Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Skill Trees [Full List Guide]

One of the essential elements in any Assassin’s Creed game is the skill tree. There are a total of 38 skills in the skill tree. It keeps the game interesting and allows you to perform fantastic finishers and new abilities. The Skill Tree makes the game easier and more exciting at the same time. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has an interesting skill tree with many minor buffs surrounding amazing abilities that you can unlock and play around with.

AC Valhalla All Skill Tree Paths

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has a detailed skill tree; however, it can look a bit intimidating at first. There are three paths in the skill tree that you can take

• The way of the Bear 
• The way of the Raven 
• The way of the Wolf.

Power System & Skill Points

• In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the Skill Tree is powered by Skill Points.
• You can get two skill points for each new XP level you achieve.
• Once you have gotten your skill points, you can head over to the skill tree and unlock and acquire skills.
• Each time you obtain a skill, minor or major, it will increase your Power Level at the bottom of the screen. 
• You will need to follow a specific path to get to the distinct ability you are trying to obtain.
• That means you will have to unlock a few minor skills on your way to that primary Skill or ability.
• Also, you might have to unlock quite a few major skills as well if the Major Skills are deep in the Skill tree. 

Path Of The Raven All Skills (Assassin Path)

The first path we will be talking about is going to be the raven path. Most people also call it the Assassin path seeing that it has skills fine-tuned for killing. Most of these skills are flashy, along with being useful, so if you want a visually pleasing game, you will want these. The Raven path is going to glow yellow when you place your cursor over the skills and has a good variety of both melees and ranged abilities. 

Minor Skills

The Raven path is going to have the most variety of minor skills compared to the other two paths in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Skill tree. You can also find skills of both other paths scattered around here. These skills will buff up everything you got, from your hammer to smash your enemies to the predator bow to snipe them from afar. Unlocking these skills is going to be essential for you and make the game significantly more fun. 

Skill Name	Effects
Ability Damage	Boost ability damage by +1.7.
Assassination Damage	Increasing +5.3 Assassination Damage
Bearded Axe	Buffs Bearded Axe and gives it +5.0 stun,+1.0 speed, and + 2 critical attack chance.
Evasion	Evade attacks more easily with an additional +4.2 evasion.
Hammer	Buffs Hammer and gives it +5.0 stun,+1.0 speed, and + 2 critical attack chance.
Headshot	Gives you +2.0 Headshot damage.
Heavy Damage	Boosts Heavy damage by +4.0.
Heavy Resistance	Increase resistance to heavy attacks by +5.0.
Light Attack Damage	Makes your light Attack stronger by adding +4.0 damage to it.
Light Resistance	Boost light attack resistance by +5.0.
Light Shield	Upgrading shield giving it +5.0 block and stun
Melee	Increase your Meele damage by +2.3.
Melee Critical Chance	Boosts your chance to Get a Critical Melee attack by +2.0.
Melee Resistance	Increases Melee Resistance by +7.0.
Poison	Gives you +3.0 Poison build-up and Poison damage
Poison Resistance Training	Increase Poison Build-up Resistance and Poison Damage Resistance by +5.6.
Predator Bow	Buffs Predator Bow and gives it +3.0 Headshot damage,+1.0 speed, and +2 critical attack chance.
Range	Increases your range damage by +2.3.
Seax	Buffs Seax and gives it +5.0 stun,+1.0 speed, and + 2 critical attack chance.
Spear	Buffs Spear gives it +5.0 stun,+1.0 speed, and + 2 critical attack chance.
Stealth	Gain +1.7 damage on stealth attacks.
Way of the Raven	Increase attack, armor, and critical chance by +1.0. Boost your stun by +3.0 and Block by +2.0. Get additional +0.6 Evasion. Also, lose -0.3 weight.

Abilities/Major Skills

Having a good mix of melee and ranged abilities is fun and exciting. However, some of these abilities will interfere with abilities in other sections of the skill tree in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. For instance, Advanced Assassination clashes with Warrior Takedown. So you will have to see if you want more flashy gameplay or go in and hack and slash your opponents.

• Adrenaline Upgrade
• Advanced Assassination
• Assassin Carry
• Assassin Slide
• Assassin’s Cantrip
• Auto-Loot
• Backstab
• Breakfall
• Brush With Death
• Chain Assassination
• Counter Roll
• Explosive Corpse
• Guided Arrow
• Intense Rage
• Miasma
• Missile Reversal
• Mounted Archer
• Predator Bow Combo
• Raven’s Loot

Adrenaline Upgrade

Adds an extra adrenaline slot, enhancing combat capabilities significantly by allowing more abilities to be used.

Advanced Assassination

 Enables assassinations even on tougher enemies, eliminating them instantly if performed correctly.

