20 named items in Warhammer Survivors are unlocked through 22 requirements: 15 for Warhammer 40,000 and seven for Age of Sigmar. This checklist identifies each unlock requirement for those items.
Tape Measure and Dice Cube appear in both tables because their objectives differ between universes. Use the requirements to choose a character, plan an upgrade target, or work toward a pickup total before your next run. Unlocked items can then appear during runs, and several passives also supply ingredients for weapon evolutions.
All Items and how to unlock
Warhammer 40,000 item requirements
Use the first column to track completed objectives. Survival requirements need to be met during one run, while the damage and Medicae Kit totals explicitly allow progress across multiple attempts.
| Item | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|
| Tape Measure | Survive at least one minute with any character. |
| Shield of Faith | Survive at least five minutes as Sister Superior Amalia Novena. |
| Hourglass | Survive 10 minutes in a single run with any character. |
| Storm Eagle Rocket | Survive 20 minutes in a single run with any character. |
| White Dwarf | Reach level 10 with any character. |
| Bandolier | Unlock Boltgun, then upgrade it to level 4. |
| Dice Cube | Upgrade D6 Dice to level 6. |
| Blast Templates | Upgrade Tape Measure to level 5. |
| Bugman's Tankard | Have two followers. |
| Glue | Take 250 damage across multiple runs. |
| Lightning Bolt | Deal 10,000 damage across multiple runs. |
| Magnet | Collect three Magnet pickups. |
| Medicae Bags | Collect 100 Medicae Kits across multiple runs. |
| Krak Grenades | Collect five Frag Grenade pickups. |
| Golden Demon | Collect any three Paint Pots. |
Tape Measure increases attack size, so it can support area attacks as well as serve as an evolution ingredient. Its upgrade objective also gives you a follow-up target after the initial unlock.
Tape Measure passive icon
Age of Sigmar item requirements
These seven entries cover survival, equipment collection, environmental destruction, and a character-specific level goal. Tape Measure and Dice Cube use different conditions here from their Warhammer 40,000 versions.
| Item | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|
| Sabaton | Survive at least one minute with any character. |
| Dice Cube | Hold four weapons at once. |
| Tape Measure | Open two chests in a single run. |
| Purple Sun of Shyish Endless Spell | Destroy 20 light sources. |
| Fusil-Cannon | Reach level 10 as Juntar Bernskyn. |
| Aqua Ghyranis Vessels | Collect 100 Aqua Ghyranis Phials. |
| Scatter Die | Collect 10 Endless Spells. |
Fusil-Cannon is a weapon, not a passive. Its related Long-Fusil is tied to Major Docheval instead of a standard weapon-plus-passive evolution, and Docheval can equip both weapons at once.
Unlocking more champions also opens access to more weapons, so plan your Warhammer Survivors character unlocks alongside item objectives that name a particular character.
Fusil-Cannon in Age of Sigmar
Which item unlocks should you target first?
Pick one equipment-upgrade objective from the table and take its required weapon or passive when it appears.
Combine objectives in one run
Choose Amalia Novena for a Warhammer 40,000 survival attempt to work on Shield of Faith alongside the general timer goals. You can pursue that upgrade while the survival clock runs.
Age of Sigmar's weapon-collection and chest-opening objectives do not require a particular champion. Mini-bosses have green outlines and drop chests, so look for those enemies when pursuing the chest objective. Keep both chest openings within the same attempt.
Sabaton is a useful early target for a Warhammer Survivors beginner build because it supplies the passive needed to evolve Tempest Axes into Whirlwind Axes. Prioritize that unlock if Tempest Axes is the weapon you want to develop.
Keep cumulative goals in the background
Treat cumulative damage and Medicae Kit collection as secondary goals during your timed or upgrade attempts. A run can miss its survival target while still contributing to those totals, so you do not need to finish every objective in one successful attempt.
Keep pickup objectives separate from equipment-level objectives when planning a run. Collecting the required objects and upgrading a weapon are different tasks. Check which action your next unlock needs before committing your level-up choices.
Which items support your next evolution?
The same passive can support different weapons across the two universes. Choose an item objective around a weapon you intend to carry, using these pairings as examples.
| Universe | Item | Base weapon | Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000 | Tape Measure | Chainsword | Eviscerator Chainsword |
| Age of Sigmar | Tape Measure | Grandblade | Celestial Greatsword |
| Warhammer 40,000 | Dice Cube | Boltgun | Heavy Bolter |
| Age of Sigmar | Dice Cube | Boltstorm Pistol | Typhoon Crossbow |
| Warhammer 40,000 | White Dwarf | Storm Eagle Rocket | Deathstrike Missile |
| Age of Sigmar | Scatter Die | D6 Dice | Sustained Fire Dice |
After you discover an evolution, its matching passive is marked on the level-up screen when you take that weapon in later runs. Those markers help you recognize a useful pairing without memorizing every recipe.
Trigger an evolution
Most recipes only require you to hold the passive, but some require it at maximum level. Check the Warhammer Survivors weapon evolution recipes before spending upgrades on a combination with an extra level requirement.
To turn your equipment into an evolved weapon:
- Upgrade the base weapon to its maximum level.
- Collect the matching passive and meet any passive-level requirement for that recipe.
- Open a chest with those conditions met to receive the evolution.
Review discovered recipes in the Armoury
The Armoury stores discovered evolution recipes. Unlock it with the Munitorum Dataslate relic on Gallowdark in Warhammer 40,000, or the Warscroll relic in Skrappa Spill in Age of Sigmar. These relics appear as question marks on the map.
Use the Armoury to check a discovered pairing, then select the missing ingredient's unlock objective from the checklist before your next run.
