How to unlock the Ancestral Forge in V Rising
Craft this upgrade to get access to legendary weapons.
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TheV Rising Ancestral Forgeis a new crafting station that was introduced as part of the recent Gloomrot expansion. Though you have to jump through a few hoops to unlock it, what makes this forge special is that it can restore legendary shattered weapons that high-level V blood bosses drop, letting you use them for yourself.
Repairing these legendary weapons is a costly process and quite the grind, so it’s definitely not worth undertaking until you’re firmly in the endgame. That said, there aren’t too many steps to unlocking the Ancestral Forge itself so you can start making plans, gathering what you need, and pondering which legendary shattered weapon you might want to restore based on its randomised attributes.
How to unlock the Ancestral Forge
To get the crafting diagram for the Ancestral Forge, you first need to take down theRaziel the Shepherdboss. He’s located in the Dunley Monastery in the west of the Dunley Farmlands region, but in order to beat him you’re going to need to be around level 60, plus have a way to deal with the Holy Radiation present in the area.
It’s recommended that you defeat theChristina the Sun Priestessboss near Dawnbreak in the Dunley Farmlands to unlock the Holy Resistance Potion recipe, or at least loot some from the surrounding area. To craft one you need:
These potions help mitigate the Holy Radiation damage around the monastery for long enough to fight Raziel. Once you beat him, you’ll unlock the Ancestral Forge for building. This requires:
To make Primal Blood Essence you need to defeatJade the Vampire Hunterin the Dunley Farmlands.Radium Alloyis one of the new materials added with Gloomrot and our guide explains how to craft it, but long story short: you’re going to need to defeat at least one of the new bosses to get the crafting recipe. Once you’ve got all of the necessary ingredients, you can build the Ancestral Forge.
How to use the Ancestral Forge
The Ancestral Forge can restore shattered weapons, which you get by defeating high level V blood bosses. Each of these has randomised attributes and when you slot it into the forge, it’ll tell you what materials you require in order to restore it to use. The most important resource you’re going to need for legendary shattered weapons is Onyx Tears, which you can craft at the Anvil after you’ve defeatedNightmarshal Styx the Sundererin the east side of the Cursed Forest region.
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