Abilities in V Rising are grouped based on their theme – Blood, Unholy, Illusion, Chaos, and Frost. You can have abilities from different groups equipped at once, letting you mix and match without penalty. You are not limited by the type of spells you can use, so you can choose any spell combination you want that matches your play style. Your action bar allows you to choose two Basic Abilities, one Travel Ability, and one Ultimate Ability.
- Basic – Can equip two basic abilities at a time. There are a range of basic abilities, including single target ranged moves and AOE buffs for both yourself and allies.
- Travel – Primarily used for movement, while also granting buffs or dealing damage. Each ability group only has one travel ability.
- Ultimate – Powerful abilities that can turn the tide of battle. These are always on very long cooldowns to balance out their effectiveness.
It’s important to note that these abilities can only be unlocked by defeating certain enemies, therefore some abilities cannot be obtained until you reach higher levels.
V Rising Magic Abilities
Here is a list of Magic Abilities you can find including their effects, location, and how you can unlock them.
| Item | Information | Location |
| Basic Abilities | ||
| Corpse Explosion | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Raise a bone pile from below that explodes at the target dealing 125% magic damage and applies a fading snare that lasts for 1s. How to Unlock: Defeat Goreswine the Ravager (27) | Farbane Woods |
| Veil of Bones | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Dash towards input direction and elude nearby enemies for 2.2s. Your next attack launches a projectile that deals 25% magic damage, bouncing up to 4 targets and inflicts amplify that increases damage taken by 25% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Goreswine the Ravager (27) | Farbane Woods |
| Veil of Bones | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Dash towards input direction and elude nearby enemies for 2.2s. Your next attack launches a projectile that deals 25% magic damage, bouncing up to 4 targets and inflicts amplify that increases damage taken by 25% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Goreswine the Ravager (27) | Farbane Woods |
| Frost Bat | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Launch a projectile that explodes upon impact, dealing 100% magic damage and inflicts Chill on surrounding enemies. Hitting a chilled enemy freezes it for 4s. Enemy vampires are frozen for 2.5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Keely the Frost Archer (20) | Farbane Woods |
| Blood Rage | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Blood Effect: Shield self and nearby allies for 110% of your spell power and increase attack speed by 25% for 4.5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Rufus the Foreman (20) | Farbane Woods |
| Aftershock | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Smash the ground , causing a shockwave that erupts, dealing 100% magic damage in a line and inflicting Chaos Burn. How to Unlock: Defeat Errol the Stonebreaker (20) | Farbane Woods |
| Chaos Volley | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Launch 2 Chaos Bolts in a sequence that deals 125% magic damage and inflicts Chaos Burn. How to Unlock: Defeat Lidia the Chaos Archer (26) | Farbane Woods |
| Spectral Wolf | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Send out a Spectral Wolf that deals 100% magic damage, inflicts a fading snare and weakens the target reducing damage output by 30% for 5s. It bounces to a nearby enemy after each hit, up to 2 hits. Each hit deals 75% less damage. How to Unlock: Defeat Polora the Feywalker (34) | Farbane Woods |
| Power Surge | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Remove all negative effects and apply a shield on target ally or self that shields the target for 150% of your spell power. Increases movement speed by 25% and attack speed by 25% while the shield lasts. How to Unlock: Defeat Azariel the Sunbringer (68) | Silverlight Hills |
| Purgatory | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Call down a pillar of energy that slows enemies in an area for 1s and heals allies for 40% of you spell power. After 1.2s the pillar erupts in a powerful burst of energy dealing 75% magic damage to enemies and healing allies for 75% of your spell power. How to Unlock: Defeat Christina the Sun Priestess (44) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Mist Trance | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Block melee and projectile attacks for up to 1.5s. Turn non-material and teleport to cursor location when an attack is blocked. Resets the cooldown of your Secondary Weapon attack. How to Unlock: Defeat Foulrot the Soultaker (62) | Cursed Forest |
| Ice Nova | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Summon a nova of ice at the target locaiton dealing 100% magic damage and freezing any enemy already affected by Chill for 4s. The nova radiates outward inflicting Chill for 5s to any enemy hit. Enemy vampires are frozen for 2.5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Frostmaw the Mountain Terror (56) | Hallowed Mountains |
| Crimson Aegis | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Blood Effect: Apply a shield to target ally or self that shields the target for 200% of your spell power. Knocks nearby enemies back when the shield is applied. How to Unlock: Defeat Grayson the Armourer (27) | Farbane Woods |
| Spectral Assassin | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Summon a Spectral Assassin at target location that performs a heavy melee attack dealing 125% magic damage to nearby enemies, knocking them back and weakening them, reducing damage output by 30% for 5s. Last for up to 6s. How to Unlock: Defeat Leandra the Shadow Priestess (46) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Crystal Lance | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Launch a projectile dealing 150% magic damage and inflicting Chill. Hitting a chilled enemy freezes it for 4s. The Crystal Lance splinters into a nova of projectiles on impact, each splinter deals 50% magic damage, chilling or freezing targets as well. Enemy vampires are frozen for 2.5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Mairwyn the Elementalist (64) | Silverlight Hills |
| Unstable Mosquito | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Summon a mosquito that chases an enemy and explodes after 1s. Deals 60% magic damage in an area and inflicts Amplify that increases damage taken by 25% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Matka the Curse Weaver (72) | Cursed Forest |
