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V Rising — Achievement Walkthrough

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At a glance

Difficulty6/10

MissableNone

Permadeath runNo

Difficulty-specificYes

GrindYes

NG+ requiredNo

Online requiredNo

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A Whole New World✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Farbane Woods area. · 61.8% of players

~Tutorial

Enter Farbane Woods area.

Starting area. Unmissable on first quest progression.

A First Taste✓ Unlocked

Feed from a living creature. · 60.5% of players

~Tutorial

Feed on a living creature.

Tutorial action. Use the feed key on a knocked-down human or animal. Unmissable.

Lord of the Land✓ Unlocked

Place a Castle Heart and claim an unoccupied territory. · 57.8% of players

~Tutorial

Place a Castle Heart in unoccupied territory.

First major progression. Find an empty territory marker. Place Castle Heart. Achievement on placement.

Instant Gratification✓ Unlocked

Teleport using a Vampire Waygate. · 53.3% of players

~Mid-game

Teleport via a Vampire Waygate.

Build a Vampire Waygate in your castle (research-locked). Activate to teleport between connected waygates instantly.

First of Many✓ Unlocked

Drink the blood of a V Blood. · 52.5% of players

~Early game

Drink the blood of a V Blood boss.

After defeating any V Blood (orange-glowing boss enemy), the prompt to drink their blood appears. Drink it. Grants new abilities + recipes.

A Creature of Many Forms✓ Unlocked

Use your Vampire powers to shapeshift into another form. · 52.3% of players

~Mid-game

Shapeshift into another form.

Forms: Wolf, Rat, Bear, Human, Bat. Unlock any from V Blood drops. Use the form transformation key.

A Fox in the Hen House✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Dunley Farmlands area. · 39.8% of players

~Mid-game

Enter Dunley Farmlands.

Mid-game region. Story progression unlocks the path. Unmissable.

Ultimate Power✓ Unlocked

Cast an ultimate ability. · 37.0% of players

~Mid-game

Cast an Ultimate ability.

Ultimate abilities unlock from V Blood bosses. Cast any one — they're the highest-tier abilities with long cooldowns.

Work Smart, Not Hard✓ Unlocked

Interact with a work station that has the room and floor bonus active. · 37.0% of players

~Mid-game

Interact with a workstation with both room + floor bonus.

Build a workstation (Refinery, Forge, etc.) in a room with the correct bonus floor type AND room theme (e.g., Refinery in a Refinery-themed room). Both bonuses trigger together = achievement.

Upon a Pale Horse✓ Unlocked

Ride a horse. · 36.7% of players

~Early game

Ride a horse.

Find a wild horse in the Farbane region. Approach + interact to mount. Horse is your basic transport.

Completed Act 1✓ Unlocked

Defeat Quincey the Bandit King and complete Act I. · 35.4% of players

~Early game

Defeat Quincey the Bandit King.

Act 1 final boss in Farbane Woods. Defeat him + complete the act questline. Story-locked.

Larger Pockets!✓ Unlocked

Equip a bag. · 34.8% of players

~Early game

Equip a bag for extra inventory slots.

Bags drop from chests + craftable at the tailor. Equip in your gear slot. Adds inventory capacity.

The Allure of Coin✓ Unlocked

Trade with a Shady Merchant in the Farbane Woods. · 31.4% of players

~Early game

Trade with a Shady Merchant in Farbane.

Find the Shady Merchant in Farbane Woods. Trade any item with him for coin. Use Master of Disguise (Human Form) to approach.

Footsteps in the Snow✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Hallowed Mountains area. · 31.1% of players

~Mid-late game

Enter Hallowed Mountains.

Snow biome. Equipment + resistances required. Story progression unlocks.

Blood Donor✓ Unlocked

Extract blood from a prisoner. · 30.4% of players

~Mid-game

Extract blood from a prisoner.

Capture a human (knock out, drag to your castle). Place in a Prison Cell. Use the Blood Extractor on them. Blood is used for crafting + research.

The Forgotten Reaches✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Ruins of Mortium area. · 29.5% of players

~Endgame

Enter Ruins of Mortium.

