Evolution / Risen Ballbylon DLC
Water Bug
Water + Brood Mother makes Water Bug. Both ingredients must reach level 3 before you select the Evolution at a Fusion Reactor.
Updated 2026-11-14 · Risen Ballbylon DLC

Water Bug recipe
Water BugHow to get Water Bug
Open the DLC content
Own and install Risen Ballbylon and complete the base game. Water is a new DLC base ball. The other ingredient is from the base game. Check DLC access →
Get both ingredients to level 3
Obtain Water and Brood Mother when offered in your run. Choose each ball again in level-up upgrades until both are level 3. Merely holding both balls is not enough.
Select Water Bug at a Fusion Reactor
Pick up a Fusion Reactor when one drops and choose the Water Bug Evolution. Look for the exact target name rather than trying to create a regular mixed fusion. The finished ball should be named Water Bug.
What Water Bug does
Births one baby ball each time it hits an enemy.
Use & limits
Baby-ball production depends on enemy hits. Use it when you want those hits to produce additional balls; compare Wolfpack if you are looking for extra copies that stay attached to enemies.
If the Evolution is missing
Check the exact ingredient pair and both current levels. A recipe sharing one ingredient is a different target: check that both selected names match Water Bug’s pair. If an ingredient has not appeared, it is still missing; no fixed drop time, minimum reactor count or guaranteed offer is implied.
Continue planning
Sources & scope
For the Risen Ballbylon expansion released November 12, 2026.
- Official Risen Ballbylon details — expansion access and content.
- Dexerto evolution reference — ingredient pairs, level-3 reactor steps and ball effects.
- Dood evolution data — base-game ingredients and Stone + Earthquake → Landslide.
Game artwork © Kenny Sun / Devolver Digital. Steam interface example © Valve. This is an independent fan guide.