Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla)

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For skill trees in other Assassin's Creed games, see Skill tree.

The skill tree in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

The skill tree is an in-game user interface that allows the player to upgrade the abilities of Eivor during the Viking expansion into England. Skill points are earned every time the player gains 1000 XP, completes Standing Stone puzzle or a cairn, or collects a Book of Knowledge from a monastery or military camp. In turn, the points are used to unlock skills, which are either passive in nature or require a command prompt to be activated. Up to 8 individual skills can be equipped at any time, split evenly between a Melee and Ranged Ability Wheel. When Eivor finds two copies of the same book, an ability is improved.

Abilities

Ranged

Ability	Description	Upgrade 1
Ranged Poison Strike	Applies a poisonous concoction to the tip of your arrows. The poison spreads on enemy impact.
Mark of Death	Hold RT / R2 then scroll your reticle to mark selected enemies. Release to let fly a deadly volley of arrows.
Man's Best Friend	Sic your wolf on an enemy.
Raven Distraction	Use your raven, Sýnin, to briefly distract your enemies.
Thorn of Slumber	An arrow marked with the Svefnthorn symbol puts targets to sleep almost instantly.

Melee

Ability	Description	Upgrade 1
Harpoon Impalement	Impale an enemy with your harpoon and throw them in any direction using L-stick. Enemies who strike objects or other enemies will suffer massive damage.
Rage of Helheim	Enter a fit of rage and slam your enemy to the ground, leaving them helpless in face of a barrage of hits. Alternate quickly between LB / L1 and RB / R1 tabs to avoid losing balance.
Rush & Bash	Hold RT / R2 to rush continuously. While rushing, make contact with any enemy to grab and pick them up. Throw enemies you've grabbed off ledges, or to charge through other enemies, or throw them off ledges, or slam them into walls for extra damage.
Posion Strike	Applies a poisonous concoction to your right-hand melee weapon. Poisoned enemies suffer additional damage over time.
Kick of Tyr	A ferocious kick that sends enemies flying backwards. Enemies who strike objects or other enemies will suffer additional damage.
Throwing Axe Fury	Hurl throwing axes at all enemies in range.	Hurl throwing axes at all enemies in range. Any enemy struck will also be staggered.
Dive of the Valkyries	Launch yourself into the air and come crashing down onto your enemies.

Skills

Raven

Skill	Description
Brush With Death	Dodging just before an attack lands grants you heightened senses making others around you slower for a time.
Counter Roll	Dodge towards an enemy’s Rune Attack just before it lands to vault directly behind them.
Backstab	Landing a blow directly on an enemy's back will inflict increased defense damage and cause them to stagger.
Advanced Assassination	Unlocks the ability to assassinate high-level targets with a timing-based attack.
Breakfall	Eivor automatically performs a roll when landing from a dangerous height, reducing the amount of damage taken.
Chain Assassination	After performing a successful assassination, throw an axe at a second NPC standing in close proximity.
Predator Bow Combo	Consecutive headshots with a predator bow deals extra damage.
Guided Arrow	Your proficiency with the Predator Bow allows you to perform unbelievable feats of accuracy. Press RB / R1 to adjust the arrow's trajectory as it flies.
Missile Reversal	Send it right back at 'em. Catch and throw back virtually any projectile to its sender by pressing LB / L1 just before it hits you.
Auto-Loot	Loot an enemy automatically after a melee kill or stealth takedown.
Assassin's Cantrip	Following a succesful parry, quickly press Y / ▲ to throw a smoke bomb at your feet and disappear.
Explosive Corpse	Booby-trap a dead body to damage anyone who investigates it. Hold RS / R3 near a dead body to load it with explosive powder.
Miasma	Enemies who die from one of your poison attacks will release a toxic cloud around them, infecting those who enter.

Bear

Skill	Description
Dual Swap	When Dual-Wielding, hold RT + RS / R2 + R3 to swap weapon hands.
Stomp	When an enemy fails to the ground, press RS / R3 to stomp on their face.
Light Bow Combo	Consecutive shots with a light bow deals extra damage.
Heavy Dual Wield	You can dual wield with heavy weapons. This will alter the stats and handling of each weapon.
Terror	After a Stun Finisher, weak enemies nearby may cower in fear.
Berserker's Mettle	Fight with reckless abandon. A partially filled adrenaline bar will not be affected by an enemy's first strike.
Battlefield Cremation	Enemies who perish from one of your fire attacks will continue to burn, dealing fire damage to enemies nearby.
Warrior Takedown	Attempt a RT / R2 takedown on an unaware enemy with your melee weapon. It will alert all enemies around you but will fill you adrenaline for every one of them.
Perfect Attack	Press RB / R1 again during a weapon swing to do more damage on the next hit.
Sprint Bash	Unlocks the ability to bash into breakable objects and push NPCs to the ground while sprinting.
Adrenaline Fiend	When 1 or more adrenaline slots are filled, you gain a damage boost and attack-speed boost. This effect augments with each slot filled.
Parry Damage	Succesful parries also deal damage to the attacker.
Arrow Volley	Discharge all loaded arrows at once by holding and releasing RB / R1 with a Light Bow. Each volley of arrows has stamina cost.

Wolf

Skill	Description
Hunter Bow Combo	Release your arrow as you finish drawing it to make the next one draw faster.
Bow Stun Finisher	Press RS / R3 when aiming at a stunned enemy head to trigger a Bow Stun Finisher.
Bow to Melee Link	Alternating between bow and melee attacks deal extra damage for a short time.
Emergency Aim	Holding LT / L2 will snap your aim to the enemy as they detect you, giving you an opportunity to kill him and remain undetected.
Arrow Reinforcement	With this skill, loosed arrows will never break and may be collected from fallen enemies.
Stealth Adrenaline	While in stealth, gain Adrenaline by looting a chest or pick-pocketing in a restricted area.
Stealth Recon	Automatically highlight enemies when crouched and undetected.
Charged Shot	Fire two fully charged arrows by pressing RB / R1 with the Hunter Bow. This attack cannot be canceled.
Battleground Bolt	Press Y / ▲ to pick up the nearest discarded weapon, and automatically throw it at an enemy in sight.
Sprint Attack	Press RB / R1 while sprinting to do a sprint attack.
Last Chance Healing	When your health reaches a critical state in conflict, everything around you will appear to move slower, giving you time to heal or flee.
Grit	Regain the "red portion" of your health bar when landing succesful melee hits on enemies.