But once you break the block you can do a full combo. You have to double tap L1 to block break, and do it quickly or else she’ll burst her wings open and hurt you. Shield Feathers – Often times when you start hacking at her, she will clam up her wings and take no damage. If she misses, this is a great chance to hack at her with a weapon for a combo. You have to roll to the right to avoid it, as rolling left or back will get you hit. Unblockable Lunge – This move is where she lunges forward quickly with a sharp wing, which you can’t block. And sometimes you will guess wrong and get wrecked. You have to react to each attack within the moment. She’s a hard boss because even though she has a set array of moves, she uses them in a very, very random order, and she can be incredibly hard to predict.
I’m going to go through every attack I can remember that the Valkyrie Queen does, and tell you how to defend against them, and when to counterattack. You do not lose it if you die and restart, so you only need one. They don’t do a ton of damage to the Queen, but they will lock her down and help you chain your other runic attacks if your stop time talisman isn’t up.įinally, make sure you have purchased a resurrection stone to use in this fight, particularly the one that refills your rage meter when you revive, so you’re able to get health back from that. I usually close the combo with this move, and these last three moves should all have the same cooldown time.Ītreus Bow (Wrath of the Wolf) – Of all the runic summons, I always thought the wolves were the best. Heavy Blades Attack (Hyperion Slam) – This one when fully upgraded creates a lava pool that will burn her for extra damage, but sometimes she has to be nudged into it a bit. Light Blades Attack (Nemean Crush) – Both the light and heavy are pretty similar, giant slams that will burn her and do big damage. Be sure to rip the axe out of the ground by pressing R2 again for bonus damage. Heavy Axe Attack (Ivaldi’s Anvil) – The first heavy move I got is also still good. Its cooldown is way lower than these others, but I wouldn’t use it by itself.
It’s great to lead off chained Runic combos. It works as an interrupt and does decent damage. Light Axe Attack (Hel’s Touch) – Yes, this is literally the move you start with, and it’s great. I would get the extended roll distance and speed one too. I had a variety of gems socketed in the armor, mostly ones that bumped all stats and others that increased burn and frost damage. Runic is the key to how I won this fight, and I nearly had it maxed to do so.
Yes, I did have the full Valkyrie set at this point, but that set does not have many points in Runic at all, while you can craft and upgrade an Ivaldi’s set largely focused on Runic, and I think Runic is OP in this game. I did this fight wearing Ivaldi’s armor that you get from the Mists of Niflheim. I started the fight missing the final apple, but I beat it once I went out and got it to max my health. It can be the difference between life and death in this fight. I would highly recommend finding all nine apples to extend your health bar before you take on this challenge. What these fights will also do is teach you how to fight the Queen, because she effectively has the moves of the other eight Valkyries combined. 4.To unlock the Valkyrie Queen, you have to beat all other eight Valkyries across the realms, including the one in the Niflheim mist maze, and the one at the end of the first set of Muspelheim combat challenges, and put their helmets in the throne circle to the north of the map. You’ll be protected against spinning wings, feather darts, staff smacks, and other aggressions as long as you’re hiding behind that shield. It’s easiest to keep your shield up 99% of the time during a Valkyrie tangle. Keep your shield up for most attacksĪ Valkyrie’s power is mostly in her wings, which are tipped with dagger-like feathers that will cause serious damage to any unarmed thing in the way, even the God of War himself. Also, don’t forget Atreus’ Runic attack can come in very handy too. Hit square whenever they’re airborne and he’ll bring them down a peg or two, and save you from a devastating attack.
But although it might seem like both of these attacks spell the end of the fight - or at least a great portion of your health bar - you can actually interrupt the attacks using your favourite offspring Atreus. Every Valkyrie has a nasty habit of flying up into the air and unleashing a devastating light ring attack, or shrouding the whole arena with a thick grey fog.