PvP in V Rising is more than a little intimidating. While you do have plenty of different PvP options to choose from, between hardcore Full Loot PvP or your standard four-player PvP servers, surviving against other vampires is even more difficult than toughing it out against the environment.
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PostsCombat against your fellow vampires is one thing, but figuring out how best to defend your castle from raids, or going a-raiding yourself, is quite another feat. Having a good time on a busy PvP server can be rough, so here are all the basics you need to succeed in V Rising PvP.
Updated June 29, 2024 by Jacqueline Zalace: PvP in V Rising can be hard to get the hang of, so we've updated this guide with a bit more information to help you. Now, you can find more tips to survive, engage in combat, and keep your castle safe. We've also included information about Soul Shards, which can be quite helpful on a PvP server.
How To Join/Make A PvP Server
CloseIf you are looking to play on a PvP server, you have a few options. Within the 'Online Play' menu option, you can choose PvP or Duo PvP. The first choice is typical PvP, while Duo PvP essentially lets you team up with another player.
You can also set up your own PvP server in the 'Private Game' tab. Here, you will need to click on 'Advanced Game Settings' and then go to the PvP tab. This menu lets you tweak any PvP-related settings.
How To Raid A Castle
If you are planning on going on the offensive and breaking into another player's castle, you will need to do some extensive battle planning. The first thing to account for before you set out for your first raid is what type of castle you are trying to lay siege to.
Use Explosives To Breach Palisades
All types of Castle Walls have a substantial amount of health you must chew through before you can break into another player's base, but by far the weakest wall is the wooden Palisade. It generally will take at least five Explosives to break down a Palisade wall at full health if it is not already in decay.
Typically, you will find that castles built primarily from Palisade walls belong to new players on a server, so unless you happen to have a lot of resources lying around, you might want to think twice before expending all those explosives to break inside. Chances are, a new player will not have the loot to make it worth raiding.
You will unlock the recipe for Explosives after defeating Clive the Firestarter, and can craft Explosives at an Alchemy Table.
Use Siege Golems To Breach Castle Walls
To break into a castle made of reinforced Castle Walls you will need to construct a Siege Golem. These are hulking stone giants that you can control to break down strong enemy walls for a certain duration of time.
To use a Siege Golem, you will first need to learn the recipe for the Siege Golem Stone. This is unlocked after extracting blood from Terah the Geomancer, another V Blood Carrier, to obtain both the recipe and the Gem Cutting Table (where you make the Siege Golem).
To create a Siege Golem Stone you will need the following materials.
- 1x Primal Blood Essence
- 8x Obsidian
Once you have placed the Siege Stone and activated it (which takes 150 seconds), you can use it to transform yourself into a Siege Golem for 300 seconds. Aside from a few new attacks, with enough effort, you are now able to break down reinforced Castle Walls. However, once you use the Siege Golem Stone, the whole server will be notified that a Siege Golem is activated.
You can break down reinforced Castle Walls with Explosives as well, but it will take quite a lot to take just one wall down.
Use Keys To Take Over Or Destroy Castles
Keys are used to disable and destroy enemy castles. Depending on the server type, you can perform a variety of actions. For example, with an Iron Castle Key (Level 3), you will be able to use it to disable the defenses of an enemy castle on a standard PvP server.
Hovering over a key will display each action that can be done.
The level of the key corresponds to the level of the Castle Heart. For example, if you want to raid a castle with a heart of level two, then you will need the Copper Castle Key.
Tips For Castle Raids
There are some tips to keep in mind before setting out to raid a castle. First, it's important to stock up on health potions before attempting the raid. You can expect other vampires to defend themselves, so you may take some heavy damage.
Secondly, we highly suggest destroying players' coffins first when given the opportunity. This is where the player will respawn back to; when destroyed, they won't respawn back in the castle.
Lastly, don't forget to utilize your vampiric forms! Using your Toad Form or Bat Form can help you reach castles built on higher terrain, while using your Wolf Form or Rat Form to flee from combat if the fight turns against you.
Combat Tips For PvP
Combat against other experienced players will never be 'easy', but there are a few tips that can help you survive and thrive on a PvP server. First, it's important to have a good PvP build that is paired with strong weapons.
We also highly recommend increasing your movement speed when charting through dangerous territory. A strong vampire will prove to be no match if you are faster. Remember, fleeing can be a good tactic.
How To Defend Your Castle
Nothing is more devastating than logging back into V Rising, only to find that your castle, coffins, and loot are all gone. At the end of the day, if you are not extremely active or unable to get online in time to stop your castle from being raided, there is very little you can do to defend yourself.
Still, there are some precautions you can take to give your castle the best defense if you are not there to protect it.
Build Your Castle On Elevated Terrain
Picking the right spot to build your castle is absolutely crucial when playing on a PvP server. In general, you want to keep an eye out for any area of high terrain with a lot of buildable surface area.
Placing walls all along the edge of a section of elevated terrain narrows down the amount of areas enemies can attack from. You will also want to place stairs and doors on the ramps leading to your castle to create a funnel that enemies must breach before entering your castle.
When you start fresh on a PvP server, prioritize not only expanding your borders but unlocking the recipe and stations needed for real Castle Walls — pronto. Having strong castle walls is your first line of defense.
Build Traps And Obstacles
Once you have the materials for it, putting the effort in to essentially build a maze of rooms leading from your castle door into the heart of your castle is a great way to dissuade enemy players.
As a Siege Golem, players only have 300 seconds to "hulk smash" your castle walls. Therefore, the more walls and doors stand between them and your loot, the better your chances of thwarting a raid.
You can also create "trap rooms" to funnel enemy players into, towards the front of your castle, to slow them down. Placing a cluster of Servant Coffins behind a room with a Servant Lock, or a Tomb in a room filled with Banshees and other undead mobs, is a fantastic deterrent against raiders.
Split Up Your Loot
It is tempting to design your castle interior to make crafting more convenient. The trade-off to having all your chests easily accessible to you though is that you might be making them pretty accessible to raiders too.
Try to split up your loot into different sealed rooms, with your most valuable loot being placed in containers towards the back of your castle if possible. If you are successful in making your castle a pain to break into, at the very least, you can hope that the raiders won't make off with all of your most precious resources.
What Are Soul Shards?
Soul Shards are unique and powerful items that drop from higher-level bosses. These provide a variety of effects, including more damage to other vampires. Once you obtain a Soul Shard, it will lose durability and can only be repaired during Tier 2 Rift Incursions.
If the shard is restored, you will need to defeat the boss again. In total, four bosses drop Soul Shards, which can be found below.
- Soul Shard of the Monster
- Soul Shard of the Winged Horror
- Soul Shard of Solarus
- Soul Shard of Dracula
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