It takes time to become the vampire lord of Vardoran—and lots of it will be spent traveling. Fortunately, you don't always have to walk on your own two feet! You can get a steed and travel in a fast-paced style, and we'll tell you how. Here, we outline everything you need to know about V Rising horses, how to get them, their stats, and more.

Getting a Horse in V Rising

You can't get a horse immediately in V Rising, but finding one eventually is worth your time! The early game of V Rising will see you slowly walking around as a vampire before you acquire your Wolf Form ability. Traveling as a wolf is fast, but the quickest way to get around is on a noble steed. To claim a horse, progress through the game until you're near level 35. Then, you can head toward the region of Dunley Farmlands. In this portion of the world, you can find several farms, some of which have horses. The best place to look, of course, is in stables. When you find a horse you'd like to take, approach and interact with it. When you do, you should see an option to mount the horse. Congratulations! That horse is now yours! While riding your steed, you can travel at a slower pace or Gallop if you feel the need for speed.

Keeping Your Horse Alive

Unfortunately, it's important to remember that your horse in V Rising can perish. To avoid an untimely demise, you should always watch your horse closely. If you dismount in the open world and forget where you've left your steed, or if your horse is killed, you'll have to find a new one. You can drop it off at your Castle to keep your horse safe and sound when you're not riding it. Now, with the V Rising 1.1 update, you can make a stable for your trusty companion! A stable can keep your horse fed with Plant Fiber, but you can always feed your horse by hand if you need to.

Horse Stats Explained

All horses in V Rising come with a randomized set of three stats.

• Acceleration: How quickly your horse can reach its maximum speed.
• Maximum Speed: How fast your horse can go.
• Rotation Speed: How fast and accurately your horse can turn.

Each horse you find has random values for these three stats. You can always capture new horses to try and find the stats you want, but you can also adjust the stats of your favorite equine pal with a stable. Each stat can be increased by feeding your horse any of the correct corresponding foods.

• Acceleration: Hell's Clarion, Blood Rose, & Bleeding Heart
• Maximum Speed: Sunflower, Snow Flower, & Fire Blossom
• Rotation Speed: Sacred Grapes, Mourning Lily, & Plague Brier

Vampire Horse Perks

Stables can also give your horse some powerful Vampire Horse Perks. However, before you can unlock these perks, you need to unlock the Dominate Mount Vampire Power. This power transforms your horse into a Vampiric Steed that can take full advantage of the new perks. Here are each of the Vampire Horse Perks, how to apply them to your horse, and what they do:

• Stability: 25% Chance to avoid being dismounted when struck by an attack. — 4x Elixir of the Beast.
• Athletics: Vault off your mount faster with an agile leap. — 4x Elixir of the Prowler.
• Eluding Leap: Leave a decoy behind you to confuse nearby enemies when using Shadow Leap. — 4x Elixir of the Crow.
• Severance: Next melee attack performed within 3s after dismounting deals 50% bonus damage. — 4x Elixir of the Werewolf
• Thrust: Unlocks a Thrust ability that allows you to knockback and incapacitate enemies in your path. Additionally, you break any minor obstacles that you run into while thrust is active. — 4x Elixir of the Twisted

That's not all you can do with a Vampire Horse. You can give your vampiric mount a Vampire Horse Saddle to increase its Maximum Speed & Acceleration stats by 1, and you can use the Recall & Revive Companion ability to bring your horse to your location even if it has died! Vampire Horses also no longer need to eat Plant Fibre to stay alive, and they have a useful Shadow Leap ability. This allows them to jump over most objects and enemy projectiles.