I can still hear the clank of scavenged parts as I soldered a weird combo in a late-night run. You stalled at a crossroads, staring at an item you knew belonged to something better. I’ll walk you through every evolution so you stop guessing and start planning.
All weapon evolutions in Warhammer Survivors
Observation: Your inventory tells a story of lost experiments, half-built powerhouses and the one cigar-box item you never used.
I’ve catalogued every weapon pairing and what it gives you: combine a specific weapon with a matching item and it will activate a passive that changes how that tool performs. Think of the list as a treasure map; once you trace it, routes open and your runs become surgical instead of scattershot.
How do I evolve weapons in Warhammer Survivors?
You bring a weapon and its matching item into the same loadout or crafting window. When they meet, the weapon gains a passive — stronger crits, different firing behavior, area effects — and the change persists for that run or until you swap gear. Some combinations need characters or progress to be available, so you’ll want to check which characters free which weapons.
What items are required for evolutions in Warhammer Survivors?
The tables below list every required item beside its target weapon. Items range from familiar hobby-brand names that echo Games Workshop lore to playful scraps found mid-run — Golden Demon, Liquid Green Stuff, Nuln Oil and even D6 Dice. If you hunt Reddit threads or a Steam guide, cross-reference to find where each item drops or which mission rewards it.
Are evolutions tied to specific characters?
Yes. New characters expand the pool of usable weapons, and certain evolutions only appear once you can equip the relevant weapon. That means a character unlock path can feel like opening doors across a map: some corridors are gated until you meet the NPC or complete an objective.
All Warhammer 40K evolutions in Warhammer Survivors
Observation: In most runs I notice players hoard Dice Cubes and Tape Measures as if they were rare relics.
Below are the 21 Warhammer 40K-era evolutions you can pair by matching weapon and item to trigger passives. This table is the checklist you’ll want stuck in a tab while you grind: consult it, plan your picks, and stop wasting serendipity.
| Evolution Name | Weapon | Item |
|---|---|---|
| Eviscerator Chainsword | Chainsword | Tape Measure |
| Meltagun | Lasgun | Gauntlet |
| Heavy Bolter | Boltgun | Dice Cube |
| Emperor’s Wrath | Shield of Faith | Bugman’s Tankard |
| Heavy Flamer | Flamer | Glue |
| Executioner Shotgun | Combat Shotgun | Magnet |
| Orbital Bombardment | Whirlwind Battery | Liquid Green Stuff |
| Ripper Pistol | Frag Grenade | Bandolier |
| Remote Detonation | Mechanical Bite | Sabaton |
| Bale Eye | Power Klaw | Da Lucky Stikk |
| Weapon of the Matriarch | Ardent Blade | Tactical Rock |
| Gauntlets of Ultramar | Power Fist | Codex Astartes |
| Assault Cannon | Storm Bolter | Lightning Bolt |
| Side Sponsors | Battle Cannon | Figure Case |
| Thorn of the White Rose | Spear of the Faithful | Chaos Sigil |
| Benediction of Fury | Crozius Arcanum | Lightning Bolt |
| Fury of the Ancients | Smite | Ardcoat |
| Purgator Mirabilis | Fidelis | Golden Demon |
| Deathstrike Missile | Storm Eagle Rocket | White Dwarf |
| Mordant Earth | Nuln Oil | Hourglass |
| Sustained Fire Dice | D6 Dice | Scatter Dice |
All Age of Sigmar evolutions in Warhammer Survivors
Observation: On streams I watch, players often treat Age of Sigmar items as the wildcard that flips a run from steady to spectacular.
The Age of Sigmar set borrows a couple of items from the 40K list — Nuln Oil and D6 Dice — but otherwise offers unique pairings that bend melee and magic in surprising directions. Evolutions are engines under the hood, changing how weapons behave so your decisions matter beyond raw damage numbers.
| Evolution Name | Weapon | Item |
|---|---|---|
| Tempest Axes | Sabaton | Whirlwind Axes |
| Brace of Pistols | Bandolier | Duelling Pistols |
| Nebulous Sea-Fog | Bugman’s Tankard | Aquatic Illusions |
| Boltstorm Pistol | Dice Cube | Typhoon Crossbow |
| Grandblade | Tape Measure | Celestial Greatsword |
| Cyclone Sword | Magnet | Voice of God-King |
| Flintlock Pistols | Ardcoat | Anto-Wizard Flintlock |
| Fyrestorm Greataxe | Kragg Blackhammer’s Master Rune | Zangrom-Thaz |
| Stormcharged Warhammer | Tactical Rock | Uskavar the Sunderer |
| Brazier Staff | Liquid Green Stuff | Master of Runes |
| Twin-Tailed Cat | Golden Demon | Enchanted Glove |
| Blade of the High Heavens | Figure Case | Thengavar |
| Poisoned Throwing Knives | Gauntlet | Bladed Vortex |
| Rope and Grapnel | White Dwarf | Ghost of Rhea |
| Mystical Ward | Glue | Warding Lantern |
Evolutions also tie into character progression: get a character, get access to new weapons, pair them with items you earn from missions, and watch runs change course. If you follow channels on YouTube or threads on Reddit, you’ll spot creators mapping drop locations and testing combos — a smart way to save trial-and-error time.
Want a quick starting plan? Prioritize items that appear in both lists (Nuln Oil, D6 Dice) and the commonly recurring tools — Tape Measure, Dice Cube, Golden Demon — then chase the character who grants the weapon you want to emphasize. For reference, community tools on Steam guides and pinned Reddit posts are gold for drop locations and cost-effective farming strategies.
Which evolution will you force into every run until it becomes the thing people complain about in the lobby?