Welcome to the V Rising achievements and trophies guide. This guide covers all 49 achievements available in the base game at launch.
Game Stats
- Difficulty: 6/10
- Time to Completion: 40-60 hours
- 1st Playthrough: 35-50 hours
- Brutal Playthrough: 5-10 hours
- Does Difficulty Affect Achievements/Trophies?: Yes. You need to defeat all act main bosses in Brutal difficulty. It’s recommended that you play through the game on an easier difficulty. Then, create a customized server to boost damage output, health, etc. to make Brutal a little easier.
- Missable Achievements/Trophies: None. Follow the Recommended Playthroughs section for guidance.
Recommended Playthroughs
Start off by playing V Rising on either Relaxed or Normal difficulty. Feel free to adjust the server settings to fit your play style. These can be adjusted between play sessions. During this playthrough earn the bulk of the achievements/trophies with the exception of the 4 that require Brutal difficulty.
Simply changing the difficulty mid-game will not unlock the Brutal achievements/trophies. Create a new game in Brutal difficulty and adjust the server settings. Shorten the length of the daytime, boost damage output and health, reduce crafting costs to 0, and change the starting gear/level to be at max level. Quickly head to the bosses for each of the acts and Dracula. The first 3 act bosses will be a breeze to take down. The 4th boss and Dracula will still be challenging.
General Tips
- Disable Teleport Bound Items in the server settings. This will allow you to use waygates with most items.
- Consider shortening Day Time Length to reduce how much you need to avoid the sunlight.
- Plan to spend day time in your castle doing upgrades.
- Take out the V Bloods mostly in order. Look ahead to their rewards and determine which rewards will unlock higher gear.
- Use the wolf form to speed up travel until you unlock horses.
- Pick up all paper, scrolls, and schematics. These are used for upgrading the research tables and are the longest grind at the end of the game.
Links
- Dracula Brutal Guide
- V Blood Achievements
- Ability Achievements
- Gear Achievements
- Crafting & Building Achievements
- Exploration Achievements
- Conditional Achievements
V Blood Achievements
First of Many
Drink the blood of a V Blood.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating your 1st V Blood and drinking its blood.
Completed Act 1
Defeat Quincey the Bandit King and complete Act I.
Defeat Quincey the Bandit King (level 37) in the Bandit Stronghold of Farbane Woods to complete Act I. Doing so will unlock the Smithy, Tailoring Bench, Stairs, Iron Ingots, and Hollowfang Battlegear.
Completed Act 2
Defeat Octavian the Militia Leader and complete Act II.
Defeat Octavian the Militia Leader (level 58) in Bastion of Dunley of Dunley Farmlands to complete Act II. Doing so will unlock the Ancestral Forge.
Completed Act 3
Defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith and complete Act III.
Defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith (level 65) in the Cursed Village of the Cursed Forest to complete Act III. Doing so will unlock the Anvil, Advanced Furnace, and Dark Silver Ingots.
Completed Act 4
Defeat Solarus the Immaculate and complete Act IV.
Defeat Solarus the Immaculate (level 86) in the Fortress of Light of Silverlight to complete Act IV. Doing so will unlock Dracula’s Boots.
Slayer of the Immortal King
Defeat Dracula, The Immortal King.
Defeat Dracula, The Immortal King (level 90) in Dracula’s Castle of the Ruins of Mortium to complete the main game. You will need to craft the Blood Key to enter the castle. Defeating Dracula will unlock Dracula’s Chestguard.
Master of All
Defeat and drink the blood of every V Blood.
Defeat and drain all V Bloods in the V Blood menu of the game.
Brutal Playthrough
After wrapping up all other achievements or trophies, start a new server on Brutal difficulty with the following settings to speed up defeating the Brutal versions of the main V Bloods. Make sure you remember to craft max level gems for your chosen skills.
