・Evolved Shadow Servant ・Possibility to instantly kill enemies

Emergency Meeting

Base Weapon	Item	Evolved Weapon	Effect
Report	Mini Crewmate	Emergency Meeting	・Randomly targets an enemy and annihilates enemies of the same kind.
Lucky Swipe	Mini Engineer	Crossed Wires	・Summons electrical wires on the left and right side of the screen ・When the wires are connected from each side it will electrocute enemies within that zone.
Lifesign Scan	Mini Ghost	Paranormal Scan	・Periodically grants a random stat boost for the rest of the run.
Just Vent!	Mini Shapeshifter	Unjust Ejection	・Acts as a vacuum that sucks in enemies ・Enemies are killed instantly if they reach the hatch's opening before it closes.
Clear Debris)	Mini Guardian	Clear Asteroids	・Asteroids are shot at random enemies Also causes explosions that damage nearby enemies.
Sharp Tongue	Mini Imposter	Impostongue	・Deals high damage to the strongest enemy and nearby enemies.
Science Rocks	Mini Scientist	Rocket Science	・Nine buttons appear around the player ・Walking on the buttons detonates them, dealing damage to enemies. ・Summons rocket jets if the player walks on the buttons in ascending order.

Do All Weapons have an Evolution?

Some Vampire Survivors Weapons cannot be evolved. Currently, there are five weapons that players cannot evolve. There is also a benefit in having these weapons in your roster, not evolving this weapon gives the players a chance to not focus on finding or farming for specific items and weapons.

Weapons with No Evolution
Carrello La Robba Greatest Jubilee 108 Bocce Party Popper

Vampire Survivors FAQs about Weapon Evolutions

How do Weapon Evolutions work in Vampire Survivors?

Weapon Evolutions work by enhancing the abilities of weapons through collecting EXP Points to upgrade them, combining Passive Items, Relics, and meeting specific requirements.

What is the most powerful evolved weapon in Vampire Survivors?

The most powerful Weapon Evolution in Vampire Survivors mainly depends on your chosen character and accompanying Arcanas. Basically, the best Weapon Evolution is based on your build. Some players enjoy Death Spiral with Iron Will and Vampire, and some players enjoy other weapon evolutions like La Borra, Gorgeous Moon, Infinite Corridor and Crimson Shroud with the right Arcanas.

What is the best weapon for Death in Vampire Survivors?

Most players recommend using the Infinite Corridor and Crimson Shroud against Death. These weapons evolve from the Clock Lancet and Laurel, respectively. The community mostly sees them as the best weapons for Death in Vampire Survivors. However, you will also need other items such as the Gold Ring, Silver Ring, Metaglio Left, and Metaglio Right.