Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Skills and Abilities Guide

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla splits Eivor’s special moves into two categories – abilities and skills. This guide will explain what Skills and Abilities are, how they differ from each other, how to learn and master them and what are the best ones to take early on!

This guide does NOT contain story spoilers. It only shows and explains what you need to know about the Skills and Abilities systems in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and which to learn as fast as possible to get an edge and a bit more depth to your Eivor build.

If you are a new player, you might also want to learn the Basics of the game, then find out how gear works in AC Valhalla and everything you should know about Skills and Abilities. Also don’t miss the Settlement Guide and Overview! There are a ton of other useful guides in the AC Valhalla Guides category here on VULKK.com!

What are Skills and Abilities in AC Valhalla

Skills and Abilities in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla are special moves that you can perform in certain situations and under certain conditions. They follow a similar formula from the previous games of the series Origins and Odyssey. To an extend, though.

Skills are earned by spending Skill Points. You earn Skill Points by exploring the world, fighting and completing quests. Abilities are learned by finding Books of Knowledge in the world or completing story quests.

How Skills work in AC Valhalla

Skills allow you to perform a certain action under a specific circumstance, but the action is free. You do not spend any resources doing so, which means you can do these actions endlessly if you have the opportunity for that.

How Abilities work in AC Valhalla

Abilities are another type of special moves that Eivor can perform in combat. They require a resource called Adrenaline. Adrenaline is a familiar feature from the previous games in the series. You build it during combat and thanks to a few specific perks and passives you can earn or use, you can increase the build-up process. Adrenaline also fills up on its own in time.

How Adrenaline works in AC Valhalla

You start with one Adrenaline Slots (or Bars) and can add more through the Skill Trees system (more on that below). Each Ability you use spends Adrenaline. Some abilities spend one bar of Adrenaline, while others might spend less than one. Adrenaline builds up from light attacks in combat and from performing special things in fights. You can replenish it by eating some mushrooms available in the fields and some times in strategic places during story quests.

AC Valhalla Skill Tree and Skills Overview

The Skill Tree is hidden at first and you uncover its segments by spending more and more Skill Points. Each time your “level” meter at the top right of the Skill Tree screen fills up, you receive 2 Skill Points

Check out the guide on how leveling works in AC Valhalla to find out more about the things that affect your combat performance, how XP, Power and Skill Points are all connected in one system.

Skills Screen Overview

When you start the game, you begin from the middle of the Skill Tree. The way Skills are situated around the starting point really makes it look like you are going around on a Skill Tree, visually.

To access the Skills Screen, click on that word from the top menu bar. In the top right corner you see an empty square that fills up as you complete quests or do any activities in the game such as raiding, exploration or mini games.

When the symbol fills up blue, you earn 2 Skill Points. To actually learn an active Skill from any of the trees, you have to spend a number of Skill Points on Passives. The small icons are Passives, while the big ones are Skills.

In the bottom middle of the screen you see your current Power Level rank. This is equal to the number of Skill Points you have spent so far on the Skill Tree above.

You can reset all or a single Skill node at any given time. Right-click on the node to reset it and get the Skill Point back to relocate it elsewhere or click the button in the bottom right corner to Reset All Skills at the same time and create a fresh new build.

In the lower left you see a number of Skill Points currently unspent. If it displays a zero, this means that you have no more points to spend at the moment. Play the game to earn more.

The Skills are separated in three differently colored Skill Trees or segment. I have explained each one of them below.

Differences between the 3 Skill Trees

Skills and Passives bring you different kinds of boosts and perks based on what your current equipment is. If you are wearing a Raven Armor Set and prefer to play more stealthy melee, the Revan (yellow) skills are your best choice to start with.

Each of the three paths offers different kinds of Skills and Passives. Make sure that you wear the type of gear that you are investing Skill points into.

