All weapon evolutions in Vampire Crawlers in one easy place

If you’ve jumped into Vampire Crawlers expecting more of the same from Vampire Survivors, you’re half right… and half about to get caught out.

Weapon evolutions are still the key to turning a decent run into one you remember for the rest of your days, but the rules have changed just enough to trip you up. Cards replace gems, upgrades can accidentally block evolutions, and if you crack open a chest at the wrong time, you’re walking away with something far less exciting than you hoped. Which is not what we wanted from a chest.

This guide breaks down exactly how evolutions work in Vampire Crawlers, along with every combination you’ll need to build the best weapons in the game.

How to evolve weapons in Vampire Crawlers

If you’re coming in from Vampire Survivors, you’ll recognise the idea straight away: pair the right things together, get a bigger, nastier weapon out the other side. Easy. Well… mostly.

The big difference in Vampire Crawlers is that evolutions are built from cards, not gems. That’s important, because the game loves to blur the line between the two. Some stat cards look suspiciously like gems, but they don’t count. Slotting a gem into a card also locks it out of evolutions entirely, so don’t go jamming upgrades in at random unless you’re happy giving up the upgrade path.

To actually evolve something, you’ll need the correct card combo sitting in your deck first. Once that’s sorted, you’re hunting for either a treasure chest or a breakable statue. Smash the right statue, and you’ll get a red orb, which is your evolution trigger. Same deal with chests.

No combo? No evolution. You’ll just get a selection of strong gem rewards instead. Useful, but not what you’re here for.

One thing to watch: a lot of passive cards come in tiers. Armor, Golden Armor, Rainbow Armor, that sort of thing. They’ll all work for evolutions, but the higher-tier versions don’t actually make the evolved weapon any stronger. Using your best cards here is basically overkill, so save them unless you’re stuck.

Vampire Crawlers weapon Evolutions

Below you will find every Weapon Evolution in Vampire Crawlers at launch, all neat and tidy in a handy alphabetical table.

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