Valkyrie

AVAILABLE ON: Eden, Live

Long ago, a pair of orphaned twin sisters were found on a battlefield completely unharmed. A great warrior chanced upon the girls as he was surveying the battlefield and decided to adopt them, as surely this was a sign from his patron god, Odin. As the girls grew, they spoke of voices in their head. The voices of the dead. The warrior, now old and retired, believed them without hesitation. This was just the next step in Odin’s plan for him and the girls. The voices told of a great danger looming beneath the earth and called upon the girls to gather a great host of warriors, all of whom must be women. Together, the three set out to recruit every able-bodied woman they could find in the villages of Midgard and when they returned to Jordheim, their troupe numbered over thirty strong. The women were all sworn into Odin’s service and drilled by the old warrior and the twins in martial arts and whatever else the spirits instructed them. When the old warrior deemed their training complete, they feasted and slept. That same night, the women all shared the same dream wherein Odin spoke to them and called upon them to become his Valkyries.

Now, whenever the din of battle has long since faded and ravens feast on eyes half-sunken into the mud, and lone sickly wolves scavenge for one last meal, the shield-maidens of Odin arrive. As if conjured by magic, they suddenly arrive from behind trees, walking out of lakes or riding on horseback down paths that seem to appear out of nowhere. They judge each warrior’s worth, sending the mightiest to Odin’s hall, Valhalla, and the rest Freyja’s field, Folkvangr.

Valkyries are Midgard’s fighter/healer hybrid class. They have access to a strong selection of healing spells, both cast and instant, as well as a large list of offensive and defensive utility spells. This is in addition to chain armor, the Shield skill line and unique Spear weapon skills.

Note that Valkyries are only available to female characters.

PvE:

Valkyries are very strong in solo PvE due to their instant cast healing spells. With the benefit of Midgard’s unique ability to use the same combat styles with both one-handed and two-handed weapons, Valkyries can be played either way, depending on if you prefer faster kills or the safety of a shield.

In groups, Valkyries typically fill the off-tank role, Guarding the Warrior to reduce incoming damage and providing a great deal of stability with their instant cast point-blank area-of-effect healing spells.

RvR:

Valkyries are strong solo duellists due to their instant cast healing spells, making them able to heal great amounts without risking being interrupted like other classes. They also have an instant cast snare, which will allow you to easily reposition or beat a hasty retreat should you need to cast a healing spell.

In groups, Valkyries are typically played as a harasser/interrupter/support. Your job is to impede the enemy as much as possible with your snares, stuns and instant damaging spells for interrupting, while providing emergency heals for your group as needed. You should only attempt to primarily provide damage when your group is stabile and already winning the crowd control battle.

Character planners:

Eden: https://eden-daoc.net/charplan?c=Valkyrie

Live: https://daoc.gg/charplanner/overview#c=VALKYRIE

Suggested starting stat point distribution:

10 Constitution or Dexterity / 10 Strength / 10 Quickness (Dexterity over Constitution if planning on using Spear weapons)

Suggested class skills:

50 Sword, 42 Shield, 35Mending, 13 Parry, 12 Odin’s Wrath (Standard / Solo / Sword)

50 Sword, 42 Shield, 33Mending, 17 Parry, 12 Odin’s Wrath (Variant trading healing for parry)

42 Shield, 41 Spear, 42 Mending, 21 Parry, 12 Odin’s Wrath (Standard / Spear)

42 Shield, 41 Spear, 35 Mending, 30 Odin’s Wrath, 15 Parry (Variant trading healing for higher utility)

41 Spear, 42 Mending, 37 Odin’s Wrath, 3o Parry, 7 Shield (Variant spear without Shield)

41 Spear, 35 Mending, 50 Odin’s Wrath, 19 Parry, 7 Shield (Variant trading healing for higher utility)

42 Shield, 42 Mending, 39 Sword, 27 Odin’s Wrath, 5 Parry (Support)

Suggested realm skills:

Long Wind 1

Purge

Charge

Determination

Ignore Pain

Mystic Crystal Lore / Raging Power*

Wild Healing*

Passives to fill stat gaps (Augmented Str, Dex, Con, Mastery of Parrying etc.)

*If playing more support-oriented