Valkyrie

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For her Super variant, see Super Valkyrie.

"A master of the two-handed axe, this glorious warrior runs between nearby buildings and can shred several troops or buildings at once with her whirlwind blow!"

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Level 3-4

Level 5

Level 6-7

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Level 11

Summary

• The Valkyrie is the third Dark Elixir Troop to be unlocked, once the Dark Barracks is upgraded to level 3, which requires Town Hall level 8.
• On her artwork, she appears to be a fierce warrior with orange hair, dressed in a long leather loincloth with matching leather brassiere and knee-high boots. She wields a massive double-bladed axe, which is about half of her size.
• Valkyries have no preferred target when attacking; they will simply attack the closest building. However, if they become aware of enemy Clan Castle troops, Heroes, or Skeleton Trap skeletons (either by being attacked themselves or by being near another friendly troop under attack), and can fight back against them, they will leave their previously targeted building and instead engage the enemy troops. Once all of the nearby enemy troops are defeated, the Valkyries will proceed to attack the nearest structure.
• The Valkyries spin their axes around them as their method of attack, allowing them to attack multiple targets around them at once. They will run in between the buildings to do this when it is an ideal option. However, they will not run past a building to maximize spin effect.

Strategies

Offensive Strategy

• The Valkyrie can easily take out any exposed hero if there is a moderate number of Valkyries; this makes the whole attack easier and more effective. However, using Valkyries only for that purpose is a bad idea.
• Sending in one or two Valkyries along with an army of tough single-target troops is a very good idea, since the Valkyries can mow down trash buildings quicker than the normal troops and can quickly defeat hordes of weak defending ground troops (from the Clan Castle or Skeleton Traps).
• The way Valkyries attack is by getting between at least two buildings and damaging all at the same time, but if the buildings are not close to each other, then watch out for traps hidden around them. (e.g., A Barracks near another one around a hidden Bomb). This gives them a very high DPS per housing space considering this fact.
• Valkyries will immediately move to a different target right after killing an enemy troops or buildings, therefore resetting their attack pattern with little to no delay, potentially attacking multiple times every second as long as she keeps on one-shotting melee enemy troops such as Barbarians.
• Valkyries are a worthy substitute for P.E.K.K.As in high-level attacks. They are relatively tanky and much faster than P.E.K.K.As. Their ability to eliminate Clan Castle troops, heroes and the core of a defending village with their area of effect attack is impressive and their effectiveness, when paired with Healing Spells, is also favorable when compared to P.E.K.K.As.
• Valkyries cannot attack defending air troops, so use a unit that can target air such as the Archer Queen to deal with them. Poison Spells can also help to slow these defending air units down.
• Valkyries, when granted access to the core of the base, can destroy it with no problem. Help them get to the core with your Jump Spells and assist them with Rage, Clone, and Freeze Spells once they are inside.
  • Rage Spells combined with Valkyries can make them freakishly fast; they can wipe out buildings extremely quickly, and easily kill defending heroes.
• She is used in a Town Hall 8 trophy pushing army popularly known as GoVaWi (Golem, Valkyrie and Wizard). It is showcased in the Whirl Power level in Practice Mode.
  • She is also used in a Town Hall 16 strategy which includes spamming mass Valkyries and using tanks, Heroes, and Rage Spells to deal massive damage, and is very popular and overpowered at that Town Hall.
• At Town Hall 11s through 14s, with the rise of Electro Dragons and many bases built to counter this troop, the Valkyrie will lose a lot of effectiveness at these Town hall levels, as the buildings are more spread out, essentially making one of their main gimmicks worthless, so unless you are lucky and run into a good base that can prove effective or if you are in a lower league, using a Valkyrie-based army is not recommended.
  • However, you can carry a Valkyrie or two to act as a mini-tank and to remove some swarms, as well as to send them in the main army to destroy ground Clan Castle troops.
  • However, at Town Hall 15 and above, Valkyries can be paired with Root Riders, since the latter will destroy layers of walls while the Valkyries will destroy buildings inside the compartments, and can deal with defending Skeletons that are attacking the Root Riders.

