V Rising: How To Get Merciless Hollowfang

This guide provides complete information about the Merciless Hollowfang Gear in V Rising and how to obtain it.

Hollowfang is a powerful category that includes overpowered weapons and armor in V Rising. To craft Hollowfang Set, the player needs to have sufficient Leather, Wool Thread, and Cotton Yard in their inventory. Knowing how to get the Merciless Hollowfang you can surely make your V Rising playthrough easier!

Key Takeaways

To acquire the powerful Hollowfang gear:

  1. Defeat the level 37 boss, Bandit King, located in Farbane Woods, to obtain all the recipes and blueprints for Hollowfang gear.
  2. Obtain the recipe for Merciless Hollowfang, the upgraded version, either by finding it in a special recipe book in your castle or as a random drop after defeating any enemy.
  3. Alternatively, slay Farbane Woods Carriers, as they may drop the recipe for Merciless Hollowfang as well.

Hollowfang Gear 

As we mentioned earlier, the Hollowfang and the Merciless Hallowfang are some of the most overpowered sets you can get in V Rising. As it happens, you can craft the Hollowfang Gear by using the following materials:

The first two are relatively easy to find in the game, but once you get your hands on Cotton Yard, you can craft the Hollowfang equipment in V Rising. The Hollowfang armor set consists of the following items.

  • Hollowfang Chestguard.
  • Hollowfang Leggings.
  • Hollowfang Gloves.
  • Hollowfang Boots.

These four items complete the Hollowfang gear, requiring eight of each mentioned recipe. Wearing the entire Hollowfang gear will give you an additional synergy bonus. 

How To Get?

To get all the necessary recipes and blueprints for Hollowfang Gear, players must defeat the Bandit King:

  1. Craft the Blood Altar with 10 Blood Essence and 180 Stone to track down the Bandit King’s location.
  2. Locate the Bandit Stronghold north of Farbane Woods and enter with strong explosives.
  3. Defeat the Bandit King, a level 37 boss, to obtain the following items:
    • Chaos Barrier Ability
    • Tailoring Bench Structure
    • Iron Ingot Recipe
    • Iron Weapons Recipe
    • Smithy Structure
    • Merciless Charge Ability
    • Hollowfang Battlegear Recipe
  4. Set up the Tailoring Bench structure in your base and ensure you have all necessary ingredients in your inventory.
  5. Craft the Hollowfang Gear using the acquired recipes.
  6. For the upgraded “Merciless” variant of Hollowfang Gear:
    • Craft it using a special recipe book.
    • Obtain the recipe book by exploring your castle or as a random drop item after killing a monster.
Hollowfang Gear
Recipes and Rewards

Unlocking Merciless Hollowfang Gear 

The upgrade of Hollowfang gear into Merciless equipment is totally dependent on luck. If you are lucky enough, you can get your hands on the Merciless recipe for Hollowfamg gear, and once you have the required items, you can upgrade your items.

Generally, the recipe books and Merciless battle gear pieces are found in the random areas of V Rising, and the chances of obtaining this precious item are quite low.

  • The best way you can try to get the Merciless Recipe is by slaying Farbane Woods Carrier as they might drop Merciless Copper gear.
  • Bosses in Dunley Farmlands can be hunted for the Merciless Iron equipment.

V Rising has plenty of monsters that drop valuable loot recipes when defeated. These recipes, in turn, can prove quite useful for crafting powerful armor and weapons such as Hollowfang Gear.

This Concludes our guide on Merciless Hollowfang Gear. We hope that all your confusion about this armor type is clear. If you love playing V Rising, you should check out the best base locations in V Rising.

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