Vampire Survivors is a difficult roguelite where it helps to know how to evolve items. This can make a huge difference since certain items gain new buffs as well as increased damage. And if you want to win a run, you’ll need to know the right combos for powerful builds. Continue reading our guide for how to evolve and every evolution available.

We try to update this guide as often as new evolutions are added to Vampire Survivors. Whether that’s one of the earliest patches introducing the Garlic evolution or the many new ones added in DLC. Check out our table to learn them all.

How to Evolve – All Evolutions & Combos

How to Evolve in Vampire Survivors

Whether you’ve just started playing or have been for a bit, it’s easy to not know item combinations exist. It relies on a few conditions and getting far enough with the right items to pull off. Fortunately, once you know what to do and what item synergies you need, it’s not too hard. First, you’ll need to make it past the 10-minute mark. You can keep an eye on how long you’ve been alive by checking the timer near the top of your screen.

If you’re struggling to make it this far, you may need to buy some power ups. I’d recommend getting Armor and Move Speed or doubling down on Greed to get coins. Also, you can check our guide on How to Reach Level 99 for some build recommendations. You’ll eventually need to if you want to unlock Arcana cards for unique buffs.

Second, you’ll need to completely max the level of the weapon you want to evolve. As previously mentioned, not every weapon has an evolution, so it’s important to check the list below. For example, you can evolve the Runetracer now but not the Bone.

Third, you’ll need the right item/power up that synergizes with your weapon. For example, the Whip requires the Hollow Heart power up. If you’re playing Vampire Survivors for the first time, you’ll need to survive at least one minute to unlock this item. The achievements list in-game is a good way to find the requirements for unlocking certain content.

And finally, once you have the right items and are past the 10-minute mark, you’ll need to open a chest on the floor. You can get these by killing elite enemies that appear as you get further into a Vampire Survivors run. Such as a giant praying mantis in the Mad Forest or Medusa in the Inlaid Library.

As long as you’ve met the right conditions, the chest will immediately give you the evolved version. In the case of evolving the Whip, you’ll get the Bloody Tear which deals critical damage and leeches health from enemies.

Every Evolution in Vampire Survivors

While most evolutions typically require one item and a power up to combine, there are a few that are unique. One example is the Vandalier evolution where you need to reach max level with the Peachone and Ebony Wings. However, certain other evolutions known as Unions require one item and two power ups. Such as the Phieraggi evolution requiring the Phiera Der Tuphello, Eight The Sparrow, and the Tiragisú.