All Skills from the Bear Skill Tree

The path of the Bear is marked in red. The Passives and Main Skills in this category focus on improving your melee combat performance. If you are the type of Eivor who doesn’t shy from a raw battle toe-to-toe, this is the tree for you to start with.

Below is a list of all 14 Main Skills from this tree along with a description of what they do.

Stomp
Description: When an enemy falls to the ground, press R to stomp on their face

Dual Swap
Description:When Duel-Wielding, hold SHIFT+T to swap weapon hands

Adrenaline Upgrade
Description: +1 Adrenaline Slot

Berserker’s Mettle
Description:

Heavy Dual Wield
Description: You can dual wield heavy weapons. This will alter the stats and handling of each weapon

Terror
Description: After a Stun Finisher, weak enemies nearby may cower in fear

Light Bow Combo
Description: Consecutive shots with a Light Bow deals extra damage

Perfect Attack
Description: Pres LMB during a weapon swing to do more damage on the next hit

Parry Damage
Description: Sucessful parries also deal damage to the attacker

Adrenaline Fiend
Description: When 1 or more Adrenaline Slots are filled, you gain a damage boost and attack speed boost. The effect augments with each slot filled

Sprint Bash
Description: Unlocks the ability to bash through breakable objexts and push NPCs to the ground while sprinting

Arrow Volley
Description: Discharge all loaded arrows at once by holding and releasing R with a Light Bow. each volley of arrows has a stamina cost

Battlefield Cremation
Description: Enemies who perish from one of your fire attacks will continue to burn, dealing fire damage to enemies nearby

Warrior Takedown
Description: Attempt an SHIFT+LMB takedown on an unaware enemy with your melee weapon. It will alert all enemies around you but will fill your Adrenaline for every one of them

All Skills from the Raven Skill Tree

The Raven Skills and Passives boost your stealthy assassin type of gameplay. If you prefer to play like a true member of The Hidden Ones organization, invest points into the Yellow sector.

Below is a list of all 14 Main Skills from this tree along with a description of what they do.

Backstab
Description: Landing a blow directly on an enemy’s back will inflict increased defense damage and cause them to stagger

Brush With Death
Description: Dodging just before an attack lands grants you heightened senses, making others around you appear to move slower for a time

Predator Bow Combo
Description: Consecutive headshots with a Predator Bow deal extra damage

Counter Roll
Description: Dodge towards an enemy’s Rune Attack just before it lands to vault directly behind them

Guided Arrow
Description: Your mastery with the Predator Bow allows you to perform unbelievable feats of accuracy. Press R to adjust the arrow’s trajectory as it flies

Explosive Corpse
Description: Booby-trap a dead body to damage anyone who investigates it. Hold F near a dead body to load it with explosive powder

Miasma
Description: Enemies who die from one of your poison attacks will release a toxic cloud around them, infecting those who enter

Assassin’s Cantrip
Description: Following a sucessful parry, quickly press F to throw a smoke bomb at your feet and disappear

Adrenaline Upgrade
Description: +1 Adrenaline Slot

Chain Assassination
Description: After performing a successful assassination, throw an axe at a second NPC standing in close proximity

Auto-Loot
Description: Loot an enemy automatically after a melee kill or a stealth takedown

Breakfall
Description: Eivor automatically performs a roll when landing from a dangerous height, reducing the amount of damage taken

Missile Reversal
Description: Send it right back at ’em. Catch and throw back virtually any projective to its sender by pressing Q just before it hits you

Advanced Assassination
Description: Unlocks the ability to assassinate high-level targets with a timing-based attack

All Skills from the Wolf Skill Tree

Enjoying your bow too much? Do you prefer to stay at a distance and take your foes safely and without blood on your fingers (literally speaking)? To live the dream of being a Hunter in AC Valhalla, spend points into the blue sector of the Skill Tree.

Below is a list of all 13 Main Skills from this tree along with a description of what they do.

