The key to dominating in Ball x Pit is mastering its Evolution system. If you’re just getting started and need a full tour of the gameplay, characters, and more, check out our complete Ball x Pit beginner guide. For those ready to craft, this guide is your complete recipe book for every single one of the Ball x Pit evolutions. We’ve created a comprehensive resource designed to be more detailed and useful than any ball x pit wiki, covering all known ball pit evolutions (and passives) to help you master the game. The core mechanic is simple: get two of your Special Balls to Level 3 during a run. Once you do, the game will let you fuse them into a brand new, seriously powerful Evolution Ball. It’s that easy.
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How to Evolve Balls in Ball x Pit
Before you can start creating insane Ball x Pit combos, there’s one golden rule you need to know. Any Special Ball must be upgraded to max level before it can be used in an evolution. You’ll level up your balls by collecting the gems dropped by enemies during your runs. Once two compatible balls reach max level, the Evolution option will appear when you level up. This option is offered alongside Fusion (which combines already evolved balls) and Fission (which upgrades a ball), so choose carefully. Don’t forget to check out our Ball x Pit tips and tricks in you want to get ahead in the game.
Complete List of All Ball x Pit Evolutions
Ready for the full list? Before we proceed any further we have also covered all Ball x Pit characters here as well. Now, we’ve broken down every combination by its base ball type. This way, you can quickly see what builds are available to you at any moment. No more guesswork, just find your ball and plan your path to victory.
Bleed Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Bleed + Brood Mother | Leech | A great single target DPS. This attaches a Leech to an enemy, which automatically applies 2 stacks of bleed per second, ramping up to a max of 24 stacks. |
| Bleed + Charm | Berserk | Turn enemies against each other. This hit has a 30% chance to send an enemy into a Berserk rage for 6 seconds. Enraged enemies will attack their allies, dealing 15-24 damage per second to anyone adjacent. |
| Bleed + Dark | Sacrifice | Perfect for high priority threats. This ball inflicts 4 bleed stacks (up to a max of 15) and applies a Curse. After the cursed enemy is hit 5 times, the curse detonates for 50-100 damage. |
| Bleed + Iron | Hemorrhage | A certified boss killer. This ball inflicts 3 bleed stacks on hit. When you strike an enemy that has 12 or more stacks, it consumes them all to deal a massive 20% of their current health as damage. |
| Bleed + Vampire | Vampire Lord | Offers incredible sustain. Each hit applies 3 bleed stacks. When you hit an enemy that has at least 10 stacks, you’ll consume them all to heal for 1 health. |
| Bleed + Poison | Virus | Applies 1 stack of Disease (up to max 8), which deals 3-6 damage per second for 6 seconds. Diseased enemies also have a 15% chance each second to pass a stack to a nearby healthy enemy, letting it spread. |
Burn Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Burn + Iron | Bomb | You need this for clearing swarms. This ball explodes on impact, dealing a heavy 150-300 AoE damage to nearby enemies. Be aware of its 3 second cooldown. |
| Burn + Freeze | Frozen Flame | A fantastic debuff for melting elites. It applies 1 stack of Frostburn on hit, which lasts for 20 seconds (max 4 stacks). Frostburnt enemies take 8-12 damage per stack per second and, more importantly, receive 25% more damage from all other sources. |
| Burn + Wind | Inferno | Provides constant, passive damage. This ball creates an aura that applies 1 stack of burn every second to all enemies within a 2 tile radius. The burn lasts for 6 seconds and deals 3-7 damage per stack. |
| Burn + Earthquake | Magma | An excellent tool for area control. It emits blobs of lava that deal 15-30 damage to enemies that touch them. They also apply a 3-second burn (max 3 stacks). The ball and its blobs also pulse for 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Burn + Light | Sun | Combines powerful crowd control with damage. This ball blinds all enemies in view. It also applies 1 stack of burn every second (max 5 stacks) that deals 6-12 damage per stack. |
