Two separate things share this name in Vampire Survivors: the Seal All achievement (banish 80 weapons in a single run) and the Seal of the Banished relic in the Tides of the Foscari DLC. This guide covers both, with full walkthroughs.
Banish is a stat that removes a specific item from the level-up choice pool for the rest of a run. Each rank of the Banish PowerUp grants 2 banishes, with a max rank of 5 (10 total). Sigma starts with +108 Banish and Chaos starts with +65,536 Banish. There is no upper limit on Banish.
Banish is a player stat that removes an item from the run's level-up choice pool. When the player banishes a weapon or passive, that item never appears as a level-up option again for the rest of the run. The icon is a stylized "Ma cosa vuoi?" Italian hand gesture and bears a resemblance to the Vibhuti item from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Per the official Vampire Survivors Wiki, banishing serves two purposes during a normal run. First, it lets the player remove items they do not want, which increases the chance of being offered the items they do want. Second, it lets the player limit specific upgrade tiers (banish Torrona's Box at level 4 to skip the Curse spike, banish Skull O'Maniac after evolving Song of Mana, etc).
| Rank | Banishes Granted | Unlock Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | +2 | Fill 60 entries in Collection |
| Rank 2 | +4 (cumulative) | Fill 70 entries in Collection |
| Rank 3 | +6 | Fill 80 entries in Collection |
| Rank 4 | +8 | Fill 90 entries in Collection |
| Rank 5 | +10 (max) | Fill 100 entries in Collection |
The Banish PowerUp tops out at +10 banishes from the menu (similar to other endgame stat caps in The Director fight). Combined with character bonuses and Golden Eggs (+0.2 banish per egg), most players reach 12 to 30 total banishes mid-game. The 80-banish threshold for the Seal All achievement is therefore impossible to reach with PowerUps alone. the run requires either a high-banish character or the Seal trick described below.
Banish removes an item from the level-up pool during a run. Seal removes an item from the pool BEFORE a run starts (set in the Collection menu). Sealed items count toward the 80-banish total for the EXTRA: Seal All achievement, which makes the Seal PowerUp the key to the achievement.
Seal is a stat that allows pre-run banishing. Sealing happens in the Collection menu before a run starts and removes the chosen items from the level-up pool when the run begins. Per the official wiki, sealed items count toward the 80-banish total for the EXTRA: Seal All achievement.
| Mechanic | When It Happens | Where to Use It | Counts Toward 80? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banish | During a run, on level-up | Click the X icon next to a level-up option | Yes |
| Seal | Before a run starts | Collection menu (main menu) | Yes (individually sealed) |
| MEGA SEAL | Before a run starts | Collection menu, expansion-level seal | No (mass-seal does not count) |
Seal has four PowerUp tiers, each granting more pre-run seals. With all four maxed out, the player gets infinite seals.
| Seal PowerUp | Description |
|---|---|
 Seal I | First tier; unlocked early |
 Seal II | Banish 20 weapons in a single run |
 Seal III | Banish 40 weapons in a single run |
| Seal IV (Seal All) | Banish 80 weapons in a single run; grants infinite seals |
Each tier of Seal PowerUp can be levelled up to 10 ranks at the merchant. The Seal All PowerUp was added in patch v1.10 alongside the EXTRA: Seal All achievement. With all four PowerUps maxed at level 10, the Infinity symbol appears, indicating the player can seal as many items as they want before the run.
The fastest way to get the EXTRA: Seal All achievement is Queen Sigma on The Coop with the Hidden Anathema arcana. Sigma starts with +108 Banish, which exceeds the 80 threshold by herself. The run takes roughly 7 minutes and requires no DLC except the free Emerald Diorama for The Coop.
