V Rising: Get Iron Fast

This guide is aimed at low-level players, who wish to get their hands on iron and jump-start their progression. The player will be taken through a high level, dangerous area but with the knowledge and requirements to successfully navigate.

Requirements

This guide is useful for all game modes, the server in the demonstration is Full Loot PvP.

What you will need for this guide:

• A Merciless copper weapon (or better.)

• A horse (recommended.)

• Nightstalker Gear or better (recommended.)

The gear used for the demonstration is Nightstalker (full set), with a Merciless copper sword. A Merciless Copper Mace is the preferred option. Any armor can be utilized, however.

Note: Regular copper weapons are not capable of mining Iron Ore.


Note that helmets are cosmetic.

Recommended Spells and Abilities

To maximize our chances of survival and overall efficiency in a zone that out-levels us, we will bring the following loadout:


Blood Rage will increase our attack speed and give us a small shield that absorbs damage.

This will help us:

• In the minimal amount of combat that is required.

• Increase the speed at which we gather Iron Ore.

• Provide a small shield upon use that will improve survivability further.

Secondly, we will use Crimson Aegis which provides a massive shield and knock-back for enemies. Put simply, Crimson Aegis will keep mobs from surrounding you and greatly improve your effective health pool.

These abilities can be absorbed from Rufus the Foreman and Grayson the Armourer, respectively.


Blood Rite is an inferior, but valid spell alternative to Crimson Aegis that players possess from the start.

Obtaining Merciless Copper Weapon(s)

Having the merciless variant of the copper weapons is essential to farming Iron Ore in V Rising. Without it, you cannot obtain the resource.

There are a few ways you can discover the technology:

• Random drops on mobs, or in crates/chests

• Taking it off of another player in a Full Loot PvP server

• Fishing has a chance to give technologies

• Putting paper in your research bench for random technologies

• Farming Clive the Firestarter

Clive is notorious for dropping the technology for Merciless weapons upon death. Destroy all the crates and barrels in the area. Clive can be found in the Bandit Sulphur Quarry:

Finding a Horse

If you have a horse or know where to find one, feel free to skip this short section.

A horse will make your journey faster and less dangerous, it is highly recommended to have one.

You will use it to:

• Run by enemies without engaging in a fight.

• Quickly navigate from one iron deposit to another.

• Avoid NPCs and players alike on the way back to your base.

The highlighted locations below have a lot of horses to choose from, simply walk up to them and hold F.


Southern Dunley Farms Area, north of the Farbane Woods.

Entering the Mine

The mine is centrally located in the Dunley Farmland area:


The entrance to the mine is at the top, indicated by the red X. Make sure you are fully fed before you enter, and as a good measure bring tainted hearts (or better) to be able to keep your health topped off.

Once you reach the mine, sprint through on your horse and avoid a fight if at all possible. If you are hit, you will be knocked off your horse.


Head straight through the entrance and directly back to the end of the mine. You will see thousands of Iron Ore, if you remain on horseback and hug the edge you should be safe.

Bosses and Major Hazards

The Haunted Iron Mine is a very dangerous place for lower leveled players.

Inside the mine you will find two bosses:

• Meredith the Bright Archer

You can use human form to sneak past her if needed, as seen in the picture.

• Undead Commander

Bonus tip: These two bosses are hostile towards one another, if you stand back and see Meredith die it's an easy way to obtain V Blood.

When you first enter the mine you will want to scout Meredith's location on your horse, then ride to the opposite side and farm your Iron Ore there. It is imperative to locate Meredith due to her ranged attacks that will not only knock you off your horse, but do massive damage and stun you.

After locating one, or both of them, begin to gather resources with your Merciless Copper weapon.

Protecting these Iron Ore deposits are Skeleton Mages. These mages should be the only enemy you have to fight while following this guide. They are frail but do large amounts of damage. It is important to prioritize them.

Typically one or two Skeleton Mages per deposit:

Use your horse to bait their aoe attack, then jump off and pop your abilities to nuke them down. Deal with them first before you mine.

Note: Around every Iron Ore deposit, acidic volcano eruptions randomly launch. They will be highly telegraphed and easily dodged if you are paying attention; however, with gear worse than Nightstalker, and without Crimson Aegis, you may die instantly if you fail to dodge.

Conclusion

Once you have finished rotating between the different Iron deposits, killing the skeletal mages, and working opposite of the zone's occupying bosses-- you simply ride out the way you came.

Each run should net you around 2000-3000 Iron Ore.


Place it in your furnace and you're good to go.

[GRANDMASTER NIMROD]

Awesome tip right there! @jitlan

[Jitlan]

A good tip is to Find Worker Blood before a blood moon during the day. then enter the mines. Gives insane iron. specially if you find a 100% Worker. Gives almost a full inv of iron.

[Tenshin51]

You don't need to kill the bear. Firestarter and the Bandit leader is the requirement for you to craft iron ingot.
Firestarter allow you to craft explosive in order for you to enter Bandit stronghold in order for you to fight Bandit leader that unlocks crafting iron to iron weapon also a new sets of armor. The guide only skip one step that you need to fight the boss in the bandit stronghold.

[Varian]

THey lock Iron smelt behind the Bandit King boss, so if you haven't taken him out you would not be abl eto use the Iron yourself, But if a Friend already has...

[GRANDMASTER NIMROD]

Thank you guys for the feedback, I am glad you enjoyed the guide and obtained something from it. The unique recipe from the Undead Commander is a powerful tip! Cheers.

[Xapek]

Bosses are hostile. One more thing to not - Undead Commander has a chance to drop
a unique weapon recipe and Scorgestone, which will be useful later.

[Daniel]

Did this exact thing last night and it worked fine.
Didn't know that the bosses were hostile towards each other..this must be tested.