Assassin Carry

Allows you to move bodies after stealth kills to maintain stealth and avoid enemy detection.

Assassin Slide

Offers a sliding ability to move quickly and engage or evade enemies dynamically, especially useful in aggressive playstyles.

Assassin’s Cantrip

Provides an escape tactic during combat by using a smoke bomb after a successful parry, although it prevents attacking in the smoke.

Auto-Loot

One of the most useful skills that you can unlock in the Raven path is going to be Auto-Loot. Not only will it come in handy constantly throughout your gameplay, but it is also passive, so you have to do nothing to activate it when you kill an enemy with melee weapons or perform an assassination. You will automatically loot them, saving you time in the heat of battle. It’s essential if you are playing with melee weapons. 

Backstab

One skill that you will want to unlock is Backstab, no matter your playstyle. It allows you to deal extra damage when hitting your enemy from behind, so it’s useful in any situation. Like most of the abilities, this one is not limited to melee or the bow and will be viable with both. It’s going to be the first skill you can unlock, and that boost in damage is going to help you out a lot in the early game.

Breakfall

Reduces fall damage, preventing some deaths from high falls, though extreme caution is still needed.

Brush With Death

Slows down time when dodging at the last moment, making combat management easier and more tactical.

Counter Roll

Allows rolling over an enemy during their attack to reposition behind them for counterattacks, enhancing melee effectiveness.

Chain Assassination

Enables a second assassination immediately after the first, efficiently taking down multiple targets.

Explosive Corpse

Turns a stealth kill into a booby-trapped corpse that explodes when investigated by another enemy, adding a fun element to gameplay.

Guided Arrow 

Allows control of an arrow in flight for precise hits, adding a unique capability to the Predator bow.

Intense Rage

Maintains attack capability despite incoming hits, useful for continuous aggression in combat.

Miasma

Releases a poisonous gas from a poisoned corpse, effectively damaging other enemies who come near, excellent for crowd control.

Missile Reversal

Catches and returns projectiles to the attacker, a challenging but rewarding defensive tactic.

Mounted Archer

There are quite a few bow abilities that are scattered around the Skill Tree in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla guide. However, you are unable to use them while riding a horse. Mounted Archer provides an instant fix to that problem allowing you to use your abilities even if you are riding around. Although it might be a bit difficult to aim, the abilities will help you out significantly when you land those shots. 

Predator Bow Combo

Increases damage with consecutive headshots using the Predator bow, ideal for skilled archers.

Raven’s Loot

Automatically collects loot from ranged kills, similar to Auto-Loot but for archery, enhancing convenience.

Way Of The Bear All Skills (Melee/Warrior Path)

The Bear path is the path that starts above the ‘new beginning’ node. It lights up red when you place your cursor over any of the skills. There are numerous skills in each path. Way of the Bear is centered around more up close and personal combat. If you like to rush into danger and get your hands dirty, you will love these skills. 

Minor Skills

Minor skills or buffed and scattered around the Skill Tree in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. These aren’t anything too special or exciting, but they do come in handy a lot. Minor skills provide you with small tweaks and buffs but stack up to really make a difference. Also, they are passive, so you don’t have to do anything. These buffs also affect your weapons, making them stronger and more effective.

Here are all the Minor skills in The Way of the Bear in alphabetical order

Skill Name	Effects
Ability Damage	Boost ability damage by +1.7.
Bearded Axe	Buffs Bearded Axe and gives it +5.0 stun,+1.0 speed, and + 2 critical attack chance.
Critical	Increased Chance for Critical Attacks by +2.0.
Dane Axe	Boosts Stun by +5, increases Speed by +1 and adds +2.0 Chance for Critical Attacks for Dane Axe.
Fire Resistance Training	Additional Fire Build-Up Resistance by +5.6 and increases Fire Damage Resistance by +5.6.
Flail	Increases the chance for Critical Attacks by +2.0, additional Stun by +5, boosts Speed by +1 for Flails.
Greatsword	Boosts Stun by +5, increases Speed by +1, and adds Chance for Critical Attacks +2.0 for Greatswords.
Hammer	Additional Speed by +1, boosts the Chance for Critical Attacks by+2.0 and increases Stun by +5 for Hammers.
Health	Increases Health by +5.2.
Heavy Damage	Boosts Heavy Damage by +4.0.
Heavy Resistance	Additional +5.0 Heavy Resistance.
Heavy Shield	Increases Blocking by +5.0 and adds +5.0 Stun to the Heavy Shield.
Light Attack Damage	Boosts Light Attack Damage by +4.0.
Light Bow	Adds Additional +1.0 Speed, increases Headshot Damage by +3.0, and boosts Critical Attack Chance by +2.0 for the light bow.
Melee	Increases Melee Damage by +2.3.
Melee Resistance	Boosts Melee Resistance by +7.0.
Stun	Adds Additional +2.5 Stun.
Way of the Bear	Increases Attack by +1.0 and Stun by +3.0. Boosts Critical Chance by +1.0 and Block by +2.0. Adds +1.0 Armor and +0.6 Evasion and decreases Weight by -0.3.