Stealth Recon
Description: Automatically highlight enemies when crouched and undetected

Sprint Attack
Description: Press LMB while sprinting to do a sprint attack

Last Chance Healing
Description: When your health reaches a critical state in conflict, everything around you will appear to move slower, giving you time to heal or flee

Adrenaline Upgrade
Description: +1 Adrenaline Slot

Grit
Description: Regain the “red portion” of your health bar when landing successful melee hits on enemies

Battleground Bolt
Description: Press E to pick up the nearest discarded weapon, and automatically throw it at an enemy in sight

Charged Bolt
Description: Fire two charged arrows by pressing R with the Hunter Bow. This attack cannot be canceled

Bow to Melee Link
Description: Alternating between bow and melee attacks deals extra damage for a short time

Emergency Aim
Description: Holding RMB will snap your aim to an enemy as they detect you, giving you an opportunity to kill them and remain undetected

Hunter Bow Combo
Description: Release your arrow as you finish drawing it to make the next one draw faster

Stealth Adrenaline
Description: While in stealth, gain Adrenaline by looting a chest or pick-pocketing in a restricted area

Arrow Reinforcement
Description: With this skill, loosed arrows will never break and may be collected from fallen enemies

Bow Stun Finisher
Description: Press R when aiming at a stunned enemy’s head to trigger a Bow Stun Finisher

Best Skills to pick up early

No matter what Skill Tree you prefer, find the +1 Adrenaline Point and get it as soon as possible. Having an extra Adrenalin bar will allow you to use your Abilities more frequently and will increase your performance drastically.

For any stealth assassin the Advanced Assassination skill is a must-have. When you attempt to assassinate a stronger target this ability will allow you to do it in one go without having to finish off the opponent in open combat.

Another great addition for the same gameplay style is the ability to chain assassinations. It’s called Chain Assassination and is close to the Advanced Assassination in the skill tree.

Yet another great addition from the same tree is the Assassin’s Cantrip. When you parry an attack, you will throw a smoke bomb at your feed and disappear. This further increases the deadliness of your Eivor character.

The Sprint Attack is one of my favorites. It is a low tier skill and can be picked up early one and gives you a nice mobility option. Plus it has a cool animation.

If you play on higher difficulties and are not a master Assassin’s Creed Player yet, Grit may be of help to pick up early as it will allow you to restore some portion of your health in combat.

The Perfect Attack skill from the Red Tree is a great one to have if you like open combat and fight multiple enemies a lot and often. It will help you do more damage by not doing anything overly complicated or dependent on various circumstances.

One of the most fun and best damage dealing abilities is Stomp from the Bear Skill Tree. If you build your Eivor to have other supportive perks to knock enemies down, Stomping them will prove to be a very effective way to eat through their HP bars.

What are Mastery Points and how to earn them

There are a total of 400 Skill nodes in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Skill Tree. When you reach Power Level 400, three new Skill Nodes will be unlocked. They are called “Mastery Points” and you can indefinitely spend points on them.

When you reach Power Level 400 you will begin earning Mastery Points. You earn them the same way as before – completing quests, solving mysteries, hunting and defeating bosses and so on.

The Mastery Points are separate from the Skill Points and they will appear on the bottom right of your Skills screen. From this point forward you will be earning Mastery Points instead of Skill Points. Even if you reset your Skill Points, these could not be used to increase the Mastery perks.

The Mystery Points nodes appear in the middle of the tree. When you spend Mastery Points on the nodes, a little number below them will let you know how many points you have spent so far on this node, just FYI.

Each Skill Point spent on Mastery Points increases slightly a number of combat perks for your character. You cannot reset Mastery Points at this moment. You can spend up to 30 Mastery Points on each Mastery Skill. Here is the list of benefits for each one:

Bear Mastery

• Melee Damage
• Melee Resistance
• Health

Raven Mastery

• Assassination Damage
• Evasion
• Health

Wolf Mastery

• Ranged Damage
• Ranged Resistance
• Health

You can find out more about the stats of your character – how they work, what each one gives you and which ones to focus on based on your preferred play style by reading the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Starter Guide.

