Best Abilities: The Best Abilities and Where to Find Them

This is a guide to the best abilities that can be found and used in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (AC Valhalla). Read on to find out the best abilities you can use to end your enemies!

The Best Abilities in AC Valhalla

Best Ranged Abilities

Mark of Death

Mark of Death
Description	Hold Attack button to mark sighted enemies. Release it to let fly a deadly volley of arrows.
Upgrade	Increases the maximum numbers of targets.

How to Get
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If you have ever felt the desire to knock out more than just one target when attacking with your bows, then the Mark of Death ability is for you. So long as enemies are within your vision, and aren't too far apart, letting loose a volley of arrows will guarantee you large amounts of damage.

What makes it better is that when you are faced with small numbers of enemies, the ability will let you target weakpoints instead, which is particularly useful when up against stronger foes.

Mark of Death Book of Knowledge Location

Incendiary Powder Trap

Incendiary Powder Trap
Description	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 flames. Surprise clueless passerby!
Upgrade	The powder can be detonated a second time.

How to Get
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The most useful ability in AC Valhalla, not just for its combat purposes, but for its usefulness outside of it as well. Having this ability will save you hours when trying to blow up breakable walls and other obstacles that you'll need to find oil jars for.

Apart from this, this ability is a savage one when used against enemies bunched together in a tight group, or when you wish to set small traps against enemies that try to rush you.

Incendiary Powder Trap Book of Knowledge Location

Best Melee Abilities

Harpoon Impalement

Harpoon Impalement
Description	Impale an enemy with your harpoon and throw them in any direction using Directional keys/buttons. 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!

Where to Get
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This ability almost always means certain death for whoever you target. The beauty of Harpoon Impalement however, is that you can drag targets into another enemy, or group thereof, which will knock them down or completely eliminate them altogether.

Harpoon Impalement Book of Knowledge Location

Kick of Tyr

Kick of Tyr
Description	A ferocious kick that sends enemies flying backwards. Enemies who strikes object or other enemies will suffer additional damage.
Upgrade	Kicked enemy will remain down at your mercy.

Where to Get
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Although there doesn't seem to be anything special with this ability at first glance, Kick of Tyr is actually very useful even when pit against bosses. This ability makes it so that targeted foes will be knocked to the ground and be receptive to a finishing move. In lieu of this, enemies, strong or weak, can be kicked off of ledges, platforms, or cliffs for a quick victory.

Kick of Tyr Book of Knowledge Location

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Related Guide

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Ranged Abilities

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Other Ranged Abilities

Poisonous Powder Trap	Incendiary Powder Trap	Ranged Poison Strike
Ranged Fire Strike	Piercing Shot	Mark of Death
Raven Distraction	Man's Best Friend	Axe Blizzard
Focus of the Nornir	Thorn of Slumber	Smoke Bomb Arrow
Irish Wolfhound

Melee Abilities

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Rush & Bash	Blinding Rush	Poison Strike
Kick of Tyr	Vengeance of Thor	Feign Death
Dive of the Valkyries	Harpoon Impalement	Rage of Helheim
Fire Strike	Throwing Axe Fury	Vikingr Salute