| Burn + Charm | Berserk | A reliable way to cause chaos. Each hit has a 30% chance of causing enemies to go berserk for 6 seconds. Berserk enemies will attack their own allies, dealing 15-24 damage to adjacent units every second. |
Freeze Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Freeze + Ghost | Wraith | Ultimate control. This ball freezes any enemy it passes through for 0.8 seconds, allowing you to lock down an entire line of enemies. |
| Freeze + Laser | Freeze Ray | Emits a beam on hit that deals 20-50 damage to all enemies in its path. It also has a 10% chance to freeze them for a full 10 seconds, which can completely change the tide of a fight. |
| Freeze + (Wind or Lightning) | Blizzard | Your panic button. This evolution freezes all enemies within a 2 tile radius for 0.8 seconds and deals 1-50 damage. It’s perfect for when you get overwhelmed. |
| Freeze + Earthquake | Glacier | Releases glacial spikes over time that deal 15-30 damage to enemies that touch them and freeze them for 2 seconds. The ball and its spikes also pulse, dealing 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Freeze + Burn | Frozen Flame | A fantastic debuff. This applies Frostburn for 20 seconds (max 4 stacks). Frostburnt enemies take 8-12 damage per stack per second and receive 25% more damage from all sources. |
Poison Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Poison + Laser | Radiation Beam | This beam applies a debuff, not poison. It deals 24-48 damage and applies 1 stack of Radiation (max 5). Radiation lasts 15 seconds and causes the enemy to receive 10% more damage from all sources per stack. |
| Poison + Earthquake | Swamp | An incredible control tool. It leaves tar blobs that deal 15-30 damage and slow enemies by 50% for 7 seconds. Enemies in the tar also gain 1 stack of poison (max 8), which deals 1-3 damage per second. The ball and blobs also pulse for 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Poison + Wind | Noxious | Ideal for widespread poison. This ball passes through enemies, applying 3 stacks of poison to all enemies within a 2 tile radius. The poison lasts for 4 seconds, with each stack dealing 1-3 damage per second. |
| Poison + Ghost | Virus | Applies 1 stack of Disease (up to max 8), which deals 3-6 damage per second for 6 seconds. Diseased enemies also have a 15% chance each second to pass a stack to a nearby healthy enemy. |
Iron Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron + Lightning | Lightning Rod | Excellent for sustained, multi target damage. This plants a rod into hit enemies, which is then struck by lightning every 3 seconds. The strike deals 1-30 damage to the target and up to 8 nearby enemies. |
| Iron + Dark | Assassin | A high skill ball that rewards good positioning. It passes through the front of enemies but not the back, allowing you to deal 30% bonus damage for backstabs. |
| Iron + Ghost | Assassin | The same effect as the Dark combo. This ball passes through the front of enemies (but not the back) and deals 30% bonus damage for backstabs. |
| Iron + Burn | Bomb | You need this for clearing swarms. This ball explodes on impact, dealing a heavy 150-300 AoE damage to nearby enemies. Be aware of its 3 second cooldown. |
| Iron + Egg Sac | Shotgun | After hitting a wall, this ball shoots 3-7 iron baby balls. These balls move at 200% speed but are destroyed upon hitting anything. |
| Iron + Bleed | Hemorrhage | A certified boss killer. This ball inflicts 3 bleed stacks. When you strike an enemy that has 12 or more stacks, it consumes them all to deal a massive 20% of their current health as damage. |
Laser Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Laser (Horizontal) + Laser (Vertical) | Holy Laser | A top tier screen clearing ability. This ball deals 24-36 damage to all enemies in the same row AND column. |
| Laser + Freeze | Freeze Ray | Combines damage with powerful crowd control. It emits a Freeze Ray on hit, dealing 20-50 damage to all enemies in its path and having a 10% chance to freeze them for a full 10 seconds. |
| Laser + (Poison or Cell) | Radiation Beam | Emits a beam that deals 24-48 damage and applies 1 stack of Radiation (max 5). Radiation lasts for 15 seconds and causes enemies to receive 10% more damage from all sources per stack. |
| Laser + Light | Laser Beam | A new evolution to add to your list. This emits a laser beam on hit that deals 30-42 damage and blinds enemies for 8 seconds. |
Brood Mother Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Brood Mother + Egg Sac | Spider Queen | Has a 25% chance to birth a new Egg Sac each time it hits an enemy. |