Endgame ruins. Final V Blood bosses live here. Heavy-tier gear required.

Godless Intrusion✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Silverlight area. · 29.0% of players

~Late game

Enter Silverlight Hills.

Holy biome — silver damage from religious enemies. High-level resistance gear needed. Story-locked.

Vampire Rising✓ Unlocked

Place a staircase. · 28.9% of players

~Mid-game

Place a staircase in your castle.

Once you've built a second castle floor, place a staircase to connect them. Requires the multi-floor building tech.

A Vampire with a Hobby✓ Unlocked

Plant a seed in a planter. · 28.5% of players

~Mid-game

Plant a seed in a planter.

Unlock planters via research. Build one in your castle. Insert any seed (Plant Fiber drops, Sunflower Seed, etc.). Wait for harvest.

Don't Drink the Water✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Gloomrot South area. · 28.4% of players

~Late game

Enter Gloomrot South.

Tech-biome zone added in expansions. Reach via the southern map exit. Toxic-damage gear recommended.

Collector of Forgotten Lore I✓ Unlocked

Interact with a Research Desk that has all technologies unlocked. · 26.8% of players

~Cumulative

Research all technologies at a Research Desk.

Research Desk (tier 1) holds 30+ techs. Each requires Paper + Scrolls (drops + crafting). Unlock all of them at the Research Desk.

Exquisite Blood✓ Unlocked

Drink blood from a 100% blood quality source. · 26.7% of players

~Mid-game

Drink blood from a 100% quality source.

Use the blood-quality detector ability on humans. Find a 100% creature (rare). Drink for max blood-type bonus. Tarot/scholar/warrior variants exist.

Completed Act 2✓ Unlocked

Defeat Octavian the Militia Leader and complete Act II. · 26.2% of players

~Mid-game

Defeat Octavian the Militia Leader.

Act 2 boss in Dunley Farmlands. Defeat him. Story-locked.

Forbidden Footsteps✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Cursed Forest area. · 26.0% of players

~Late game

Enter the Cursed Forest.

Endgame biome. Curse damage + tough enemies. Reach via Hallowed Mountains north exit.

March of the Machines✓ Unlocked

Venture into the Gloomrot North area. · 25.2% of players

~Late game

Enter Gloomrot North.

Northern industrial zone. High-tier mechanical enemies. Endgame loot.

Your Number One Fan✓ Unlocked

Fully equip a servant. · 24.6% of players

~Mid-game

Fully equip a servant.

Convert a human to your Servant via Dominating Presence. Bring them home. Equip them with armor + weapons via the Servant Coffin menu.

Riftslayer✓ Unlocked

Participate in closing a rift to the Shadow Realm. · 24.1% of players

~Specific event

Close a rift to the Shadow Realm.

Rifts spawn randomly. Approach a rift, defeat the wave of shadow enemies, close it via the interaction prompt.

Every Corner of the World✓ Unlocked

Venture to all major regions. · 24.0% of players

~Cumulative

Visit all major regions.

Step foot in every named region: Farbane, Dunley, Hallowed Mountains, Silverlight Hills, Cursed Forest, Gloomrot, Ruins of Mortium. Auto-tracks across regions.

A Weapon From a More Civilized Age✓ Unlocked

Reforge a shattered weapon at the Ancestral Forge. · 23.3% of players

~Mid-game

Reforge a shattered weapon at the Ancestral Forge.

Unlock the Ancestral Forge via research. Find a Shattered Weapon (drops from V Blood + treasure). Reforge it into a usable +V weapon.

Completed Act 3✓ Unlocked

Defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith and complete Act III. · 22.4% of players

~Mid-late game

Defeat Cyril the Cursed Smith.

Act 3 boss in Hallowed Mountains. Cyril uses fire damage + smithing AoE. Bring resistance gear.

Symphony of the Night✓ Unlocked

Interact with a music box. · 21.5% of players

~Mid-game

Interact with a music box.

Music boxes are decorative items unlocked from late-game research. Place one in your castle, interact. Castlevania reference.

Gone Fishing✓ Unlocked

Catch a fish using a fishing rod. · 21.4% of players

~Mid-game

Catch a fish with a fishing rod.

