Endless Mode is unlocked by collecting the Seventh Trumpet relic from Eudaimonia Machine. The full path requires every standard relic from every stage, then a single dialogue choice with The Directer. Below is the at-a-glance summary, then the full step-by-step walkthrough.
Endless Mode disables The Reaper from spawning at the 30:00 stage timer. Instead, the stage loops back to its first wave and continues indefinitely, with each cycle increasing enemy HP by 100%, spawn rate by 50%, and damage by 25%. The player's incoming damage cap drops by 1 per cycle.
Endless Mode is a run modifier in Vampire Survivors that prevents the standard run-ending Reaper from spawning at 30:00. Instead, the stage timer loops, restarting from minute zero with progressively harder enemies. Per the official Vampire Survivors Wiki, Endless Mode is the primary way to push runs past 30 minutes for gold farming, Limit Break scaling, and high-volume kill achievements.
Endless Mode is enabled per-run via a checkbox on the stage select screen. The checkbox only appears after the player collects the Seventh Trumpet relic. Endless Mode can be combined with Hyper Mode, Inverse Mode, Arcanas, and Limit Break.
1) Collect all 20 standard relics from every stage. 2) Eudaimonia Machine appears at the top of the stage select screen. 3) Enter Eudaimonia Machine and walk up to The Directer. 4) Choose "Too Hard" when given the dialogue choice. 5) The Seventh Trumpet drops, unlocking Endless Mode permanently.
Eudaimonia Machine stage appears at the top of the stage select screen with a special highlighted entry.Eudaimonia Machine requires every standard relic from the base game. The list spans Mad Forest, Inlaid Library, Dairy Plant, Gallo Tower, Cappella Magna, Moongolow, Il Molise, The Bone Zone, Holy Forbidden, and the Boss Rash.
Per the official Vampire Survivors Wiki, the standard relic count for Eudaimonia Machine unlock is 20. Some are simple stage pickups; others gate behind characters, evolutions, or other relics. The full checklist:
| Relic | Stage | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
 Milky Way Map | Dairy Plant | Pickup north of starting area; enables minimap |
| Magic Banger | Mad Forest | Pickup; replaces music with rebooted soundtrack |
| Glass Vizard | Inlaid Library | Pickup near top of stage |
| Mindbender | Inlaid Library | Hidden in NW corner; lets you mash level-up screens |
| Ars Gouda | Dairy Plant | Pickup; spawns The Trickster |
| Great Gospel | Cappella Magna | Defeat The Ender (requires Yellow Sign) |
| Yellow Sign | Holy Forbidden | Pickup; required for Atlantean items + The Ender |
| Sketamari | The Bone Zone | Defeat the Sketamari boss with Yellow Sign active |
| Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane | Defeat Sketamari | Drops from the Sketamari boss |
| Randomazzo | Gallo Tower | Pickup near west wall; unlocks Arcana system |
| Mt. Moonshank | Mad Forest | Hidden NW pickup; teleports to Mt.Moonspell stage |
| Stone Mask | Inlaid Library | Pickup; required for Coin pickups in stages |
| Trisection | Astral Stair | Pickup; spawns Gold Fingers on every stage |
| Sevenfold Wand | Boss Rash | Pickup; allows 6 weapons on Holy Forbidden |
| Mocking Bell | Boss Rash | Pickup near center; cycles enemy waves |
| Pile of Secrets | Cappella Magna | Pickup south of starting area |
| Glass Fandango | Moongolow | Pickup north area |
| Fragmentary Tome | Il Molise | Pickup; toggles permanent stat dashboard during run |
| Beralda Spaghetti | Il Molise | Hidden pickup south area |
| Yellow Sign Spell | Cappella Magna | Hidden after defeat conditions met |
Some relic counts vary slightly between updates as poncle adds new pickups. The threshold for unlocking Eudaimonia Machine is collecting every standard (non-DLC) relic visible in the Relics menu before the Eudaimonia entry. The Relics menu shows progress as a count.
When the player approaches The Directer in Eudaimonia Machine, a dialogue appears with two options: "Too Easy" (gives Gracia's Mirror, unlocking Inverse Mode) and "Too Hard" (gives Seventh Trumpet, unlocking Endless Mode). Both relics can eventually be obtained on subsequent visits.