- Disable Teleport Bound Items
- Lower Day Time Length
- Drop Durability Loss Multiplier
- Max out Health/Physical/Spell Power Multiplier
- Lower Build/Crafting/Refinement Cost Multiplier
- Raise Crafting/Refinement Rates
- Max out all Starting Equipment/Resources/Level
Completed Act 1 on Brutal Difficulty
Defeat Quincey the Bandit King and complete Act I on Brutal Difficulty.
After starting your Brutal playthrough (see settings above), change into Wolf Form and quickly run to defeat Quincey the Bandit King. You will be significantly overpowered and the fight will be quick.
Completed Act 2 on Brutal Difficulty
Defeat Octavian the Militia Leader and complete Act II on Brutal Difficulty.
Immediately after defeating Quincey, Travel directly to Octavian the Militia Leader and grab a horse along the way. Expect another fast fight due to your gear and setup.
Completed Act 3 on Brutal Difficulty
Defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith and complete Act III on Brutal Difficulty.
Quickly head over and defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith. This fight will also be fast.
Completed Act 4 on Brutal Difficulty
Defeat Solarus the Immaculate and complete Act IV on Brutal Difficulty.
Solarus the Immaculate is the first challenge on Brutal difficulty. Before fighting the V Blood, build a small castle just south of the city and craft Holy Resistance Flasks, Blood Potions, and Fire Resistance Brew along with other consumables to help with the fight. Consider going in with at least 90% blood quality too.
Brutal Slayer of the Immortal King
Defeat Dracula, The Immortal King, on Brutal Difficulty.
Make sure you craft the Blood Key and have a full set of consumables buffs active before challenging Dracula, The Immortal King. This fight is difficult and is significantly easier in a group, but it can be completed solo with practice. It’s recommended you use a level 30 ranged weapon, preferably the pistols for this fight. If you’re lucky, you can craft a legendary version of the pistols for bonus stats.
Refer to the Dracula Brutal Difficulty Guide for a detailed walkthrough of how to defeat Dracula.
Ability Achievements
A Creature of Many Forms
Use your Vampire powers to shapeshift into another form.
After killing the Alpha the White Wolf V Blood in the Wolf Den (central Farbane Woods), hold X/Square and select Wolf Form at the top of the radial menu. This will change you into wolf form and make traveling faster in the early game.
Ultimate Power
Cast an ultimate ability.
Unlock and cast an ultimate power by pressing LB+RB/L1+R1. You will unlock your first ultimate ability early in the game.
Upon a Pale Horse
Ride a horse.
Approach a horse at one of the settlements and hold A/X to ride it.
It’s a Tight Squeeze
Use Rat Form and traverse through a small hole.
Use the Vermin Nest to summon Nibbles the Putrid Rat (level 30) in your castle to unlock Rat Form. Next, travel to the Sacred Silver Mine in Silverlight and enter the mine through the passage along the east side of the mine. Once inside, look for the pack of rats near the north wall. Then, transform into a rat and hold A/X to pass through the small wall into a hidden room with chests.
To the Skies
Find a way to fly.
Defeat Lord Styx the Night Champion (level 83) in Dracula’s Demise of Gloomrot South. Then, hold X/Square and select Bat Form. This form will help in reaching a few of the late-game V Bloods.
Gear Achievements
Larger Pockets!
Equip a bag.
Craft a Leather Bag at the Leatherworking Station after defeating Lidia the Chaos Archer (level 30). Then, equip the bag. If the achievement/trophy does not pop, unequip and re-equip the bag.
Gone Fishing
Catch a fish using a fishing rod.
Take out Finn the Fisherman (level 32) in Fishing Lake of Farbane Woods. Next, craft a Fishing Pole and look for a stirring of water in a river. Equip the fishing rod, hold RT/R2 and aim to cast. Then, press RT/R2 again to catch the fish once it gets hooked.
Your Number One Fan
Fully equip a servant.
Charm a villager and bring them to your castle. Next, place a servant coffin and convert them inside it.
Dressed to Impress
Equip an item in a Cosmetic Slot.
This achievement/trophy requires you to set a visual glamour for one of your primary armor pieces. From the inventory menu, hold R3 or click on the up arrow above a piece of gear to enter the Edit menu. Then, move another piece of gear of the same type into the cosmetic slot to the left of the color pallets.
