Valkyrie Quick Guide – Abilities, Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Legend Overview
| Class | Difficulty | Tier List Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Skirmisher | Medium | A Tier |
Valkyrie is the queen of the skies in Apex Legends. Her kit’s main strength lies in the ability to take high ground quickly and hold it down for her team. Valkyrie’s ultimate Skyward Dive also covers the most distance of any movement ability in Apex Legends, enabling her to reposition her entire team for zone rotations or third-party situations.
Strengths
- Valkyrie can take vertical ground quickly with her passive VTOL Jets.
- She can reposition her entire team with her ultimate ability Skyward Dive, providing safe rotations. This ability is excellent for getting out of a tight spot or finding your next engagement quickly.
Weaknesses
- Valkyrie’s ultimate ability Skyward Dive can be difficult to pilot, especially in hectic end games with a lot of enemy squads alive. Landing is where the true skill of this ability comes through.
- Her tactical ability Missile Swarm is easy to dodge and has limited use since it cannot be used inside.
Skill Breakdown
Class – Skirmisher
Valkyrie is a member of the Skirmisher Class. Skirmisher Class Legends can look at Care Packages to reveal their contents. You can also see what used to be in an already-claimed package.
Passive Ability – VTOL Jets
Valkyrie can engage her jet packs and take to the skies by double jumping. This jet pack has a limited amount of fuel, and a gauge showing how much fuel is left for use. While using VTOL Jets, Valkyrie can also utilize her tactical ability Missile Swarm.
Tactical Ability (Q) – Missile Swarm
Valkyrie fires a swarm of mini-rockets that deal damage and stun any enemies caught in its area of effect.
Ultimate Ability (Z) – Skyward Dive
When this ability is activated, Valkyrie will prepare to launch. Once activated, Valkyrie soars to the skies and can dive through the skies. This ability can be used with teammates and requires vertical clearance to be activated. Taking damage while preparing to launch will cancel your Skyward Dive at the cost of 25% cooldown.
Tips and Tricks
Tip #1 – Lift Off Away From Trouble
Valkyrie is the queen of the skies for a reason. Her VTOL Jets are a fantastic offensive and defensive tool. For this tip, we will focus on the defensive capabilities of this passive ability. Let’s say you’re caught in a fight and take a bad trade, leaving you on critical health points. As a Valkyrie player, you should first look to use VTOL Jets to take a high-ground position. This is a powerful play because Valkyrie can reach places that few legends can reach efficiently, allowing her time to heal. At the same time, opposing players try to navigate to your new location.
Tip #2 – Higher, Further, Faster
When using Valkyrie’s ultimate ability Skyward Dive, you’ll want to use it from the highest ground possible. This is because the ability has a set height that will take you every time. The only way to make this ability reach further distances is by going to higher elevation points on the map before activating this ability. This tip is especially useful when making long rotations to the safe zone.
