V Rising: Biggest Changes in Late and Endgame for Veteran Players (Update 1.0)

V Rising is a nice-looking action RPG that is based in a world of Vampires. You can find the game on Steam. The game has a pretty epic open world for you to explore and get stronger in. In the Update 1.0, a lot of stuff was added to the game. Some of the changes will have a big impact on Late and Endgame players. This guide will be talking about the changes that matter most. Keep reading to learn more!

Biggest Changes in Late & Endgame for Veteran Players (Update 1.0)

Armor Sets

The biggest and most impactful change for Endgame players are the Endgame Armor Sets. Those Armor Sets offer some huge bonuses and they will be playing a big role in your Endgame.

Level 8 Armor Sets

Following are the late game Armor Sets with there bonuses:

• Shadowmoon Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Primary Attack Leech by 7%.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Physical Critical Strike Power by 25%.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Increases your Gear Level by 1.
• Grim Knight Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Max Health by 100.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases both your Physical and Spell Power by 1.2.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Increases your Gear Level by 1.
• Dread Plate Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases the amount of Healing you receive by 15% and also makes Shields applied on you take 10% more damage.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Weapon Cooldown Recovery Rate by 8%.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Increases your Gear Level by 1.
• Maleficer Scholar Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Spell Cooldown Recovery Rate by 8%.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Spell Leech by 6%.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Increases your Gear Level by 1.

Level 9 Armor Sets

Following are the Dracula Armor Sets which are the most powerful and has some crazy bonuses:

• Dracula’s Shadow Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Physical Critical Strike Power by 30%.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Primary Attack Leech by 10%.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Gain an increase of Critical Strike Chance by 15% and Movement Speed by 10% for 3 seconds after using a Veil.
• Dracula’ Grim Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases both your Physical and Spell Power by 1.8.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Max Health by 130.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Your Veil attacks heal you for 2% of your additional Max Health and you also gain an increase of Attack Speed by 10% for 3 seconds after using a Veil.
• Dracula’s Dread Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Weapon Cooldown Recovery Rate by 10%.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases the amount of Healing you receive by 20% and also makes Shields applied on you take 12% more damage.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – Your Veil attacks will deal 30% Bonus damage.
• Dracula’s Maleficer Set
  • (2 pieces equipped) – Increases your Spell Leech by 10%.
  • (3 pieces equipped) – Increases your Spell Cooldown Recovery Rate by 10%.
  • (4 pieces equipped) – After using a Veil, you will gain an increase of Spell Critical Strike Chance by 15% for 4 seconds.

Bosses

This update also added 3 new Endgame bosses for you to fight and grind for different rewards. These bosses start at level 83. Some of the items you get from them are used in crafting Endgame Armor Sets.

• Lord Styx the Night Champion
  • Drops Onyx Tear and Blood Key.
• Gorecrusher the Behemoth
  • Drops Bat Leather and Bat Leather Bag.
• General Valencia the Depraved
  • Drops Shadow Weave and Primal Jewels (which unlocks the ability to craft Tier 4 Jewels).

Simon Belmont the Vampire Hunter

The base level of Simon Belmont is considered to be around Level 80 but as you can see in the image below that two question marks appear instead of its actual level. And maybe the reason for that is, that the boss changes its level dynamically to match your level when you approach it. By the way, this boss drops the Sanguine Whip weapon.

Legendary Weapons

Before the update, Legendary weapons did not give much Gear Level increase. They only offered +1 over the Purple weapons so they were not a necessity for fighting bosses. But that has changed now. They now offer +4 over the Purple weapons which makes them very important in Endgame.

How to get Legendary Weapons

You have a chance to obtain Legendary Weapons from the Merchant that is marked in the image below. Cost of buying from this Merchant is 1500 Greater Stygian Shards.

You can also get Legendary weapon recipes as drop rewards from bosses. You can then craft them at the Ancestral Forge.

Material Requirements of Crafting

As you reach the Endgame, the amount of materials that you will need to craft different stuff will start to skyrocket. You will be grinding a lot for those materials.

One of the better ways to do this is whenever you are roaming around the world and you see an opportunity to grind some materials. Make sure to stop and actually do it even if you do not need those materials at that particular time. Chances are you will run short on them later on.

Tier 4 Jewels

Another tier of Jewels was also added in this update. The base Stygian requirement of crafting a single Tier 4 Jewel is 320 Greater Stygian Shards. Tier 4 Jewels gives some of the best stat bonuses in the game right now. So make sure to take advantage of those in the Endgame.

Tier 3 Accessories

A new tier of accessories was also added to the game. It is the Tier 3, which means new accessories such as Amulets and Pendants for you to get. These accessories offer different kinds of bonuses as well which are going to be crucial during Endgame.

Crafting Siege Golem Stones

The way to craft Siege Golem Stones has also been changed in this update. Now you require 8 Obsidian and 1 Primal Blood Essence to craft a single Siege Golem Stone. And there are two ways of crafting a single piece of Obsidian:

• 20 Gem Dust, 4 Radium Alloy and 4 Scourgestone.
• OR 120 Greater Stygian Shards and 4 Scourgestone.

Now this makes crafting Siege Golem Stones very expensive and will require a lot of grinding.

Soul Shards

These are also made very powerful and are going to be important in Endgame. Their bonuses are mentioned below:

• Soul Shard of the Winged Horror
  • Increases your Spell Critical Strike Chance by 15%.
  • Gives 15% Damage to Vampires.
  • Your Primary Attacks have a chance to create a Chaos Explosion which ignites nearby enemies.
  • Replaces your Ultimate with Void Quake Vortex.
• Soul Shard of the Monster
  • Increases your Attack Speed by 10%.
  • Gives 50% Damage to Vampires.
  • Your Primary Attacks have a 20% chance to spawn a Chain Lightning.
  • Replaces your Ultimate with Eye of the Storm.
• Soul Shard of Solaris
  • Increases your Spell Cooldown Recovery Rate by 15%.
  • Gives 15% Damage to Vampires.
  • Your Primary Attacks have a 10% chance to summon a Death Knight.
• Soul Shard of Dracula
  • Boosts your Blood Type Efficiency.
  • Gives 25% Damage to Vampires.
  • Your Primary Attacks have a chance to spawn a Vampiric Curse on an enemy which deals it 150 Physical damage after 3 seconds.
  • Replaces your Ultimate with Bloodstorm.

Farming Stygian Shards

Stygian Shards are very important materials in the game, especially during Endgame. You can grind for Stygian Shards in South Fortress Ruins and Greater Stygian Shards can be grinded in Dracula’s Castle Garden. Both of these locations are marked in the image below.

And this is it for this guide, I hope you found it helpful! If you are the type of player who likes to play solo then you may find some of the stuff in the game challenging. But you do not have to worry, check out this guide to get tips on playing solo: V Rising: How To Play Solo Complete Guide.