First, there was the secret character named Exdash, who used Ebony Wings as its starting weapon. Later, Toastie was introduced intoVampire Survivors; it uses Ebony Wings' counterpart, Peachone, as its starting weapon. Many players were sure that at some point another secret character, whose sprite is a palette swap of Exdash (like Toastie), that uses Vandalier asa starting weapon.
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Well, those players were right. One of the newest characters inVampire Survivors, named Smith IV, uses Vandalier as its starting weapon. Smith IV is a ghost-like character like Exdash and Toastie and possesses similar passive bonuses - or rather, passive penalties in the case of Smith IV.
3Unlocking Smith IV
This is not the hardest ofcharacters to unlock inVampire Survivors. Instead of having to traverse a stage looking for a coffin to open, or defeating a boss,the player must instead enter a series of codes at specific times. At the main menu the player needs to type the word “spam”; then progress to the character select screen. Type “spam” again at the character select screen, followed by typing it again at the stage selection screen. When the player enters the stage they need to type “humbug”.
There isa 30-second timerthat starts when the first “spam” is typed. The player needs to type “humbug” at the start of the stage before this timer runs out. If done correctly the player can then exit the stage and return to the character select screen - where they still have to pay 7,777 gold to actually unlock Smith IV as a playable character.
2Smith IV’s Stats
Smith IV is an interesting, and challenging, character to use. Even long-time players ofVampire Survivorsmight have trouble surviving for 30 minutes the first few times they give Smith IV a try. This character’s passive bonuses are; Cooldown +10%,Luck +100%, +20% MoveSpeed, -50% Speed (projectiles), and a -10% to Area, Duration, and Might
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Smith IV starts with a max health of 7; whereas, most characters start with an average of 125 health. So, in other words, the player needs to do their best to avoid any contact with the enemy. At least Smith IV was given a +20% MoveSpeed to help with this.
1Using Smith IV
The player should exploit the +100% to Luck as much as they can. This includes getting the Clover passive item; which means the Cross weapon should be gotten as well.Weapons that are capable of critical hits are the bestto pick with Smith IV. These weapons are Knife, Axe, Whip, Vento Saccro, and Heaven Sword (evolved Cross). Critical hits scale with Luck, so Smith IVshould be successful with these weapons. Gettingthe Slash Arcanawillmake this loadout even stronger.
With its low max health, the Laurel is a must for keeping Smith IV alive after the 20-minute mark. Smith IV starts with Vandalier, the evolved (union) form of Ebony Wings and Peachone. Even though this is an evolved weapon, it is fairly weak until it’s gotten to about level 4. Get a more direct firing weapon as a secondary weapon early in the stage; the Cross, Magic Wand, and Whip are good choices for this.
Vampire Survivorswas released on December 17th, 2021, for the PC and macOS.