Abilities/Major Skills

The Abilities and Major skills in this path allow you to have an advantage in hand-to-hand combat. These go well with weapons such as axes and hammers. They give the ability to dual-wield two-handed weapons or play a one-handed weapon with a two-headed weapon. You get extra damage while performing melee attacks and can even make your Parry stronger. Overall if you like to rush the enemy and jump into action, the way of the bear is for you. 

• Adrenaline Fiend
• Adrenaline Upgrade
• Arrow Volley
• Battlefield Cremation
• Berserker’s Mettle
• Cold Rage
• Dual Swap
• Fearless Leaper
• Fight Ready
• Heavy Dual Wield
• Light Bow Combo
• Longship Brace
• Parry Damage
• Perfect Attack
• Shield Master
• Sprint Bash
• Stomp
• Terror
• Warrior Takedown

Adrenaline Fiend

Boosts damage and attack speed depending on how many adrenaline slots are filled, enhancing combat capabilities.

Adrenaline Upgrade

Adds an extra adrenaline slot, crucial for maintaining high damage and attack speed in aggressive playstyles.

Arrow Volley

Allows the Light Bow to charge and release multiple arrows simultaneously, increasing damage output but using more arrows and stamina.

Berserker’s Mettle

Retains an adrenaline slot after taking a heavy hit, maximizing the benefits of Adrenaline Fiend during intense combat.

Battlefield Cremation

Causes enemies killed with fire attacks to ignite, damaging nearby foes; this ability is potent but situational.

Cold Rage

Enables uninterrupted attack sequences by preventing disruptions from incoming hits, ideal for head-on combat.

Dual Swap

Offers a special attack based on the weapon held in the offhand when dual-wielding, including with heavy weapons.

Fearless Leaper

Enhances leap attacks to deal significant area damage from any height, making it versatile for various combat situations.

Fight Ready

Automatically starts combat with one adrenaline slot filled, instantly activating the boosts from Adrenaline Fiend.

Heavy Dual Wield

Allows wielding two heavy weapons or a heavy weapon and a lighter one simultaneously, significantly increasing melee damage potential.

Light Bow Combo

Increases damage for each consecutive hit with the Light Bow, rewarding accuracy and speed in combat.

Longship Brace

Coordinates defense on a longship, with the crew mirroring the player’s shielding actions to enhance collective protection.

Perfect Attack

Increases damage for consecutive well-timed attacks, encouraging precise combat engagement.

Parry Damage 

Inflicts damage on successful parries, adding offensive capability to defensive moves and allowing for follow-up attacks.

Shield Master

Automatically aligns shield to incoming attacks, simplifying defensive actions and focusing on counterattacks.

Stomp 

Delivers a powerful stomp to downed enemies, causing significant damage and potentially finishing off opponents.

Sprint Bash

Enables running through NPCs and breakable objects without interruption, though its practical use is limited.

Terror

Causes weak enemies to flee in fear after a stunning finisher, temporarily reducing the number of attackers.

Warrior Takedown

Allows executing a takedown that alerts nearby enemies, turning a stealth move into a strategic opening for aggressive follow-up.

Path Of The Wolf All Skills (Ranged Path)

The right section of the Skill tree in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the Path of the Wolf. The Wolf path is also considered the ranged path or the ranger path. Path of the Wolf is centered more around playing from a distance and having good recon to know what is going on in your surroundings. If you are a player who loves to play with bows and arrows, these abilities will help you out a ton and allow you to play to your full potential. 

Minor Skills

Similar to both the other paths, the wolf path is also loaded with Minor Skills. These will be important for you to grab to get to the Abilities and skills that will impact your gameplay. However, minor skills cannot be put aside so easily. They are as important as Abilities and really stack up and boost your normal attacks and stats. You will need to unlock as many of these minor skills as you can. 

Skill Name	Effects
Ability Damage	Gives you an additional +1.7 Ability Damage.
Fire	You get +3.0 fire build-up and fire damage.
Fire Resistance Training	Boosts Fire Build-up Resistance and Fire Damage Resistance by +5.6.
Headshot	Increases Headshot Damage +2.0.
Health	Gives you +5.2 Health.
Heavy Damage	Adds +4.0 to your Heavy Damage.
Hunter Bow	Boosts Hunter Bow Damage by +3.0, Speed by+1.0, and Critical Damage by +2.0.
Light Attack Damage	Increases Light Attack Damage by +4.0.
Poison Resistance Training	Boosts Poison Build-up Resistance and Poison Damage Resistance by +5.6.
Poison	Gives you +3.0 Poison build-up and Poison damage.
Predator Bow	Buffs your Predator bow, giving it +3.0 Headshot Damage, +1.0 Speed, and +2.0 Critical Chance.
Range	Increases Range Damage by +2.3.
Range Critical Chance	Grants +2.0 to land a Critical Shot.
Range Resistance	Gives you +7.0 Resistance against range attacks.
Stealth	Increases Stealth by +1.7.
Way of The Wolf	You get +1.0 Attack, Armor, and Critical Chance. Increases Stun by +3.0 and Evasion by +2.0. Decreases Weight by -0.3.

