V Rising: How to gain resistance to Garlic and remove Garlic Debuff

You might come across dwellings with garlic pods tied to their doorways when exploring your first human settlements in Dunley Farmlands. The longer you stay here, the more damage you'll take and the more Garlic Debuff you'll get. In this guide, we'll show you how to obtain garlic resistance and remove the debuff in V Rising. A garlic debuff reduces damage inflicted by 0.5 percent and increases damage absorbed by 1 percent per stack on your Vampire.

This is not a good bargain, and the longer you stay in garlic-infested locations, the larger the stack becomes, causing you to take up to 100% damage and inflict 50% less damage. You can attempt a few different methods to get rid of it. If you've already been hit with numerous stacks of Garlic Debuff, you should try to wait it out first. Without any resistance potions, removing one Garlic Debuff takes 20 seconds. You can get rid of four stacks in under 20 seconds if you have 90 garlic resistance. It can be brought down faster by using the Bear form in conjunction with various consumables.

Another option is to prepare consumables such as Minor Garlic Resistance Brew and Garlic Resistance Potion before going out. Consumables provide a momentary boost, allowing you to explore without fear. Garlic resistance gear, on the other hand, is a more long-term option.

Garlic Resistance can be obtained early in the game with items such as the Hunter's Cloak and Beatrice's Scarf. Unlocking the Bear form will also offer you a 25% increase in resistance. So combining all of the above before going out will help you lessen the debuff to the point where it won't do too much damage to you.