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AC Valhalla: Complete Guide and Walkthrough

By Joseph Martin Carew

Published Feb 28, 2023

Joseph has been working as a writer for The Best War Games since March 2021 and has been a technical writer and journalist since 2019. Having written hundreds of articles over his career and played dozens of games, Joseph strives to keep himself immersed in the industry. He covers gaming news, writes guides, and dabbles in features as well.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla brings players to the coasts of Norway to the fields of England and beyond. Set in the Viking age, this title stands as the twelfth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series. Released in 2020, Assassin's Creed Valhalla has seen a number of content additions, including trips to Ireland, Paris, and the dawn of Ragnarok.

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This game was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft and is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Considering the large size of this game and the amount of content additions and changes, players, both new and old, will likely have some questions while playing. For this, we have created this complete guide for Assassin's Creed Valhalla full of tips and tricks for everyone, including a full quest walkthrough.

Getting Started

This section is for those just getting into Assassin's Creed Valhalla and getting familiar with its controls and environment.
- General Tips
  - Best Tips to Get a Good Start
  - Need to Know Pro Tips
  - The Rarest Items in The Game (& How to Get Them)
  - Valhalla's Best Abilities
  - Best Looking Outfit Sets
  - The Most Important Skills
  - Orlog Guide
  - What to Do After Beating Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Frequently Asked Questions
  - How to Change Gender
  - How Long Does It Take to Beat?
  - How to Change Mount
  - How to Change Arrows?
  - How to Change Raven?
  - How to Upgrade Rations?
  - How to Dual Wield Heavy Weapons?
  - How to Fish?
  - How to Get a Viking Cat to Join Your Crew?
  - What Are Opals For?
  - Who is Odin, the High One?
  - How to Get to Vinland?
  - How to Leave Asgard?
  - How to Start the Forgotten Saga?
  - How to Get Wolf Mount?
  - How to Get a Wolf to Help in Battle?
  - How to Take off Bone Mask (Mari Lwyd)?
  - Where to Find AC Sisterhood Tattoo?
  - Is it Brothir or Broder?
  - How to Open Alfred's Study Room?
  - How to Open Barred Door in Stavanger?
Walkthrough

This section will be a complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
- Battle for the Northern Way
  - Honor Bound
  - Family Matters and A Seer's Solace
  - The Prodigal Prince and Rude Awakening
  - A Cruel Destiny
  - Birthrights and The Seas of Fate
  - The Swan-Road Home and Unwelcome
  - Settling Down and The Alliance Map
- The Song of Soma
  - The Great Scattered Army
  - Glory Regained
  - Razing Earnningstone
  - Unholy Father
  - Storming Ravensburg
  - The Stench of Treachery
  - An Island of Eels
- The Kingmaker's Saga
  - The Sons of Ragnar
  - Bartering
  - Rumors of Ledecestre
  - The Walls of Templebrough
  - Tilting the Balance
  - Heavy is the Head
  - Hunted
- The Tale of Thegn Oswald
  - Kingmaker
  - A Triumphant Return
  - Raising Iron
  - Wedding Horns
- Troublesome Quests
  - How to Complete the Clues and Riddles Quest?
  - Every Legendary Hunt & How to Bring the Beasts Down
  - Fenn the Wistful's Flyting Guide
  - Fight or Flyte Quest Answers (Flyting Duel With Ake)
  - Old Wounds Traitor Guide
  - Defensive Measures Quest Guide
  - Firing the Arrow Quest Guide
  - Hunter of Beasts Quest Guide
  - Otta, Son of Slugga Quest Guide
  - Spiritual Defense Quest Walkthrough
  - The May Queen Quest Walkthrough
  - Taking Root Quest Guide
  - How to Complete The Chipping Away Quest
  - How to Unseal the Well of Urd for Well-Traveled Quest
  - How to Start Tombs of the Fallen
DLC and Event Guides

