100% Achievement guide - Tides of the Foscari DLC

This guide will show you how to complete all 21 new Achievements in the newest Vampire Survivors DLC - Tides of the Foscari
CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE GAME.

Overview

In the new Tides of the Foscari DLC there are 21 new achievements. We will be exploring how to complete them in this guide.

This guide contains spoilers about the game.

Character unlock achievements

Eleanor Uziron

Unlocked by locating and interacting with the coffin in the new map Lake Foscari.
The coffin should be visible on your map, if you have it, if not - head to the top left of the map and search around.

Maruto Cuts

Unlocked by uniting SpellString, SpellStream and SpellStrike.
This one is easy to do once you have Eleanor Uziron as she starts with SpellString, you just need to find and upgrade the other two.
(Refer to Weapon upgrades for more information)

Keitha Muort

Unlocked by evolving Eskizzibur.
Eskizzibur is Maruto Cuts' starting weapon and it is upgraded with Armor.
(Refer to Weapon upgrades for more information)

Luminaire Foscari

Unlocked by breaking the Seal of the Abyss with Maruto Cuts.
This refers to the red crystal that appears in the stage Abyss Foscari. Maruto Cuts has to be used along with their starting weapon.
(Refer to Stage tips for more information)

Genevieve Gruyère

Unlocked by breaking the Seal of the Banished.
This refers to the blue crystal that appears in the stage Abyss Foscari. Eleanor Uziron has to be used along with their starting weapon.
(Refer to Stage tips for more information)

Je-Ne-Viv

Unlocked by defeating 100000 enemies in a single run with Genevieve Gruyère.
This can be done in any stage, but you can enjoy the scenery of Lake Foscari.
I found the best way to accomplish this is to have only Arcanas and Limit Break on. Once in the stage, select Mad Groove Arcana and let it bring every item in the stage to you. Proceed to gear yourself and then collect the items that increase Curse, so enemies come faster.

Sammy

Ironically, unlocked by defeating 6000 Sammies.
This can only be done in Lake Foscari stage. There are multiple spawning locations of Sammies. Easiest one I have found Is once you spawn in, head all the way to the left (Past the trees) and stand between the single rocks.
(Refer to Stage tips for more information)

Rottin'Ghoul

Ironically, unlocked by defeating 6000 Rotting Ghouls.
This can only be done in Abyss Foscari stage. Easiest way to find them, is to head down the hallway, sticking to the left, then continue the first corridor all the way to the left, while sticking to the bottom of it.
(Refer to Stage tips for more information)

Weapon unlock achievements

SpellString

Unlocked by surviving 15 minutes on any stage with Eleanor Uziron.
Pretty self explanatory. This is the starting weapon of Eleanor Uziron. Once the timer reaches 15:01 you can leave the run and still get the achievement.

SpellStream

Unlocked by leveling up SpellStream to level 6.
Can be found normally through leveling up your character.

SpellStrike

Unlocked by leveling up SpellStrike to level 6.
Can be found normally through leveling up your character.

Eskizzibur

Unlocked by surviving 15 minutes on any stage with Maruto Cuts.
Pretty self explanatory. This is the starting weapon of Maruto Cuts. Once the timer reaches 15:01 you can leave the run and still get the achievement.

Flash Arrow

Unlocked by surviving 15 minutes on any stage with Keitha Muort.
Pretty self explanatory. This is the starting weapon of Keitha Muort. Once the timer reaches 15:01 you can leave the run and still get the achievement.

Millionaire

Unlocked by upgrading Flash Arrow.
Flash Arrow is upgraded by combining it with Bracer and a Clover.

Prismatic Missile

Unlocked by surviving 15 minutes on any stage with Luminaire Foscari.
Pretty self explanatory. This is the starting weapon of Luminaire Foscari. Once the timer reaches 15:01 you can leave the run and still get the achievement.

Luminaire

Unlocked by upgrading Prismatic Missile.
Prismatic Missile is upgraded by combining it with a Crown.

Shadow Servant

Unlocked by surviving 15 minutes on any stage with Genevieve Gruyère.
Pretty self explanatory. This is the starting weapon of Genevieve Gruyère. Once the timer reaches 15:01 you can leave the run and still get the achievement.

