Life isn't easy for Vampires in Vardoran, especially without the right gear. One way to craft the powerful equipment you'll eventually need in V Rising is to use materials refined in the Tannery. So here's how you can build a Tannery in V Rising, the blood boss you'll need to clear before you're able to, and the materials you can craft with it.

How to Build the Tannery in V Rising

First, you must defeat the Level 20 V Blood Boss, Keely the Frost Archer, to unlock the Tannery in V Rising. Search the Bandit Trapper Camp in Farbane Woods for this enemy. If you’re having trouble finding this boss, interact with the Blood Altar and track Keely’s blood with it. Keely’s isn’t too difficult to defeat. Still, watch out for her freezing attacks. Getting hit by one of her frozen arrows will leave you vulnerable to her other attacks. Plus, she’s not alone, seeing you’ll find her in a camp of other hostile humans. You can read our V Rising Beginner’s Guide to help you prepare for the Keely boss fight. After defeating this V Blood Boss, return to your castle to craft the Tannery. Note that you must use 160x Rugged Hide and 8x Plank to build it. Tip: Place the Tannery in a confined room to increase crafting speed by 25%.

Tannery Crafting Recipes

The Tannery’s primary function is to craft different leather tiers. With that, this crafting station is essential in making end-game equipment, including the Dawnthorn armor set. Below are the crafting recipes available in the Tannery:

• Empty Waterskin: 40x Plant Fibre and 16x Leather or 8x Thick Leather (yields five units per successful craft)
• Leather: 16x Rugged Hide
• Thick Leather: 1x Oil and 16x Thick Hide
• Pristine Leather: 20x Mutant Grease and 20x Pristine Hide

Note: Place the V Rising Tannery on a Tailor’s Floor to reduce each craftable item’s material cost by 25%.