Crafting & Building Achievements
Lord of the Land
Place a Castle Heart and claim an unoccupied territory.
Place a Castle Heart on a plot of land that is not occupied. This is easiest to do in a private server, so you are not competing with other players for space. When looking at the map, castle plots will show up highlighted in white. Once you find a plot, clear vegetation and buildings to make space for the Castle Heart. Next, hold X/Square and press D-Pad Left. Then, press A/X to select the heart, move it around until it is no longer highlighting a red area, and press A/X to place it.
Vampire Rising
Place a staircase.
Unlock stairs by taking out Quincy the Bandit King (level 37) in the Bandit Stronghold of Farbane Woods. Then, place any staircase inside your castle. Once the achievement/trophy unlocks, feel free to remove it.
A Vampire with a Hobby
Plant a seed in a planter.
After placing at least one planter near your castle, move a seed type to your action bar. Then, activate the seed, move it to the planter, and plant it.
Work Smart, Not Hard
Interact with a work station that has the room and floor bonus active.
Each crafting station will work more efficiently when placed inside a castle room with the correct flooring. In the top of the panel after interacting with the station, you will see the preferred flooring type. Make sure you build walls around the crafting station. All floor tiles inside the room need to be the correct type. Once you have it set, interact with the station and the achievement or trophy will pop.
Symphony of the Night
Interact with a music box.
Craft a Music Box from the Dominance menu after unlocking it and interact with the box.
A Weapon From a More Civilized Age
Reforge a shattered weapon at the Ancestral Forge.
Defeat Octavian the Militia Captain (level 58) in Bastion of Dunley of Dunley Farmlands and build an Ancestral Forge. Next, head to Ruins of Mortium and close rifts to earn Stygian Shards and shattered weapons. The blue shattered weapons combine with merciless iron weapons, and the purple weapons combine with sanguine weapons. Use the forge with the required materials to reforge the shattered weapon.
Research
Collector of Forgotten Lore I
Interact with a Research Desk that has all technologies unlocked.
Unlock all research options at the Research Desk. Many recipes will unlock by defeating enemies and purchasing them from merchants with copper coins. Wait until mid-game to start researching random recipes with paper. See Collector of Forgotten Lore III for details on how to speed up the farming process.
Collector of Forgotten Lore II
Interact with a Study that has all technologies unlocked.
Unlock all research options at the Study after killing Maja the Dark Servant (level 47) in The Forbidden Tower in Dunley Farmlands. Many recipes will unlock by defeating enemies and purchasing them from merchants with silver coins. Wait until late-game to start researching random recipes with scrolls. See Collector of Forgotten Lore III for details on how to speed up the farming process.
Collector of Forgotten Lore III
Interact with an Anatheum that has all technologies unlocked.
Unlock all research options at the Athenaeum after killing Henry Blackbrew the Doctor (level 74) in Trancendum Laboratories in Gloomrot North. Many recipes will unlock by defeating enemies and purchasing them from merchants with silver coins. Wait until late in the end-game to start researching random recipes with schematics.
To speed up the final research do the following.
- Change server settings to speed up crafting and refinement production in the Building tab.
- Change server settings to reduce cost of crafting and refining in the Building tab.
- Refine trees to sawdust and use it to make paper.
- Refine flowers to pollen and use it to make coarse thread.
- Combine paper and coarse thread to make scrolls.
- Combine scrolls and tech scrap to make schematics.
Exploration Achievements
A Whole New World
Venture into the Farbane Woods area.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock as you leave the graveyard at the start of the game.
A Fox in the Hen House
Venture into the Dunley Farmlands area.
Enter the Dunley Farmlands just north of the starting area to unlock A Fox in the Hen House. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Footsteps in the Snow
Venture into the Hallowed Mountains area.
Travel to the Hallowed Mountains. It is a small area northeast of Farbane Woods. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Godless Intrusion
Venture into the Silverlight area.
