Arcana is a modifier system in Vampire Survivors. Collecting the Randomazzo unlocks the Arcana system and the first Arcana, Sarabande of Healing.
Additional Arcanas[Note 1] are unlocked by reaching level 50 with certain characters, or by reaching minute 31 in certain stages.
Mechanics[]
Each Arcana modifies gameplay in a particular way. The player can choose to enable or disable Arcanas in the stage selection screen.
With Arcanas enabled, a total of 3 Arcanas may be selected during a run:
- At the beginning of the round all Arcanas are offered as options. Clicking the blue button with a question mark will randomly choose one.
- When the chest dropped at the 11:00 timestamp is collected. 4 Arcanas are randomly offered as options.
- When the chest dropped at the 21:00 timestamp is collected. 4 Arcanas are randomly offered as options.
The second and third Arcanas are rewarded in Treasure Chests dropped by specific bosses. If three Arcanas are already selected before the chest is collected, it will act like a normal evolution chest. If Arcanas are not enabled, the bosses holding an Arcana chest do not appear in the stage. If fewer than 3 Arcanas are unlocked, the second or third Arcana will not appear in their respective chests. The Reroll PowerUp can be used to reroll the second and third Arcanas.
Exceptions[]
- Game Killer (0), always granting three rewards, bypasses the limitation of Arcana chests not awarding anything else but a single Arcana.
- In Boss Rash, Bat Country, and Tiny Bridge, the bosses are exceptionally spawned alongside the 5:00 and 10:00 waves.
- Unlike normal bosses, the Arcana holders will not be spawned again in Boss Rash if the player uses the red pizza to resummon the wave in Boss Rash.
- Avatar Infernas starts off with Heart of Fire (XIX) and can select three more with the normal methods.
- Queen Sigma can select 5 Arcanas at levels 1, 2, 3, 77, and 108 with all of the options available similar to the first pick for other characters.
- Using inverse mode, the Merchant offers Arcanas as an options costing 20,000. With endless mode, the Merchant will appear again every cycle of a normal game length, allowing the character to potentially select the full deck of Tarot cards.
Arcanas[]
There are 22 Arcanas total. Each Arcana is represented by a Roman numeral.
Arcana | Name | Description | Unlock | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
— Game Killer | Halts XP gain. Experience Gems turn into exploding projectiles. All Treasure Chests contain at least 3 items. | Defeat the final enemy in the Cappella Magna. | Applies to Experience Gems and Treasure Chests . | |
— Gemini | Listed weapons come with a counterpart. | Reach Level 50 with Pugnala. | Applies to Peachone , Ebony Wings , Vandalier , Phiera Der Tuphello , Eight The Sparrow , Phieraggi , Gatti Amari , Vicious Hunger , Shadow Servant , Ophion , Party Popper , Sharp Tongue , Impostongue , and Nduja Fritta Tanto . | |
— Twilight Requiem | Listed weapon projectiles generate explosions when they expire. Explosions damage is affected by Curse. | Reach Level 50 with Dommario. | Applies to King Bible , Unholy Vespers , Lightning Ring , Thunder Loop , Peachone , Ebony Wings , Runetracer , Shadow Pinion , Bone , Celestial Dusting , Bi-Bracelet , Silver Wind , Festive Winds , Prismatic Missile , and Luminaire . | |
— Tragic Princess | The cooldown of the listed weapons reduces when moving. | Reach Level 50 with Porta. | Applies to Garlic , Soul Eater , Santa Water , La Borra , Lightning Ring , Thunder Loop , and Carréllo . | |
— Awake | Gives +3 Revivals. Consuming a Revival gives +10% Max Health, +1 Armor, and +5% Might, Area, Duration, and Speed. | Reach Level 50 with Krochi. | Consumed Revival bonus applies even to those from PowerUps and Tiragisú . | |
— Chaos in the Dark Night | Overall projectile Speed continuously changes between -50% and +50% over 10 seconds. The character starts gaining +1% projectile Speed every level. | Reach Level 50 with Giovanna. | Applies a multiplier on top of everything else ranging from 0.5x to 1.5x. Each level increases Projectile Speed by +1%. | |
— Sarabande of Healing | Healing is doubled. Recovering HP damages nearby enemies for the same amount. | Find the Randomazzo. | Every source of healing is doubled and triggers an Area-of-Effect damage pulse, including Bloody Tear , Fuwalafuwaloo , Soul Eater , Celestial Dusting , Recovery , Silver Wind , Festive Winds , Night Sword , Muramasa , Lifesign Scan , Paranormal Scan , Floor Chicken , and Revival . | |
— Iron Blue Will | Listed weapon projectiles gain up to 3 bounces and might pass through enemies and walls. | Reach Level 50 with Gennaro. | Applies to Knife , Thousand Edge , Axe , Death Spiral , Phiera Der Tuphello , Eight The Sparrow , Carréllo , Flash Arrow , and Millionaire . | |
— Mad Groove | Every 2 minutes attracts all standard stage items, pickups, and light sources towards the character. | Reach minute 31 in the Mad Forest or defeat the Reaper. | Applies to all stage items. | |