This section is for the in-game events as well as the DLCs for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
- Festivals
  - Everything to Do in the Yule Festival
  - Yule Festival Rewards Guide
  - How to Farm Yule Tokens Fast
  - Sigrblot Festival Rewards Guide
  - All War Letter Locations for the Sigrblot Festival
  - Sigrblot Festival: Which Offering to Choose?
  - Easter Egg Locations for Ostara Festival
  - Ostara Festival Guide
- Wrath of the Druids
  - How to Start the Wrath of the Druids DLC?
  - How to Kill the Only Snake in Ireland
  - How to Get Lynx Mount
  - How to Upgrade Dublin's Renown to 5
  - Thorgest’s Drengir Locations
  - A Complete Guide to the Flann Over Ireland Quest
  - A Complete Guide to the Dyed in the Wool Trade Quest
  - A Complete Guide to the Rathdown Build Up Quest
  - A Complete Guide to the Snaring Thorstein Quest
  - How to Get Both Sickles
  - How to Get the Gae Bolg Mythical Spear?
  - All Weapon Locations in Ireland
  - How to Get Dublin Champion Armor Set
  - How to Get Druidic Armor Set
  - How to Get the Iberian Armor Set
  - Where to Find the Celtic Bracers
  - Where to Find the Trial of Morrigan in Upper Meath
  - Where to Find the Inchroe's Bog Cairn & How to Complete It
  - Where to Find Ama
  - Should You Fight Sichfrith?
  - How to Find All Cultists
  - The Deer Location (The Children of Danu)
  - The Spider Location (The Children of Danu)
  - All Dublin Artifacts Locations
  - Where to Find the Brega Hoard Treasure (& the Map)
  - Irish Firefly Locations
  - Where to Search for a Decaying Boat Run Aground
  - How to Find & Destroy the Cursed Symbol at Tullagh Laght
  - Where to Find Books of Knowledge
  - Where to Find the Trial of Morrigan Near Inchroe & How to Beat It
  - Where to Find the Inchroe's Bog Cairn & How to Complete it
  - How to Get More Texts
  - How to Get Delicacies for Skald's Rest Mystery
  - Dublin Artifact Locked Door Key Location
  - How to Romance Ciara
- Siege of Paris
  - How to Download Siege of Paris DLC
  - How to Start Siege of Paris DLC
  - How to Get Back to England from Francia
  - How to Find Count Odo
  - How to Enter the Assassin's Bureau (Key Locations)
  - How to Beat the Hunter (Le Trois Pignons Mystery)
  - All Weapon Locations
  - How to Get the Ulfberht Sword
  - How to Get Pruvinis Armor Gear Wealth?
  - How to Get Book of Knowledge in Diodurum Ruins (Golden Flame Ability
  - How to Get Underground Bradeia Wealth
  - How to Get Paris Flooded Slums Wealth
  - Melun Treasure Hoard Map Guide
  - Meluois Cairn Guide
- Dawn of Ragnarök
  - How to Start Dawn of Ragnarok DLC?
  - How Long to Beat?
  - Gullinbursti Legendary Mount Location
  - How to Get Thorgrim's Dying Breath
  - Fenrir's Incisor Location
- River Raids
  - River Raids Guide
  - How to Exit River Raids
  - Where to Find River Map Clues
  - How to Find River Raid Keys (And What They Do)
  - All River Severn Gear Locations
- Crossover
  - How to Access the A Fated Encounter Crossover Story
  - How to Access the Those Who Are Treasured Crossover Story
  - Eivor vs Kassandra Flyting Answers
  - All 5 Shard Locations (Counting Sheep)
Weapons, Treasure, and Resource Locations

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This section gives players the chance to track down AC Vahalla's best weapons and treasure items.
- Armor and Armor Sets
  - Best Armor Sets in the Game
  - Best Armor Styles
  - How to Get Huldufolk Armor Set
  - How to Get Mentor's Armor Set
  - How to Get Thor's Hammer and Armor
  - How to Get Reaper Armor Set and Scythe
  - How to Get Sutton Hoo Armor Wealth
  - How to Get Temple of Brigantia Armor
  - How to Get Venonis Armor
  - How to Get Saint George's Armor
  - Galloglach Armor Location
- Specific Weapons
  - All Secret Weapons and How to Unlock Them
  - The Best Weapons in the Game
  - How to Get Shadow Strike Bow
  - How to Get Skadi's Wrath Bow
  - How to Obtain Petra's Arc Predator Bow
  - How to Get Explosive Arrows
  - How to Get Drengiligr Dagger?
  - How to Get Skrofnung One-Handed Sword
  - How to Get Bedale-Gilling Mythical Short Sword
  - How to Get Excalibur
  - How to Get Hero's Sword
  - The Spear of Lugh Location
  - How to Get Gungnir (Odin's Spear)
  - How to Get Sepulcher Fire Axe
  - How to Get Wretched Scythe (Murmiliacum Gear Wealth)
  - How to Get Spear of Leonidas
  - How to Unlock the Mournful Cry Weapon
- Combat Styles
  - How to Use Predator Bows
  - How to Use Light Bows
  - How to Use Hunter Bows
  - How to Use Daggers
  - How to Use Great Swords
  - How to Use Spears
  - How to Use Dane Axes
  - How to Use Bearded Axes
  - How to Use Hammers
  - How to Use Flails
  - How to Use Light & Heavy Shields
- Treasure and Wealth Locations
  - Map to a Treasure Stash in Murmiliacum Location
  - Essexe Wealth Locations
  - Derelict Shrine of Camulus Wealth Key Locations
  - Cultist Hideout Chest Key Locations for Jorvik Wealth
  - How to Get All Heimdall's Tower Wealth
  - How to Get All Utangard Chasm Island Wealth
  - How to Get Caustow Castle Ability Book Wealth
  - How to Get Temple of Mithras Wealth
  - How to Get Leah Villa Garrison Armor Wealth
  - How to Get Cyne Belle Castle Wealth
  - All East Anglia Wealth Locations & How to Reach Them
  - How to Get Underwater Treasure in Rygjafylke
  - How to Get All Indre Holm Wealth
  - Treasure Hoard Map Locations
  - All Vinland Wealth Locations & How to Reach Them
  - All Tomb of the Fallen Artifact Locations
  - All East Anglia Artifact Locations & How To Reach Them
  - All Book Of Knowledge Locations
  - How to Get Crepelgate Fort Book
- Resources
  - Every Iron Ore Location
  - How to Get 5 Sturgeon (Big) for Rathbride Altar
  - How to Get European Pond Turtle (Regular) for Sarclitas Altar
  - Where to Find Wheat, Barley, and Firefly for Drink of the Picts
  - Where to Find Black Bear Fur
  - How to Get 10 Bullhead (Small) for Elisdon Altar
  - How to Get 5 Brown Trout (Small) for the Wroeken in Sciropescire
  - Where to Get Fabric
  - Dog Fang Location
Bosses and Zealots

