Making a good start in an open-world game such as V Rising can only be possible if you gather a good amount of crafting materials. In the beginning, you won’t need much of the high-grade materials, but as you progress, you will be required to have materials such as Whetstones. It’s an important ingredient that is required in crafting.
Specifically, there are two ways through which you can get whetstones. The first one is you can find them in the chests and the second one is you can directly craft them. But honestly, if you are a beginner then the first method would be the best for you.
However, this article covers both of the methods so you can try both of them. The second method is a bit longer than the first one as you will need to craft some additional things.
Whetstone Location V Rising
Whetstones can be easily found in Bandit Camps. You can find dozens of camps on the map but you only need to visit the Bandit Camps as you can get Whetstones from these camps. Farbane Woods can be a good choice to look for Bandit Camps.
Once you make your way into the camps, fight any bandits that you see and also loot the chests that you find within the camp. Also, the Whetstones can be found in the barrels and crates. So, make sure to destroy them as well to find even more Whetstones.
Visiting the Bandit Camps is the easiest way to gather a little amount of Whetstone. This will be enough for single use. However, crafting is the only way to get a fairly good amount of Whetstone right at your base. You just need to collect crafting ingredients for it.
Chances are you will get not much of the Whetstones in a single visit but you can always visit each of the camps again and the resources will be respawned.
Craft Whetstone in V Rising
Before you craft Whetstone, you will need to beat a Level 27 boss, Grayson the Armourer. To track him down easily, you can use the Blood Altar which will lead you to the boss through a blood trail. Alternatively, you can simply head to the Bandit Armory, as Grayson doesn’t move from this area.
The Bandit Armory is also a great location for farming whetstones!
Once you reach him, get him down with the best weapon you have. After beating the boss, you will be rewarded with various items including the Whetstone recipe.
Now, head back to your place and interact with Furnace. You can build a Furnace if you don’t have one. Here are the ingredients you will need to craft 1x Whetstone:
- 12x Stone Dust
- 1x Copper Ingot
You can stock up the furnace with these ingredients so that it will be crafting Whetstones for you in the background. In the meantime, you can explore the other parts of the map and gather useful resources.
Crafting Stone Dust
As far as the Stone Dust is concerned, you can get it using the Grinder. What you need to do is put raw stones into the Grinder and you will obtain Stone Bricks and Stone Dust as its by-product. This by-product will be used as an ingredient to craft the Whetstones.
You will need to have 12x Raw Stones to produce 1x Stone Brick and 1x Stone Dust. And yes, the Stone Brick can be used to build up your castle. So, you are getting two items at the cost of just one ingredient.
Uses of Whetstone
No doubt, Whetstones have some great uses in the game when you level up. It can get you some high-grade weapons and armor when you reach a certain level and unlock the recipes.
As you grow your level in V Rising and unlock various recipes, you will see that most of the recipes include Whetstones as the main ingredient. It is better to pile up the Whetstones in the early game so that you can focus on collecting other ingredients later in the game.
The major use of Whetstone in the early game comes up when you need to build the Grinder. The grinder will be needed when you are building the castle.
Here are the ingredients you should have when building a Grinder:
- 4x Copper Ingots
- 8x Wooden Planks
- 4x Whetstones
With the Grinder, you can have Stone Bricks and these are the ones that will be required when you are planning to build your very own castle. So, it’s an essential need in the game for sure.
These are all the main details that you might need in getting your hands on the Whetstone. If you are a beginner then this guide will surely help you in crafting the and also how you can use it in the early game.
I hope this will answer most of your queries regarding how to get and craft whetstone in V Rising.
