Even though the Bullet Hell survivor genre that Vampire Survivors has created is relatively simple, if you’re new to the genre, some things can be a bit confusing. In Swarm, one such feature that can be confusing for newer players is the Access Cards system. Here is everything you need to know about Access Cards including how to get them, what they do, and how they work with the Card Collector Augment.
What are Access Cards in Swarm?
Access Cards are special immediate upgrade drops for a specific Weapon, Champion Ability, or Passive that you already have unlocked in LoL Swarm. These Access Cards drop after you defeat an an Elite or Mini-Boss monster on any Lol Swarm level, and they drop on the ground where the enemy dies alongside a handful of gold coins. When you walk over the Access Card you will pick it up, and all allied players will receive a popup indicating a single random potential upgrade.
When you level up normally, you get to choose from three different upgrades, with the potential to include new ones as long as you are not at your max. However, with Access Cards, it will randomly pick one single upgrade for you; there are no choices to be made with Access Cards.
In the event you have already maxed out your Weapons and Passives and have no more upgrades to obtain, you will instead be able to choose to heal 25% of Maximum Health to all allies or receive 25 Gold for all allies.
How does the Card Collector Augment work in Swarm?
One of the Augments in LoL Swarm, Card Collector, revolves around Access Cards. This is a default Augment that you can obtain right from the start of the game and do not need to complete and unlock requirements. With Card Collector, Each Access Card picked up after equipping this Augment grants you five percent of damage.
This can be a massive damage increase, especially if you pick up this Augment early in the level then proceed to take out Elite and Mini-boss enemies to collect Access Cards and ramp up your damage buff. However, as the description for Card Collector indicates, this only counts Access Cards picked up after obtaining the augment. Therefore, if you’re in the middle of a run or near the end and choose this Augment, you won’t get nearly as much use out of it.
