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Valkyrie

Valkyrie Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Valkyrie Awakening

Main PvE Combo

  1. F
    Sanctitas de Enslar+32 Melee AP
  2. LMB/F
    Divina Vult
  3. S+LMB
    Castigatio
  4. Space
    Promptness
  5. Shift+LMB
    Purificatione
  6. Shift+RMB
    Verdict: Lancia Iustitia
  7. W+RMB
    Blitz Stab
  8. Shift+Q
    Divina Impulsa+32 Melee AP
  9. RMB
    Sacrum Ferit
  10. RMB
    Lucem FluxumHold RMB from Sacrum Ferit until Lucem Fluxum activates
  11. Space
    Promptness
  12. Shift+LMB
    Purificatione
  13. S+LMB
    Castigatio
  14. S+RMB
    Terra Sancta
  15. Shift+A/D
    Shield Chase
  16. F
    Gladius Gloriae
  17. S+E
    Celestial Spear
  18. Space
    Promptness
  19. Shift+LMB
    Purificatione

Optional: add Wave of Light (S+F), commonly called "Vacuum", to pull mobs together.

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. W+F
    Hastiludium
  2. Shift+W
    Death Line Chase
  3. Shift+A/D
    Shield Chase
  4. W+F
    Ultimate: Righteous ChargePre-awakening

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Severing LightIt appears in the written Valkyrie guide, but the damage gain is minimal and it will most likely mess up your combo more than it helps, especially for newer players
  2. Glaring Slash
  3. Sword of Judgement
  4. Flurry of Kicks
  5. Flying Kick
  6. Double Flying Kick
  7. Shield Strike
  8. Shield Counter
  9. Shield Push
  10. Shield Throw
  11. Skyward Strike
  12. EvasionAwakening Shift+W Death Line Chase is a consistent PvE i-frame even when used on cooldown

The other locked skills can mess up your combo by accident and have no PvE use.

Skill Enhancements

  1. Celestial Smite
    DPSLv. 56
  2. Celestial Cry
    HealLv. 56
  3. Divine Descent
    Lv. 57
  4. Divine Judgement of Light
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Purificatione I

Subdue enemies or heal allies with your sacred shield.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec

Castigatio I

Strike your lancia into the ground repeatedly to purge enemies.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 7 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 7 sec to target

Sacrum Ferit I

Counterattack with a shield and deeply stab the enemy using lancia.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 10 sec
  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec

Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae I

Slam the lancia down onto the surface to cleanse all enemies in the vicinity.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
  • HP Recovery Instantly recover 35 HP per target

Flow: Divina Vult

Preceding Skill: [Sanctitas de Enslar I] Swing the lancia wide to send enemies flying.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
  • Bleeding damage 100, 3 times over 9 sec

Promptness

The skilled Valkyrie is adept with switching between the sword and shield with the lancia...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec

Video Guide

Valkyrie Awakening PvE Guide

Change Log

October 22, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    PvP minimum damage when the target's defense exceeds your attack raised from 5% to 7%.All classes

October 8, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage raised in PvE: Purificatione III +12%, Sanctitas de Enslar III +24%, Blitz Stab and Ultimate: Blitz Stab +28%, Flow: Divina Vult +26%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

  • All

    Unified the level-based base stats (Max HP, HP Recovery, All AP, All Damage Reduction and All Evasion) for every class. Class-specific stat differences now come from a new passive skill learned automatically at Lv. 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70.All classes

  • All

    Added the common skill Godslayer: Force Palm (Lv. 60+). Its Secret Book is obtained at A Freesword's Hearth in Voidekaia after finishing the Inner Edania main quests.All classes

September 17, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Heaven's Echo: "Taunt surrounding foes" now applies as a Taunt attack instead of raising aggro, so monsters can switch targets when another Adventurer attacks them.Both specs

  • PvE

    Sanctitas de Enslar: "Taunt surrounding foes" now applies as a Taunt attack instead of raising aggro.

August 27, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Punishment: After a successful grapple the character now moves slightly toward the target with the attack animation.Both specs

July 9, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Gladius Gloriae, Celestial Smite: Cooldown 10 → 8 sec.Both specs

  • PvE

    Damage raised in PvE: Purificatione, Castigatio and Divina Inpulsa +8%, Blitz Stab and Ultimate: Blitz Stab +10%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

May 14, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Terra Sancta: Fixed the Super Armor duration being too short.

