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It’s been several years in the making, butOde to Castlevaniais the latestVampire SurvivorsDLC that’s an homage to its inspiration, and it comes with its own set of weapon evolutions for budding Belmonts to discover. In addition to the existing weapons that help keep Dracula’s minions at bay, there are a host of new whips, spellbooks, and tossable objects to evaporate any potential threats.
However, in order to upgrade all theVampire SurvivorsOde to CastlevaniaDLC weapons, you’ll need tocombine them with their respective passive items. This is simpler said than done, particularly as the unlockable Grimoire only shows you after you’ve got each individual evolution. Progression is locked behind getting a handful of them, but the survival game does not indicate which ones go with each other. Below, you’ll find a list of all theOde to Castlevaniaweapon evolutions, as well as any with unique conditions to unlock them.
How to Get Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania Weapon Evolutions
Much like the base game, the method for progression in the DLC is to upgrade your weapons into their evolved forms and unlock new characters. This is done by maximizing their ranking by leveling up or collecting chests. If you have invested a lot of time intoVampire Survivors, you should take full advantage of reroll, skip, and banish powerups. These can filter the ever-expanding list of items and weapons to get the ones you need to complete your current run. Youcouldalwayscheat to skip parts of the DLC, but where’s the fun in that?
Another powerful set of tools for you to use to help with the weapon evolution hunt are thedecks of Randomazzo Arcana cardsyou choose during your run. Some of the more useful ones here are the new Darkasso Cards which have powerful abilities. The VI - Moonlight Bolero makes enemies with chests appear more frequently, while X - Hail From The Future gives you an item every level up. The latter of these gives you the chance to pick up the Candybox or an Arma Dio, which gives you a weapon or passive item of your choice, making getting weapon evolutions a lot easier.
By default, there are six slots for weapons and six for items. The most efficient way to fill them in each run is to use level-ups but focus on any that aren’t currently present on the map. Getting theOde to Castlevanialevel map is as easy as following the green arrow by pressing the pause button. Once you have it, you should see icons of all the items available around the map screen, which can be found in the pause menu. This includescursed items like gold and silver rings, which you don’t need to evolve any of the Castlevania DLC-exclusive weapons, so be careful as you approach them so as not to awaken the spirits within.
Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania Weapon Evolution Recipes
Below is a table with all the possible weapon and item combos. Note that where it says “(Max)” next to a passive item, you need to rank the passive item in addition to the base weapon fully.
Up to and including Melio Confodere, the first half of this list includes weapon evolutions that are available before unlocking Dracula. The rest appear alongside the new additions to the roster, with one exception that appears when you find the pile of secrets, so here are all theVampire SurvivorsOde to Castlevaniaweapon evolutions:
Weapon and Passive Item combos
Game refers to the required passive item as “Magnet”
Yagyu Shuriken
Shuriken + Empty Tome
There is a Shuriken pickup in the Ode to Castlevania map.
Bwaka Knife
Curved Knife + Bracers
There is a Curved Knife pickup in the Ode to Castlevania map
Stellar Blade
Discus + Parm Aegis (Max)
There are Discus and Parm Aegis pickups in the Ode to Castlevania map.
Alucard Swords
Alucard Sword
The Alucard Swords can also level up and are required for a second Weapon Evolution.
Alucard Shield
Alucard Swords + any 6 passives + any 6 evolutions
When you evolve this weapon, all your weapon slots merge with this one, allowing you to pick up more weapons to evolve.
Vol Confodere
Confodere
The Vol Confodere can also level up and is required for a second Weapon Evolution.
Weapon found by beating Mummy boss
Weapon found by beating Jiang Shi boss
Optical Shot + Karoma’s Mana (Max)
Trinum Custodem
Dextro Custos (Max) + SInistro Custos (Max) + Centralis Custos (Max)
Power of Sire
Dominus Anger (Max) + Dominus Hatred (Max) + Dominus Agony (Max)
Morning Star
Evolve all eight magic whip lines (not in one run)
This is a new default weapon that gives you the choice of a whip upon selecting it.
Coat of Arms
Evolve all 16 vampire killing tool lines (not in one run)
This is a new default weapon that gives you the choice of a weapon upon selecting it.
Belnades' Spellbook
Evolve all eight spell lines (not in one run)
This is a new default weapon that gives you the choice of a tome upon selecting it.
Spectral Sword
Evolve all eight magic weapon lines (not in one run)
This is a new default weapon that gives you the choice of a magic weapon upon selecting it.
Ebony Diabologue
Evolve all eight glyph lines (not in one run)
This is a new default weapon that gives you the choice of a glyph upon selecting it.
Clock Tower
Endo Gears (Max) + Peri Pendulum (Max) + Myo Lift (Max) + Epi Head (Max)