Defensive Strategy

• Valkyries are extremely powerful troops and can be an issue to deal with; they do a lot of damage and have quite a bit of health (although nowhere near as much as a Dragon, P.E.K.K.A, or Golem, they are quite versatile due to a lower capacity). Valkyries have health very similar to that of a Giant or Baby Dragon. Since her damage has a splash component, she can damage multiple buildings at once. Thus, it is not advised to group buildings together when defending against Valkyries.
  • One exception is putting an Army Camp and another building together, as the Army Camp's hitbox is different from other buildings, as it does not extend out to the outside of the building, but can only be damaged at the center.
• Whenever Valkyries destroy a building, they will reposition themselves, which during that time, they could get shot down. Try to put buildings with different hitpoints together to hinder a Valkyrie army.
• Valkyries are wonderful Clan Castle troops. Their splash damage makes them extremely effective against large groups of lightly armored, melee-range troops such as Barbarians and Goblins, though they are also very capable against groups of ranged troops such as Archers and even Wizards as well. On several occasions, players have reported Valkyries to have single-handedly destroyed entire Goblin and Barbarian raids. She can only attack ground troops, however, and is completely ineffective against aerial units. Her moderate health allows her to survive a few hits. Like with most troops, however, the Valkyrie is somewhat vulnerable to the Poison Spell.
• At Town Hall 3, you can fill your Clan Castle troops with Valkyries and the rest are Archers. It will make your opponent hard to defeat her.
• The Valkyrie is particularly deadly when deployed among Barbarians as part of the Clan Castle complement; although she is a much more powerful troop, she is approximately the same size and can easily be missed in a group of Barbarians. Often it will take a few moments for the attacking player to notice her and understand why their ground troops are dying so quickly.
• The Valkyrie attacks nearby buildings that are close to each other, such as a Barracks near another one, so put traps around those buildings while making them close to each other as possible to deal damage or get rid of them.
  • Spring Traps are not so effective against Valkyries for several reasons. Valkyries won't stop on top of a Spring Trap next to a building if the building is close to a Wall or another building. Even without the benefit of a Haste Spell or Rage Spell, they can sometimes outrun Spring Traps. Additionally, if the Spring Traps are level 3 or lower, it can only destroy one Valkyrie. At level 4 and above, they can bounce off two.
  • However, to make Spring Traps more effective against Valkyries, you can place multiple spring traps in a narrow hallway with walls, where the Valkyries will spring off one by one (or two if the Spring Trap is sufficiently leveled), while also being constantly under fire from defenses. Pairing this with distracting troops like defending Heroes, Skeleton Traps, and even Clan Castle troops can increase the spring traps' effectiveness, as when they engage with said troops, they will stop, buying enough time for the Spring Traps to fully activate before the Valkyries are able to escape. The activation of the Town Hall weapon or the triggering of a Hidden Tesla can stun them for a brief period, allowing the Spring Traps to bounce them off.

Upgrade Differences

The Valkyrie undergoes significant visual changes at all levels except for levels 6 and 7.

• Initially, the Valkyrie is a fit, skinny woman with orange hair and a steel axe. She wears a bra-like chest cover and a cloth covering the lower half of her body.
  • At level 3, the Valkyrie's steel axe turns to a golden one.
  • At level 4, the Valkyrie attains a golden spin in her attack.
  • At level 5, the Valkyrie wears a black, furry tunic, similar to the level 6 Giant. The right side of her axe turns slightly brighter.
  • At level 6, the Valkyrie wears a crown with a V-shaped symbol on her head.
  • At level 8, the Valkyrie's crown becomes slightly thicker and wing-like appendages are added. The blades of her axe become silver, and a thick golden knob is added. A decorative spike is now on the top of the axe. She looks similar to the Valkyrie Queen Skin.
  • At level 9, the Valkyrie's crown and bracelet turn neon yellow. The center of her axe turns neon yellow and tapers to green.
  • At level 10, the Valkyrie's crown symbol turns into a golden equilateral triangle (similar to the one found on Town Hall level 15). The knob, shoulder and eye of her axe turn magenta, and it has a gold plate with a pattern on it in the center. Her axe blades also become larger and sharper.
  • At level 11, the Valkyrie gains a new crown with a green diamond-shaped symbol and two spike-shaped appendages curved upwards at the tips. The magenta parts of her axe turn green again while the blade changes to a shape resembling its level 8-9 versions, albeit bigger and is made out of gold.

Statistics

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Preferred Target	Attack Type	Housing Space	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Dark Barracks Level Required	Range
None	Area Splash 1 Tile Radius (Ground Only)	8	24	1.8s	3	0.5 tiles

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	Hitpoints	Research Cost	Research Time	Laboratory Level Required
1	94	169.2	750	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	106	190.8	850	3,000	8h	6
3	119	214.2	950	5,000	1d	7
4	133	239.4	1,050	10,000	1d 12h	7
5	148	266.4	1,300	16,000	1d 18h	8
6	167	300.6	1,500	31,500	2d	9
7	185	333	1,650	55,000	2d 6h	10
8	196	352.8	1,800	77,500	3d	11
9	208	374.4	2,000	105,000	4d 12h	12
10	223	401.4	2,400	120,000	5d	13
11	238	428.4	2,600	170,000	6d	14