April 30, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Fixed All Damage Reduction +20 not applying; it now grants All Damage Reduction +30 for 10 sec on use, matching Guard.

  • All

    Terra Sancta: Fixed Super Armor not lasting until the skill can combo into another skill.

April 9, 2026

9 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shield Chase: Stamina no longer recovers during the skill.Both specs

  • PvP

    Just Counter, Judgment of Light: Just Counter Stiffness now PvE only; Judgment of Light lost its PvP-only Stun.Both specs

  • All

    Divine Slam, Celestial Smite: Cooldowns: Divine Slam 10 → 7 sec, Celestial Smite 15 → 10 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Purificatione: Hit healing no longer applies to allies; self healing per hit 110/130/160 → 500/600/700.

  • All

    Flow: Divina Vult, Flow: Lucem Fluxum: Divina Vult gains Super Armor; Lucem Fluxum gains Forward Guard. Divina Vult now always takes priority on LMB after Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae or Sanctitas de Enslar.

  • All

    Terra Sancta: Cooldown 12 → 9 sec.

  • All

    Vindicta: Usable any time on Guard (not when Forward Guard is broken) with LMB or W + LMB; cooldown 3 → 5 sec. Now moves forward, Knockback instead of Stiffness (also in PvP), All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec instead of the speed debuff, no Down Attack. Damage 487% x2 → 4,140% x1 (PvP 100% → 65%).

  • PvP

    Lancia Training: Better left/right movement on Guard. PvP damage raised: Sacrum Ferit IV 30.38% → 36.7%, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae IV 15.35/23.04% → 17.6/25.8%, Sanctitas de Enslar III 18.61% → 23.2%, Blitz Stab 25.9% → 28.7%, Hastiludium III attack 3 50.01% → 65.81%.

  • All

    Flying Kick: Fixed not comboing smoothly into other skills.Both specs

February 12, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Guard: All Damage Reduction while on Guard: +20 → +30 (main weapon and lancia).Both specs

  • All

    Absolute: Heaven's Echo: The 60 sec All Accuracy Increase now applies to self only.Both specs

  • All

    Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

December 18, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Wave of Light: Fixed the pull also affecting allies in Guild League.

December 11, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Wave of Light: Pull now triggers one-third as often, pulls twice as far and applies All Speed -50% for 1 sec.

October 30, 2025

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Wave of Light: Fixed the pull not taking Accuracy into account.

  • All

    Shield Chase: Fixed Evasion coming out first in some directions when used on Guard with the longsword.Both specs

September 25, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shining Dash: Now W + RMB (combo input too); Skyward Strike is Space only. Cooldown 40/35 → 15/10 sec (Skill Add-on tier 2).Both specs

September 18, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Righteous Charge: Faster combos into Punishment, Just Counter, Prime: Judgment of Light or Prime: Purificatione after hits.Both specs

September 4, 2025

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Lancia Training: Moving sideways no longer attacks and now matches Valkyrie Slash movement; smoother combos into Awakening skills.

  • All

    Celestial Cry: Fixed its All DP Increase stacking with other DP Increase effects.Both specs

August 21, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Blitz Stab: Fixed a skill issue.

August 7, 2025

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Guard, Divine Descent, Vow of Trust, Promptness: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Divine Descent: All DP +20 → +40.Both specs

July 24, 2025

10 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Combat system overhaul: Resistance and Ignore Resistance reworked, AP, DP reduction and Special Attack damage gaps between classes narrowed, and Special Attack damage effects of the same type no longer stack.All classes

  • All

    Infinite Mastery now grants Accuracy +18 and All Accuracy +18 per skill level.All classes

  • All

    Elion's Blessing: Removed All Debuff Resistance +100%.Both specs

  • All

    Divine Descent: All Special Attack damage +5% → +2%.Both specs

  • All

    Heaven's Echo, Celestial Cry: All Accuracy +24 → +12/20.Both specs

  • All

    Noble Spirit: All Resistance +50% → HP Recovery +200.

  • All

    Noble Spirit: All DP +20 → +50.

  • All

    Hastiludium: Removed Knockdown Resistance on hits.

  • All

    Divina Inpulsa, Sanctitas de Enslar: Melee AP +20 → +28.

  • All

    Skill damage multiplier -2.99% to offset the AP rebalance.

