For those looking to scratch that collect-a-thon itch, Vampire Crawlers is the perfect deckbuilding roguelike. The unlockables in Vampire Crawlers range from Cards and Power-Ups to Relics and Arcanas and even brand-new Crawlers. Some unlocks will happen naturally as you progress through the game, while others will require slightly closer attention.
Relics and Arcanas are some of the more important unlocks in the game that can significantly impact your run. In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about Relics and Arcanas in Vampire Crawlers and also show how you can unlock all of them.
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How to Unlock All Relics
Relics are the main way you unlock new mechanics in Vampire Crawlers. During the Tutorial level, you’ll come across a log that you have to bump into and break. Inside, you’ll find a stack of pancakes. This is the first Relic that you unlock, the Combo Stack. As you progress through different zones in the game, you can find new Relics inside breakable objects or chests.
Once unlocked, these Relics remain active throughout all your runs unless you manually deactivate them.
All Relics in Vampire Crawlers
Currently, there are 15 Relics available in Vampire Crawlers. Some of them are unlocked from the start, but for the rest, you need to find them by breaking chests in specific maps. Here’s a complete list of all 15 Relics along with their locations.
| Relic Name | Relic Location | Relic Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Stardust Anvil | Teeny Bridge | Unlocks the Blacksmith’s Workshop in the Village. |
| Bomba Infernale | Dairy Plant | Instantly vaporises all enemies on the first floor of a dungeon you have previously cleared. |
| Gem Hammer | Mad Forest – Mad Forest | Unlocks the ability to add Gems to Cards. |
| Grim Grimoire | Inlaid Library – Library West Wing | Adds a list of discovered weapon evolutions and unions to the Pause menu. |
| Guiding Light | Inlaid Library | Shows breakable light sources on the minimap. |
| Lapidary Loupe | Gallo Tower | Unlocks the Jeweller’s counter at the Blacksmith. |
| Milky Way Map | Unlocked by default | Shows enemy positions and more on the minimap. |
| Ovenkilt | Cappella Magna – Cappella Ultima | Triggers Overkill on the last enemy of any encounter, but chests longer grant gold. |
| Overkill | Teeny Bridge | Keep attacking defeated bosses to earn Coins. |
| Combo Stack | Tutorial | Play Cards in ascending Mana Cost order for a Combo Multiplier. |
| Polentir | Mad Forest – Furious Forest | Unlocks the Fortune Teller’s Arcana tent in the Village. |
| Arcana Finder | Inlaid Library – Library Sanctum | Adds Arcana Chests to dungeons. |
| Rilevatore | Unlocked by default | Show how weapons will affect targets. |
| Sorceress’ Tear | Gallo Tower | Adds a Hurry button to the World Map. |
| Ultimate Ultra Overkill | Dairy Plant – Curd Refinery | Limit breaks Overkill. |
How to Unlock all Arcanas
Arcanas in Vampire Crawlers, unlike Relics, add certain modifiers to your run. To unlock Arcanas, you first have to find the Polentir Relic from the Furious Forest stage of the Mad Forest zone. This will unlock the Fortune Teller’s Tent in the Village, where you can select one Arcana to enable for your runs.
Only one Arcana can be active at a time. Later on, you get the ability to enable multiple Arcana if you unlock the Arcana Finder Relic.
All Arcanas in Vampire Crawlers
There are 12 Arcanas currently available in the game, and only two are unlocked from the start when you find the Polentir Relic. To unlock the rest, you need to complete certain challenges. The following table will show you all the Arcanas, what they do, and their unlock requirements:
| Arcana Name | How to Unlock | Arcana Effects |
|---|---|---|
| And Another | Play 150 Free-to-Play cards. | Repeated Cards this turn are free. |
| Chain Link | Reach a Combo Multiplier of 12 or more. | Combos don’t clear between turns. |
| Experimental Medicine | Unlocked with the Polentir Relic. | Double healing. |
| Jester’s Hat | Play 150 Wild Cards in total. | Add a Wild Card on each floor |
| Make a Scene | Activate 1,500 Crawler Trigger abilities. | Trigger abilities at the start of the turn. |
| Mana Syphon | Gain 15 Mana in a single turn. | Increase Mana every 100 Cards. |
| Over the Top | Use Crawler Cards 100 times in total. | Move Crawlers to the top of your Deck. |
| Sharp Mind | Use Purple Cards 100 times in total. | Keep up to 5 Mana between turns. |
| Shield Bash | Unlocked with the Polentir Relic. | Deal Armor as damage when played. |
| Swollen Fist | Reach 40 Deck size. | Deal Deck Pile as Damage after turn. |
| Wild Buff | Play 200 Cards picked up from light sources. | Cards picked up from light sources get Combo Multipliers. |
| Your Shield My Liege | Gain 2,000 Armor in total. | Armor persists. |
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Muhit Rahman lives off two things: gaming marathons and endless cups of tea. He writes guides, reviews, and occasionally forgets that real life doesn’t come with checkpoints. His favorite genres are Soulslike and Metroidvania, with Dark Souls III, Hollow Knight, and Dota 2 forever holding top spots on his all-time list.
