V Risingfrom Stunlock Studios spent a decent amount of time in Early Access, but finally launched in 2024. That meant a finalized list of V Blood bosses, areas to explore, and powers with which players can dominate Vardoran.
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Though the game has a decent focus on building, the Vampire Powers all help players get around the map more quickly, gain entry into specific areas, hide from enemies, control enemies, heal, or aid other players in PvE and PvP. There are (at the time of this writing) 11 in total and all of them are obtained as players complete quests and story progression. Let’s explore each V Rising Vampire Powerand how to get them.
12Wolf Form
The Best Form Of Travel (Until Bat)
This is the first ShapeshiftingVampire Powerplayers acquire after they eliminatetheir first V Blood bossinFarbane Woods. Defeating theAlpha Wolfis a fairly easy task — even if finding him can be annoying as he roams quite a bit from his den.
Once players do have this power, they can travel much more quickly than they could on foot. What’s more: animals like wolves and bears won’t attack the player either. The form does give players theHowlultimate, but it has no combat applications. Just keep in mind that taking damage or initiating an action such as opening a chest will put the player back in their original form.
11Bear Form
Use It To Break Things
There isn’t much toBear Formexcept to say that it slightly buffs player movement speed, grants resistance to lots of things, and lets players smash big chunks of resources. This is most useful when farming ore likeIron,Sulphur, orCopper. Players can simply use theCrushability to do just that: crush the rocks into collectible ore. Like theWolf Form,Bear Formhas an “ultimate” in theRoarability, but it doesn’t have combat applications.
10Rat Form
Be Sneaky When It Counts
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TheRat Form Vampire Powerhas but one advantage and that is its inherent sneakiness. Players become the size and shape of a rat, making them less noticeable to would-be enemies whether they be NPCs or PvP players. However, since player rats don’t move the same as NPC rats, PvP players will likely not be outsmarted by this disguise. The only other real benefit toRat Formis that players can use it to enter a secret area in theSacred Silver Mine.
9Human Form
Only Fools Most NPCs
A vampire can’t get very far in the higher levels of V Rising without exploiting theirHuman Form Vampire Power. In Early Access, defeatingBeatrice the Tailor(seen as “Grandma Form” above from the Founder’s DLC) granted the ability. In the final version of the game,Bane the Shadowbladeunlocks the ability instead. The beguilingMaria Renardfrom theCastlevaniaseries makes an appearance inHuman Formif players pick up theCastlevaniapack, as well.
The biggest downside ofHuman Formis the drastically reduced move speed and the fact that any action, including interacting with a container, will revert the player back to their true vampire form. Be mindful of this while exploring civilian areas with high-level enemies likeSilverlight Hills. Some of thePaladinsandClericsthere may see players for what they really are despite the disguise.
Note: Not A Frog, But A Toad
In Early Access,Toad Formfelt more useful as players could use it to leap onto cave ledges long beforeBat Formwas ever even a thought. However, players in the final version of the game don’t see as many uses for this form. It does allow players to useToad Leapto jump “half a level” up fences and ledges.
But this doesn’t come in handy often — especially when players speedrun to unlockBat Form. Taking out theDuke of Balatonhappens around level 64 (or earlier depending on server settings and player gumption).Lord Styxis level 83, by contrast, but many players will challenge him earlier than that.
7Spider Form
What Is This Even For Again?
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Spider Formconfers almost no real benefits except to act as a more usefulRat Formusing theBurrowability. It lets players burrow into the ground and hide. Of course, if an enemy has already seen the player,Burrowis effectively useless as players can be hit while they are burrowed.
At least, some players think it’s useless, while others — parents especially — are thankful for this mode as it lets them AFK at will and not get attacked or take sun damage. Just don’t forget to monitor blood drain rate as running out of blood inSpider Formwill still render the player dead.
The Best Way To Travel (When The Sun Isn’t Out)
By far the easiest mode of travel, players getBat Formafter taking downLord StyxinDracula’s Demise. It’s a tough fight around level 83 as he summonsGargoyles, bat swarms, and he can teleport.
But gaining access to Bat Form is crucial if players want to take on the hardest bosses in V Rising likeAdam the Firstbornwho resides in an area only reachable withBat Form. Do keep in mind thatBat Formhas no extra sun resistance and, if the sun is out even while flying, the player will take sun damage.
5Expose Vein
Help Out Fellow Vampires
When playing with others in aClan, V Rising players might run into scenarios where someone (or them) needs blood and there’s none around and no potions either. In this instance, a player character can useExpose Veinto let other player characters drink from them to share their blood pool.
In a typical server, sharing blood with someone reduces a player’s pool by half and the receiving player now shares the same blood type as the giving player. The ability channels for up to 13 seconds, but can be canceled by an action or movement.
4Blood Mend
Heal Up At A Cost
Inventory slots are precious in V Rising, so some players don’t always opt to keepBlood Rosepotions or other healing items on hand. Instead, they may pick up a garbage blood quality creature and use it to heal themselves.Blood Mendallows players to drain their blood pool in exchange for healing every second. However, there’s a cap on how much players can restore in combat to avoid exploiting the mechanic.
3Blood Hunger
Find The Best Blood Available
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Speaking of blood quality, players acquire the ability to see blood types withBlood Hunger. They can already do this by mousing over a creature or NPC to see their blood type and quality.
But Blood Hunger puts those stats on top of the creature or NPC instead. It makes it that much easier to discern which blood the player wants, which, in certain settings and PvP scenarios, can be extremely useful. The only real downside to thisVampire Poweris that the screen gets a red filter on it which may not work for some players.
