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

Whirlwind Axes Evolution in Warhammer Survivors

1 eligible boss or elite chest completes Whirlwind Axes after you max the Tempest Axes and carry the Sabaton.

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Whirlwind Axes evolution recipe

Tempest Axes Max level

+ Sabaton Any level →

Whirlwind Axes Boss chest

The Whirlwind Axes evolution starts with the Tempest Axes in Age of Sigmar runs. You need the Sabaton 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 Whirlwind Axes?

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

Whirlwind Axes evolution checklist: use the Tempest Axes, carry Sabaton at any level, and open a boss or elite chest. This is the core requirement set for the Whirlwind Axes evolution in Age of Sigmar runs.

• Base weapon: Tempest Axes; max level is required before its evolution step.
• Passive: Sabaton at any level (also called Boot).
• 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 Tempest Axes to max. Most weapons max out at level 8.
2. Pick up the Sabaton (some guides call it Boot). 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 Whirlwind Axes.

Other weapons the Sabaton evolves

• In Warhammer 40,000 runs, the Sabaton evolves the Mechanical Bite into Remote Detonation.

Whirlwind Axes evolution recipe facts

Universe

Age of Sigmar

Base weapon

Tempest Axes

Passive item

Sabaton (also written Boot)

Passive level

Any level

What it does

Replaces the base weapon (standard evolution)

Recipe status

Consistent across launch-week guides

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• Zangrom-Thaz (Fyrestorm Greataxe + Kragg Blackhammer's Master Rune)
• Uskavar the Sunderer (Stormcharged Warhammer + Tactical Rock)
• Ghal Maraz (Uskavar the Sunderer + Null Pendant)
• Master of Runes (Brazier Staff + Liquid Green Stuff)
• Enchanted Glove (Twin-Tailed Cat + Golden Demon)
• Thengavar (Blade of the High Heavens + Figure Case)
• Bladed Vortex (Poisoned Throwing Knives + Gauntlet)
• Ghost of Rhea (Rope & Grapnel + White Dwarf)
• Warding Lantern (Mystical Ward + Glue)

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