Helping you on your first steps towards your dream castle!
Every castle Builder has their own idea of a dream castle. The V-Rising castle building system allows players great freedowm of choice, each castle will be as unique as its owner!
However, for newer players looking to get refining and crafting as efficiently as possible, it can be hard to know how to lay out your castle. This guide will tell you what you will want in each crafting room, and where to get each item!
Rooms
Workshop
Floor:
Workshop Flooring – Kill the V called ‘Grayson the Armourer’
Structures:
Sawmill – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
Grinder – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
Woodworking Bench – Kill the V called ‘Rufus the Foreman’
Storage:
Wood
Stone
Clay
Bone
Whet Scurge Alloy
Ghost Spectral
You will also want a chest for Stone Dust and Sawdust. These can go in a corner out of the run.
Forge
Floor:
Forge Flooring – Unlocked at the Research Desk
Structures:
Furnace – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
Simple Workbench – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
Smithy – Kill the V called ‘Quincey the Bandit King’
Anvil – Kill the V called ‘Cyril the Cursed Smith’
Ancestral Forge – New for Gloomrot – Kill the V called ‘Raziel the Shepherd’
Fabricator – New for Gloomrot – Kill the V called ‘Ziva the Engineer’
Storage:
Copper
Sulpher
Iron
Quartz Glass
Silver Gold Onyx
Tech Battery Sludge
Towards end game you will want to add a chest to put Legendary Weapons in while you farm the mats to repair them.
Tailor
Floor:
Tailor’s Flooring – Unlocked at the Study
Structures:
Loom – Kill the V called ‘Beatrice the Tailor’
Tailoring Bench – Kill the V called ‘Quincey the Bandit King’
Tannery – Kill the V called ‘Keely the Frost Archer’
Leatherworking Station – New for Gloomrot – Kill the V called ‘Lidia the Chaos Archer’
Storage:
Leather
Oil Grease
Cloth/Cotton
Thread – All types
Plant Fibre
Jewel Chamber
Floor:
Jewel Chamber Flooring – Unlocked at the Athenaeum
Structures:
Artisan table – This is the old Jewelcrafting Table renamed. It is used to craft necklaces/rings. – Kill the V called ‘Leandra the Shadow Priestess’
Jewelcrafting Table – This is the New table for crafting Spell Jewels
Gem Cutting Table – Kill the V called ‘Raziel the Shepherd’
Storage:
Gems
Jewels
Library
Floor:
Library Flooring – Unlocked at the Study
Structures:
Paper Press – Kill the V called ‘Nicholaus the Fallen’
Devourer Chest – Kill the V called ‘Lidia the Chaos Archer’
Research Desk – Complete the quest ‘Blood Hunt’
Study – Kill the V called ‘Maja the Dark Savant’
Athenaeum – Kill the V called ‘Henry Blackbrew the Doctor’
Storage:
Paper
Alchemy Lab
Floor:
Alchemy Lab Flooring – Unlocked at the Research Desk
Structures:
Alchemy Table – Kill the V called ‘Clive the Firestarter’
Blood Press – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
The Eye of Twilight – Complete the quest ‘Vampire Empire’
Castle Heart – Complete the quest ‘Stone Breaker’
Vermin Nest – In own room – Complete the quest ‘Fortify’
Storage:
Flowers
Fish
Water containers
Blood
Chests to place Potions!
Crypt
Floor:
Crypt Flooring – Complete the quest ‘Throne of Command’
Structures:
Servant Coffins – Complete the quest ‘Lord of the Manor’
Storage:
Gear for Fresh Servants
Prison
Floor:
Prison Flooring – Unlocked at the Athenaeum
Structures:
Prison Cells – Kill the V called ‘Vincent the Frostbringer’
Storage:
You may want to add a chest for extra fish and to store blood vials.
Outside
Outside spaces can be used to plant flowers and create beautiful gardens.
Remember to save a corner for your tombs!
Be sure to build yourself storage for all the seeds and saplings!
Other Spaces
You have the freedom to create whatever rooms you desire!
These may include…
Throne rooms
Bedrooms
Dining Rooms
Living Rooms
Entrance Halls
And many more!