AC Valhalla Abilities Overview

Abilities in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla are split into two sections – Melee and Ranged. You can have up to four abilities slotted for each one of the shortcut bars. A total of eight abilities can be slotted at the same time. You can freely remove and replace abilities in the slots.

To add an ability to an empty Ability Slot, open the Abilities Screen and click on the Ability. A pop-up will show asking you which slot you want to place the selected Ability into. Press the corresponding number from 1 to 4 (on PC) to place that ability there.

When in combat or before combat begins, use that same shortcut to activate that Ability. Some Abilities require a target, others might be a self-boost or grant you certain perks and bonuses for a short period of time.

There are 11 Abilities for the Melee Side and 11 for the Ranged Side. Each ability can be found and later upgraded.

Abilities Screen Overview

To open the Abilities Screen, click on “Abilities” at the top left from the menu bar.

On the left side you see the Ranged Abilities, on the right side are the Melee Abilities. Each one has two small dots under it. Once you discover a new ability, you get it in Tier 1. You can discover the same ability later to upgrade it to Tier 2 for additional bonuses and stronger performance.

If you hover over an ability, it will display a detailed information and a short animation of what exactly this ability does for you and a hint how to use it.

To learn a new Ability or upgrade an existing one, you need to find something called Book of Knowledge. These are hidden in many different places across Norway and Endlang.

What are Books of Knowledge and how to find them

Book of Knowledge is an object you can interact with in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to learn or upgrade an Ability. It looks like a pedestal with a book on it.

The Books of Knowledge are hidden usually in dungeons, in churches, crypts and caves. Some of them are easy to find, while others may involve some tricky parts to get to them.

When you approach a Book of Knowledge, the gold dot on your map and radar will turn into a gold book icon, notifying you that you are close to a new Ability or upgrade to one!

It doesn’t matter which Book of Knowledge you discover first. The next segment of the guide will give you the locations of all Books of Knowledge, but don’t pay attention to my numbering them “1” and “2”. Whichever you want to get first, you will still get Level 1. Whichever you get second, you will get the Upgrade of the same Ability.

Ranged Abilities Locations and Overview

Thorn of Slumber

Effect: An arrow marked with the Svefnthorn symbol puts targets to sleep almost instantly.
Upgrade: On impact, arrows expel a cloud of poison, putting enyone nearby to sleep.

How to get it 1: Found in the southern end of Rygjafylke, in Gryttirsand. On the lower floor break the weak wooden deck with an arrow to open up access to the ground floor where the Book of Knowledge is.

How to get it 2: In Dover Fortress, at the south-eastern shores of Cent. The Key is at the top of the tower. Climb to get it then unlock the main door and get your book.

Focus of the Nornir

Effect: use the power of the Nornir to aim and shoot at your enemies with fateful speed
Upgrade: Each killed enemy increases damage dealt.

How to get it 1: In the Offchurch’s crypt, in Ledecestrescire.

How to get it 2: This one is in the Bolingbroc Castle in Lincolnscire. Just enter through the main gate and the book stand will be on your left in the large room. There will be guards, of course.

Man’s Best Friend

Effect: Sic your wold on an enemy
Upgrade: Your wolf will stay to fight by your side

How to get it 1: You get it as a reward to a side quest called “A Little Problem”, which starts from your Settlement (speak to Knud).

How to get it 2: Located in a building in Crepelgate Fort (north-west from Lunden. On the side of the building there is a wooden structure. Sneak under it and look to your upper left, then climb to get through the small opening into the building. In the corner of the room there is a hole in the floor. Move the large object to reveal it. The Book of Knowledge is on the ground floor.