| Sanguine Coil | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Blood Effect: Launch a projectile that deals 75% magic damage and leeches 40% health on enemy hit. Heals ally for 100% and self for 40% of your spell power on ally hit. How to Unlock: Defeat Meredith the Bright Archer (52) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Void | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Summon an orb that explodes at the target location, dealing 70% magic damage and inflicting Chaos Burn. How to Unlock: Defeat Morian the Stormwing Matriarch (68) | Silverlight Hills |
| Pestilence | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Launch a wave of 3 unholy projectiles that each deal 40% magic damage, knocks target back and inflict Amplify that increases damage taken by 25% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Nicholaus the Fallen (37) | Farbane Woods |
| Ward of the Damned | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Increase movement speed by 10% and block melee and projectile attacks in front of you for 2s. Each absorbed attack summons a skeleton. Enemy melee attackers are knocked back. How to Unlock: Defeat Nicholaus the Fallen (37) | Farbane Woods |
| Chaos Barrier | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Increase movement speed by 10% and block melee and projectile attacks in front of you for 2s. Blocking an attack launches a projectile towards the attacker dealing 75% damage, pushing the target towards you and inflicting Chaos Burn. How to Unlock: Defeat Quincy the Bandit King (37) | Farbane Woods |
| Frost Barrier | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Increase movement speed by 10% and block melee and projectile attacks in front of you for 2s. Spawn up to 8 waves of frost dealing 50% magic damage and inflicting Chill when the barrier is struck. How to Unlock: Defeat Vincent the Frostbringer (40) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Wisp Dance | Type: Basic Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Summon three wisps that circle around you, dealing 25% magic damage to enemies. Recast to launch all three wisps as projectiles dealing 50% magic damage and weakening the target reducing damage output by 30% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Gorecrusher the Behemoth (78) | Cursed Forest |
| Travel Abilities | ||
| Veil of Chaos | Type: Travel Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Dash towards input direction and elude nearby enemies for 2.2s. Your next melee attack deals 25% bonus damage. Can be recasted to dash once more spawning a second illusion. Your illusions explode dealing 50% magic damage to nearby enemies. How to Unlock: Defeat Clive the Firestarter (30) | Farbane Woods |
| Veil of Illusion | Type: Travel Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Dash towards input direction and elude nearby enemies for 2.2s. Your next primary attack deal 25% bonus damage. Spawns an illusion that throws projectiles that deal 40% magic damage. Recast to return to your start position and spawn a new illusion at your current location. How to Unlock: Defeat Polora the Feywalker (34) | Farbane Woods |
| Veil of Frost | Type: Travel Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Dash towards input direction, elude nearby enemies for 2.2s and shield self for 125% of your spell power. Your next primary attack deals 25% bonus damage and conjures a nova of frost dealing 50% magic damage and inflicting chill on nearby enemies. How to Unlock: Defeat Vincent the Frostbringer (40) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Ultimate Abilities | ||
| Chaos Barrage | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: Launch 4 Chaos Orbs that deal 75% magic damage on direct hit, 75% magic damage to enemies in an area and inflicts Chaos Burn. How to Unlock: Defeat Jade the Vampire Hunter (62) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Mirror Strike | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Illusion Effect: Dash forward and bounce between nearby enemies striking them for a total of 600% magic damage split across targets within the area over 3s. Weakens target hit by 30% for 5s. Afterward, dash towards your aim direction. Recast to end this effect early. How to Unlock: Defeat Octavian the Militia Captain (58) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Merciless Charge | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Chaos Effect: ?? How to Unlock: Defeat Quincy the Bandit King (37) | Farbane Woods |
| Crimson Beam | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Blood Effect: Channel a beam of energy that deals 150% magic damage to enemies hit, and heals allies for 100% of your spell power per second for up to 4s. Each target hit heals self for 25% of your spell power. How to Unlock: Defeat Raziel the Shepherd (60) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Spectral Guardian | Type: Ultimate Affinity: Illusion Effect: Summon a Spectral Guardian that shields allies in an area for 125% of your spell power and attacks enemies with a mighty swing. The shield is reapplied every 1.5s. The golem lasts for 7s. How to Unlock: Defeat Terah the Geomancer (48) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Arctic Leap | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: ?? How to Unlock: Defeat Terrorclaw the Ogre (68) | Hallowed Mountains |
| Volatile Arachnid | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Summon spiderlings that chase down your enemy and explode when nearby dealing 100% magic damage. Spawns a toxic fume that deals 20% magic damage every 0.8s while slowing enemies by -25%. Can be recast up to 3 times. How to Unlock: Defeat Ungora the Spider Queen (60) | Cursed Forest |
| Heart Strike | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Blood Effect: Dash forward and strike enemies in a line. Deals 150% magic damage and heals self for 150% of your spell power over 3.5s. A nova of blood erupts when the effect ends dealing 150% magic damage to the victim and nearby enemies. How to Unlock: Defeat Willfred the Werewolf Chief (64) | Dunley Farmlands |
| Summon Fallen Angel | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Unholy Effect: Summons a fallen angel to fight for you for 15s. Attacks made by the fallen angel inflict amplify that increases damage taken by 25% for 5s. How to Unlock: Defeat Solarus the Immaculate (80) | Silverlight Hills |
| Frost Vortex | Type: Ultimate Ability Affinity: Frost Effect: Conjure a frost storm that deals 100% magic damage and pulls enemies towards the center. The storm rages on for 6s, dealing 480% magic damage and inflicting Chill on all enemies. How to Unlock: ?? | Farbane Woods |
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