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Viking: Battle for Asgard • Walkthrough • Quick Strategies • Methods of Mayhem • Achievements

Glory of Gold

Gold is used to improve Skarin's abilities. You can buy new moves, magic runes, health upgrades, throwing axes, flame pots, and health potions. You can also invest in maps that will cause bags, pots, and chests of gold to appear on your minimap. These maps are by far the best investment you can make. They will rapidly pay for themselves and allow you to rapidly upgrade Skarin.

Mead is Money

Throughout the game, you may come across a barrel of mead. These are for an optional quest on each island. You can pick these up and take them to one of the npcs in exchange for money.

Magic Runes

Skarin has access to 3 types of magical runes, lightning, fire, and ice. The magic abilities enchant Skarin's sword. Ice is by far the most helpful. It turns any target hit by Skarin's sword to ice slowing them down and making them easier to kill. In major battles, nearby allies will have their weapons enchanted as well.

Be Stealthy

Legion soldiers are much easier to kill when caught unaware. Use throwing axes to take down soldiers from range. Once you've gained either of the stealth kill special moves, use them constantly to rapidly dispatch your foes. When tasked with sneaking into enemy controlled cities, these will be essential to your success. Its very easy to become overwhelmed if you try to hack and slash your way through the entire city. Taking out perimeter guards and working your way around the edges tends to be more successful.

Fear Not Death

In Viking, death is more of a temporary setback. You will reappear at the nearest leystone. This can be a big setback in the case of infiltration missions. Otherwise, its usually just a short journey back to where you died. In the large battles, shamans will bring you back to life so death isn't much of a setback at all.

Additionally, Skarin will regenerate health outside of combat. If things get a little rough and you don't want to take a leystone run back, back off and heal up.

Fear the Water

Its rather sad, but Skarin apparently can't swim. Attempting to swim will result in rapidly decreasing health until you die and respawn at the nearest leystone.

Use the Terrain

If you're up near a cliff or anywhere else high above the ground, simply use your shield push to shove enemies to their death. Just be careful not to attempt such a move close to the edge. Skarin moves forward a fair bit when shoving enemies; it is very possible to end up tumbling over the edge after your foes.

Let Sleeping Legion Lie

At many encampments and Legion occupied territory, soldiers can be found sleeping. If you are stealthy and don't make a big ruckus, Skarin can sneak up and kill these soldiers while they still slumber. This can make clearing camps much easier.

Defeating Giants and Champions Easily

Dodging and counterattacking are highly effective. Even more effective is the use of frost magic. The freeze effect of this magic slows giants and champions allowing you to wail on them until the button pressing execution becomes available. In some cases, by using frost magic, the giant/champion won't even be able to get an attack off. Taking down giants/champions quickly can be really important during major battles when you are surrounded by normal legion soldiers.

Slow rage attacks deal massive amounts of damage as do jumping attacks. Your jump attacks are especially effective when fighting giants. This is because they work as an effective counter to the giant's ground slam attack. The ground slam damages nearby vikings and throws them back. If you are jumping at the time of the slam, it will not effect you.

For giants, its also wise not to attack from the front. Giants can pick you up and hurl you to the ground if you stand in front of them. Hack at them from the flanks.

Surviving the Crush

In the major battles, you will be surrounded by vikings and legion. It can be difficult to tell friend from foe and you'll often be open to attacks from behind. The easiest way to deal with the crush of soldiers is to hold down the block button the vast majority of the time. If you are trying to move through a filled area, hold down the block button as you wade through the bodies. This isn't as effective on the hard difficulty. The legion is more aggressive and are prone to surrounding you and beating you mercilessly. They'll also break your guard more often by shoving you. This leaves you open to damaging blows. On hard, its wise to try usually stay with your vikings.