Swarm Passives Guide - How To Unlock Every Passive in the Game

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Read on and learn what all 14 Passives in Swarm are used for, and how to unlock them!

There are 14 passives you can purchase in any given game of Swarm. Only three - Max Health, Damage, and Armor - will be available from the get-go. You’ll need to complete various objectives to unlock all of the other Passives in the game, as outlined below! If you want to ensure you’re packing the best loadout, check out our Weapons guide as well!

Ability Haste

	Function	Evolves
	Decreases the cooldown of Weapons and Abilities.

Unlocked by:

Upgrading the Blade-o-rang to level 2. The Blade-o-rang must first be unlocked by surviving for 2 minutes in any map.

Area Size

	Function	Evolves
	Increases the size of some Weapons’ areas of effect.

Unlocked by:

Defeating 15 Elite Enemies. These are special versions of normal enemies that are more durable and more powerful.

Armor

	Function	Evolves
	Reduces incoming damage.

Unlocked by:

Available by Default.

Critical Chance

	Function	Evolves
	Increases Critical Strike Chance for Weapons that can critically strike.

Unlocked by:

Upgrading the Vortex Glove to level 4. The Vortex Glove must first be unlocked by reaching level 25 with Jinx.

Damage

	Function	Evolves
	Multiplies damage.

Unlocked by:

Available by Default.

Duration

	Function	Evolves
	Increases the duration of Weapon and Ability effects.

Unlocked by:

Reaching level 25 with Illaoi. Illaoi must first be unlocked by upgrading the Radiant Field Weapon to level 4. To unlock Radiant Field, you must activate the Healing Fountain on the Warehouse District Map four times.