

Make it a habit to check the corpses to restock. You also have a chance to collect arrows you shot when you loot or even just get close to enemies or animals you’ve killed. Odin’s Sight will highlight them, and you can usually find arrows where you find enemy archers - in towers and on guard platforms. Your bow is still powerful, so you should definitely use it, but you should also be prepared to want for ammo. If you use your bow a lot (like we do), you’re going to notice that arrows are not exactly plentiful in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Upgrading an item’s quality does not improve it’s stats, though.
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Each tier of quality unlocks additional upgrade slots (the upgrades from your Inventory menu), Rune slots (for stat-buffing Runes), and cosmetic skins. Spending Carbon Ingots upgrades an item’s quality. The other kind of upgrade can only be done at a blacksmith’s shop. This type of upgrade improves your gear’s stats. This is usually mostly iron ore and leather. Hover over a piece of gear, and you’ll see what resources you need to upgrade that item. The first is right in your Inventory menu. You’ll find some, but for the most part, you’ll be sticking with gear for long stretches of time.Īll of your gear - weapons and armor - can be upgraded, and upgrades come in two varieties. You won’t be inundated with new gear in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Hit the button, and you’re on autopilot with a destination. Then, once you’re moving, you’ll get a prompt to travel to your marked destination. Next, start following a road or the shore. To travel to a waypoint of your choosing, first set a waypoint on your map (or clear waypoints and have a quest tracked). Without a waypoint, you’ll just keep going. On your ship, this will follow the shore. Once you’re settled into your conveyance of choice, you’ll get a prompt to hold down a button to travel along whatever direction you’re facing automatically. There are a few things happening here, though, that make it worth taking a minute to explain. While in your longship or on horseback, you’ll have options to travel automatically. Follow road on horseback and follow shore in your boat are weird Make triggering Odin’s Sight into a habit any time you’re in a settlement - you don’t have to worry as much while out in the middle of nowhere or while you’re just cruising using follow road. You can’t accidentally (or purposefully) attack your allies, but knowing which ones are targets will save you a ton of time and confusion. Odin’s Sight will highlight your enemies for you. It’ll highlight loot and collectibles - even when they’re far underground or otherwise out of sight.Ī lot of the fighting you do will be skirmishes between groups of similarly dressed warriors. Odin’s Sight will highlight food (for healing) and resources (for crafting gear upgrades). Odin’s Sight is Valhalla’s version of Eagle Vision or the Animus Pulse. Launch raids, and bring your viking crew into fights with you.

Stealth isn’t required (or even overly useful), so just march right in and lop off heads. This is arguably the best action game in the series. Don’t hesitate to play as an axe-wielding warrior for the first few hours. You won’t get the Leap of Faith for several hours (you can still jump off of things, but it’s not as graceful). You won’t start with the wrist blade or even the ability to assassinate. In what’s becoming a trend in Assassin’s Creed games, you don’t start Assassin’s Creed Valhalla as an assassin. Play like a viking until you can play like an assassin (and then do both)
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We’ve got tips for how to approach combat (just go for it), figuring out what to pick up and where (Odin’s Sight), how to navigate the world, important upgrades (your quiver), and how long to play before Valhalla gets Assassin’s Creed-y. In Polygon’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla beginner’s guide, we’ll give you our best tips and tricks for your first few (several) hours as a viking.
