As a new V Rising player, one of the first resources that seems hard to come by is leather. Up until then, nearly everything you need for crafting will either already be in your inventory from regular killing and looting, or you’ll know how to get it. Not so with leather.
Once you outgrow Plated Boneguard Armour and begin getting recipes for the next set, Nightstalker, you’ll notice that you need 24 Leather and 16 Coarse Thread. You might already have plenty of thread rolling around the bottom of your bag, but probably very little leather. And you’ll need a lot because it’s also used to make weapons, bags, castle decorations, and even a key for some reason — so here’s how to get more Leather in V Rising.
Looting leather in V Rising
The less efficient way to gather leather is by wreaking havoc in the bandit camps scattered around Farbane Woods. Destroy every box and barrel, look in every chest. You’re most likely to get the goods wherever humans have gathered.
Make your own leather
The better, yet initially more difficult, method to get leather is by making it with a Tannery. Unfortunately for lower level players, this will require tracking down and vanquishing V Rising’s level 20 V Blood enemy Keely the Frost Archer.
This bow-wielding foe can be found in a Bandit Trapper Camp on the far eastern side of Farbane Woods. If you chose to leave the starting area by taking the east exit, you’ll have a head start. Either way, you can track Keely’s blood to easily find her exact location.
Fighting Keely the Frost Archer
As her name suggests, Keely the Frost Archer uses two different frost attacks. The first consists of three arrows that shoot in a V-formation and inflict Chill on any unwary passerby that they hit. Less frequently, she’ll launch 10 arrows into the air, but these can easily be avoided because their landing spots are outlined on the ground in blue. It’s a fairly tough fight, mainly due to the bandits that spawn and patrol in the area. Try to clear out as many of them as possible before engaging Keely.
With the Frost Archer defeated and her blood drained, you’ll be rewarded with a Frost spell point, the blueprint to build a Tannery, and the crafting recipes for Empty Waterskin, Traveller’s Wrap, and most important, Leather. To craft one piece of Leather, you’ll need 16 Rugged Hide, which you undoubtedly already have a ton of just from exploring Farbane. After all that hard work, you’ll finally be able to craft the Nightstalker Armour set and strut your stuff in some level 3 gear.