| Brood Mother + Vampire | Mosquito King | This ball spawns one mosquito each time it hits an enemy. The mosquito attacks a random enemy for 80-120 damage, and if it gets the kill, it steals 1 health for you. |
| Brood Mother + Bleed | Leech | Great for a steady DPS. This attaches a Leech to an enemy, which automatically applies 2 stacks of bleed per second, ramping up to a max of 24 stacks. |
| Brood Mother + Cell | Maggot | Infests enemies with maggots on hit. When the infested enemy dies, it explodes, releasing 1-2 new baby balls. (It does not explode on a timer). |
Dark Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark + Bleed | Sacrifice | Excellent for high priority targets. This ball inflicts 4 bleed stacks (max 15) and applies a Curse. After the cursed enemy is hit 5 times, it takes a burst of 50-100 damage. |
| Dark + Iron | Assassin | A high skill ball that rewards skillful positioning. It passes through the front of enemies (but not the back) and deals 30% bonus damage for backstabs. |
| Dark + Vampire | Vampire Lord | Provides great survivability. Each hit inflicts 3 bleed stacks. When you hit an enemy with at least 10 stacks, you consume them to heal for 1 health. |
| Dark + Wind | Noxious | Ideal for applying widespread poison. This ball passes through enemies and applies 3 stacks of poison to all enemies within a 2 tile radius. The poison lasts for 4 seconds, dealing 1-3 damage per stack. |
| Dark + Ghost | Phantom | This evolution does not apply bleed. Instead, it applies a Curse to enemies on hit. Cursed enemies take a massive 100-200 damage after being struck 5 times. |
| Dark + Light | Flicker | This ball does not teleport. It provides global damage by dealing 1-7 damage to every enemy on the screen every 1.4 seconds. |
| Dark + Sun | Black Hole | This is the ultimate single target removal, not a vortex. It instantly kills the first non boss enemy it hits. The ball then destroys itself and has a 7-second cooldown. |
| Dark + Charm | Incubus | Each hit has a 4% chance to charm an enemy for 9 seconds. Charmed enemies then spread a Curse to other nearby enemies. Cursed enemies take 100-200 damage after 5 hits. |
Earthquake Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Earthquake + Burn | Magma | Fantastic for area denial. It emits lava blobs that deal 15-30 damage and apply a 3 second burn (max 3 stacks). The ball and its blobs also pulse for 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Earthquake + Freeze | Glacier | Releases glacial spikes over time that deal 15-30 damage to enemies that touch them and freeze them for 2 seconds. The ball and its spikes also pulse for 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Earthquake + Poison | Swamp | Excellent crowd control. It leaves tar blobs that deal 15-30 damage, slow enemies by 50% for 7 seconds, and apply 1 stack of poison (max 8). The ball and blobs also pulse for 6-12 damage to nearby units. |
| Earthquake + Wind | Sandstorm | This ball passes through enemies, surrounded by a storm that deals 10-20 damage per second and blinds nearby enemies for 3 seconds. (It does not knock back). |
| Earthquake + Cell | Overgrowth | This ball applies 1 stack of overgrowth on hit. Upon reaching 3 stacks, it consumes them all to deal 0-200 damage to all enemies in a 3×3 tile square. (It does not spawn roots that slow). |
Egg Sac Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Egg Sac + Brood Mother | Spider Queen | Has a 25% chance to create a new Egg Sac each time it hits an enemy. |
| Egg Sac + Iron | Shotgun | This is not a traditional shotgun. Instead, after this ball hits a wall, it shoots 3-7 iron baby balls. These balls move at 200% speed but are destroyed on their first hit. |
| Egg Sac + Vampire | Mosquito Swarm | Combines offense with healing. This ball explodes into 3-6 mosquitoes that attack random enemies for 80-120 damage each. If a mosquito kills an enemy, you steal 1 health. |
| Egg Sac + Cell | Voluptuous Egg Sac | Explodes into 2-3 new egg sacs upon hitting an enemy. This powerful effect has a 3 second cooldown before the ball can be shot again. |
Ghost Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Ghost + Dark | Phantom | This evolution applies a Curse on hit, not bleed. After a cursed enemy is struck 5 times, they take a large burst of 100-200 damage. |
| Ghost + Freeze | Wraith | Unmatched for locking down entire lanes. This ball freezes any enemy it passes through for 0.8 seconds. |