Item	Power Up	Evolution	Description
Whip	Hollow Heart	Bloody Tear	Evolved Whip. Can deal critical damage and absorb 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	Heavenly 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.
Silver Wind	Pummarola (Max)	Festive Winds	Evolved Silver Wind. Weakens enemy defenses.
Santa Water	Attractorb	La Borra	Evolved Santa Water. Damaging zones follow you and grow when they move.
Lightning Ring	Duplicator	Thunder Loop	Evolved Lightning Ring. Projectiles strike twice.
Summon Night	Duplicator (Max)	Echo Night	Evolved Summon Night. Also generates damaging zones below the character. (Legacy of the Moonspell DLC)
Song of Mana	Skull O’Maniac	Mannajja	Evolved Song of Mana. Might slow enemies down.
Pentagram	Crown	Gorgeous Moon	Evolved Pentagram. Generates extra gems and gathers all of them.
Runetracer	Armor	No Future	Evolved Runetracer. Explodes when bouncing and in retaliation.
Gatti Amari	Stone Mask	Vicious Hunger	Evolved Gatti Amari. Might turn anything into gold.
Shadow Pinion	Wings	Valkyrie Turner	Evolved Shadow Pinion. Bigger, longer, faster, stronger.
Peachone (max)	Ebony Wings (Max)	Vandalier	Union of Ebony Wings and Peachone.
Bloody Tear	Vento Sacro	Fuwalafuwaloo	Union of Vento Sacro and Bloody Tear. Critical hits might generate explosions.
Flames of Misspell	Torrona’s Box (Max)	Ashes of Muspell	Evolved Flames of Misspell. The more enemies are defeated, the stronger it grows.
Mirage Robe	Attractorb (Max)	J’Odore	Evolved Mirage Robe. Projectiles move and confuse enemies. (Legacy of the Moonspell DLC)
Night Sword	Stone Mask (Max)	Muramasa	Evolved Night Sword. Enables critical hits and combo finisher. Drains health. (Legacy of the Moonspell DLC)
Mille Bolle Blu	Spellbinder	Boo Roo Boolle	Evolved Mille Bolle Blu. Projectiles can hit the same target more than once. (Legacy of Moonspell DLC)
Eskizzibur	Armor (Max)	Legionnaire	Evolved Eskizzibur. Generates additional projectiles that deal retaliatory damage. (Tides of the Foscari DLC)
Prismatic Missile	Crown (Max)	Luminaire	Evolved Prismatic Missile. Increases the value of gems and coins on the ground. (Tides of the Foscari DLC)
Shadow Servant	Skull O’Maniac (Max)	Ophion	Evolved Shadow Servant. Has a chance to instantly kill enemies. (Tides of the Foscari DLC)
Glass Fandango	Wings (Max)	Celestial Voulge	Evolved Glass Fandango. Might deal critical damage and freeze enemies. Turns Orologions into Starry Heavens.
Report!	Mini Crewmate (Max)	Emergency Meeting	Evolved Report! Occasionally destroys all of one type of enemy. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Lifesign Scan	Mini Ghost (Max)	Paranormal Scan	Evolved Lifesign Scan. Periodically grants random stat boost for the rest of the run. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Clear Debris	Mini Guardian (Max)	Clear Asteroids	Evolved Clear Debris. Amount creates cluster explosions. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Sharp Tongue	Mini Imposter (Max)	Impostongue	Evolved Sharp Tongue. Deals high damage to the strongest enemy and anything in its path. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Lucky Swipe	Mini Engineer (Max)	Crossed Wires	Evolved Lucky Swipe. Attacks in up to four directions. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Science Rocks	Mini Scientist (Max)	Rocket Science	Evolved Science Rocks. Triggers a finisher when the right conditions are met. (Emergency Meeting DLC)
Just Vent	Mini Shapeshifter (Max)	Unjust Ejection	Evolved Just Vent. Sucks in enemies. (Emergency Meeting DLC)

Phiera Der Tuphello (Max)	Eight the Sparrow (Max)	Tiragisú	Phieraggi	Union of Phiera Der Tuphello and Eight the Sparrow. Scales with Revivals.
Laurel	Metaglio Left (Max)	Metaglio Right (Max)	Crimson Shroud	Evolved Laurel. Caps incoming damage at 10. Retaliates when losing charges.
Clock Lancet	Silver Ring (Max)	Gold Ring (Max)	Infinite Corridor	Evolved Clock Lancet. Halves enemies health.
Four Seasons	Spinach (Max)	Candelabrador (Max)	Godai Shuffle	Evolved Four Seasons. Generates an additional explosion. (Legacy of the Moonspell DLC)
SpellString	SpellStream	SpellStrike	SpellStrom	Union of Spellstring, SpellStream, and SpellStrike. Grows stronger after every singularity. (Tides of the Foscari DLC)
Flash Arrow	Bracer (Max)	Clover (Max)	Millionaire	Evolved Flash Arrow. Fires additional projectiles based on Amount and when picking up gold coins. (Tides of the Foscari DLC)

That’s all there is to this Vampire Survivors guide on how to evolve and every evolution. Feel free to comment below if you have some tips and tricks of your own for surviving the full 30 minutes. My favorite evolutions so far are Gorgeous Moon, Unholy Vespers, and Death Spiral.

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