How do I unlock the characters in Vampire Survivors?
When you start your Vampire Survivors adventure, your character choices are (very) limited. Don't worry, this is just the beginning! In total, you will have the possibility to unlock over 40 characters. Each one has its own characteristics, an initial weapon and various bonuses. Whether you want to play with the Whip or the Magic Wand, whether you want to play a Red Devil, a Skeleton, a Shrimp Dragon or a Gentleman, you'll find something to suit you.
But you still have to manage to unlock all these new faces... That's the whole point of this guide, as we give you the solution to unlock each of the 34 available characters currently, whether they are normal or secret!
- Character from the DLC Tides of the Foscari
- Legacy of the Moonspell DLC characters
- Normal Vampire Survivors characters
- Secret characters of Vampire Survivors
Unlock all characters in the Tides of the Foscari DLC
We now know the eight new characters. Eleanor, Keitha and Maruto are students of the Foscari Academy. Luminaire is the Guardian of Lake Foscari. Genevieve is a fallen witch, accompanied by a chimera called I-Ne-Viv. Sammy is a creature from the magical forest, who takes the form of a giant slug. The last survivor is another monster of the land: Rottin'Ghoul.
Eleanor
Starting weapon : SpellString
Liabilities : Gains new abilities by leveling up: SpellStream (level 10), SpellStrike (level 20) and Badge of Acadamy (level 30).
Unlock : Find and open the coffin on the Lake Foscari map.
Price: 1300 gold
Genevieve
Starting weapon : Shadow Servant
Liabilities : Activates a Vacuum when leveling up. Once per life, activates World Eater when it receives lethal damage.
Unlock : Destroy the Seal of the Banished in the Abyss Foscari map.
Price: 30,000 gold
I-Ne-Viv
Starting weapon : Shadow Servant
Liabilities : Has the same liabilities as Genevieve.
Unlock : Slaughter 100,000 enemies in a single game with Genevieve on a map of your choice.
Price: 150,000 gold
Keitha
Starting weapon : Excuzzibur
Liabilities : Gets a bonus of +1% Luck for each level gained and the Academy Badge at level 30.
Unlock : Merge the Armor with Excuzzibur to obtain the weapon called Legionnaire.
Price: 8400 gold
Luminaire
Starting weapon : Prismatic Missile
Liabilities : Activates a Rosary for each level gained. Gets a temporary bonus to Power, Cooldown reduction and Movement Speed after a resurrection.
Unlock : Destroy the Seal of The Abyss in the Abyss Foscari map.
Price: 16,000 gold
Maruto
Starting weapon : Excuzzibur
Liabilities : Gets a temporary armour bonus after taking damage, and the Academy Badge at level 30.
Unlock : Merge SpellString, SpellStream and SpellStrike into SpellStorm.
Price: 8100 gold
Rottin'Ghoul
Starting weapon : Party Popper
Liabilities : Gets more projectiles every 20 levels, with a maximum of +4 projectiles.
Unlock : Eliminate 6000 Rotting Ghouls on the Lake Foscari map.
Price: 1500 gold
Sammy
Starting weapon : Vicious Hunger
Liabilities : Gets experience points by collecting gold and bags of gold. Starts the game with temporarily reduced power.
Unlock : Eliminate 6000 Sammy on Lake Foscari
Price: 145,000 gold
Unlock all characters in the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC
Currently, the Legacy of the Moonspell DLC includes a total of 8 survivors. Some of them were presented at the time of its release, others are hidden and must therefore be discovered. As for the other characters in the game, you must perform a specific mission to unlock them. While some require you to eliminate a number of creatures, the majority are unlocked by evolving a particular weapon.
Here is the complete list of these characters, with their starting weapon, their passive, how to obtain them and their cost:
Miang
Starting weapon : Silvers Winds
Liabilities : Healing also multiplies the sources of healing. Overflow slightly increases max health.
Unlock : Find and open the coffin on the Mount Moonspell map.
