Smashing The Compass Walkthrough | Assassin's Creed Valhalla

This page is a walkthrough for the Smashing The Compass Quest in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (AC Valhalla). Read on to learn more about the quest objectives, stealth routes, notables, and more!

Starting Location

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The quest starts in Saint Paul's Cathedral after completing the Firing The Arrow and Bleeding The Leech quests.

Quest Walkthrough

No.	Objectives	Guide
1	Enlarge Meet Erke and Stowe	Head inside Saint Paul's Cathedral. A cutscene will play out to discuss your findings so far.
2	Enlarge Escape Saint Paul's	Escape the burning cathedral by climbing all the way up to the highest level. Escaping through the breakable glass window will trigger a cutscene.
3	Enlarge Rescue Stowe and Erke from the blaze	Eliminate enemies in the area and open the door to rescue Stowe and Erke. Choose who to accompany towards The Compass' flotilla outside Lunden's docks. Click here to see the consequences of each choice!
4	Enlarge Find and assassinate The Compass	The Compass is located in the center of the Flotilla, guarded by two longboats with two springalds on each of them. Click here to see boss fight strategies for The Compass!
5	Enlarge Speak to Stowe and Erke	Return to the docks and speak to Stowe and Erke. The quest completes after a short cutscene. This marks the end of The City of War story arc.

Accompanying Stowe or Erke

Stowe and Erke will have their own routes towards The Compass' flotilla. You can choose to accompany one of them or go alone.

Ultimately, the choices during this dialogue are inconsequential to the outcome of The City of War story arc.

Read on to know the results of each choice.

Springalds with Stowe

Stowe will lead you to a pair of springalds that points towards The Compass' flotilla. Use one of these springalds to destroy other springalds that are fixed on the longboats along the way, ensuring an easy path.

Flanking with Erke

Erke will lead you to a clear area of the docks, allowing you to sneak through the springalds. It is advised that you swim underwater to avoid detection.

Going Alone

You can choose to accompany no one and work towards your own path to The Compass' flotilla.

Boss Strategies: How to Beat Vicelin (The Compass)

• Eliminating the guards operating the springalds in closest to The Compass' flotilla can make the fight easier.
• While it is impossible to perform an advanced assassination on The Compass, You can get an early advantage leading into the fight by performing a Heavy Attack from behind. This will only work if you were undetected by The Compass beforehand.
• Most of The Compass' attacks are unblockable. Prepare to dodge out of harm's way throughout the fight.
• Watch out for The Compass' quick grab. Getting caught by this attack may result in getting tossed off the flotilla.
• Take advantage of The Compass' three weakspots as these are very easy to hit.
• Lure The Compass towards the big oil jars surrounding the flotilla and ignite them when in-range.

Alliance Map Update

A new territory will show up on Randvi's Alliance Map after reporting to her and Hytham about the events in Lunden.

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