There are numerous characters, weapons, accessories, and stages inVampire Survivors, but players will not have access to a majority of this content upon starting their time with this bullet-hell-styledroguelite.
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Instead, fans will need to put some effort toward unlocking it, though exactly how that is done may not be immediately obvious. For those players that need some clarification on this matter, details on all theVampire Survivors' unlocksand their respective requirements can be found in this guide.
Updated on January 31st, 2023, by Maya Sattar:Ever since its release into the world in 2022 following its stint in Early Access, indie rogue-lite Vampire Survivors has come leaps and bounds, taking over the gaming scene by storm with its easy-to-master controls and addictive gameplay. The developers, Poncle, have kept fans truly entertained with countless updates and even a purchasable separate DLC, Legacy of the Moonspell. As such, tons of brand-new characters, environmental stages, and even devastating weapon evolutions have been added to the game, ripe for players to grind towards. This handy guide features every unlock that players may need to know about and how to get them!
Characters In The Base Game
Characters inVampire Survivorsare purchased with Gold from the character select screen after the prerequisites are fulfilled. The amount of Gold that is needed to unlock characters varies as players progress through the game, and specific values have thus not been listed below.
Defeat a total of 3,000 skeletons
Survive 20 mins with 10% Curse active
Recover 1000 HP over the course of all runs
Available by default
Earn over 5,000 coins in a single run
Defeat a total of 100,000 enemies across all runs
Level the Pentagram to level 7
Find and open the coffin in the Mad Forest stage
Starting Weapon(s): Phiera Der Tuphello and Eight The Sparrow
Find and open the coffin in the Inlaid Library
Find and open the coffin in the Dairy Plant
Starting Weapon: Song Of Mana
Concetta
Find and open the coffin in the Gallo Tower, in the hidden room
Find and open the coffin in the Cappella Magna
Kill a total of 3,000 skeletons
Kill a total of 3,000 Lion Heads
Kill a total of 3,000 Milk Elementals
Kill a total of 3,000 Dragon Shrims
Starting Weapon: Celestial Dusting
Ambrojoe
Kill a total of 6,000 Stage Killer & Elite Stage Killer, which accrues over multiple runs
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Secret Characters
Some characters require special means to unlock them, whether that is through secret codes typed into the in-game cheat system,Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane,or by completing special requisites. Here’s how to unlock all the secret characters inVampire Survivors.
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Starting Weapon(s) Either Axe or Death Spiral (50% chance of getting either)
Unlocked by surviving 30 minutes and killing Death.
Starting Weapon: Death Spiral
Scorej-Oni
Walk 20 tiles to the right on Tiny Bridge. Defeat Scorej-Oni to unlock it as a boss.
Details
Miang Moonspell
Find Miang’s coffin in the Mt. Moonspell stage and unlock it. She can then be purchased.
Starting Weapon: 108 Bocce
Gav’Et-Oni
Defeat 6,000 Kappas in the Mt. Moonspell stage. Purchasable with coins after.
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Weapons In The Base Game
Notably,Vampire Survivors' weapon evolutions and unionsare not included in this list of unlocks. The reasoning for this is that evolving a weapon once does not put its evolution into the pool of items that players will select from when leveling up. Indeed, bullet hell fans must evolve weapons every run if they want to have access to their powerful effects.
Garlic
Find 5 Floor Chickens (from light sources).
Damages nearby enemies. Reduces resistance to knockback and freeze. Ignores: amount, duration, speed.
Erases everything in sight. Best with: cooldown and luck.
Clock Lancet
Find an Orologion (from light sources).
Chance to freeze enemies in time. Ignores: power, speed, amount, area.
Survive 10 minutes as Pugnala
Fires in four fixed directions. Ignores: duration
Survive 15 minutes as Pugnala
Gatti Amari
Survive 15 minutes as Giovanna
Consumes pickups if they are untouched. Scales with all stat bonuses
Survive 15 minutes as Poppea
Attacks vertically and pierces through enemies. Ignores: amount and speed
Shadow Pinion
Survive 15 minutes as Concetta
Creates damaging zones while moving. Scales with all stat bonuses and move speed
Vento Sacro
Survive 15 minutes as Zi’Assunta
A stronger version of the whip, and works best with continuous movement. Best with: luck, move speed
Can be found after Moraccio is unlocked
Cherry Bomb
Can be found after Cavallo is unlocked
Throws a bouncing bomb projectile that occasionally explodes. Best with: luck
Can be found after unlocking O’Sole
Throws a bouncing projectile. Best with: move speed
Can be found after unlocking Ambrojoe
Scales with all stat bonuses
Flames of Misspell
Can be found after unlocking Avatar
Spawns bursts of flames in the direction the player is traveling in. Scales with all stat bonuses
Greatest Jubilee
Unlocked by defeating The Directer in the Audaimonia Machine
Has a slight chance to summon fireworks as light sources. Best with: luck
Bracelet
Survive as either Divano or Gallo
Fires three sparkle projectiles at enemies randomly. Scales with all stat bonuses
Unlocked by discovering every standard evolution
Allows the player to choose any unlocked base weapon
Victory Sword
Unlocked by defeating 100,000 enemies in a single run as Sigma
Slashes at the closest enemy and retaliates to enemy fire/contact. Ignores: speed, duration
Silver Wind
Survive 15 minutes as Miang Moonspell
Fallen enemies may drop health to heal back up with. Scales with all stat bonuses
Four Seasons
Starting weapon of Menya Moonspell.
Creates four explosions reflecting the seasons. Ignores speed. Best with: amount and duration
Survive 15 minutes as Syuuto
Creates dark damaging zones around the player. Best with: area
Mirage Robe
Survive 15 minutes as Babi-Onna
Creates clones that freeze and a have a small chance to explode. Best with: luck, area, duration
Mille Bolle Blu
Starting weapon of Gav’Et-Oni
Fires bubble-like projectiles that linger on the ground. Scales with all stat bonuses
Night Sword
Starting weapon of Megalo Syuuto Moonspell
Slashes at nearby enemies, with a chance to self-heal the player. Ignores: speed, duration. Best with: luck
108 Bocce
Survive 15 minutes as McCoy-Oni
Places an aura around the player, damaging enemies with AoE. Ignores: speed, duration, amount
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Unlocked by default
Shields from damage while active
Raises damage inflicted by 10%
Character gains 7% more experience.
Stone Mask
Find a Stone Mask (occasionally on the ground in top-right corner of Inlaid Library).
Unlocked by surviving 20 minutes as Krochi
Revives character with 50% health once
Unlocked by surviving 30 minutes as Lama
Increases enemy speed, health, and frequency by 10%
+5% duration, +5% area
+5% curse
+0.1 health recovery, +5% max health
Stages
One quick note about stages is that the hyper versions increase the speed of the player character and the enemies. Someindie gamefans believe that these modifications actually decrease the difficulty ofVampire Survivors.
Arcanas are a modifier system in Vampire Survivors that can also make the game easier, and are available in every stage and must be collected. They are also unlocked by reaching Level 50 with some characters or by surviving until minute 31.
Unlock Hyper Mode for all stages
Reach Level 80 in Mad Forest with inverse mode
Reach Level 80 in Gallo Tower with inverse mode
Obtain all Relics from all stages
Mt. Moonspell
Purchase Legacy of Mthe Moonspell DLC
Vampire Survivorsis available now on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
