Vampire Survivors evolutions and weapon combos

Starting weapon evolution chart

Use this chart for the ten common starting recipes in the commercial game. Each row needs its weapon at the listed level, its passive in the current inventory and a chest capable of awarding an evolution. The table distinguishes the passive level from the weapon level. Wiki · recipe reference ↗ (external website, opens in a new tab)

Plan the passive slots before the run

1. Choose the weapon you intend to finish, then reserve its passive slot. For example, King Bible needs Spellbinder while Runetracer needs Armor.
2. Build a complete pair before adding several unrelated weapons. Upgrading ten different pieces leaves more work before any one recipe is ready.
3. Check the passive rule for that exact weapon. The early recipes above require possession, while later recipes can require the passive at maximum level.
4. After the recipe is ready, take a suitable chest. If another eligible weapon evolves first, keep the remaining pair ready for a later suitable chest.

These are planning steps based on the listed requirements. They are not a damage ranking. A pairing can be mechanically valid while still being a poor choice for the character or objective you selected.

When the weapon will not evolve

1. Check the weapon level. Read the weapon’s own cap instead of assuming that every weapon caps at eight. Clock Lancet caps at seven.
2. Check the exact passive. A similar-looking item is not a substitute. Look at its name in the inventory.
3. Check whether the passive must be maxed. Infinite Corridor needs both rings maxed. A level-one Spellbinder works for King Bible but does not satisfy Mille Bolle Blu.
4. Check the chest source. A chest dropped before a stage’s evolution-eligible wave does not become a qualifying chest simply because you waited to open it. Stage exceptions make “always after ten minutes” an unreliable universal rule.
5. Check the recipe type. A union combines weapons. A character morph has its own character, relic and level conditions.

The player discussion on evolution ↗ (external website, opens in a new tab) also records confusion about chest colors. Use your stage and progression state alongside the appearance rather than treating the color as a universal rule across older builds.

Spellbinder unlock and the two common recipes

To unlock Spellbinder in the commercial game, raise Runetracer to level 7 in one run. Pasqualina starts with Runetracer, which gives you a direct route to that objective. On later runs, Spellbinder can appear among your passive choices.

For Unholy Vespers, raise King Bible to level 8 and own Spellbinder. For the Moonspell weapon Boo Roo Boolle, max Mille Bolle Blu and max Spellbinder. Spellbinder has five levels. Finishing the King Bible recipe does not mean the Moonspell recipe is ready under the same passive level. Wiki · Spellbinder conditions ↗ (external website, opens in a new tab)

Unions and later-game recipes

For a character-specific automatic morph, follow Cherry Bomb → Yatta Daikarin: Chaos Rosalia and Cavallo level 80.

Peachone + Ebony Wings at their maximum levels unite into Vandalier. Both weapons are consumed into one slot. Phiera Der Tuphello + Eight The Sparrow need their weapon levels completed and Tirajisú for Phieraggi. This gives you a different inventory plan from a single-weapon evolution. Wiki · union conditions ↗ (external website, opens in a new tab)

For Clock Lancet, use the Yellow Sign, rings and chest route. For a Queen Sigma objective, use the Collection 1.0 checklist to decide which evolutions you still need to acquire.

The full game has additional base-game updates and several DLC recipe systems. This page’s chart is a starting set. A complete all-DLC list remains available in the Wiki evolution reference ↗ (external website, opens in a new tab). Check its expansion and passive-level conditions before copying a late-game recipe.

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