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Where to find Iron Ore in V Rising, and how to mine it for Iron weaponry

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Want to know where to mine Iron Ore in V Rising?Stunlock’s open-world survival and crafting game does a great job of dripfeeding you useful information at the beginning of a playthrough, but once you reach the end of the early game, that well of information starts to run dry. A great many players seem to get stuck around the same question, which is: where on earth do you have to go in order to find Iron?

Thankfully, there’s a fairly simple answer. Below we’ll walk you through how to get Iron Ore inV Rising, which is now out ofearly accessafter the release of the long-awaited1.0 update, and what you should be prepared to find once you get there.

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How to get Iron Ore in V Rising

There are three places to find Iron Ore in V Rising:

A map of the northern half of Vardoran. Each red circle denotes the location of an Iron Ore vein. The Haunted Iron Mine, the best place to mine Iron Ore, is also marked on the map.

Part of the map of V Rising centred around the Dunley Farmlands and the Cursed Forest, with the locations of Iron Ore veins and the Haunted Iron Mine marked.

Much like the Copper Mine in Farbane Woods, you’ll find huge amounts of Iron Ore in the Haunted Iron Mine - along with a large number of strong undead enemies. You should only attempt to gather Iron Ore from the mine once you’ve hit level 40 or higher.

Besides the Haunted Iron Mine there are only a few spots in the Dunley Farmlands where you can find the odd vein of Iron Ore.Iron Ore veins are quite common in the Cursed Forestregion to the far north, but this area is far more dangerous than the Dunley Farmlands.

How to mine Iron Ore in V Rising

You need a Merciless Copper weapon to mine Iron Ore. The ideal weapon is a Merciless Copper Mace, because Maces deal more damage to minerals than otherweapons. But any Merciless Copper weapon will do.

Two V Rising players on horseback ride past a field of cows.

Before you start mining the Iron Ore, it’s a good idea to find an NPC with theWorker blood type(of which there are plenty in the farms of the Dunley Farmlands) and drink their blood to gain the increased yield efficiency trait, allowing you to get more Iron Ore from each vein you mine.

How to make Iron Ingots in V Rising

You can smelt your Iron Ore into Iron Ingots using a Furnace, but first you must unlock the recipe for Iron Ingots. To do this,you must defeat Quincey The Bandit King, a level 37 boss located in the BanditStrongholdin the north of the Farbane Woods.

Defeating Quincey will also unlock the ability tobuild a Smithy, another important metalworking building which you can use to start crafting valuable tools out of your newly smelted Iron Ingots.

That’s all you need to know in order to get started mining Iron in V Rising. After gathering plenty of iron, you can use it to craft new weapons andincrease your gear score in V Rising. With powerful weapons in hand, you’re now ready to venture out into the wilderness tofind bosses, which grant new vampiric powers. Before leaping into combat, make sure you knowhow to heal in V Rising.