How to get Merciless items in V Rising

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V Rising players can collect a massive arsenal of the most brutal weapons they can possibly imagine.

Every weapon in the game has its purpose and every piece of gear serves to keep a vampire in the fight. Sometimes, though, the basic gear and weapons available just don't cut it.

This is where Merciless upgrades come in. Existing gear and weapons can be made even more powerful with Merciless enhancements. These boosted items can be researched or crafted from recipes gained by defeating enemies.

Both methods are, unfortunately, randomized. Players need to wish for some serious luck and take it from there. Using the first method, research can be done in the Research Table.

Here is how to unlock the Research Desk that allows players to craft the Research Table so they may begin researching technology in hopes of obtaining Merciless recipes:

Players may also build a Study, which gives them a better chance at more powerful gear weapons, but it requires a much more expensive 75 Scrolls in order to conduct any research there.

With every new attempt at research in V Rising, there is a small chance that craft recipes may be given for a Merciless variant weapon or piece of armor, such as a Merciless Copper Mace or the Merciless Nightstalker armor.

The second method requires just as much RNG as the first, but V Rising players might have more fun doing it this way. It requires them to go out in the wild and pick some fights.

Mob bosses and bosses found through Blood Altar tracking may reward crating recipes for Merciless armor and weapons. Tracked bosses will show their rewards in the Blood Altar, so those that don't have a randomized reward can be skipped.

A highly recommended location to farm mob bosses is the Bandity Armory in the west