Super Troop Boost

Super Troop	Boost Cost	Valkyrie Level Required
Super Valkyrie	25,000	7

History

Patch	Type	Description
March 11, 2013	Sneak Peek	Supercell published a teaser of Valkyrie.
March 12, 2013	Update	Added the Valkyrie, with 4 levels. She was one of the first Dark Elixir troops to be added, along with the Minion and Hog Rider.
April 17, 2013	Update	Reduced upgrade times at levels 2 and 3.
July 29, 2013	Update	Increased damage at all levels. Reduced training costs at levels 1 to 3.
September 30, 2013	Update	Increased damage at all levels.
January 29, 2014	Update	Increased hitpoints by about 20% at all levels.
July 3, 2014	Update	Reworked the Valkyrie's targeting AI to attack between two buildings within her attack range, making full use of her area splash damage. If one of the buildings is destroyed and if there are any adjacent buildings close by, she will move between the two buildings for a more efficient attack.
July 4, 2014	Maintenance Break	Fixed a bug where the Valkyrie would not hit ranged targets under some circumstances.
September 16, 2014	Update	Reduced training time from 15 minutes to 8 minutes.
March 21, 2016	Update	Added the level 5 Valkyrie. At all levels, the Valkyrie's damage was increased as was her initial attack speed (attacking almost immediately after reaching her target), but her hitpoints were also reduced. Reduced upgrade times at levels 2 to 4 by 2 days. The sounds that she makes when attacking was also changed to sound similar to the Valkyrie in Clash Royale.
March 24, 2016	Maintenance Break	Slightly reduced hitpoints at level 2 to 4.
May 4, 2016	Balance Changes	Reduced training time from 8 minutes to 5 minutes.
October 12, 2016	Update	Reduced training time from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.
October 11, 2017	Update	Added the level 6 Valkyrie.
June 11, 2018	Update	Added the level 7 Valkyrie.
June 26, 2018	Balance Changes	Reduced upgrade times at levels 2 to 6.
October 23, 2018	Update	Reduced the gem cost donation from 8 to 6.
April 2, 2019	Update	Reduced training costs at all levels. Reduced upgrade times at level 2 to 5.
September 11, 2019	Balance Changes	Increased hitpoints at level 7 from 1,300 to 1,400.
December 9, 2019	Town Hall 13 Update	Increased hitpoints at level 7 from 1,400 to 1,450.
March 30, 2020	Update	Added the level 8 Valkyrie. Reduced upgrade costs at levels 2 to 5.
October 12, 2020	Update	Reduced the upgrade costs and times at level 2 to 6. Added the Super Valkyrie, her Super Troop counterpart which could be boosted when upgraded to level 7.
April 12, 2021	Update	Added the level 9 Valkyrie. Reduced upgrade costs and times at level 2 to 7.
August 12, 2021	Maintenance Break	Increased hitpoints at level 9 from 1,850 to 1,900.
December 9, 2021	Update	Reduced upgrade times at levels 2 to 7. Increased hitpoints at levels 2 to 6: Level 2: 800 -> 850 Level 3: 850 -> 950 Level 4: 900 -> 1,050 Level 5: 1,100 -> 1,200 Level 6: 1,200 -> 1,300
June 27, 2022	Update	Increased hitpoints at levels 5 to 9: Level 5: 1,200 -> 1,300 Level 6: 1,300 -> 1,500 Level 7: 1,450 -> 1,650 Level 8: 1,650 -> 1,800 Level 9: 1,900 -> 2,000
June 12, 2023	Update	Added the level 10 Valkyrie. Reduced upgrade times at levels 7 and 8: Level 7: 7d 18h -> 7d Level 8: 12d -> 10d Reduced upgrade costs at levels 7 and 8: Level 7: 123,000 -> 110,000 Level 8: 195,000 -> 155,000
June 3, 2024	Balance Changes	Increased damage at levels 6 to 8: Level 6: 163 -> 167 Level 7: 178 -> 185 Level 8: 193 -> 196
September 9, 2024	Update	Reduced hitpoint at level 11 from 2,800 to 2,600.
December 12, 2023	Town Hall 16 Update	Added the level 11 Valkyrie.
February 10, 2025	Update	Reduced training time from 1m 30s to 1m 10s.
March 27, 2025	Maintenance Break	Removed training time.

Gallery

Valkyrie's avatar

Valkyrie's old look

Ride of the Valkyries Clan Games challenge

Valkyrie behind dead troops

Trivia

• The Valkyrie has the same original face design as the Archer.
• You can have a maximum of 42 Valkyries at one time in a complete set of fully upgraded Army Camps. This number increases to 48 if you include 6 that can fit into a level 11 or higher Clan Castle. On the battlefield, you can clone an additional 20 Valkyries with four fully upgraded Clone Spells (three from the regular spell inventory and one from a level 10 or higher Clan Castle). These total to a maximum of 68 Valkyries.
• In Norse mythology, Valkyries collect spirits of the dead to take to Valhalla, one of the Norse afterlives. Most depictions show them riding on horseback, however, in Clash of Clans, they do not ride horses and instead travel on foot.
• When the Valkyrie attacks, grass flies off from around her.
• In Clash Royale, the fur coat that she wears in her original card artwork, that has been removed from the game, resembles a level 5 Valkyrie in Clash of Clans.
• In the game files, the Valkyrie is labeled as "warriorgirl".
• The Valkyrie is featured as a skin for the Archer Queen. She is one of five troops to be featured as a Hero skin, the others being the Goblin, P.E.K.K.A, Miner, and the Golem.