The 0.11.0 Patch forVampire Survivorsincluded a new, overpowered, character named Queen Sigma. Along with Queen Sigma, a new weapon was added to the game that served as her starting weapon: Victory Sword. At first glance, Victory Sword doesn’t seem like a weapon that would be included in a list of thebest inVampire Survivors.
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However, first glances can be wrong. Victory Sword starts off relatively weak, but by level 12, this weapon will be defeating large groups of enemies with every swing. This weapon can also be evolved into Sole Solution if the player has Torrona’s Box.
Unlocking Victory Sword
Queen Sigmastarts with Victory Sword, but after unlocking the weapon, it can be offered to any character during a run. The first step to obtaining this weapon is to unlock Queen Sigma. For beginning players, unlocking Queen Sigma might take days' worth of runs. This is becausethe player needs to complete the in-game Collection to unlock Sigma.
After completing the Collection and unlocking Sigma,the player then needs to get 100,000 enemy kills during a run with Sigma. This isn’t effortless. To make things a little easier, the player should pick theMad Forestor Inlaid Library stagesfor this run. These stages have a 30-minute timer and are slightly more manageable than the other stages. Getting theSkull O’Maniac passive itemwill help reach 100,000 kills by increasing the number of enemies onscreen; make sure Sigma can handle the extra enemies before increasing Skull O’Maniac’s level.
The player will want toget the Torrona’s Box passive itemto evolve Victory Sword. While it’s normally wise to Banish this item at level nine,Torrona’s Box needs to be at level nine to evolve Victory Sword into Sole Solution. This will also increase the number of enemies onscreen. With the Victory Sword, Santa Water, King Bible, Magic Wand, Song of Mana, and Laurel, along with their associated passive items, the player should have no problem getting to 100,000 kills.
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Using Victory Sword And Sole Solution
Victory Sword starts out weak. That said, it’s still a decent starting weapon and an excellent auxiliary option. As this weapon increases in level, it will begin hitting more enemies per attack. The damage also increases at certain levels, and these boosts makeVictory Sword one of the better weapons in terms of damage-per-second.
At level eight Victory Sword obtains a finishing move that strikes every five attacks; this is seen as a vertical column of energy.Level eight is also when critical hits are possible with Victory Sword. The Drowner, Stalker, and Trickster enemies are immune to most of the base weapons inVampire Survivors. Victory Sword and Sole Solution are among the few weapons that can damage them.
Sole Solution does not replace Victory Sword when the latter is evolved. The player keeps Victory Sword in addition to gaining Sole Solution, making this a unique evolution. Fortunately, the player doesn’t need to keep a weapon slot open for Sole Solution since it is added to the inventory as an extra passive item.
Victory Sword scales with the following passive items:
Sole Solution only scales with Spinach.Thebest arcanasto use with Victory Sword and Sole Solution are Slash, Beginning, and Divine Bloodline.Sole Solution conjures a spinning galaxy (for a few seconds) that damages all onscreen enemies. The player is intangible while the galaxy is onscreen. The player can pick up items while intangible, but their effect is delayed until the galaxy dissipates.
Vampire Survivorswas released on December 17th, 2021, for the PC and macOS.
