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Best evolutions in Survivor.io that'll make you indestructible

Best evolutions in Survivor.io that'll make you indestructible
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If you're trying to pick the best evolutions in Survivor.io in order to pass each stage easily, then we've got the right article for you. We'll dive into an in-depth guide on all evolutions in Survivor.io and when it would be a good time to pick them, so you can figure out exactly when you should use them depending on what stage you're trying to pass.

Before we dive into the article, it's good to know a little bit about the game. Survivor.io is a fast-paced survival game where you control a character and have to run around an arena defeating all kinds of zombies and picking up loot. Every so often, you will have to defeat an elite monster, and then a boss monster which is increasingly more difficult with each stage.

Based on what enemies you're up against, the loadout (the evos or the abilities) you have selected will play an important role in your play style. Like many games out there, in Survivor.io, there are melee (or "sort of melee") abilities and ranged abilities. Having a healthy amount of both can be crucial at times in order to deal with any type of enemy, but it's also good to specialise more in one of the two.

How to decide which evo to go for?

At the moment, there are quite a few evos/abilities in the game. You will be given a random selection of abilities and upgrades in each lottery, so it's up to you to decide which ones you will start upgrading.

Always make sure to check out the enemies you're up against, because that will be your best shot at deciding if you should spec in melee or ranged. If there are a bunch of enemies rushing towards you, then you want to have some sort of melee arsenal. If enemies are attacking you from a range, then it's good to focus on ranged weapons.

As a rule of thumb, bosses are most often best kept far away, so ranged weapons are always a good idea for dealing with them.

How do evolutions work in Survivor.io?

Since in Survivor.io there are so many different weapons, you want to know exactly how to unlock each one. Below you will find a chart explaining all the possible evolutions available in the game at the moment.

Note: You will see that some of the skills and evolutions go hand-in-hand with the weapons. That is mainly because once a weapon has been equipped and has the right evo, it will become a lot stronger. 
Skill / WeaponEvolutionResult

Survivor.io best skills for waves

For creep waves, you want some skills which have good clear speed from the very start, because otherwise, you might risk getting overwhelmed and dying. If you played the game for a little while, then chances are you've been in that exact situation - probably more than once.

Very good:
  • Soccer
  • Inferno Bomb
  • Lightning
  • Brick

Good:

  • RPG
  • Thunderbolt Bomb
  • Guardian
  • Forcefield
  • Durian
  • Drill

Survivor.io best skills for bosses

When dealing with bosses, you will have to move around a lot more than you do with the waves, because you're going to need to dodge their skills as well as hit them enough times to kill them. Bosses deal a lot more damage than normal creeps (obviously so), so you also need to make sure that you're avoiding them as often as you can.

The best evos for killing bosses are:

  • Drill
  • Soccer
  • Lightning
  • RPG

These could also work:

  • Brick
  • Thunderbolt Bomb
  • Inferno Bomb

Survivor.io skills tier list

TierSkill
S Soccer, Lightning, Brick, Inferno Bomb
A RPG, Durian, Forcefield, Guardian, Thunderbolt Bomb
B Drill, Drones, Laser Launcher, Molotov
C Boomerang

Which are some of your favourite loadouts in Survivor.io? If you want to learn more about the game, make sure to read our Survivor.io guide where we share our favourites! 

Cristina Mesesan
Cristina Mesesan
Cristina is a lifelong gamer who also loves digital art, she's worked as an animator and tried some game level designing in Unity. Her biggest passion is pixel games (Stardew, To the Moon), and she adores writing and sharing her knowledge about games.