The Directer is the only entity in the otherwise empty Eudaimonia Machine stage. Approach The Directer to trigger an automatic dialogue. The two options reflect a meta-commentary on the player's experience with the game so far.
| Choice | Relic Granted | Mode Unlocked |
|---|---|---|
| Too Easy (left) |  Gracia's Mirror | Inverse Mode (mirrored stages, +200% gold, Merchant access) |
| Too Hard (right) | Seventh Trumpet | Endless Mode (no Reaper, infinite cycles) |
Both relics are eventually obtainable. Choosing "Too Hard" first gets Seventh Trumpet immediately and Gracia's Mirror on the second visit. Choosing "Too Easy" first gets Gracia's Mirror immediately and Seventh Trumpet on the second visit. The order does not affect the final unlock state, but Endless Mode is more useful for general play, so most guides recommend "Too Hard" first.
If you accidentally picked "Too Easy" and got Gracia's Mirror first, you can still get the Seventh Trumpet on a second visit to Eudaimonia Machine. Start and complete any run with Inverse Mode enabled, then re-enter Eudaimonia Machine. Talk to The Directer again. they will give the remaining relic without another dialogue.
Eudaimonia Machine is repeatable. After receiving either relic, the stage closes for a moment, then becomes accessible again as soon as the player completes any normal run with the newly-unlocked mode active. The recovery procedure is:
Each cycle in Endless Mode resets the stage clock to 0:00 and replays the wave sequence. Per cycle: enemies gain +100% base HP, +50% spawn rate and frequency, +25% damage. The player's incoming damage cap also drops by 1 per cycle, making sustain harder over time.
| Cycle Stat | Per-Cycle Change | After 5 Cycles |
|---|---|---|
| Enemy Base HP | +100% | +500% (6x base) |
| Spawn Rate | +50% | +250% (3.5x base) |
| Spawn Frequency | +50% | +250% |
| Enemy Damage | +25% | +125% (2.25x base) |
| Player Damage Cap | -1 per cycle | -5 incoming damage cap |
The damage cap reduction is the most significant survivability concern. Vampire Survivors caps incoming damage at 10 by default; after 10 cycles, that cap effectively disappears, allowing single hits to deal full enemy damage. Most farms aim to clear 3 to 5 cycles before run quality degrades.
When Endless Mode is combined with Inverse Mode, the Merchant reappears at the start of every new cycle. Each cycle's Merchant sells an additional Arcana card, allowing the player to bypass the standard 3-arcana cap. This is the foundation of high-end gold farms documented in our gold farm guide.
Hyper Mode is unlocked per-stage by defeating that stage's 25:00 hyper boss. Inverse Mode is unlocked alongside Endless via the Directer dialogue. Limit Break is unlocked after defeating the final boss and lets weapons exceed level 8.
Hyper Mode is a per-stage modifier unlocked by defeating each stage's hyper boss. Hyper Mode increases enemy speed, sets all stages to nighttime visuals, and boosts coin/XP gain. Each stage has its own Hyper unlock; reaching the Hyper threshold for all five base game stages also unlocks Boss Rash.
| Stage | Hyper Boss | Spawn Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mad Forest | Giant Blue Venus | 25:00 |
| Inlaid Library | The Hag | 25:00 |
| Dairy Plant | Sword Guardian | 25:00 |
| Gallo Tower | Giant Enemy Crab | 25:00 |
| Cappella Magna | Trinacria | 25:00 |
The full boss reference covers every hyper boss across the base game and DLCs. Hyper Mode is a prerequisite for many Endless Mode farms because Endless without Hyper produces lower density at higher cycle counts.
Inverse Mode is unlocked alongside Endless Mode via the Eudaimonia Machine dialogue. Choosing "Too Easy" the first time grants Gracia's Mirror. Inverse Mode mirrors every stage horizontally, increases base gold by +200%, makes the Merchant accessible during runs, and removes the standard 3-Arcana cap when combined with Endless. Inverse Mode is essential for Disco of Gold purchasing.
Limit Break is unlocked after defeating The Director in the Eudaimonia Machine final boss fight. Limit Break removes the level 8 cap on weapons, allowing them to scale infinitely with stat boosts on every level past 8. Combined with Endless Mode, this is the foundation of the Sammy gold farm where Vicious Hunger can reach absurd levels.
Casting the spell "dootdoot" in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane unlocks the Seventh Trumpet directly without needing the Eudaimonia Machine path. This requires the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane relic, which itself drops from the Sketamari boss in The Bone Zone.
The Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane is a relic obtained by defeating the Sketamari boss on The Bone Zone (which requires the Yellow Sign first). Once unlocked, it adds a Secrets menu to the main menu where spell codes can be cast.
Casting dootdoot in the Secrets menu immediately unlocks the Seventh Trumpet relic, bypassing the Eudaimonia Machine path entirely. This is the recommended method for players who have already collected most relics but want to skip the dialogue choice routine.
The full spell codes guide documents every cheat available through the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane, including codes that unlock Disco of Gold (recyclethelibrary), characters, and other endgame content.
