V Rising 1.1 boss guide for Polora the Feywalker, covering location, key attacks, Normal and Brutal Mode strategy, rewards and progression.
Polora the Feywalker is part of the Risen Ancients V Rising 1.1 boss-guide progression. This guide covers where to find the encounter, the attacks that matter, a practical Normal strategy, Brutal Mode considerations and the progression rewards.
Verified 1.1 level: 35
Polora occupies the Gleaming Meadows in western Farbane Woods.
Use the V Blood tracking interface to locate her, then approach the meadow at night where possible.
The surrounding area contains useful plants, including Blood Rose, Snow Flower and Fire Blossom. Leave enough inventory space to gather resources after the encounter.
Unlike Goreswine or Lidia, Polora doesn't require you to follow a long roaming route. Her encounter is contained within the meadow.
Spirit Wave: Polora sends three spirit projectiles in a wave pattern.
Spirit Wolf: a spirit wolf travels in a straight line and can bounce repeatedly between targets. It damages you but heals Polora or her summoned spirit if it hits them.
Fear: at close range Polora channels before fearing nearby targets.
Invisibility: she disappears briefly and gains movement speed while repositioning.
Pixie summon: after losing roughly a quarter of her health, Polora begins summoning Pixies that add ranged spirit pressure.
Positioning matters because Polora's spirit attacks can heal her when they collide with friendly targets. Avoid standing with Polora or a Pixie directly behind you in the projectile path. Kill Pixies when their pressure becomes disruptive, but do not chase every summon at the expense of damaging the boss.
Full-circle projectiles and additional summons
Polora's Brutal encounter introduces two significant changes: Spirit Wave becomes a full 360-degree projectile pattern, and she summons two Pixies instead of one. Her healing is also substantially increased.
Normal versus Brutal
Mechanic | Normal | Brutal
Spirit Wave | Three forward projectiles | Full circular wave
Pixie summon | One Pixie | Two Pixies
Healing | Standard | Increased
Recommended positioning | Medium range | Greater spacing and careful angles
Summon management | Important | High priority
Keep enough distance to identify the gaps in her circular projectile attack.
Prioritise eliminating Pixies when their presence is allowing repeated healing. If you can damage Polora and a Pixie simultaneously with an area attack, use that opportunity.
Avoid summoning additional allied creatures unnecessarily, particularly skeletons, because they can provide more targets for her bouncing and healing projectiles.
Preserve a defensive ability for situations where overlapping spirit attacks leave you with limited movement options.
Defeating Polora unlocks several gardening options, allowing you to establish a more organised source of plants at your castle.
Polora's rewards
Unlock | Purpose
Tier 1 Illusion Spell Point | Develop Illusion magic
Garden Foundations | Create dedicated garden areas
Garden Hedges | Decorative landscaping
Large Growing Plots | Organised plant cultivation
Growing Plot Collection | Additional garden construction options
Minor Garlic Resistance Brew | Helps prepare for garlic-heavy locations
Polora's Tier 1 Illusion point can be spent on an available option such as Spectral Wolf, Phantom Aegis or Wraith Spear.
If you already selected Phantom Aegis through Grayson, consider using the additional point to diversify your offensive spell selection rather than duplicating your existing role.
Once you've returned to your castle, establish a small growing area using the unlocked plots.
Prioritise useful plants rather than filling the entire courtyard with decorative vegetation. Although, admittedly, an enormous vampire fortress surrounded by carefully maintained flowerbeds has a certain appeal.
A sensible initial layout includes:
Suggested starter garden
Blood Rose
Healing-related crafting.
Snow Flower
Alchemy ingredients.
Fire Blossom
Potion ingredients.
Mourning Lily
Useful for early crafting.
Plant seeds you've gathered from the world and harvest them as they grow. This reduces the need to repeatedly travel around Farbane collecting the same resources.
Older Polora guides list the Vampire Waygate as one of her rewards. This is outdated for newer progression systems, where the Waygate is unlocked through a castle quest instead. We will not include it in Polora's current reward table.
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