Enter the Silverlight region to the west of Dunley Farmlands. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Forbidden Footsteps
Venture into the Cursed Forest area.
Explore the Cursed Forest in the northeast corner of the map. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Don’t Drink the Water
Venture into the Gloomrot South area.
Enter Gloomrot South which is located just north of Dunley Farmlands. This will unlock naturally as you play the game. Doing so will likely also unlock Every Corner of the World.
March of the Machines
Venture into the Gloomrot North area.
Travel to Gloomrot North in the northwest corner of the map. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
The Forgotten Reaches
Venture into the Ruins of Mortium area.
Explore The Forgotten Reaches to the east of Dunley Farmlands. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Every Corner of the World
Venture to all major regions.
Explore each of the major areas in the center of the map: Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands, and Gloomrot South. This will unlock naturally as you play the game.
Conditional Achievements
Blood
A First Taste
Feed from a living creature.
Damage a living enemy until its health is low. Then press X/Square to feed on it, changing your blood type and stats.
Exquisite Blood
Drink blood from a 100% blood quality source.
Look for anyone with 100% blood quality (glowing red) and drink from them. This may also be done by raising a prisoner’s blood quality to 100%.
An Eye for Quality
Successfully charm a human that has 100% blood quality.
Look for a human with 100% blood quality and charm them. Anyone with over 90% quality will glow red. This may take a while to find and is more likely to occur in an area with a large population, like the city in The Forgotten Reaches.
Prisoners
Blood Donor
Extract blood from a prisoner.
First, take out Vincent the Frostbringer (level 44) as he wanders around the Dunley Farmlands. Next, build a prison cell in your castle, dominate a human, and place them in the cell. Make sure you have and empty glass bottle in your inventory. Then, select Blood Potion to extract blood from the prisoner.
A Perfect Test Subject
Feed a prisoner with Irradiant Gruel and have them reach 100% blood quality as a result.
This achievement/trophy will take some time and a lot of patience. Plan a long route through the regions with humans, and travel along the route making sure you check all major settlements. As you explore the settlements, watch for any human that is glowing red. You will want to charm someone who has at least 95% pure blood. 98-99% is preferred. Once the human is charmed, jump on your horse or use a Dusk Caller to bring them to an empty prison cell.
The goal is to use Irradiant Gruel to boost the prisoner’s blood quality to 100%. Unfortunately, each dose of gruel will bump the quality by 1-2%, but it has a 35% chance to fail and turn the prisoner into a mutant. This is why you want to find someone who is 98-99% pure. Be ready for many failures as you try to get the perfect test subject.
You can make this process slightly easier by changing some server settings: floor the Crafting Cost Multiplier and max out the Crafting Rates. This will make creating and using gruel free, so you won’t need to farm countless materials while trying to find the perfect test subject.
Traders
The Allure of Coin
Trade with a Shady Merchant in the Farbane Woods.
Trade with any of the merchants in the Farbane Woods. They will show up on your map when you initially travel near them. Doing so is a good way to unlock research recipes.
Master of Disguise
Trade with a merchant as a very ordinary human.
Take out Bane the Shadowblade (level 50) wandering around the Dunley Farmlands disguised as a human. Next, go to any merchant’s area, hold X and select Human Form. Then, interact with the merchant to unlock the achievement or trophy.
Misc.
Instant Gratification
Teleport using a Vampire Waygate.
Teleport between multiple waygates. This will also unlock if you die and respawn at a nearby waygate.
Oh No!
Eat the wrong mushroom.
Pick and eat a Trippy Mushroom while exploring the world. You can find one in The Gleaming Meadows on the west side of the area. It will look like a group of mushrooms with a slight purple glow.
Riftslayer
Participate in closing a rift to the Shadow Realm.
Defeat all enemies surrounding 3 rift crystals in the Ruins of Mortium. This can be accomplished solo. Defeating the enemies will grant you Stygian Shards and shattered weapons needed for A Weapon From a More Civilized Age.
That’s it for the V Rising achievements and trophies guide. Please post any questions or comments below. Thanks.