Recipe updated Nov 12, 2026 · Game version: Launch (Nov 10, 2026)

Fury of the Ancients Evolution in Warhammer Survivors

1 eligible boss or elite chest completes Fury of the Ancients after you max the Smite and carry the Ardcoat.

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Fury of the Ancients evolution recipe

Smite Max level

+ Ardcoat Any level →

Fury of the Ancients Boss chest

The Fury of the Ancients evolution starts with the Smite in Warhammer 40,000 runs. You need the Ardcoat at any level.

Multiple launch-week guides list this pairing. This is a source cross-check, not a claim that this site tested the recipe in game.

How do you get Fury of the Ancients?

This pairing is for Warhammer 40,000 runs. A familiar passive can lead to a different recipe in the other universe, so check the universe label before building around it.

Fury of the Ancients evolution checklist: use the Smite, carry Ardcoat at any level, and open a boss or elite chest. This is the core requirement set for the Fury of the Ancients evolution in Warhammer 40,000 runs.

• Base weapon: Smite; max level is required before its evolution step.
• Passive: Ardcoat at any level.
• Chest: a boss or elite chest after the requirements are ready.
• Result: replaces the base weapon (standard evolution).

Step by step

Keep the weapon, passive and eligible chest requirements in view together. A matching weapon and passive do not trigger an evolution by themselves; the chest is the final step.

1. Level the Smite to max. Most weapons max out at level 8.
2. Pick up the Ardcoat. Any level works, so you do not need to upgrade it.
3. Open a boss or elite chest. Kill a boss or elite enemy and open the chest it drops. If the weapon and passive are both ready, the chest gives you Fury of the Ancients.

Other weapons the Ardcoat evolves

• In Age of Sigmar runs, the Ardcoat evolves the Flintlock Pistols into Anti-Wizard Flintlock.

Fury of the Ancients evolution recipe facts

Universe

Warhammer 40,000

Base weapon

Smite

Passive item

Ardcoat

Passive level

Any level

What it does

Replaces the base weapon (standard evolution)

Recipe status

Consistent across launch-week guides

More Warhammer 40,000 evolutions

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• Heavy Bolter (Boltgun + Dice Cube)
• Emperor's Wrath (Shield of Faith + Bugman's Tankard)
• Heavy Flamer (Flamer + Glue)
• Executioner Shotgun (Combat Shotgun + Magnet)
• Orbital Bombardment (Whirlwind Battery + Liquid Green Stuff)
• Ripper Pistol (Frag Grenade + Bandolier)
• Remote Detonation (Mechanical Bite + Sabaton)
• Bale Eye (Power Klaw + Da Lucky Stikk)
• Weapon of the Matriarch (Ardent Blade + Tactical Rock)
• Gauntlets of Ultramar (Power Fist + Codex Astartes)
• Assault Cannon (Storm Bolter + Lightning Bolt)
• Side Sponsons (Battle Cannon + Figure Case)
• Thorn of the White Rose (Spear of the Faithful + Chaos Sigil)
• Benediction of Fury (Crozius Arcanum + Lightning Bolt)
• Purgator Mirabilis (Fidelis + Golden Demon)
• Deathstrike Missile (Storm Eagle Rocket + White Dwarf)

See every recipe in one place with the evolution finder and cheat sheet, or read the full evolution rules.