Where to unlock all the Structures and Floors
| Room | Item | Level | Unlocked by… |
| Alchemy | Alchemy Floors | Low Level | Unlocked at the Research Desk |
| Alchemy | Alchemy Table | 30 | Kill the V called ‘Clive the Firestarter’ |
| Forge | Ancestral Forge | 57 | Kill the V called ‘Raziel the Shepherd’ |
| Forge | Anvil | 65 | Kill the V called ‘Cyril the Cursed Smith’ |
| Jewelers | Artisan table | 47 | Kill the V called ‘Leandra the Shadow Priestess’ |
| Library | Athenaeum | 74 | Kill the V called ‘Henry Blackbrew the Doctor’ |
| Storage | Big Stash | 20 | Kill the V called ‘Errol the Stonebreaker’ |
| Alchemy | Blood Press | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Storage | Bookcases | Low Level | Unlocked at the Research Desk |
| Alchemy | Castle Heart | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Stone Breaker’ – Craft and use a Mace |
| Teleports | Castle Teleporters | 60 | Kill the V called ‘Domina the Blade Dancer’ |
| Throne Room | Castle Throne | Mid Level | Complete the quest ‘Army of Darkness’ – Dominate a human |
| General | Castle Walls (Stone) | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Expanding my Domain’ – Upgrade your heart to level 2 |
| Teleports | Castle Waygate | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Building a Castle’ – Complete a Castle room to generate a roof. |
| Crypt | Crypt Floors | Mid Level | Complete the quest ‘Throne of Command’ – Command your servants |
| Library | Devourer Chest | 30 | Kill the V called ‘Lidia the Chaos Archer’ |
| Forge | Fabricator | 60 | Kill the V called ‘Ziva the Engineer’ |
| Forge | Forge Floors | Low Level | Unlocked at the Research Desk |
| Forge | Furnace | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Jewelers | Gem Cutting Table | 50 | Kill the V called ‘Terah the Geomancer’ |
| Workshop | Grinder | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Jewelers | Jewelcrafting Table | 57 | Kill the V called ‘Raziel the Shepherd’ |
| Jewelers | Jewelry Floors | High Level | Unlocked at the Athenaeum |
| Storage | Large Bookcases | High Level | Unlocked at the Athenaeum |
| Tailor | Leatherworking Station | 30 | Kill the V called ‘Lidia the Chaos Archer’ |
| Library | Library Floors | Mid Level | Unlocked at the Study |
| Tailor | Loom | 40 | Kill the V called ‘Beatrice the Tailor’ |
| Bedroom | Mirrors | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘The first book in the library’ – Build a Research desk. |
| General | Mist Brazier | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Construct your Castle Heart |
| Library | Paper Press | 35 | Kill the V called ‘Nicholaus the Fallen’ |
| Prison | Prison Cells | 44 | Kill the V called ‘Vincent the Frostbringer’ |
| Prison | Prison Floor | High Level | Unlocked at the Athenaeum |
| Library | Research Desk | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Blood Hunt’ – Track and kill your first V |
| Workshop | Sawmill | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Crypt | Servant Coffins | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Lord of the Manor’ – Bind to a stone coffin |
| Forge | Simple Workbench | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Storage | Small Stash | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Construct your Castle Heart |
| Forge | Smithy | 37 | Kill the V called ‘Quincey the Bandit King’ |
| Bedroom | Stone Coffin | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Waygate’ – Construct a Waygate |
| Library | Study | 47 | Kill the V called ‘Maja the Dark Savant’ |
| Tailor | Tailor Floors | Mid Level | Unlocked at the Study |
| Tailor | Tailoring Bench | 37 | Kill the V called ‘Quincey the Bandit King’ |
| Tailor | Tannery | 20 | Kill the V called ‘Keely the Frost Archer’ |
| Alchemy | The Eye of Twilight | High Level | Complete the quest ‘Vampire Empire’ – Upgrade heart to level 5 |
| Outside | Tomb | 27 | Kill the V called ‘Goreswine the Ravager’ |
| Storage | Vampire Lockbox | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Construct your Castle Heart |
| Alchemy | Vermin Nest | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Fortify’ – Build your first walls and basic structures |
| Storage | Wardrobes | Mid Level | Unlocked at the Study |
| Doors | Wide Castle Entrance | 57 | Kill the V called ‘Octavian the Militia Captain’ |
| Bedroom | Wooden Coffin | Low Level | Complete the quest ‘Lord of Shadows’ – Construct your Castle Heart |
| Workshop | Woodworking Bench | 20 | Kill the V called ‘Rufus the Foreman’ |
| Workshop | Workshop Floors | 27 | Kill the V called ‘Grayson the Armourer’ |
Historic
Blood Altar
Due to changes in the way V bosses are tracked, the Blood Altar was removed from V-Rising for the Gloomrot expansion.
Players are now able to track V blood using the main UI and do not need to come back to their castle anymore!
