Vampire Crawlers Guide: Conquering the 161 Trophy Grind

Earning the Platinum trophy in this roguelite deckbuilder demands serious patience and a solid strategy. Focus on early village upgrades and securing all 13 core relics first to give your deck the massive passive buffs needed for the late-game grind.

Poncle took their established universe and flipped it into a chaotic turn-based card game. While the core loop feels slightly easier than the bullet hell original, the developers packed an absurd amount of replay value into the progression system. You are looking at exactly 161 achievements to clear out on Xbox and Steam. Playing on PlayStation? You get one extra achievement for the Legendary Crawler Platinum trophy.

Unlocking 161 challenges takes serious dedication. I am going to walk you through exactly how to tackle this massive list, categorized so you can easily track what you are missing.

Dungeons and Village Upgrades

Before you throw yourself at the Mad Forest and get completely flattened, I strongly suggest sorting out your early game upgrade priority to give yourself a fighting chance.

A large chunk of your achievement list will pop naturally just by playing the campaign and surviving. Reaching level milestones and clearing boss encounters unlocks the next tier of maps and expands your Village hub. You need to unlock The Inn immediately to access Crawler selection. Snagging the Power Ups Shop requires you to hold 250 coins during a single run, so hold off on spending for a match to get it unlocked.

Quick Tip: If you plan on bouncing between your PC and console to finish this list, handle your save transfer properly before you accidentally overwrite your progress. Check out this Vampire Crawlers Complete Save File Migration Guide to keep your data safe.

Relic Hunting

Relics are extremely powerful items hidden inside destructible objects on the map. You need all 13 of these to complete your collection. Finding the Polentir Relic in the Furious Forest is your top priority because it permanently unlocks the Fortune Teller tent back in your Village.

Crawler Roster Unlocks

You start with a barebones crew. If you ignore your character unlocks, you will quickly hit a progression wall. There are 20 Crawler achievements to complete. Each character brings unique starting cards and trigger effects to your deck, so tracking down their hidden coffins or meeting their kill requirements is vital.

The Arcana System

Once you grab the Polentir Relic, the Fortune Teller tent lets you equip Arcana cards for massive passive buffs. You have 10 Arcana achievements to hunt down. These dramatically shift your build potential, so knock them out as soon as you meet the prerequisites.

Card Collection

Playing high-cost cards requires a massive energy pool. If you find yourself constantly stalling out, you need to learn how to generate more mana to keep those combos flowing. This section covers all 35 basic card unlock achievements.

Weapon Evolutions and Unions

Do not waste hours throwing random cards together hoping for an upgrade. You create an Evolved Weapon by socketing an Evolution Gem into a base weapon card while sacrificing a specific passive card. You have 17 achievements strictly tied to weapon fusions.

The Massive Gem Grind

Gems provide specialized effects that completely alter how your deck functions in combat. There are 49 achievements tied directly to finding and unlocking these gems, which will absolutely dominate your playtime.

Unlocking the Midas gem requires a massive bankroll. I suggest you establish a proper gold farming cash-out loop immediately to fill your vault and get this category cleared without burning yourself out.

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