Each cycle in Endless Mode roughly doubles the time investment per stage compared to a standard 30-minute Reaper-ending run. A 30-minute first cycle becomes 30 minutes per cycle thereafter, since the timer resets each loop. A 5-cycle Endless run takes approximately 2.5 hours of real time. Most farms target 2 to 3 cycles for a balance between yield and run length, with 5+ cycle runs reserved for end-stage Limit Break scaling on Sammy or similar characters. Per the official wiki, the practical ceiling is around 7 to 10 cycles before performance degradation makes the run unplayable on standard hardware. Players running Endless on Steam Deck or older laptops typically cap at 3 to 4 cycles to maintain stable frame rates throughout the session.
Queen Sigma, Sammy, and characters with strong sustain (Pummarola + Hollow Heart stack) handle Endless cycles best. Crimson Shroud and Infinite Corridor are the only weapons that can damage Reapers, but Reapers do not spawn in Endless Mode.
| Character | Strength | Endless Use Case |
|---|---|---|
 Queen Sigma | Best baseline stats; Victory Sword starter | All-purpose Endless farming |
 Sammy | 1:1 gold-to-XP conversion | Sammy gold farm at high cycle counts |
Endless Mode runs require sustain that scales with cycle difficulty. The standard survivability stack is:
Hollow Heart. +50% max HP per level (max level 5)
Pummarola. +0.2 HP regen per second per level
Laurel (evolves to Crimson Shroud). Damage shield + retaliate
Clock Lancet (evolves to Infinite Corridor). Crowd control + halve enemy HP
Crown. +8% Growth per level for faster scalingPer the official wiki, Crimson Shroud and Infinite Corridor are the only two weapons that can damage Reapers. Since Endless Mode prevents Reaper spawns, these weapons become optional in Endless. They are still strong CC tools at high cycle counts, where standard enemies become Reaper-grade in HP.
Collect all 20 standard relics from every base game stage to unlock Eudaimonia Machine. Enter Eudaimonia Machine, walk up to The Directer, and choose "Too Hard" when given the dialogue option. The Seventh Trumpet relic drops, permanently unlocking Endless Mode for all stages. Endless Mode then appears as a checkbox on the stage select screen.
The Seventh Trumpet is a relic granted by The Directer in Eudaimonia Machine. Once collected, it permanently unlocks Endless Mode in the stage selection menu. Endless Mode disables Reapers from spawning at the 30:00 stage timer, instead resetting waves to the start with progressively harder enemies per cycle.
Yes, via the spell code "dootdoot" cast in the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane. This requires the Forbidden Scrolls of Morbane relic, which drops from the Sketamari boss in The Bone Zone (which itself requires the Yellow Sign). The spell code unlocks the Seventh Trumpet directly without needing the Eudaimonia Machine dialogue path.
You received Gracia's Mirror (Inverse Mode) instead of Seventh Trumpet (Endless Mode). To recover: start any run with Inverse Mode enabled and complete or quit it. Eudaimonia Machine becomes accessible again. Re-enter Eudaimonia Machine and walk up to The Directer. The Seventh Trumpet is granted automatically without another dialogue.
Each completed cycle resets the stage clock to 0:00 and replays the wave sequence with stat boosts. Per cycle: enemies gain +100% base HP, +50% spawn rate and frequency, and +25% damage. The player's incoming damage cap also drops by 1 per cycle, making single hits more punishing as cycles accumulate. Most farms aim for 3 to 5 cycles before run quality degrades.
No. Endless Mode achievements function normally, including kill-count milestones, Limit Break achievements, and gold thresholds. The only run-end trigger that does not occur in Endless is The Reaper, which is replaced by infinite cycles.
Yes. Endless Mode and Inverse Mode are independent toggles. Combining them is the recommended setup for high-yield gold farming because the Merchant reappears at the start of every cycle in Inverse Mode and sells additional Arcana cards. The combination removes the standard 3-Arcana cap, allowing 5 to 10+ Arcanas per run.
Eudaimonia Machine appears at the top of the stage select screen automatically once the player has collected every standard relic from every base game stage. There is no separate unlock condition or stage transition. The Relics menu shows progress; once the count matches the standard relic total, Eudaimonia Machine becomes accessible with a special highlighted entry on the stage list.
Endless Mode mechanics, Eudaimonia Machine path, and standard relic list cross-referenced against the official Vampire Survivors Wiki on Weirdgloop and the Vampire Survivors Fandom Wiki, with additional verification from Prima Games and Destructoid walkthroughs.
Sprite assets and stat data derived from the Vampire Survivors Wiki, hosted by Weirdgloop and licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Vampire Survivors is a trademark of poncle. This guide is an independent reference and is not affiliated with poncle.