This guide is a simple, clear, and easy-to-understand reference for all possible item combinations in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania. Here’s how you can evolve items in the game to create powerful weapons.
Table of Contents
Vampire Survivors Full Evolutions Chart
Evolution Charts
Ode to Castlevania Evolutions [New DLC]
Legacy of the Moonspell Evolutions
Tides of the Foscari Evolutions
Emergency Meeting Evolutions
Operation Guns Evolutions
Ode to Castlevania Evolve List
Below are all known evolutions for the Ode to Castlevania DLC. If a passive shows (Max), that passive must be fully leveled in addition to the base weapon before opening a boss chest.
- Alchemy Whip + Tirajisu = Vampire Killer
- Wind Whip + Crown = Spirit Tornado Tip
- Platinum Whip + Clover = Cross Crasher Tip
- Dragon Water Whip + Attractorb = Hydrostormer Tip (in-game calls Attractorb “Magnet”)
- Sonic Whip + Skull O’ Maniac = Crissaegrim Tip
- Jet Black Whip + Stone Mask = Mormegil Tip
- Vibhuti Whip + Candelabrador = Daybreaker Tip
- Vanitas Whip + Hollow Heart = Aurablaster Tip
- Shuriken + Empty Tome = Yagyu Shuriken
- Curved Knife + Bracer = Bwaka Knife
- Javelin + Spellbinder = Long Inus
- Discus + Parm Aegis (Max) = Stellar Blade
- Iron Ball + Armor = Wrecking Ball
- Hand Grenade + Candelabrador (Max) = The RPG
- Raging Fire + Spinach (Max) = Salamender
- Ice Fang + Spellbinder (Max) = Cocytus
- Gale Force + Bracer (Max) = Pneuma Tempestas
- Rock Riot + Stone Mask (Max) = Gemma Torpor
- Fulgur + Duplicator (Max) = Tenebris Tonitrus
- Mace + Hollow Heart (Max) = Stamazza
- Alucard Spear + Wings = Thunderbolt Spear
- Trident + Duplicator (Max) = Gungnir-Souris
- Guardian Targe + Pummarola = Sacred Beasts Tower Shield
- Alucart Sworb (Lv. 8) + Chest = Alucard Swords (then) Alucard Swords + any 6 Passives (Max) + any 6 Evolutions = Alucard Shield
- Confodere (Lv. 6) + Chest = Vol Confodere (then) Vol Confodere (Lv. 6) + Chest = Melio Confodere
- Silver Revolver + Karoma’s Mana = Jewel Gun
- Wine Glass + Tirajisu = Meal Ticket
- Keremet Bubbles + Armor (Max) = Keremet Morbus
- Hex + Skull O’ Maniac (Max) = Nightmare
- Refectio + Clover (Max) = Sanctuary
- Star Flail + Pummarola (Max) = Moon Rod
- Iron Shield + Parm Aegis = Dark Iron Shield
- Tyrfing + Spinach = Relic Sword
- Globus + Empty Tome (Max) = Nitesco
- Optical Shot + Karoma’s Mana (Max) = Acerbatus
- Dextro Custos (Max) + Sinestro Custos (Max) + Centralis Custos (Max) = Trinum Custodem
- Dominus Anger (Max) + Dominus Hatred (Max) + Dominus Agony (Max) = Power of Sire
- Sonic Dash + Wings (Max) = Rapidus Fio
- Luminatio + Crown (Max) = Vol Luminatio (can rank up three times)
- Umbra + Attractorb (Max) = Vol Umbra (can rank up three times)
- Vol Luminatio (Max) + Vol Umbra (Max) = Universitas
- Endo Gears (Max) + Peri Pendulum (Max) + Myo Lift (Max) + Epi Head (Max) = Clock Tower (appears after unlocking Pile of Secrets)
Coat of Arms Weapons
The Coat of Arms lets you choose from 16 “vampire-killing” weapons. Evolve all 16 lines (across base game + DLC, in any number of runs) to unlock the Coat of Arms default pick. The DLC-flagged ones are marked with *
- Whip
- Axe
- Knife
- Santa Water
- Runetracer
- King Bible
- Cross
- Lightning Ring
- Curved Knife*
- Shuriken*
- Javelin*
- Iron Ball*
- Discus*
- Silver Revolver*
- Hand Grenade*
- Wine Glass*
Extra: These four can be bought from the Master Librarian (do not evolve): Svarog Statue, Troll Bomb, Hydro Storm, Grand Cross.
Other Meta Unlocks
- Morning Star — Evolve all eight magic whip lines (not in one run). Grants a default whip choice.
- Belnades’ Spellbook — Evolve all eight spell lines (not in one run). Grants a default tome choice.