Piercing Shot

Effect: Shoot an arrow with enough force to pierce through nearly any obstacle
Upgrade: Multiply damage for each enemy the arrow passes through.

How to get it 1: In Templebrought Fort, northern Ledecestrescire.

How to get it 2: This one is in Lincoln. Enter from the top of the building by breaking the weak roof spot. Break the wooden fence and pick up a flammable pot. Throw it at the weak stone wall. Move aside the large obstacle to reveal the passage behind it. Pick up the key from the table in that room. Head back out and unlock the door for the room with the book.

Mark of Death

Effect: Hold LMB to mark sighted enemies. Release to let fly a deadly volley of arrows.
Upgrade: Increase maximum number of targets.

How to get it 1: Inside the Meldeburne Monastery, at the southern shores of the Great Ouse River, in Grantebridgescire. The book is in the big south tower.

How to get it 2: In Hordafylke. In a cellar. You need a key, which is inside the farm house. Outside in the yard, shoot the weak spot to release the net which holds a bunch of stones. This will open up your access to the basement, where the book is.

Ranged Poison Strike

Effect: Applies a poisonous concoction to the tip of your arrows
Upgrade: Applied poison splashes in an arc in the flight of the arrow, poisoning all enemies caught in the arc.

How to get it 1: How to get it 1: After you defeat five members of the Order of the Ancient organization, bring their medallions to Hytham. He will teach you this ability as well as its melee version.

How to get it 2: Bring nine medalions of defeated Order of the Ancient members to learn the upgrade to this ability.

Ranged Fire Strike

Effect: Set tip of your arrow aflame. Anything it hits will catch fire.
Upgrade: The fire blazes in an arc in front of you, instantly setting enemies caught in the arc ablaze.

How to get it 1: Defeating Order of the Ancients members grants you medallions. Bring them to Hytham in your Settlement to learn this ability.

How to get it 2: Bring more medallions to Hytham (second batch) to earn the upgrade to this ability.

Incendiary Powder Trap

Effect: Attach a small pouch to your arrow that spreads a volatile powder wherever the arrow strikes. Any nearby movement causes the powder to burst into flames, Surprise clueless passersby!
Upgrade: The powder can be detonated a second time.

How to get it 1: It’s in Walden, in Grantebridgescire. Get into the church, the book is on the ground floor.

How to get it 2: This one is in Briggworth, in the middle of Embert River, in Suthsexe. Get to the top of the tower. Move the heavy obstacle to reveal the entrance. Drop down one floor to get the book.

Raven Distraction

Effect: Use your raven, Synin, to briefly distract your enemies
Upgrade: Synin attacks the target to begin the distraction. During combat, Synin stuns the target.

How to get it 1: The book is in Tonnastadir. Obtain a key from the long house (on a table). and then head through the secret passage.

How to get it 2: The book is in the Belesduna Bandit Camp in Essexe. Break the wooden obstacle on the west side then shoot the lock mechanism of the interior door through the gap in the wall. Enter the building through the main gate, turn left, enter the small room whose door you just unlocked and get your book.

Axe Blizzard

Effect: Aim and throw a devastating barrage of axes.
Upgrade: Completing the full series of Axe Blizzard by adding a bloody finishing combo of extra throws.

How to get it 1: In East Anglia, in an abandoned old church. Climb up to the roof to reach the book located on the mansard floor.

How to get it 2: The book is in Wincestre. In the south-western end of the city, inside the Wincestre Garrison. You will need a key to get to upper area of the Garrison. The key is in a smaller building nearby, on the ground floor and the door is guarded, but unlocked. When you get it, unlock the door that leads to the castle’s yard. Climb up on the west side of the building. Shoot the lock of the door on the east fasade, go around and get inside. The Book of Knowledge is on the second floor.

Poisonous Powder Trap

Effect: Attaches a small pouch to your arrow that spreads a volatile powder wherever the arrow strikes. Any nearby movement causes the powder to burst into a poisonous mist. Anyone who walks near is in for an unpleasant surpsise.
Upgrade: Your trap can now be triggered twice.