| Ghost + Poison | Virus | Applies 1 stack of Disease (max 8). Disease lasts for 6 seconds, deals 3-6 damage per second, and has a 15% chance each second to spread to a nearby healthy enemy. |
| Ghost + Vampire | Soul Sucker | This ball passes through and saps enemies, giving it a 30% chance to steal 1 health and reduce the enemy’s attack damage by 20%. This lifesteal chance only applies once per enemy. |
| Ghost + Iron | Assassin | A high skill ball that rewards good positioning. It passes through the front of enemies (but not the back) and deals 30% bonus damage for backstabs. |
Wind Evolutions
| Combination | Resulting Evolution | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Wind + Lightning | Storm | Great for consistent AoE damage. This ball emits lightning every second to strike nearby enemies, dealing 1-40 damage. |
| Wind + Earthquake | Sandstorm | This ball passes through enemies, surrounded by a storm that deals 10-20 damage per second and blinds nearby enemies for 3 seconds. (It does not knock back). |
| Wind + (Dark or Poison) | Noxious | Ideal for widespread poison. This ball passes through enemies and applies 3 stacks of poison to all enemies within a 2 tile radius. The poison lasts for 4 seconds, dealing 1-3 damage per stack. |
| Wind + Freeze | Blizzard | A lifesaver in overwhelming situations. This evolution freezes all enemies within a 2 tile radius for 0.8 seconds and deals 1-50 damage. |
| Wind + Burn | Inferno | Provides reliable, passive damage. This ball creates an aura that applies 1 stack of burn every second to all enemies within a 2 tile radius. The burn lasts for 6 seconds, dealing 3-7 damage per stack. |
All Passive Evolutions in Ball x Pit
It’s not just your attack balls that can be combined. Fusing two level three passive items unlocks some of the most powerful effects in the game, turning a good run into a great one. Knowing which items to combine is key to creating game breaking builds. Don’t forget to check out our BALL x PIT achievements guide if you want to 100% the game. If you’re struggling to get BALL x PIT Nosferatu and Satan achievements check out our guide.
Here is a complete table of all passive evolutions, their recipes, and exactly what they do.
| Resulting Evolution | Recipe (Required Items) | What It Does (Effect) |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Reaver | Everflowing Goblet + Vampiric Sword | The ultimate sustain item. Each kill heals you by 1 health, and it allows you to heal past your max health at 30% efficiency. |
| Cornucopia | Baby Rattle + War Horn | A legendary support relic. Each time tiny balls are created (like from the Maggot or Shotgun evolutions), this passive causes extra balls to spawn. |
| Phantom Regalia | Ethereal Cloak + Ghostly Corset | Massively changes your offense. Your balls now pass through enemies until they hit the back wall. As a bonus, balls deal 50% more damage when they pass through an enemy. |
| Wings of the Anointed | Fleet Feet + Radiant Feather | Provides a significant boost to speed: your balls move 40% faster and you move 20% faster. Crucially, you are no longer affected by environmental hazards. |
| Tormentor’s Mask | Crown of Thorns + Spiked Collar | Punishes aggressive foes. Enemies now have a chance of dying immediately when they first move into your melee range. |
| Odiferous Shell | Breastplate + Wretched Onion | An amazing defensive tool. When you touch enemies (by walking into them), they have a 50% chance of dying immediately. |
| Gracious Impaler | Deadeye’s Amulet + Reacher’s Spear | Makes your crits truly deadly. Your critical hits now have a 5% chance to instantly kill enemies. |
| Deadeye’s Cross | Diamond Hilted Dagger + Emerald Hilted Dagger + Ruby Hilted Dagger + Sapphire Hilted Dagger | The ultimate offensive weapon. Requires all four different crit knives but grants a powerful extra crit chance. |
Mastering these passive combinations is just as important as evolving your attack balls. Prioritize finding the right items in the shop to complete these recipes, as they can be the difference between victory and defeat in the later stages of the pit.
Ball x Pit Evolutions Tier List
While the “best” evolution often depends on your build and the situation, some consistently outperform others. Here is our tier list for the most powerful and effective evolutions in Ball x Pit to help you prioritize your builds.