Price: 2600 gold
Menya
Starting weapon : Four Seasons
Liabilities : Becomes temporarily invincible and more powerful after eliminating a large number of enemies
Unlock : Evolve the Silver Wind (requires Miang to be unlocked).
Price: 13,500 gold
Megalo Menya
Starting weapon : 108 Bocce
Liabilities : You do not take any damage, but you automatically disappear after the time limit. Start the game with 108 Hidden Bocce.
Unlock : Eliminate 100,000 enemies in one game with Meyna.
Price: 135,000 gold
Syuuto
Starting weapon : Summon Night
Liabilities : Start the game with a hidden Night Sword. Transform into a more powerful version as your initial weapon evolves.
Unlock : Evolve the Four Seasons (requires unlocking Menya).
Price: 13,500 gold
Megalo Syuuto
Starting weapon : Night Sword
Liabilities : Get +1% of Might at each level.
Unlock : Eliminate 100,000 enemies in one game with Syuuto.
Price: 13,500 gold
Babi-Onna
Starting weapon : Mirage Dress
Liabilities : Weapon cooldowns are ignored. Weapons fire at a fixed interval when moving.
Unlock : Evolve Summon Night (requires unlocking Syuuto).
Price: 13,500 gold
McCoy-Oni
Starting weapon : 108 Bocce
Liabilities : Temporarily gain range at fixed intervals.
Unlock : Upgrade the Mirage Robe (requires unlocking Babi-Onna).
Price: 13,500 gold
Gav'Et-Oni
Starting weapon : Mille Bolle Blu
Liabilities : Get +1 projectile every 20 levels (max +4).
Unlock : Eliminate a total of 6000 Kappas on the Mount Moonspell map.
Price: 1,350 gold
Unlock all normal characters
Currently, it is possible to unlock a total of 25 normal characters in Vampire Survivors. They are classified as normal, since they are characters that are easily unlocked by completing a particular challengeThis is explained in the Steam achievements. For example, some will require you to raise a weapon to a minimum level, some will require you to kill a certain amount of enemies, and some will require you to find them on the map.
Here is the complete list of these characters, with their starting weapon, their passive, how to obtain them and their cost:
Ambrojoe
Starting weapon : La Robba
Liabilities : Get more projectiles every 20 levels (+3 max). Start the game with a temporary quantity bonus.
Unlock : Slaughter 6000 Stage Killers in total.
Price: 1,450 gold
Antonio
Starting weapon : Whip
Liabilities : +10% additional damage every 10 levels (+50% max).
Unlock : Available at the beginning of the game
Price: Free of charge
Arca
Starting weapon : Fire Wand
Liabilities : Weapon cooldown is reduced by 5% every 10 levels (-15% max).
Unlock : Raise Fire Wand to level 4.
Price: 500 gold
Cavallo
Starting weapon : Cherry Bomb
Liabilities : Get more projectiles every 20 levels (+3 max).
Unlock : Slaughter 3000 Lionheads in total.
Price: 500 gold
Christine
Starting weapon : Pentagram
Liabilities : Start the game with an extra level and +30% movement speed.
Unlock : Mount Pentagram level 7.
Price: 1400 gold
Clerici
Starting weapon : Santa Water
Liabilities : Permanent bonus of +0.5HP/s. Max life is increased by 30HP. Start the game with a temporary area of effect bonus.
Unlock : Recover 1000HP in total.
Price: 500 gold
Concetta
Starting weapon : Shadow Pinion
Liabilities : +1% range all levels.
Unlock : Find and open his coffin on the Gallo Tower map.
Price: 2,800 gold
Divano
Starting weapon : Laurel
Liabilities : Start the game with an extra level. +1 Armour every 5 levels (+5 max).
Unlock : Develop Laurel into Cromson Shroud.
Price: 5,600 gold
Dommario
Starting weapon : King Bible
Liabilities : Permanent bonus of +40% to projectile duration and speed, malus of -40% to movement speed.