Unlock fishing rod via research. Use at any fishing spot (small ripples on water). Press interact when the bobber jerks.

Master of Disguise✓ Unlocked

Trade with a merchant as a very ordinary human. · 19.4% of players

~Early game

Trade with a merchant while disguised in Human Form.

Unlock Human Form ability. Approach a town merchant in Human Form (vampires can't enter towns without disguise). Trade.

Collector of Forgotten Lore II✓ Unlocked

Interact with a Study that has all technologies unlocked. · 18.4% of players

~Cumulative

Research all techs at a Study (tier 2).

Study upgrades the Research Desk. More techs available. Unlock all. Requires high-tier materials.

To the Skies✓ Unlocked

Find a way to fly. · 18.2% of players

~Late game

Find a way to fly.

Unlock the Bat Form via the late-game V Blood Lord Styx. Use it to fly anywhere. Game-changing mobility.

An Eye for Quality✓ Unlocked

Successfully charm a human that has 100% blood quality. · 15.8% of players

~Find rare human

Charm a 100% blood-quality human.

100% blood quality humans are extremely rare. Use the blood-quality vision ability to scan. Once found, use Dominating Presence to convert them as a servant.

Completed Act 4✓ Unlocked

Defeat Solarus the Immaculate and complete Act IV. · 15.4% of players

~Late game

Defeat Solarus the Immaculate.

Act 4 boss in Silverlight Hills. Solarus has holy damage + high HP. Final gear-tier required. Bring blood mosaic + holy resist.

Dressed to Impress✓ Unlocked

Equip an item in a Cosmetic Slot. · 14.8% of players

~Mid-game

Equip a cosmetic-slot item.

Cosmetic slots are unlocked alongside the appearance menu. Equip any cosmetic chest/legs/etc. Doesn't affect stats.

Collector of Forgotten Lore III✓ Unlocked

Interact with an Athenaeum that has all technologies unlocked. · 13.3% of players

~Endgame

Research all techs at an Athenaeum (tier 3).

Athenaeum is the top-tier research station. Endgame techs only. Requires Schematics dropped from late-game V Bloods.

Oh No!✓ Unlocked

Eat the wrong mushroom. · 11.8% of players

~Forest exploration

Eat the wrong mushroom.

Find a red mushroom in the forest. Eat it. Hallucinations + damage trigger. Don't actually do this on a real run.

It's a Tight Squeeze✓ Unlocked

Use Rat Form and traverse through a small hole. · 10.5% of players

~Mid-game

Use Rat Form through a small hole.

Unlock Rat Form via research. Find a small wall hole. Transform + crawl through. Used for sneaking + exploration shortcuts.

Slayer of the Immortal King✓ Unlocked

Defeat Dracula, The Immortal King. · 9.6% of players

~Endgame

Defeat Dracula, the Immortal King.

Final boss of V Rising. Multi-phase fight in his lair. Endgame gear + maxed abilities required. Defeat him for the canonical ending.

Completed Act 1 on Brutal Difficulty✓ Unlocked

Defeat Quincey the Bandit King and complete Act I on Brutal Difficulty. · 9.4% of players

~Brutal playthrough

Complete Act 1 on Brutal difficulty.

Brutal mode: enemies have 50%+ more HP/damage, your damage is reduced. Defeat Quincey on Brutal. Significantly harder than standard.

A Perfect Test Subject✓ Unlocked

Feed a prisoner with Irradiant Gruel and have them reach 100% blood quality as a result. · 8.5% of players

~Long farming

Feed a prisoner Irradiant Gruel until 100% blood quality.

Capture a prisoner. Craft Irradiant Gruel (high-tier consumable). Feed prisoner repeatedly. Each feed adds to their blood-quality stat. 100% takes 20+ feeds.

Master of All✓ Unlocked

Defeat and drink the blood of every V Blood. · 8.0% of players

~Full V Blood hunt

Defeat and drink the blood of every V Blood boss.

~40+ V Blood bosses across all regions. Each drops abilities + recipes when their blood is drunk. Track via the in-game V Blood log. Wiki list essential.