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Players will no-doubt encounter difficult fights while making their way through Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This is the section for those looking to deal with Zealots, story bosses, and other difficult fights.
- Bosses and Mystery Fights
  - How to Beat Cordelia (Daughters of Lerion)
  - How to Beat Regan (Daughters of Lerion)
  - How to Beat 'The Walloper'
  - How to Beat the Builder
  - Steinnbjorn Location
  - Havelok (The Billhook) Location
  - How to Beat Fenrir (Binding Fate Quest)
  - How to Find and Beat the Blood Swine
  - How to Beat Leofrith
  - How To Beat Odin
  - How to Beat Basim
- Zealots and Order Members
  - How to Beat Zealots
  - How to Beat Redwalda the Zealot
  - The Adze Order Member and Clue Locations
  - The Oil Order Member and Clue Locations
  - The Lathe Order Member and Clue Locations
  - The Ash-Spear Order Member and Clue Locations
  - The Anvil Order Member Location
Choices and Romance

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This section revolves around the different choices in Assassin's Creed Valhalla and the characters that players can romance.
- Story Choices
  - Should You Banish or Kill Gorm?
  - Who Betrayed Soma?
  - Should You Spare or Kill Leofrith?
  - Should You Kill or Spare Rued?
  - Who to Give Silver to? (Sciropescire Arc)
  - Kill or Spare Goodwin? (Holy Day Quest)
  - Should You Choose Vili or Trygve as Jarl?
  - Should You Spare or Kill Modron? (Gutted Lamb Quest)
  - Should You Choose Rowan or Holger
  - How to Get the Best Ending
- Romance Options
  - Every Romance Option
  - Should You Romance Randvi?
Specific Locations, Puzzles, and World Events

This section details information on some of the various puzzles and locations that are scattered around the in-game world.
- Standing Stones
  - Tionontate ken Standing Stones Solution
  - Fairy Glen Standing Stones Solution
  - Seahenge Standing Stones Solution
  - Cosintun Standing Stones Solution
  - Rodestan Monolith Standing Stones Solution
- Hidden One Sights
  - All Hidden Ones Bureau Codex Pages Locations
  - How to Get into Camulodunum Bureau
  - How to Get into Londinium Bureau
- Special Locations and Puzzle Solutions
  - How to Activate Statue With 3 Slits
  - How to Open Barred Door in Offchurch
  - How to Distract Maximilian and Get Key
  - How to Find and Speak to Angrboda in Mistress of the Iron Wood
  - Gunlodr Riddle Answers
  - Where to Investigate the Watermill South of Tonnastadir Hamlet
  - Bil's Comb Location
  - Alrekstad Cellar Key and Door Locations
  - Thieves Warren Key Location
  - Saint Albanes Abbey Key Location
  - Monk's Lair Key Location
  - All Lost Drengr Locations
  - Ragnar Lothbrok Grave Location
  - Manius's Sanctum Location
  - Map to Thieves Camp Location (Melunois Mystery)
  - Eatun Barn Key Puzzle Solution
  - Fly Agaric Sciropescire Hallucination Challenge Solution
  - All Fly Agaric Hallucination Challenge Solutions
- Mysteries and World Events
  - Every Asgard & Jotunheim World Event & What To Expect
  - All East Anglia Mystery Locations & How To Reach Them
  - King of the Hill Mystery Guide
  - Fly Agaric Essexe Hallucination Challenge Solution

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