Iron is an essential resource in your progression in V Rising. It allows you to access the penultimate level of the game, and is thus placed in the category of essentials. We explain where to find it.
[Mis à jour le 17 juin à 17h00] With its million and a half players in a few weeks, V Rising has undoubtedly imposed itself on the table of great survival games. Offering unique gameplay and identity by putting you in the shoes of a mini-Dracula from ancient times, it immerses you in an endless quest for power in your single or multiplayer games. Only a few obstacles may slow down your progress in the game, including iron. The latter can be a real headache to find, but don’t panic, we’ll explain where and how to find it.
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To get access to iron, you will first need to unlock its recipe at the foundry. And get ready for a long tutorial because accessing the iron requires validating several steps beforehand. Because indeed, if you take a look at your altar of blood, you will notice that the one who gives you the recipe for iron is the V Boss Quincey the Bandit King. However, this is where things get complicated. Quincey, king as he is, is in the brigands’ fortress, north of Farbane Wood. And if you have already had the opportunity to take a walk there, you will notice that the fortress is completely enclosed by imposing walls. To destroy these walls, you will need explosives or your bear form. The latter is unlocked after defeating the V Boss Ferocious Bear, which is located in the bear cave in the south east of the map.
To gain access to explosives, you will first need to unlock, you guessed it, the alchemy table. To do this, you will first have to hunt down and eliminate the V Boss Clive the Firestarter. You will find it in the bandits’ brimstone mine west of the map. Be careful, Clive is a level 30 boss, and he can be tough to defeat. First be sure to kill all the bandits around before you start your fight with him. Favor spells and ranged weapons and you will kill him more easily. Once Clive is defeated, collect as much sulfur ore as possible in the mine and return to your castle. Defeating Clive has given you three essential recipes, the Sulfur Recipe, the Explosives Recipe, and the Alchemy Table Recipe. All you have to do is smelt your sulfur ore at the smelter to create your alchemy table, then craft your explosives there.
Where to find iron in V Rising?
With your explosives in hand, you can go to the bandits’ fortress, pay a visit to Quincey the Bandit King, at the bandit fortress. Beware, this V Boss is extremely tough. Again, be prepared for a long and intense fight, and especially make sure to get there at the start of the night. Once you have overcome Quincey, return to your castle. You will then have unlocked the iron ingot recipe in the foundry, as well as new weapon and armor recipes. Somehow, you just defeated the final boss of the Farbane Woods area.
Except now you need to find iron ore! And for that, you will have to travel a little bit. Equip yourself with your ruthless bronze mace (the improved version of the bronze mace), and go north into the Dunley Farms. Beware, this is a high level area, make sure you go there with an item level of at least 35. You will find iron deposits all over the place, especially in the haunted iron mine in the center of The area. All you have to do is mine the iron deposits and fill your pockets to the maximum before returning to your base and running the furnaces!