Unlock : Get 5000 coins in one game.
Price: 500 gold
Gallo
Starting weapon : Clock Lancet
Liabilities : Start the game with an extra level. +10% of learning every 5 levels (+50% max).
Unlock : Upgrade Clock Lancet to Infinite Corridor.
Price: 5600 gold
Gennaro
Starting weapon : Knife
Liabilities : +1 projectile to all weapons permanently.
Unlock : Available at the beginning of the game.
Price: 500 gold
Giovanna
Starting weapon : Gatti Amari
Liabilities : +1% projectile speed all levels.
Unlock : Find and open his coffin on the Inlaid Library map.
Price: 1000 gold
Imelda
Starting weapon : Magic Wand
Liabilities : +10% of additional experience every 5 levels (+30% max).
Unlock : Available at the beginning of the game.
Price: 500 gold
Krochi
Starting weapon : Cross
Liabilities : +1 resurrection and +30% movement speed. Get another resurrection at level 33.
Unlock : Defeat a total of 100,000 enemies.
Price: 500 gold
Lama
Starting weapon : Axis
Liabilities : +5% power, movement speed and curse every 10 levels (+20% max).
Unlock : Surviving 20 minutes with 10% from Curse at minimum.
Price: 1400 gold
Mortaccio
Starting weapon : Bone
Liabilities : Get more projectiles every 20 levels (+3 max).
Unlock : Slaughtering 3000 skeletons in total.
Price: 500 gold
O'Sole
Starting weapon : Celestial Dusting
Liabilities : Get more projectiles every 20 levels (+3 max).
Unlock : Slaughter 3,000 Shrimp Dragons in total.
Price: 1450 gold
Pasqualina
Starting weapon : Runetracer
Liabilities : The projectiles are 10% faster every 5 levels (+30% max).
Unlock : Available at the beginning of the game.
Price: 100 gold
Poe
Starting weapon : Garlic
Liabilities : Pick-up radius increases by 25% permanently. Max life is reduced by 30HP.
Unlock : Raise Garlic to level 7.
Price: 500 gold
Poppea
Starting weapon : Song of Mana.
Liabilities : +1% of duration all levels.
Unlock : Find and open your coffin on the Dairy Plant map.
Price: 1000 gold
Porta
Starting weapon : Lightning Ring
Liabilities : Permanent +30% range bonus. Start the game with a temporary cooldown bonus.
Unlock : Raise Lightning Ring to level 4.
Price: 500 gold
Pugnala
Starting weapon : Phiera Der Tuphello
Liabilities : +1 power all levels.
Unlock : Find and open your coffin on the Mad Forest map.
Price: 1000 gold
Queen Sigma
Starting weapon : Victory Sword
Liabilities : Has many initial upgrades and gains 1% of Power and Expertise at all levels.
Unlock : Complete the Collection (get all items).
Price: Free of charge
Ramba
Starting weapon : Carrello
Liabilities : Get more projectiles every 20 levels (+3 max).
Unlock : Slaughter 3000 Milk Elementals in total.
Price: 1,350 gold.
Zi'Assunta
Starting weapon : Vento Sacro
Liabilities : +0.5% power, projectile speed, duration and range.
Unlock : Find and open his coffin on the Cappella Magna map.
Price: 14,500 gold.
Unlock all secret characters
If the normal characters are not enough for you, you've come to the right place. The developer of Vampire Survivors has integrated several secret characters into the game! Unlike the previous category, this one features rather complex challengesCurrently, the game includes 16 secret characters.
Here is the complete list of these characters, with their starting weapon, their passive, how to obtain them and their cost:
Exdash Exiviiq
Starting weapon : Ebony wings
Liabilities : /
Unlock : In the main menu, quickly type in "x-x1viiq"; a sound will be heard if this has worked.
