The Dairy Plant stage inVampire Survivorsis set up a little differently than the other stages. Because of this it presents adifferent set of challenges- which requires a different type of build. Like the Mad Forest and Green Acres, the player is free to travel in any direction. Unlike the Mad Forest and Green Acres, there are numerous obstacles in the stage.
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This stage is made even more difficult due to the enemies. The creatures in the Dairy Plant seem stronger than those in Green Acres, and that stage isdesignedto be difficult. The enemies' toughness allows them to crowd the player and potentially trap them against one of the many obstacles scattered around. This stage demands a build with two things: excellent crowd control and extra protection.
Character
This build works by taking one of the stats to the extreme to get the most out of the weapons. The two stats that are the easiest to get to insane levels are weapon duration and area. This puts threecharacters at the top of the list- Poppea, Dommario, and Porta.
Poppea is the first choice. She starts with the Song of Mana and has afaster move speedthan most characters. Porta is second due to having the easiest start of the three. Dommario is third; he’s slow, but the Wings accessory can be found in the Dairy Plant.
Primary Weapon 1 - Santa Water
Santa Water was alwaysgood at crowd control. When it got an evolved form, the La Borra, it became even better at crowd control and now provides some protection to the character. At the start of the stage this weapon will be next to useless; the damaging zones created by the Santa Water are too small and too scattered to help.
With a boosted duration the La Borra has time to form an area around the character made of overlapping zones. This will save the player when the werewolves and axe knights start appearing at the 18-minute mark.
Primary Weapon 2 - Song Of Mana
The Song of Mana attacks vertically and pierces enemies. The obstacles in the Dairy Plant will force players to travel through narrow passages. The vertical attack of this weapon will make navigating these narrow passages a lot less harrowing. This weapon needs the Skull O’Maniac accessory to evolve, but the Curse status given by this accessory shouldn’t be a problem with this build.
The evolved version of the Song of Mana, the Mannajja, has a wider attack area and achance of slowing enemiesit damages. The Dairy Plant has a lot of fast-moving enemies; being able to slow them down is a huge help.
Primary Weapon 3 - King Bible
There aren’t many weapons inVampire Survivorsthat scale with changes to duration. The Santa Water and Mannajja are the only two evolved weapons that benefit from an increase to duration. The King Bible scales with duration, but its evolved form, the Unholy Vespers, is always active - making duration irrelevant.
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The King Bible isone of thebest weapons in the game. It does a lot of damage. Most importantly, it provides an extra layer of protection in a stage where protection is required. The King Bible was also picked because the Spellbinder accessory is a primary accessory in this build.
Primary Weapon 4 - Laurel
It may not have been mentioned yet, but the Dairy Plant is a difficult stage and multiple items of protection should be selected. The Laurel iseasily the best defensive weaponinVampire Survivors. It gives the character a personal force field that prevents damage for a short while.
There will be many moments in the first 15 minutes in which the player will be weaving around swarms of enemies and obstacles. The Laurel willstop the damagethat accumulates from repeatedly brushing against enemies as they close in from all sides. This weapon should be gotten to around level four as soon as possible; after this focus on leveling-up the Bible or Santa Water.
Primary Accessory 1 - Spellbinder
The Spellbinder accessory increases duration by 10% per level, to a max of 50%. Poppea’s bonus is a 1% increase to duration per level, without a set maximum. Dommario gives a +40% to weapon duration. The combination of either of these two characters with the Spellbinder accessory increases the weapon duration to the point where it canexceed the cooldown time.
While selecting this accessory is required for this build, it’s not necessary to focus on getting it to level five until the Santa Water or King Bible is getting near level eight.
Primary Accessory 2 - Spinach
As mentioned above, the enemies in the Dairy Plant seem to be a little tougher than the enemies in other stages. The Spinach accessory increases the damage of the player’s weapons; thereby allowing the player to keep pace with the enemy swarms that get stronger every minute or two. The Spinach accessory inone of thebest general use accessoriesinVampire Survivors.
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The inclusion of the Spinach in this build makes the Fire Wand a good choice for a secondary weapon. It gives the player a longer-range than the primary weapons provide, and it’s one of the more powerful weapons in the game in terms of damage dealt. The Fire Wand doesn’t scale with changes to duration.
Secondary Weapons
The primary weapons in this build deal damage indirectly in a wide-area. What this build needs is a point defense style weapon - a rapid-fire weapon designed to concentrate its projectiles on the nearest target.The best two weaponsof this kind is the Magic Wand and the Cross. The Cross does more damage and pierces enemies as it streaks across the screen. The higher damage makes the Cross the ideal pick for this build.
The Magic Wand is a close second to the Cross. This build is designed for long weapon durations; with the goal of having the primary weapons stay active for as long as possible. Shortening cooldown times works towards this goal by allowing weapons to fire faster. The Empty Tome evolves the Magic Wand into the Holy Wand, and it also shortens the cooldown times of all weapons. This build leaves enough secondary weapon slots open for the Cross and Magic Wand to both be selected.The Runetracer and Bone perform wellin the more confined areas of the Dairy Plant.
Secondary Accessories
Another direction the player can go with this build is to boost the area of effect of the weapons as much as possible. This is why Porta was suggested as a character; she boosts the area of all weapons by 30%. With the Candelabrador accessory at level fivethis bonus becomes 80%. The Candelabrador being a bonus accessory in the Dairy Plant makes getting this combo very easy to accomplish. The La Borra with an 80% area increase provides all the protection the character will need in the final minutes.
The Empty Tome works well with the Spellbinder to increase the fire-rate of the weapons. If Poppea is the selected character the player should get the Crown accessory to gain levels faster. There isn’t a limit on how high her bonus to duration can get. If Poppea gets to level 150, her weapon’s duration get a 150% increase.
Final Thoughts
If using Porta don’t move for the first few minutes. Her cooldown time is greatly reduced until she reaches level two. Let the experience crystals accumulate on the ground, then get the green gem just to the right the starting position. After getting the green gem go straight up and get the Vacuum pick-up item to collect all the gems scattered around. This should get Porta to around level seven or eight.
At the start of the level head up to the area around the Attractorb bonus accessory and stay in the immediate area.Don’t linger too long in one spot or a Green Death will appearand slowly chase the player for a while. When the accessory slots are filled get the Attractorb; after this head south and get the Wings, then east for the free Candelabrador. Lastly, don’t forget to max-outthe Duration Power-upbefore trying this build.
Vampire Survivorsis available for PC and MacOS.