How to get it 1: Beneath the Petuaria Ruins in Eurviscire. Brak a section of weak wooden deck and jump in the basement. Slide through a hole in the wall. Swim under water past the room with the key. Pick up a flammable pot and bring it back to the stone wall segment to blow it up, then pick up a second one and access the room with the book. Remove the poisonous green cloud by throwing a torch into it then get the book.

How to get it 2: Far into the cold winter of the north-west England. In the Odin Mine Hideout in Snottinghamscire. Follow the path forward until you reach the last room. You will have to break a couple of ice walls on your way. The book is up on the left. You have to climb from the right as the ice will not allow you to hang onto it.

Melee Abilities Locations Overview

Throwing Axe Fury

Normal: Hurl throwing axes at all enemies in range.
Upgrade: Any enemy struck will also be staggered.

How to get it 1: This one is found in Nottfall, in Rygjafylke. On the south side of the village find the entrance to the cave. The door is barred from the inside. Climb on on the left or right side to jump in.

How to get it 2: Unlockable after the main story quest taking place at Gaustow Castle in Sciropescire. The book is to the left of the Throne Room in another small dark room. Pick up a flammable pot (or use Incendiary Powder Trap Arrow) from the room on the other side and blow up the door to access the room with the book.

Rage of Helheim

Effect: Enter a fit of rage and slam your enemy to the ground, leaving them helpless in the face of a barrage of hits.
Upgrade: Land more blows with faster taps.

How to get it 1: This one is behind Kjotve’s Fortress in the north-eastern part of Rygjafylke. Inside the frozen cave, reach a part of the wall that is made of ice and break it. The Book of Knowledge is right behind it.

How to get it 2: In the Archives of Jorvik, near the west wall of the city. Climb the building from the west and shoot the red dot through the window to drop a heady load and reveal a hole in the first floor inside the building. Enter the building, shoot a ladder to extend it and climb up.

Harpoon Impalement

Effect: Impale an enemy with your harpoon and throw them in any direction using WASD. Enemies who strike objects or other enemies will suffer massive damage
Upgrade: Eivor can finish by pulling the enemy close and killing them with style!

How to get it 1: Located in Venoni, west from your Settlement, in Ledecestrescire. In the middle of Roman ruins, find the hole in the middle of a circular colonnade and slide down the ladder. At the end of the corridor in the dungeon, break the weak wooden piece of wall, jump into the water and swim to the other side.

How to get it 2: The Book is in the Santa Helena’s church, near the north wall of the city of Colcestre in Essexe. On the north side of the church, move aside a heavy object and break the window behind it. Pick up the key sitting on the red chair. Now enter the church through the main gate from the south and turn right. Unlock the door. Inside this small room there is another large object you need to move. Jump on top of it and climb the wooden ladder. Then hit with an arrow the mechanism of the next ladder to release it and climb it. The book is up on the top floor.

Dive of the Valkyries

Effect: Launch yourself into the air and come crashing down onto your enemies.
Upgrade: Inflict stun damage within a radius of impact.

How to get it 1: Available during the raid of Isle of Ely Monastery in Grantebridgescire.

How to get it 2: In the Lolingestone Bandit Camp south-east from Lunden on the southern shores of the Thames River. The book is on a platform in the main building. Climb up on a roman statue. From there follow the path through the wooden platform to reach the one with the book.

Vengeance of Thor

Effect: Hold 1 to concentrate all your strength into an unstoppable attack. The longer you hold, the more powerful the attack will become.
Upgrade:

How to get i1 1: In Oxeneforda, Oxenefordscire. You need a key, which is in the nearby building.

How to get it 2: Inside the middle building in Thieves’ Warren in Glowecestrescire in west England. To get it, jump in the water and find the entrance to the house from underneath. It’s not underground.