Queen Sigma is the recommended character for this achievement. She starts with +108 Banish, which alone exceeds the 80-banish threshold. The achievement triggers as soon as 80 individual banishes happen during the run, regardless of how many remaining banishes the character has.
| Slot | Selection | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Character | Queen Sigma | +108 Banish at run start |
| Stage | The Coop (free Emerald Diorama DLC) | Safe space; predictable enemy density; small map |
| Darkana |  Hidden Anathema (III) | Damage-on-banish scaling; survives the run while banishing |
| Speed boost |  Roast Chicken with a Clock | Permanent speed boost; finishes the run faster |
| Starting weapon |  Ruler Sword (Sigma default) | Default; high baseline damage to survive while banishing |
The Coop is a small, contained stage from the free Emerald Diorama DLC. Its compact size means the player rarely loses track of position while focused on the level-up menu. Enemy density is moderate enough that Sigma's Ruler Sword handles incoming threats without active input, freeing attention for banishing items on every level-up. Larger stages like Cappella Magna or Lake Foscari work, but their wider arenas make it easier to wander into a danger zone while menu-locked.
Megalo Menya is the second-best high-banish character at +108 starting banish (matching Sigma). She is unlocked by defeating 100,000 enemies in a single run with Menya Moonspell, similar to how Living Anguish unlocks work in Emerald Diorama. Use her interchangeably with Queen Sigma for the same method.
Without Queen Sigma, the achievement requires the Seal trick: pre-seal every weapon evolution in the Collection menu (sealed items count), then banish remaining items during the run. Sealed individual items count, but mass-sealing a whole expansion does not.
If Queen Sigma is unavailable (her unlock requires completing the entire Collection), the next-best path uses the Seal PowerUp combined with manual banishing. Per Steam community guides, this method works with only the base game and the free Emerald Diorama DLC.
The achievement triggers when the cumulative count of (sealed before run + banished during run) reaches 80. With 60 pre-run seals from PowerUps and roughly 20 banishes during the run, the achievement pops without requiring any premium DLC.
The single most important insight from the community for this achievement is that sealed items count as banishes for the Seal All achievement, but only when sealed individually. Per Steam community testing:
| Category | Examples | Why Seal These |
|---|---|---|
| Evolved weapons | Bloody Tear, Heaven Sword, Death Spiral | Cannot be banished during run; must be sealed |
| Passive items |  Hollow Heart,  Spinach,  Crown | Count as "weapons" for the achievement |
| DLC weapons | Mt.Moonspell, Foscari, Castlevania weapons | Add to total without DLC investment |
| Curse-stack items |  Torrona's Box,  Skull O'Maniac | Easier to seal than survive without them |
Several characters start runs with bonus Banish stat. Sigma and Megalo Menya start with +108. Chaos starts with a staggering +65,536 (effectively unlimited). Most Castlevania characters start with +5 to +10 banish.
| Character | Starting Banish | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Chaos | +65,536 | Castlevania DLC; effectively unlimited |
| Queen Sigma | +108 | Base game; recommended for this achievement |
| Megalo Menya | +108 | Mt.Moonspell DLC; matches Sigma |
 Divano | +10 | Base game; unlock by evolving Laurel into Crimson Shroud |
 Menya | +8 | Mt.Moonspell DLC |
 Luminaire Foscari | +5 | Tides of the Foscari DLC |
 Soma Cruz, Christopher, Juste, Lisa | +5 | Castlevania DLC characters |
| Julius, Dracula, Sypha, Olrox, etc | +10 | Castlevania DLC; many characters at +10 |
Per the Vampire Survivors Wiki, Golden Eggs permanently increase Banish by +0.2 per egg. Investing 500 Golden Eggs into a character adds +100 Banish to their starting pool, reaching the 80-banish threshold without sealing.
The Seal All achievement ladder has three tiers: banish 20 weapons, banish 40 weapons, and banish 80 weapons. Each unlocks a higher Seal PowerUp tier. The 20 and 40 thresholds are reachable with mid-game characters and basic Banish PowerUps.
| Achievement | Threshold | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| EXTRA: Seal Some | Banish 20 weapons in a run | Seal II PowerUp unlocked |
| EXTRA: Seal More | Banish 40 weapons in a run | Seal III PowerUp unlocked |
| EXTRA: Seal All | Banish 80 weapons in a run | Seal IV PowerUp + infinite seals at max rank |
The 20-banish achievement is achievable with any character + max Banish PowerUp + a few sealed items. The 40-banish achievement typically requires Divano (+10 Banish start) or partial Sigma access. The 80-banish achievement is essentially impossible without Sigma, Megalo Menya, or significant Seal PowerUp investment.