— Divine Bloodline | Armor also affects listed weapons' damage and reflects enemy damage. Character gains bonus damage depending on missing Health. Defeating enemies with retaliatory damage gives +0.5 Max Health. | Reach Level 50 with Clerici. | Applies to Cross , King Bible , Garlic , Santa Water , Lightning Ring , Song of Mana , Vento Sacro , Victory Sword , Armor (stat) , Max Health , and Silver Wind . | |
— Beginning | Listed weapons get +1 Amount. The character's main weapon and its evolution gain +3 Amount instead. | Reach Level 50 with Antonio. | Applies to the character's starting weapon, its evolutions and unions, Bone , Cherry Bomb , Carréllo , Celestial Dusting , and La Robba . | |
— Waltz of Pearls | Listed weapon projectiles gain up to 3 bounces. | Reach Level 50 with Imelda. | Applies to Magic Wand , Holy Wand , Fire Wand , Hellfire , Cross , Heaven Sword , Carréllo , and Hats . | |
— Out of Bounds | Freezing Enemies generates explosions. Orologions are easier to find. | Reach minute 31 in the Gallo Tower or defeat the Reaper. | Applies to Clock Lancet , Infinite Corridor , Celestial Voulge , Mirage Robe , J'Odore , and Orologion . | |
— Wicked Season | Overall Growth, Luck, Greed, and Curse are doubled at fixed intervals. The character starts gaining +1% Growth, Luck, Greed, and Curse every 2 levels. | Reach Level 50 with Christine. | Applies a multiplier on top of everything else. Each level increases Growth , Luck , Greed , and Curse by +0.5%. | |
— Jail of Crystal | Listed weapons have a chance to freeze enemies. | Reach Level 50 with Pasqualina. | Applies to Magic Wand , Holy Wand , Runetracer , NO FUTURE , Eight The Sparrow , Twice Upon a Time , Cygnus , Bracelet , Prismatic Missile , and Luminaire . | |
— Disco of Gold | Picking up coin bags from the floor triggers Gold Fever. Obtaining gold restores as many HP. | Reach minute 31 in the Inlaid Library or defeat the Reaper. | Applies to Vicious Hunger , Greed , Gold Coins , Coin Bags , Big Coin Bags , Rich Coin Bags , and Treasure Chests . Gold Fever triggers with Coin Bags and Rich Coin Bags. | |
— Slash | Enables critical hits for listed weapons. Doubles overall critical damage. | Reach Level 50 with Lama. | Applies to Knife , Thousand Edge , Whip , Bloody Tear , Axe , Death Spiral , Heaven Sword , Vento Sacro , Fuwalafuwaloo , Victory Sword , Celestial Voulge , Greatest Jubilee , Muramasa , Eskizzibur , Legionnaire , Flash Arrow , Millionaire , and Impostongue . | |
— Lost & Found Painting | Overall Duration continuously changes between -50% and +50% over 10 seconds. The character starts gaining +1% Duration every level. | Reach Level 50 with Poppea. | Applies a multiplier on top of everything else ranging from 0.5x to 1.5x. Each level increases Duration by +1%. | |
— Boogaloo of Illusions | Overall Area continuously changes between -25% and +25% over 10 seconds. The character starts gaining +1% Area every level. | Reach Level 50 with Concetta. | Applies a multiplier on top of everything else ranging from 0.75x to 1.25x. Each level increases Area by +1%. | |
— Heart of Fire | Listed weapon projectiles explode on impact. Light sources explode. Character explodes when damaged. | Reach Level 50 with Arca. | Applies to Fire Wand , Hellfire , Valkyrie Turner , Phiera Der Tuphello , Red Muscle , Zhar Ptytsia , Tri-Bracelet , Prismatic Missile , Luminaire , and Light source. Character explodes when damaged similar to NO FUTURE. | |
— Silent Old Sanctuary | Gives +3 Reroll, Skip, and Banish. Gives +20% Might and -8% Cooldown for each active weapon slot left empty. | Reach minute 31 in the Dairy Plant or defeat the Reaper. | Can pair up with max active weapon limit from Mindbender. | |
— Blood Astronomia | Listed weapons also emit special damaging zones affected by Amount and Magnet. Enemies within Magnet range take damage based on Amount. | Reach Level 50 with Poe. | Applies to Garlic , Soul Eater , Pentagram , Gorgeous Moon , Song of Mana , Mannajja , Clock Lancet , and Laurel . Scales with Amount and Magnet . |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Arcana can be unlocked by typing "randomazzami" while in main menu, giving the Randomazzo and Sarabande of Healing (VI).[1]
- All the "Reach minute 31 in the [stage]" and Game Killer (0) Arcanas can be unlocked by typing "aintnobodygottimeforthat" while in the main menu, giving all five Arcanas.
- This deck of Arcana are loosely based on the real Major Arcana used in Tarot card readings. For example, Boogaloo of Illusions (XVIII) real counterpart is The Moon (XVIII) Arcana which represents intuition, loneliness, and illusion.
- In normal stages the Arcanas are dropped by a Glowing Bat boss.
- Placeholders for all Arcanas existed in the game files before all Arcana were officially released, with the unreleased ones having placeholder names being musical tracks from the Castlevania series. Most of them were slightly modified before being officially released. For example, what was once place held as "Tragic Prince" has since been released as Tragic Princess (III).
Notes[]
- ↑ The correct singular form of the word is "arcanum", whereas "arcana" is already in plural. However, in-game "arcana" is used to refer to a single card and "arcanas" is used for multiple.