Kick of Tyr

Effect: A ferocious kick that sends enemies flying backwards. Enemies who strike objects or other enemies will suffer additional damage.
Upgrade: Kicked enemies will remain down and at your mercy.

How to get it 1: In Threaded Pass, south of the Derwent River in Eurvicscire. Climb up the north tower and take the zipline down to reach the key. Take the key and enter the house above the marked location. In the basement you will find a locked door. Unlock it and get the book.

How to get it 2: Available in Ulkerthorpe Fort, Snotinghamscire. Get the key from the captain. Enter the floor where the book is from the west side through a window and pick it up.

Feign Death

Effect: Fool your enemies by playing dead.
Upgrade: Trigger a surprise assassination from a prone position.

How to get it 1: It’s in west Oxenefordscire, in the Leah Villa Garrison. You need the key first. It’s on a table directly against the entrance inside the big villa building. Head to the marked location on your radar and unlock the door to get to the Book.

Hot to get it 2: In Aelfwood (Glowecestrescire, in one of the smaller caves. There are a lot of unfriendly brigands around, so be careful. The Book is easy to reach. Just enter the small cave through the hole in the wall, covered with a black banner

Poison Strike

Effect: Applies a poisonous concoction to your right-hand melee weapon. Poisoned enemies suffer additional damage over time
Upgrade: The concoction splashes in an arc in front of you, instantly poisoning enemies caught in the arc.

How to get it 1: After you defeat five members of Order of the Ancient organization, bring their medallions to Hytham. He will teach you this ability as well as its ranged version.

How to get it 2: Bring nine more medallions of defeated Order of the Ancient members to learn the upgrade to this ability.

Rush and Bash

Effect: Hold 1 to rush continuously. While rushing, make contact with any enemy to grab and pick them up. Throw enemies you’ve grabbed off ledges, or slam them into walls for extra damage
Upgrade: Eivor takes advantage of enemies stunned form a wall slam to finish with an extra punishing attack

How to get it 1: Located on the eastern shores of East Anglia, in Dunwic. Collect a key from the top floor first (near the prisoner). Next to the metal cage there is a flamable vase. Bring it to the weak stone-floor right behind you and explode it. Drop down, move the heavy object to reveal the locked door. Unlock it and get your ability.

How to get it 2: In Ravensburg, in the south part of Grantebridgescire. The Huntsman Armor is nearby. The Book is in the round stone house.

Blinding Rush

Effect: Use stamina to move undetected. Ends upon enemy contact
Upgrade: Successful Assassination doesn’t interrupt the ability.

How to get it 1: Beneath the Ruined Tower, where the Sync location is. In East Anglia. Climb down, break the weak wooden decking and get into the dungeon. Blow up the weak stone wall to reach the book.

How to get it 2: In Chertsey Abbey Ruins, Suthsexe (west from Lunden). Climb the abbey tower from the south side and shoot through the window to release a weight. Inside the tower, look up, shoot the ladder’s mechanism to release it. Climb it to reach the book.

Fire Strike

Effect: Applies fire to your right-hand melee weapon. Enemies that catch fire will suffer additional damage over time.
Upgrade: The fire blazes in an arc in front of you, instantly setting enemies caught in the arc ablaze.

How to get it 1: Bring in the second batch of medallions to Hytham in your Settlement (after you build the Hidden Ones bureau. This will grant you both the melee and ranged versions of the ability.

How to get it 2: Deliver the next bundle of medallions to get the upgrade.

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Best Abilities to learn early on

One of the best damaging abilities and easy to perform is the Rage of Helheim. I would recommend you go for it first. Its Book of Knowledge not hard to find. With the upgrade this ability becomes a great boss-beater.

If I had to pick a favorite ability, though, that would be the Harpoon Impalement. This is unbelievably powerful and I would not be surprised if Ubisoft nerfs it in a future Assassin’s Creed Patch.

