May 13, 2026
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UPCOMINGV Rising is free to play May 14-18, alongside a preview of Patch 1.1.1 featuring balance reworks for Sanguine Coil, Veil of Chaos, and Corrupted Blood.
Key Changes
- 1Free Weekend event from May 14 to May 18 with 55% discount on the game
- 2Corrupted Blood rework: ghosts no longer trigger counters and have reduced dash speed
- 3Sanguine Coil nerf: cooldown increased to 7s and projectile speed reduced by 20%
- 4Wisp Dance nerf: cast time significantly increased from 0.15s to 0.4s
- 5Veil of Chaos adjustment: dash distance increased but duration lengthened
- 6Spectral Guardian buff: attack speed increased by 15%
- 7Raging Tempest buff: duration reduced to 2.5s for higher DPS
- 8Explosive Shot fix: players no longer take damage during the pistol roll
- 9Mosquito change: damage now scales with minion damage but no longer leeches health
- 10Public Test branch opened for early access to these balance changes
All Changes
🎁Events & Sales(5)
- newFree Weekend: V Rising is free to play from May 14 (19:00 CET) through May 18 (19:00 CET).
- changeV Rising: Base game discounted by 55% from May 14 to May 21.
- changeDLC: All DLCs discounted by 20% from May 14 to May 21.
- changeComplete Edition Bundle: Complete Edition Bundle receives an additional 20% discount.
- newPublic Test Branch: Public Test branch is now available for players to test upcoming v1.1.1 changes early.
📅Coming Soon(25)
- fixExplosive Shot: Fixed a bug where players could still take damage during the roll animation.
- changeCorrupted Blood: Hostile ghosts have reduced dash speed, now pierce enemies, no longer trigger counters, and cannot deal fatal blows.
- nerfSanguine Coil: Cooldown increased from 6 to 7 seconds.
- nerfSanguine Coil: Default projectile speed reduced by 20%.
- buffSanguine Coil: Jewel effect healing on allies increased from 14-30% to 20-40%.
- nerfBlood Rite: Jewel effect follow-up attack duration reduced from 5s to 4s and damage reduced from 20-40% to 15-30%.
- nerfWraith Spear: Cooldown penalty for canceling the spell increased from 50% to 65%.
- buffWraith Spear: Jewel effect penalty per target reduced from 6-10% to 8-16% to improve AoE damage.
- buffSpectral Guardian: Attack speed increased by 15%.
- changeBall Lightning: Added a 0.5-second delay before the explosion on recast (Jewel Effect).
- buffVeil of Storm: Dash duration reduced from 0.45 seconds to 0.4 seconds for faster movement.
- buffCorrupted Skull: Bonus damage threshold increased from 40% to 50%.
- buffVeil of Bones: Jewel effect bonus damage threshold increased from 20-40% to 30-50%.
- buffFreeze Immunity: Damage bonus when attempting to apply freeze to immune targets increased from 25% to 30%.
- changeMosquito: Damage now scales with bonus minion damage.
- nerfMosquito: No longer leeches health to the player through the Spell Leech attribute.
- nerfVeil of Chaos: Dash duration increased from 0.3 seconds to 0.4 seconds.
- buffVeil of Chaos: Dash distance increased from 5 to 5.5.
- nerfWisp Dance: Cast time increased from 0.15 seconds to 0.4 seconds.
- changeArctic Storm: Damage per tick reduced by 15%, with that damage moved to the final tick.
- buffRaging Tempest: Duration reduced from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds while maintaining the same total damage.
- buffCurse: Base duration increased by 0.5 seconds.
- buffIce Block: Shield increased from 500% to 550% of spell power.
- buffBlood Fountain: Initial heal increased from 50% to 55% of spell power.
- nerfCyclone: Jewel effect bonus damage reduced from 20-40% to 14-30%.
Summary
V Rising is hosting a Free Weekend from May 14 to May 18, accompanied by significant discounts on the base game and DLCs. Additionally, developers have shared the patch notes for the upcoming v1.1.1 update, which focuses on improving PvP variety and addressing underperforming spells. Players can test these changes early via the Public Test branch on Steam.