Price: Free of charge
Toastie
Starting weapon : Peachone
Liabilities : /
Unlock : Unlock Exdash, then shoot a Stalker, a Grifter or a Drowner. When this is done, Toastie appears for half a second at the bottom right of the screen. You then have to press the "down arrow+Enter" (the S button does not work). A sound will be heard if this has worked.
Price: 2,098 gold
Smith
Starting weapon : Vandalier
Liabilities : /
Unlock : In the main menu, write "spam", then click on Start. Write "spam" again in the character selection menu before confirming your choice of character. Write 'spam' again in the level selection menu and start the game. Choose Arcana, then write 'humbug' just after the game starts.
Price: 22,553 gold
Marrabbio
Starting weapon : Thousand Edge
Liabilities : /
Unlock : Shoot down the secret enemy on the Mad Forest map.
Price: 1,798 gold
Minnah
Starting weapon : Bloody Tear
Liabilities : Power, projectile speed, duration, range and cooldowns change every minute.
Unlock : Use Arcana VIII - Mad Groove on the Dairy Plant map and collect the cheese wheel. Then you have to shoot the 7 bumps that appear.
Price: 1931 gold
Red Death
Starting weapon : Death Spiral
Liabilities : /
Unlock : Killing Death.
Price: 1,865 gold
Leda
Starting weapon : Holy Wand
Liabilities : /
Unlock : To get Leda, you have to shoot her. It is present on the Gallo Tower map.
Price: 1,865 gold
Peppino
Starting weapon : Soul Eater
Liabilities : Start the game with a temporarily reduced range.
Unlock : Heal enemies for a total of 100,000HP on the Il Molise map with O'Sole.
Price: 1,931 gold
Earnings
Starting weapon : Heaven Sword
Liabilities : + 2% of learning at all levels.
Unlock : Stay in the flower circle to the north on The Bone Zone map.
Price: 1798 gold
Gyorunton
Starting weapon : Bracelet
Liabilities : +1% of curse every level. Can find evolutions in all chests.
Unlock : Survive the 15 minute Boss Rash level with a single weapon.
Price: 14,000 gold
Trouser
Starting weapon : Candybox
Liabilities : +1% of greed at all levels.
Unlock : Collect all 16 passive items available in Moonglow. Get them all to the maximum level. Leave the game before dying by Death.
Price: 13,500 gold
Cosmo
Starting weapon : Peachone + Ebony Wings
Liabilities : +1 healing and +1% luck every level. +1 resurrection every 100 levels.
Unlock : Go to Capella Magna with a character without Golden Egg. Retrieve Peachone and Ebony Wings. Open the portal to rescue Cosmo.
Price: 1865 gold
Random
Starting weapon : A random basic weapon
Liabilities : Get the name of a random character. This influences the passive.
Unlock : Find and open a coffin that you have already unlocked.
Price: 16,000 gold
Avatar Infernas
Starting weapon : Flames of Misspell
Liabilities : +0.5% curse and power as well as +2% movement speed and -0.25% cooldown.
Unlock : Shoot down The Directer to retrieve Gracia's Mirror. Enter the Inverted Inlaid Library and retrieve Peachone and Ebony Wings. Kill the Trickster in the East. Interact with the piano and solve the puzzle. Then uncover the nine hidden coffins to reveal Avatar. Shoot him to unlock him.
Price: 2131 gold
Scorej-Oni
Starting weapon : Ligntning Ring
Liabilities : Start the game with 108 maximum life, +30% movement speed and +20% range.
Unlock : Discover the source of the rumbling thunder on the Tiny Bridge card and take down Scorej-Oni.
Price: 16,000 gold
missingNO
Starting weapon : Axis or Death Spiral
Liabilities : The character's base stats are chosen randomly with each new selection.
Unlock : Unlock the Yellow Sign and the Green Acres level. Go to the map and discover a buggy area at the bottom left. You must then kill 128 creatures that have appeared.
Price: 193,331 gold
If you want more information about the different characters and how to get them, you can refer to our different guides. Furthermore, you can also unlock the different characters with cheat codes. They are available on our guide to the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane.
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