The Seal of the Banished is a blue crystal in Abyss Foscari, NOT the same as the Seal All achievement. To break it, play as Eleanor Uziron with Luminaire equipped, then walk under the blue crystal in the northwest section of the stage. Breaking it unlocks Genevieve Gruyere and triggers the Je-Ne-Viv boss fight.
Many players confuse the EXTRA: Seal All achievement with the "Seal of the Banished" relic from the Tides of the Foscari DLC. They are unrelated mechanics that share the word "banish".
| Seal | Stage | Required Character | Required Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seal of the Lake (Green) | Lake Foscari (NE corner) | Keitha Muort | Millionaire (evolved Flash Arrow) |
| Seal of the Abyss (Red) | Abyss Foscari (SW corner) | Maruto Cuts | Legionnaire (evolved Eskizzibur) |
| Seal of the Banished (Blue) | Abyss Foscari (NW area) |  Eleanor Uziron |  Luminaire (evolved Prismatic Missile + Crown) |
Je-Ne-Viv boss fight begins.Breaking the Seal of the Banished does NOT count toward the EXTRA: Seal All achievement. The two are separate mechanics with overlapping terminology.
The fastest method is Queen Sigma on The Coop with the Hidden Anathema arcana. Sigma starts with +108 Banish, exceeding the 80 threshold. Banish individual items on every level-up; the achievement pops after roughly 7 minutes. Without Queen Sigma, max out the Seal PowerUps and individually seal weapon evolutions and passive items in the Collection menu before the run, then banish remaining items during the run.
Yes, individually sealed items count toward the 80-banish total for the EXTRA: Seal All achievement. Per Steam community testing, this is the key insight that makes the achievement reachable without paid DLC. However, MEGA SEAL (mass-sealing a whole expansion in one click) does NOT count. Each item must be sealed individually in the Collection menu.
Banish removes an item from the level-up pool DURING a run by clicking the X icon on a level-up choice. Seal removes an item from the pool BEFORE a run starts in the Collection menu. Both count toward the 80-banish achievement when applied individually. Seal requires PowerUp investment but is more efficient because it lets the player pre-banish 60+ items before the run even begins.
Yes. With the base game plus the free Emerald Diorama DLC (which adds The Coop stage), the achievement is reachable. Max all Seal PowerUps at the merchant, individually seal every weapon evolution and passive item in the Collection menu, then run Queen Sigma on The Coop. The combined sealed items + Sigma's run banishes easily reach 80.
The Coop is the recommended stage. It comes from the free Emerald Diorama DLC, has predictable enemy density, and provides a small map that prevents losing track of position while focused on the level-up menu. Cappella Magna is an alternative if Emerald Diorama is unavailable, but its higher difficulty makes the run riskier without strong starting banish.
Three common reasons: (1) MEGA SEAL was used instead of individual seals; (2) Sealed items were not weapons or passives that appear in level-up rolls (relics, treasure chests, and arcanas do not count); (3) The character used has insufficient starting banish and the player ran out of weapons to banish before reaching 80. Check the X-marked items list below the level-up window to verify banishes are registering.
The Seal IV (Seal All) PowerUp unlocks by completing the EXTRA: Seal All achievement (banish 80 weapons in a single run). Once unlocked, it can be levelled up to rank 10 at the merchant. With all four Seal PowerUps maxed, the player gains infinite seals (the Infinity symbol appears in the Collection menu).
The Seal of the Banished is a separate Tides of the Foscari DLC objective. It is a blue crystal in Abyss Foscari that must be broken with Eleanor Uziron equipped with the Luminaire weapon. It unlocks Genevieve Gruyere and triggers the Je-Ne-Viv boss fight. It is unrelated to the EXTRA: Seal All achievement despite the shared terminology.
Banish/Seal mechanics, character starting stats, and Foscari relic walkthrough cross-referenced against the official Vampire Survivors Wiki on Weirdgloop and the Vampire Survivors Fandom Wiki, with additional verification from TrueAchievements community testing and Steam community guides.
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