Ophion

Unlocked by upgrading Shadow Servant.
Shadow Servant is upgraded by combining it with Skull O'Maniac.

Stage achievements

Abyss Foscari

Unlocked by breaking the Seal of the Lake in the stage Lake Foscari with Keitha Muort.
To do this, you would need to evolve Flash Arrow into Millionaire while playing with Keitha Muort. Upon evolving the weapon, a question mark will appear on the map and by following it you will find the green crystal.
(Refer to Stage tips and Weapon unlock achievements for more information)

Hyper Lake Foscari

Unlocked by defeating the Avatar of Gaea in Lake Foscari.
The Avatar of Gaea will appear on or around minute 25 of the stage Lake Foscari.
There is nothing too special about this boss, and it is easy to kill, upon defeat you can quit and get the achievement.

Hyper Abyss Foscari

Unlocked by defeating Je-Ne-Viv in Abyss Foscari.
This one is a bit complex, as there are requirements to reaching the boss fight.
1. Break the red crystal in Abyss Foscari.
2. Break the blue crystal in Abyss Foscari.
Upon breaking the blue crystal, you will start fighting the boss. Once defeated the stage will end and you will get the achievement.
Your weapons will be discarded.
(Refer to Stage tips for more information about crystals)

Stage Tips

Details and pictures of the map layout(s)

I will detail the path to follow to obtain the achievements:
Abyss Foscari
Luminaire Foscari
Genevieve Gruyère
Hyper Abyss Foscari
Happy Birthday
Rottin'Ghoul

Abyss Foscari/ Seal of the Lake/ Green crystal.

Upon evolving Flash Arrow into Millionaire a question mark will appear on your screen while in Lake Foscari, so follow it.
It is to the right of the Academy badge on the map.

Find the maze.

You can find the maze by heading to the right, until the Gold Ring is located directly below you, then you can go up to find the maze as pictured above.
You can explore the maze and navigate it, but if you wish you can follow this path:
UP, RIGHT, UP, RIGHT, LEFT, DOWN, LEFT, UP
After you have found the right exit, you will be greeted by a gravel/dirt path, follow it and you will see the Green crystal on a patch of land extending into the lake.
Go right on the gravel/dirt path

Luminaire Foscari/ Seal of the Abyss/ Red crystal.

Upon spawning in Abyss Foscari you would need to head all the way down, then head left passing the Crown across the bridge. Head up a little (pictured above) and you will see the Red crystal.
Make sure to be with Maruto Cuts and an upgraded Eskizzibur - Legionnaire as only this will break the seal.

Genevieve Gruyère/ Hyper Abyss Foscari/ Seal of the Banished/ Blue crystal.

For the Blue crystal you must follow the same path as the Red crystal, but you would need to keep going to the left after the bridge. Walking all the way to the left and sticking to it, going up occasionally should lead you to a longish hallway that leads up to the Blue Crystal.
Make sure to be with Eleanor Uziron and an upgraded SpellString - SpellStorm as only this will break the seal.

Happy Birthday/ Sammies.

At the spawn point, head left past all the trees.
The Sammies spawning spot (shown above) will be between the rocks. Stand there and KILL.
If you wish, you can visit this guide and check for a bit more efficient spot for Sammies.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2962309583
Thank you Elliott for pointing this out in one of the comments.

Rottin'Ghoul(s)

Upon spawning in Abyss Foscari you would need to head down the only path, but stick to the left of it. You will reach a corner (shown above) on which you would need to take the left, and continue going left while occasionally sticking to the bottom of that left hallway and you will reach the spot where the Rotting Ghouls hang out.

Farewell

Thank you for reading, and do not forget to have fun.

[Frankie]

Does anyone have a save file with 100% Tides of the Foscari achievements??

[Nova]

There is a secret sammie room as well where I believe all of the spawns are sammies, it is above the maze on the right side of the map, where you see group of trees before the edge of the map

[FÆ]

the secret room is not under the maze but north east of the maze

[Elliott]

There is a much better spot for the Sammies. Under the maze there is a secret room (you can see the walls) about 90% of the spawns are Sammies.

[s1m0n]

Great guide, thank you.

[xiyuii]

Very helpful! Thanks!