Poison is a strong weapon on its own, so I would recommend you use the Poison Melee Ability as well. It’s given to you as part of the story at a certain point, but is well worth the slot.

Blinding Rush is a good method to run through a place undetected. Very useful if you have something to pick up, but wish to avoid a fight. Especially useful if that area is meant for higher Power Level exploration and you want a precious piece of new armor or weapon!

A great and easy way to get rid of dangerous foes is to use Kick of Tyr. It sends them flying and you are often fighting in high places, so plenty of opportunities for your enemies to fall.

On the left side I’d advise you to get Martk of Death. It deals great damage to multiple enemies.

If you want to save yourself a little it of trouble while exploring secret passageways or if you like to fight multiple foes at the same time, the Incendiary Powder Trap ability will come handy. It’s very powerful and also works well with several Passives from the Bear Skill Tree.

The Man’s Best Friend ability is precious and with its upgrade it becomes even more fun. You start feeling like a pet-master or whatever that class is called in your favorite MMO game.

As it may seem obvious from this segment of the guide, I much more prefer melee combat, so it was hard for me to pick more than these two Ranged Abilities to recommend.

What is the Best Build in AC Valhalla

While there isn’t actually a Best Build in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, I would still give you a strong recommendation for one to have fun with and feel strong and agile at the same time.

The Stealthy Raven-focused builds tend to yield better and quicker results. Swinging heavy axes is mighty cool, but very slow and clumsy. And I am not a fan of primarily shooting arrows in an Assassin’s Creed game. Although this mechanic is by far the best in last three games that I have played.

As an agile assassin you can be very mobile and quick around your opponents, stabbing them from the back and now allowing them to touch you even.

I have listed some recommendations for skills and abilities to pick up as soon as possible in the respective sections earlier in this guide. When you are going for a specific build, make sure that any part of your gear supports it.

If you are going for an Assassin Build, you want to focus on the Raven Skill Tree and compliment it with a proper Armor set like The Mentor Set.

Advanced Assassination is a must-have in any case and it is going to be your go-to skill for so many encounters. Chain Assassination is also a very very useful Skill. Brush with Death gives you a nice advantage if you are precise with your dodge, which is not hard at all.

In addition to the so-called important skills from above also make sure you pick up all +1 Adrenaline Slots and have as many of the Passives that boost your combat performance with a Raven set and the pair of weapons you are using. Yes, I strongly recommend you go for daggers/seaxes for an Assassin Build.

Suttungr’s Claw and Yngling’s Seax are a perfect combo to use in addition to the Mentor Set. This is my preferred Assassin Build and it works very very well.

To complete the gear build I like to use the Hunbeorth’s Bow or Iron-Cloud. Having the extra Stun perk is great, but some times Speed is king. A plus is that the Iron-Cloud is Raven Ligh Bow, so it does get an extra benefit from all extra Raven Gear passives in the Skill Tree.

The Abilities I recommend you to go with it are the Harpoon Impalement (perfect for Elites), Rage of Helheim (for bosses) and Incendiary Powder Trap for exploration and blowing things up, because it’s fun. Anything else feel free to choose as you see fit.

In the Rune Slots I prefer to stack damage-boosting perks such as + Attack, +Poison and +Damage ones.

As you progress through the story and reach the EndGame you would have accumulated more than enough points to pick up Skills and Passives from all trees. Until then I recommend you to follow this guide and see if this playstyle fits you and entertains you. If you prefer to wield a Spear or a Heavy Axe or even a Flail, then by all means don’t think that this build I am describing is the only viable one. Not at all. You know you can dual-wield Shields, right? That’s insanely fun too! Enjoy!

This concludes my guide. If you spot a mistake or a missing ability or a hint that could be added to improve the experience of reading and using this guide, please, leave a comment or reach me at info@vulkk.com or on Twitter and Facebook.