S-Tier
These evolutions can single-handedly carry a run with their overwhelming power and utility.
- Holy Laser (Laser Horizontal + Laser Vertical): Unmatched screen clear potential. It deals significant damage to every enemy in its row AND column, often wiping the board in a single shot.
- Black Hole (Multi Evo: Sun + Dark): This is the ultimate delete button for high priority targets. It instantly kills the first non boss enemy it touches. This allows you to remove a powerful, high health elite from the field immediately, which can save your run.
- Hemorrhage (Bleed + Iron): The certified boss killer. Its ability to consume bleed stacks to deal 20% of an enemy’s current health makes it invaluable for melting high health elites and final bosses.
A-Tier
These are consistently strong choices that fit into almost any build and will dramatically increase your power.
- Nuclear Bomb (Multi Evo: Bomb + Poison): A massive upgrade to the Bomb, dealing 300-500 initial AoE damage. Its true power, however, is the Radiation debuff it applies to all enemies, causing them to take 10% increased damage per stack (max 5), melting waves and bosses alike
- Wraith (Freeze + Ghost): The best control ability in the game. Freezing every single enemy it passes through allows you to completely lock down entire lanes, giving you critical breathing room.
- Bomb (Burn + Iron): Your go to for explosive Area of Effect (AoE) damage. It’s perfect for instantly clearing dense groups of enemies before they become a threat.
B-Tier
These evolutions are highly effective in the right circumstances and can be the cornerstone of specific builds.
- Vampire Lord (Bleed/Dark + Vampire): Provides incredible sustain and healing. In longer fights or against bosses, the ability to heal by consuming bleed stacks can make you nearly invincible.
- Leech (Bleed + Brood Mother): Excellent and reliable single target damage over time. It’s fantastic for attaching to a tough elite or boss and letting it melt away while you focus on other threats.
- Blizzard (Freeze + Wind/Lightning): A great panic button. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, its ability to freeze all nearby enemies can save your run by giving you a moment to reposition and recover.
Ball x PIT Fusion
Don’t stop at just one evolution. The true key to mastering Ball x Pit is Fusion, which allows you to combine two already evolved balls. While this doesn’t create a new named evolution, it merges their effects.
A devastating example seen in top level play is the Holy Laser x Maggot fusion. The Maggot evolution spawns 1-2 new baby balls when an infested enemy dies. When fused, these new baby balls inherit the Holy Laser effect, causing them to fire their own row and column lasers. This can fill the entire screen with lasers, creating an unstoppable force.
Special Multi Evolutions Ball x Pit List
Looking to hunt down those last few trophies? Some of the rarest achievements are tied to multi evolutions, which require you to combine balls that are already evolved. These are the ultimate Ball x Pit evolutions.
- How to Get Nuclear Bomb: First, create a Bomb (Burn + Iron). Then, combine that Bomb with a Poison ball.
Effect: Creates a massive explosion dealing 300-500 damage. It also applies 1 stack of Radiation to all enemies indefinitely (max 5). Each stack causes enemies to receive 10% more damage from all sources. Has a 3 second cooldown. - How to Get Black Hole: Create a Sun (Burn + Light) and then fuse it with a Dark ball.
Effect: This ball instantly kills the first non boss enemy it hits. After the kill, the ball destroys itself and has a 7-second cooldown. - How to Get Satan: This one is tricky. You need to create both an Incubus (Charm + Dark) and a Succubus (Charm + Vampire), then combine them together.
Effect: Applies 1 stack of burn per second to all enemies on screen (max 5), dealing 10-20 damage per stack. It also causes all enemies to go Berserk, making them attack each other for 15-24 damage. - How to Get the Ball x Pit Nosferatu Evolution: The final challenge. You must combine three already evolved balls: Vampire Lord (Vampire + Bleed or Dark), Mosquito King (Brood Mother + Vampire), and Spider Queen (Brood Mother + Egg Sack).
Effect: Spawns a vampire bat with each bounce. The bat flies toward a random enemy, hits for 132-176 damage, and then turns into a Vampire Lord ball.
Now you have all the recipes you need to master the Ball x Pit evolutions. Get out there, start combining, and show that pit who’s boss!
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