Vampire Survivors is probably the most addicting 2D roguelike on the planet right now. It’s a hard game and one that constantly bombards the player with unlocks, skills, and innumerable enemy types to keep them hooked despite the difficulty. But another thing Vampire Survivors has in abundance is the number of playable characters, and in total, they add up to well over fifty. With so many characters available to play you’ll certainly have a tough time picking out the overpowered ones. To help you get through this predicament, here’s a complete Vampire Survivors character tier list.
Vampire Survivors Character Tier List
There are a total of 58 playable characters in Vampire Survivors, including the 16 secret characters and 16 DLC characters. Here’s a complete Vampire Survivors character tier list that ranks every character from best (S) to worst (C).
| Tier | Name | Starting Weapons | Main Passive Bonus |
| S | Red Death | Death Spiral | 100% Movement Speed |
| S | Je-Ne-Viv | Shadow Servant | triggers a Vacuum |
| S | Queen Sigma | Victory Sword | +333 Max Health |
| S | Krochi | Cross | Starts with 1 Revival. Gains 1 more Revival at level 33. |
| S | Gains Boros | Heaven Sword | +2% Growth every level |
| S | Leda | Holy Wand | 100% Might |
| S | Big Trouser | Candybox | +1% Greed every level |
| S | Avatar Infernas | Flames of Misspell | Starts with extra Arcana XIX – Heart of Fire |
| S | Cosmo | Peachone + Ebony Wings | Gains +1 Recovery and +1% Luck every level |
| S | Sammy | Vicious Hunger | Gains XP when picking up Gold Coins |
| S | Gennaro Belpaese | Knife | +1 to every projectile |
| S | Minnah | Bloody Tear | Might, Projectile Speed, Duration, Area, and Cooldown change every minute. |
| S | Megalo Menya Moonspell | Hidden Bocce | Cannot be damaged but disappears after reaching the current Time Limit |
| A | Ambrojoe | La Robba | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3). |
| A | She-Moon Eeta | Glass Fandango | Freezes all enemies for 10 seconds when health reaches a critically low level |
| A | Pugnala | Phiera Der Tuphello + Eight The Sparrow | Gains +1% Might every level |
| A | Gyorunton | Bracelet | Gains +1% Curse every level |
| A | Concetta | Shadow Pinion | Gains +1% Area every level. |
| A | Luminaire Foscari | Prismatic Missile | Triggers a Rosary when leveling up |
| A | Scorej-Oni | Lightning Ring | Gains a hidden Lightning Ring every 8 levels |
| A | Genevieve Gruyere | Shadow Servant | triggers a Vacuum |
| A | Arca | Fire Wand | -5% Cooldown every 10 levels |
| A | Megalo Syuuto Moonspell | 108 Bocce | Cannot be damaged but disappears after reaching the current Time Limit. |
| A | Smith IV | Vandalier | 100% Luck |
| A | Boon Marrabbio | Thousand Edge | +30% Movespeed |
| B | Syuuto Moonspell | Summon Night | Starts with the Hidden Night Sword. Morphs into a stronger version when his base weapon evolves. |
| B | Gav’Et-Oni | Mille Bolle Blu | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+4). |
| B | Christine | Pentagram | Starts with 1 extra Level. |
| B | McCoy-Oni | 108 Bocce | Area temporarily increases at fixed intervals. |
| B | Menya Moonspell | Four Seasons | Becomes stronger and invincible for a fixed interval after defeating a large amount of enemies. |
| B | Poppea | Song of Mana | Gains +1% Duration every level. |
| B | Miang Moonspell | Silver Wind | Recovery also multiplies all healing sources. |
| B | Babi-Onna | Mirage Robe | Ignores weapons cooldown. Weapons fire at a fixed interval when moving. |
| B | Eleanor Uzinor | SpellString | Receives SpellStream at Level 10 and SpellStrike at Level 20. Receives Academy Badge at Level 30. |
| B | Antonio | Whip | Gains 10% more damage every 10 levels |
| B | Rottin’ Ghoul | Part Popper | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+4) |
| B | Maruto Cuts | Eskizzibur | Gains temporary Armor bonus after getting damaged. |
| B | Peppino | Soul Eater | Starts with a temporarily reduced area. |
| B | Cavallo | Cherry Bomb | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3). |
| B | Mortaccio | Bone | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3) |
| B | Dommario | King Bible | Permanent +40% duration and speed, -40% move speed. |
| B | O’Sole | Celestial Dusting | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3). |
| B | Imelda | Magic Wand | Gains 10% more experience every 5 levels |
| B | Porta | Lightning Ring | Permanent +30% Area |
| C | Zi’Assunta | Vento Sacro | Gains +0.5% Might, Projectile Speed, Duration, and Area every level |
| C | MissingNO | Axe/Death Spiral | If Max Health is negative, MissingNO becomes invincible |
| C | Keitha Muort | Flash Arrow | Gains +1% luck every level. |
| C | Divano | Laurel | Starts with one extra level and gains +1 Armor every 5 levels |
| C | Toastie | Peachone | 100% Luck |
| C | Lama | Axe | Gains +5% Might, MoveSpeed, and Curse every 10 levels |
| C | Poe | Garlic | Permanent +25% Pickup radius and -30 Max Health |
| C | Giovanna | Gatti Amari | Gains +1% Projectile Speed every level. |
| C | Clerici | Santa Water | Permanent +0.5 HP/s and +50 Max Health. Starts with temporary area bonus |
| C | Bianca | Corrello | Gets more projectiles every 20 levels (max+3). |
| C | Exdash | Ebony Wings | 100% Luck |
| C | Gallo | Clock Lancet | Starts with one extra level. Gains 10% Growth every 5 levels |
| C | Pasqualina | Rune Tracer | Projectiles get 10% faster every 5 levels |
| C | Random | Random | Chooses a random character for you |
Best Characters In Vampire Survivors To Get Early On
While the above-mentioned tier list states pretty clearly which Vampire Survivors characters are the best, here are the S-tier ones you should get early, along with why.
1. Gennaro Belpaese
Gennaro isn’t an S-tier character by any means when you put him side-to-side with others like Queen Sigma, but for new players, he is the best character to get first.
Choosing Gennaro will add +1 to every projectile weapon you have during the run. This is a lifesaver if you have just started out and have no permanent upgrades unlocked. Furthermore, Gennaro’s primary weapon is the Knife which arguably is the best evolved weapon from the default characters available because it infinitely spawns projectiles. Since Gennaro’s a default character, you can unlock him pretty quickly in exchange for 500 Gold Coins.
2. Mask of the Red Death
Now if we talk about actual S-tiers, Mask of the Red Death will likely be the first overpowered character you unlock, owing to how straightforward, albeit difficult, the process is. After you kill The Reaper that appears at minute 30 in most stages, you’ll unlock Mask of the Red Death as a playable character.
The Red Death’s starting weapon is the Death Spiral, the evolved form of the Scythe. On top of having an evolved weapon as its default, the Red Death also has the highest movespeed in the game, so you can see pretty clearly why you should unlock this character.
If you’d like to read more about these characters the Fandom website has an entire Vampire Survivors encyclopedia. Alternatively, there are lots more stellar guides here on Game Masters HQ.