- Spectral Sword — Evolve all eight magic weapon lines (not in one run). Grants a default magic weapon choice.
- Ebony Diabologue — Evolve all eight glyph lines (not in one run). Grants a default glyph choice.
- Hammer (character) — Survive a run with six fully evolved Coat of Arms weapons from the DLC (carry only six weapons).
How to Evolve Weapon in Vampire Survivors
To evolve a weapon, the player needs to fulfill several conditions:
- The base weapon must reach level 8 (unless noted otherwise).
- The required passive item must be owned; if (Max) is shown above, fully level that passive too.
- Collect a Treasure Chest from a champion/boss. Most evolutions require a boss chest.
Exceptions & Tips:
- The first chest in Mad Forest (from the Glowing Bat at 1:00) can evolve a weapon.
- All chests in Dairy Plant, Il Molise, Cappella Magna, and Boss Rash can evolve regardless of time.
- Chests that contain an Arcana (11:00 and 21:00 in normal stages) cannot evolve a weapon.
- Gyorunton can evolve weapons with any chest pickup that grants an item.
- For Infinite Corridor, Crimson Shroud, and Sole Solution, all related passive items must also be fully leveled.
- Bracelet, Bi-Bracelet, and Super Candybox II Turbo do not require a passive.
- Arcana tips (DLC): Darkasso VI — Moonlight Bolero spawns more chest-carrying enemies; Darkasso X — Hail From The Future grants an item each level-up (can roll into Candybox/Arma Dio for targeted picks).
- On the DLC map, use the pause screen’s green arrow to locate map items. Cursed rings etc. aren’t needed for DLC evolutions — avoid unless you want the challenge.
When evolving a weapon, the base weapon is removed and the evolved weapon is added. For unions/multi-part evolutions, all base items are removed and the combined form is added. Certain evolutions (e.g., Alucard Swords → Alucard Shield, Vol Luminatio/Vol Umbra) can be ranked further after the first evolution.
Special Weapons
- Report! + Mini Crewmate = Emergency Meeting
- Lucky Swipe + Mini Engineer = Crossed Wires
- Lifesign Scan + Mini Ghost = Paranormal Scan
- Just Vent + Mini Shapeshifter = Unjust Ejection
- Clear Debris + Mini Guardian = Clear Asteroids
- Sharp Tongue + Mini Impostor = Impostongue
- Science Rocks + Mini Scientist = Rocket Science
- Phas3r + Empty Tome = Photonstorm
- Pako Battiliar + Hollow Heart = Mazo Familiar
Legacy Base Evolutions (Reference)
- Whip + Hollow Heart = Bloody Tear
- Magic Wand + Empty Tome = Holy Wand
- Knife + Bracer = Thousand Edge
- Axe + Candelabrador = Death Spiral
- Cross + Clover = Heaven Sword
- King Bible + Spellbinder = Unholy Vespers
- Fire Wand + Spinach = Hellfire
- Garlic + Pummarola = Soul Eater
- Santa Water + Attractorb = La Borra
- Lightning Ring + Duplicator = Thunder Loop
- Song of Mana + Skull O’Maniac = Mannajja
- Pentagram + Crown = Gorgeous Moon
- Runetracer + Armor = NO FUTURE
- Phiera Der Tuphello + Eight The Sparrow + Tiragisú = Phieraggi
- Peachone + Ebony Wings = Vandalier
- Gatti Amari + Stone Mask = Vicious Hunger
- Shadow Pinion + Wings = Valkyrie Turner
- Clock Lancet + Silver Ring + Gold Ring = Infinite Corridor
- Laurel + Metaglio Left + Metaglio Right = Crimson Shroud
- Vento Sacro + Bloody Tear = Fuwalafuwaloo
- Bracelet = Bi-Bracelet = Tri-Bracelet
- Candybox = Super Candybox II Turbo
- Victory Sword + Torrona’s Box = Sole Solution
- Flames Of Muspell + Torrona’s Box = Ashes Of Muspell
- Silver Wind + Pummarola = Festive Winds
- Four Seasons + Spinach + Candelabrador = Godai Shuffle
- Summon Night + Duplicator = Echo Night
- Mirage Robe + Attractorb = J’Odore
- Night Sword + Stone Mask = Murasama
- Millie Bolle Blu + Spellbinder = Boo Roo Boolle
- SpellString + SpellStream + SpellStrike = SpellStrom
- Flash Arrow + Bracer + Clover = Millionaire
- Eskizzibur + Armor = Legionnaire
- Prismatic Missile + Crown = Luminaire
- Shadow Servant + Skull O’ Maniac = Ophion
- Glass Fandango + Wings = Celestial Voulge