Major Skills/Abilities

These skills will make you a sharpshooter with a bow. The Abilities range from giving you Incredible recon abilities that allow you to sneak around and scope out all enemies in an area with a single look to making it so your arrows never break and you have infinite arrows if you shoot enemies. These will be really helpful, and if you are going to be playing at a range, you will be to unlock these abilities in the skill tree.

• Adrenaline Upgrade
• Arrow Looter
• Arrow Reinforcement
• Battleground Bolt
• Bow Stun Finisher
• Bow To Melee Link
• Charged Shot
• Emergency Aim
• Eye Of The North
• Grit
• Hunter Bow Combo
• Last Chance Healing
• Loot Food
• Power Stroke
• Sprint Attack
• Stealth Adrenaline
• Stealth Recon
• Unstoppable

Adrenaline Upgrade

Provides an additional adrenaline slot, crucial for enhancing combat effectiveness across all paths, enabling more frequent use of abilities.

Arrow Looter

Increases the chance of finding arrows on archer enemies, essential for maintaining a steady supply of arrows in ranged combat.

Arrow Reinforcement

Strengthens arrows to prevent them from breaking, allowing for their collection and reuse, optimizing ammunition management.

Battleground Bolt

Allows you to pick up and throw environmental objects at enemies, offering an alternative attack method that conserves arrows.

Bow Stun Finisher

Enables a stylized ranged finisher on stunned enemies, providing knockback force and enhancing combat flair.

Bow To Melee Link

Boosts damage when alternating between melee and ranged attacks, suited for versatile combat styles that mix engagement ranges.

Charged Shot

Allows charging the hunter bow to release two arrows simultaneously, doubling damage output for a single shot but does not combine with Hunter Bow Combo.

Emergency Aim

Automatically targets an enemy upon detection during stealth, slowing time to facilitate a critical shot, helping maintain stealth.

Eye Of The North

Prevents flinching while aiming, ensuring steady shots even when under attack, with a cooldown to balance its impact in combat.

Grit

Recovers health lost from recent hits upon landing a melee attack, somewhat mismatched in a primarily ranged-focused path.

Hunter Bow Combo

Increases firing rate by allowing quicker subsequent shots after a timed release of a fully charged arrow, enhancing rapid arrow deployment.

Last Chance Healing

Provides a significant health boost and slows time when health is critically low, offering a chance to recover or reposition.

Loot Food

You can’t go wrong with a bit of extra food. Loot Food increases the odds of you finding food on corpses preventing you from starving. You won’t really need the ability since the game has plenty of food lying around, and you find quite a bit normally. However, it is important to have some extra food on you. You never know when you might need it. 

Power Stroke

Enhances speed on a longship, though it’s a situational skill with limited overall utility given the game’s minor focus on naval activities.

Sprint Attack

Enables initiating attacks while sprinting, reducing downtime before combat and improving responsiveness in fast-paced scenarios.

Stealth Adrenaline

You will need to have Stealth Adrenaline unlocked if you are trying to maximize your stealthy playstyle. If you are going to be going around pick-pocketing enemies and looting chests might as well get some adrenaline boost from it. Having Stealth Adrenaline will grant you some boost adrenaline while you perform your mischievous acts. 

Stealth Recon

If you head over to the Wolf path, Stealth Recon is going to be the first ability you encounter. It is great you get it so early on cause it’s incredibly useful to have it in your arsenal. As a ranged player, you need to know the pinpoint locations so all enemies so can plan out your assassination. Stealth Recon allows you to highlight all enemies in the area, making it so no enemies escape your sight. However, you have to sneak around and not get caught.

Unstoppable

Allows uninterrupted sprinting that can knock down enemies, integrating aggressive tactics with ranged strategies for dynamic engagements.

Final Words

Players have mixed opinions on the skill tree, as you can see from this Reddit Post. Armor and equipment are as important as the best skills, so you should focus on getting the best equipment. Check out our Best Armor Guide or Best Weapon Guide to find out which equipment will be best suited for you. If you want to find specific weapons, such as the Aesir Eye Bow or Fenrir’s Incisor, you can check those out as well.

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