June 26, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Celestial Spear: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

June 12, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shield Chase: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

February 13, 2025

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Emergency Escape: Invincibility now also applies when you reappear; movement speed and Stamina recovery during the skill reduced; SPACE now jumps to higher terrain.All classes

  • PvE

    Combat Assistance can now only be used while total Family Level is 200 or lower; some skills deal less damage or lose effects when spammed during cooldown, while main PvE skills deal more damage.All classes

  • All

    Divina Inpulsa: Removed All Evasion Rate reduction on hits.

  • All

    Divina Inpulsa: Added Melee AP +20 for 10 sec on use.

  • All

    Blitz Stab: Added All Evasion Rate -3% for 10 sec on hits.

  • All

    Ultimate: Blitz Stab: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvE

    Purificatione, Sacrum Ferit, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Sanctitas de Enslar, Blitz Stab, Terra Sancta: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Purificatione, Sacrum Ferit: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.

December 12, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 14, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

October 17, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

August 1, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Celestial Spear, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Celestial Smite, Black Spirit: Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Divine Power, Vindicta, Divine Judgment of Light: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Shield Chase, Purificatione: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 18, 2024

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 10, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

June 19, 2024

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Heaven's Echo, Flow: Divina Vult, Divine Descent, Divina Inpulsa, Gladius Gloriae: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Wave of Light: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Hastiludium, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    Black Spirit: Blitz Stab: Corrected the skill description.

  • All

    Judgment of Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

November 29, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Purificatione: Skill behavior improved.

November 15, 2023

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Sacrum Ferit: Cooldown 7 → 6 sec.Both specs

  • PvP

    Flow: Lucem Fluxum: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • PvP

    Castigatio, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Flow: Divina Vult, Blitz Stab, Ultimate: Blitz Stab: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Sanctitas de Enslar: Damage adjusted.Both specs

September 26, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hastiludium: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Smoother combos and controls.

September 20, 2023

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hastiludium: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Terra Sancta: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Vindicta: Corrected the skill description.

  • PvE

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

September 13, 2023

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • PvE

    Sacrum Ferit: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Flow: Lucem Fluxum: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Castigatio: Smoother combos and controls.

  • PvP

    Flow: Lucem Fluxum, Purificatione, Flow: Divina Vult, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Wave of Light: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Hastiludium, Blitz Stab, Ultimate: Blitz Stab, Terra Sancta: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Vindicta, Promptness: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Divina Inpulsa, Blitz Stab, Ultimate: Blitz Stab: Damage adjusted.

September 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

August 9, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 19, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 5, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

May 17, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Hastiludium, Core: Hastiludium: Corrected the skill description.

April 6, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Sacrum Ferit: Fixed a skill issue.

November 23, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

October 19, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Gladius Gloriae: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

October 12, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Lancia Training: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Black Spirit: Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae, Black Spirit: Terra Sancta: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Promptness: Fixed a skill issue.

August 17, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shield Throw: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

June 22, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blitz Stab: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

June 15, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Divine Judgment of Light: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Shining Judgment of Light: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

February 9, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Purificatione: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 19, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Judgment of Light, Black Spirit: Prime: Judgment of Light, Black Spirit: Sanctitas de Enslar: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Prime: Judgment of Light: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

January 12, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sacrum Ferit: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

January 5, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Shining Dash: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Shining Dash: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Blitz Stab: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Shining Dash, Black Spirit: Prime: Shining Dash: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blitz Stab, Ultimate: Blitz Stab, Sacrum Ferit: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

July 7, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Absolute: Ultimate Righteous Charge: Fixed a skill issue.

June 29, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

June 23, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Just Counter, Absolute: Just Counter, Prime: Just Counter, Sideways Cut, Absolute: Sideways Cut: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

June 16, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sharp Light, Absolute: Sharp Light: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

May 26, 2021

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Spinning Shield, Heaven's Echo: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Heaven's Echo: Cooldown 25 → 40 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Death Line Chase, Terra Sancta, Promptness: Smoother combos and controls.

  • PvP

    Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Castigatio: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Sanctitas de Enslar, Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae: Cooldown 21 → 17 sec.

May 4, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Purificatione: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

April 28, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Sanctitas de Enslar: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 17, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Divina Inpulsa: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Sanctitas de Enslar: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 3, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sanctitas de Enslar: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

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