How to Unlock John in Vampire Survivors

Unlocking John in Vampire Survivors requires collecting and evolving all four elemental spellbooks. This guide will walk you through each step, showing you where to find every boss and the exact items you need to evolve each spellbook to unlock this powerful character.

Understanding the Requirements

To unlock John, you need to collect four elemental spellbooks and evolve every single one of them. Each spellbook requires a specific evolution item and must be at max level before evolution is possible. Let’s break down each spellbook:

Step 1: Fire Spellbook

If you select Charlotte as your character, you’ll start the run with the Fire spellbook already in your possession. To evolve the Fire spellbook, you need to collect spinach and ensure both the spellbook and spinach are at maximum level.

Step 2: Rock Riot (Earth Spellbook)

Navigate to the area just above your spawn point on the map. You’ll encounter a boss circle here. Defeat this boss to obtain the Rock Riot spellbook. To evolve Rock Riot, you’ll need the stone mask item. Make sure both the Rock Riot and stone mask are leveled to maximum before performing the evolution.

This is a crucial step, as the Rock Riot is one of your four required spellbooks.

Step 3: Icefang (Ice Spellbook)

To find the Icefang spellbook, use the teleporter to navigate through multiple stages. Travel through the teleporter, enter the next area, and repeat this process until you reach the correct location. Head to the bottom area and look for another boss circle. Defeat this boss to obtain the Icefang spellbook.

To evolve Icefang, you need the spellbinder item. Level both the Icefang and spellbinder to maximum before evolution.

Step 4: Gale Force (Wind Spellbook)

Use the teleporter again and navigate to the Caprogate area. Once inside, head to the bottom section of this area. Locate and defeat the boss to obtain the Gale Force spellbook. This is your final elemental spellbook.

The Gale Force requires the bracer item for evolution. Ensure both Gale Force and bracer are at maximum level before proceeding with the evolution.

Evolving All Four Spellbooks

Once you’ve collected all four spellbooks and their required evolution items (spinach, stone mask, spellbinder, and bracer), proceed to evolve each one. You’ll perform four separate evolution actions—one for each spellbook. Make sure all items are at maximum level before each evolution.

After the first evolution, continue with the remaining three spellbooks.

Once all evolutions are complete, you’ll see all four spellbooks have been evolved in your inventory.

Unlocking John

After evolving all four elemental spellbooks, quit to the main menu. Navigate to the character selection screen, and you’ll now see John available as an unlockable character. Purchase or unlock John to add him to your roster.

Summary

Unlocking John in Vampire Survivors is a straightforward process once you know where to find each spellbook. Remember to collect the Fire spellbook (or start with Charlotte), defeat the bosses for Rock Riot, Icefang, and Gale Force, gather the evolution items (spinach, stone mask, spellbinder, and bracer), evolve all four spellbooks to maximum level, and then unlock John from the character selection screen. With this guide, you’ll have John unlocked and ready to use in no time!

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