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Vampire Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike game that brings you to a world full of awful monsters. In order to level up and upgrade your weapons through waves of fantasy creatures, you have to constantly unlock new characters and upgrades.
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In this article, we’ll go through Vampire Survivors characters and their unlock requirements so you can choose the best class!
How to Unlock All Characters in Vampire Survivors?
There are two character categories in Vampire Survivors: standard and secret. You can unlock the standard characters by default or unlock achievements. To play standard characters, you have to pay a certain amount of gold to unlock them first. The unit prices start with 10 gold for the first character unlocked and is increased by 10% more for each character you access afterwards.
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On the opposite side, secret characters require you to dig deeper into the game’s world! You can either type in a secret code or look for easter eggs in the game to find them.
Currently, there are a total of 40 playable characters in Vampire Survivors. They all have unique starting skills and related achievements so you can pretty much play endlessly to try out all the upgrades you want!
All Standard Characters in Vampire Survivors
There are a total of 25 standard characters in Vampire Survivors. Four are immediately playable at the beginning of the game while the rest are unlocked by doing some sort of achievement.
Here they all are and their specific unlock requirement:
Character | Cost to Unlock | Unlock Requirement | Ability |
Antonio Belpaese | Free | Unlock by default | Gains 10% more damage every 10 levels (max +50%) |
Imelda Belpaese | 10 gold | Unlock by default | Gains 10% more damage every 5 levels (max +30%) |
Pasqualina Belpaese | 100 gold | Unlock by default | Projectiles get 10% faster every 5 levels (max +30%) |
Gennaro Belpaese | 500 gold | Unlock by default | Permanent +1 projectiles (all weapons) |
Arca Ladonna | 500 gold | Get Fire Wand to level 4 | N/A |
Porta Ladonna | 500 gold | Get Lightning Ring to level 4 | Permanent +30% Area. Starts with temporary cooldown bonus |
Lama Ladonna | 500 gold | Survive 20 minutes with at least 10% Curse active | Gains +5% Might, MoveSpeed, and Curse every 10 levels (max +20%) |
Poe Ratcho | 500 gold | Get Garlic to level 7 | Permanent +25% pickup radius and -30 max health |
Suor Clerici | 500 gold | Recover a total of 1000 HP | Permanent +0.5 HP/s and +50 Max Health. Starts with temporary area bonus |
Dommario | 500 gold | Earn 5000 coins in a single run | Permanent +40% duration and speed, -40% move speed |
Krochi Freetto | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 100000 enemies | Starts with 1 revival. Gains 1 more Revival at level 33 |
Christine Davain | 500 gold | Get Pentagram to Level 7 | Starts with 1 extra Level |
Pugnala Provola | 1000 gold | Find and open the coffin in Mad Forest | Gains +1% Might every level |
Giovanna Grana | 1000 gold | Find and open the coffin in Inlaid Library | Gains +1% Projectile Speed every level |
Poppea Pecorina | 1000 gold | Find and open the coffin in Dairy Plant | Gains +1% Duration every level |
Concetta Caciotta | 1000 gold | Find and open the coffin in Gallo Tower | Gains +1% Area every level |
Mortaccio | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 3000 skeletons or enter the Konami Code in the main menu | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3) |
Yatta Cavallo | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 3000 Lion Heads | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3) |
Bianca Ramba | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 3000 Milk Elementals | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3) |
O’Sole Meeo | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 3000 Dragon Shrimps | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3) |
Sir Ambrojoe | 500 gold | Defeat a total of 6000 Stage Killers | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3). Starts with temporary Amount bonus |
Iguana Gallo Valletto | 2000 gold | Obtain the Infinite Corridor | Starts with one extra level. Gains 10% Growth every 5 levels (max +50%) |
Divano Thelma | 2000 gold | Obtain the Crimson Shroud | Starts with one extra level. Gains +1 Armor every 5 levels (max +5) |
Zi’Assunta | 5000 gold | Find and open the coffin in Cappella Magna | Gains +0.5% Might, projectile Speed, Duration, and Area every level |
Queen Sigma | Free | Complete the Collection | She owns everything. This includes a small boost in all attributes |
All Secret Characters in Vampire Survivors
While standard characters in Vampire Survivors seem like your regular, everyday units, characters in this category look infinitely cooler. You can expect to play as a tree, a giant monster, a ghost, or even a dragon.
Here are all the secret characters in the game and how to unlock them:
Character | Cost to Unlock | Unlock Requirement | Ability |
Exdash Exiviiq | 777 gold | Type x-x1viiq in the menu, or Find a lot of Little Clovers with a 1/65535 chance. | At least they’re lucky. All attributes receive a penalty but you have +100% luck |
Toastie | 777 gold | Uppercut a non-red reaper or by casting “tramezzini” spell in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane | So much potential. +20% speed and 100% luck |
Smith IV | 7777 gold | Type “spam” in the menu screen or cast “maybeimastallion” spell in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane | Some penalties in attributes but receive 20% movement speed, 10% cooldown, and 100% luck |
Random | 5000 gold | Open any coffin a second time or tying “igottagettotheedgeofsoul” in the menu | Random stats |
Boon Marrabbio | 666 gold | Follow the trail after pillaging Pummarola and Skull O’Maniac from the Mad Forest. | |
Avatar Infernas | 666 gold | Defeat the Directer, then ender Inlaid Library with Inverse Mode enabled. Kill the Trickster and play the piano in this sequence D A A# G C#. Finally, defeat the final boss in the coffin room | Starts with extra Arcana XIX – Heart of Fire. Grows stronger with every level, but also loses control |
Minnah Mannarah | 666 gold | Obtain Yellow Sign and find Armor in the Dairy Plant. Then defeat 7 werewolves here to unlock Minnah | Might, Projectile Speed, Duration, Area, and Cooldown change every minute |
Leda | 666 gold | Defeat Leda in Gallo Tower or type “iwillneverletyouforgetaboutme” spell in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane | |
Cosmo Pavone | 666 gold | Collect Yellow Sign and unlock Zi’Assunta. Then enter Cappella Magna with 0 eggs. Next, collect Peachone and Ebony Wings. Finally, collect Nduja Fritta near the balcony. You can also cast “lhovistoio” spell to unlock Cosmo | Gains +1 Recovery and +1% Luck at every level. Gains +1 Revival every 100 levels. Has hidden weapons |
Peppino | 666 gold | Heal 100,000 health points in Il Molise by using Celestial Dusting to attack the plants | Starts with temporarily reduced area |
Big Trouser | 5000 gold | Master all 16 accessories in Moongolow | Gains +1% Greed every level. Gold Fever lasts longer |
MissingN▯ | 66666 gold | Unlock Yellow Sign, then enter Green Acres with Hyper and Hurry mode enabled. Finally, heading south and west 18 tilesets and defeat 128 here to unlock MissingN▯ | Random attributes at each character selection screen |
Gains Boros | 666 gold | Staying in the flower ring for 10 seconds in The Bone Zone | Gains +2% Growth every level |
Gyorunton | 5000 gold | Survive the Boss Rash with just one weapon | Gains +1% Curse every level. Can find evolutions in any Treasure |
Mask of the Red Death | 666 gold | Kill Death, or cast “ablasphemousmockery” spell in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane | A blasphemous mockery with +155 health, 100% speed, and 20% might |
Those are all of the Vampire Survivors characters and their respective unlock requirements. Skim through to see which character fits your playstyle the most, then focus on unlocking them for the best gaming experience in this mesmerizing roguelike title.