Players getting into Assassin’s Creed Valhalla right after Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will immediately notice some gameplay changes. For those players that loved the archery from the previous game, that’s one instance where things changed kind of drastically. Players won’t be switching between arrows in this Assassin’s Creed game like they were before, and will need to rely on abilities to get various effects.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has three different types of bows, each using a different type of ammunition. Hunter bows, Light bows, and Predator bows each use Hunter, Light, and Predator arrows respectively, but other than that there’s no way to change arrows. Instead, players wanting to make use of fire, poison, or even explosive arrows will need to invest in certain skills.
For explosive arrows, the skill in question is called Incendiary Powder Trap, which allows shots fired from Eivor’s bow to deal damage in a wide area. This is an ability that can be acquired very early on, and it surprisingly has more use in exploration than in combat, as the explosion can break walls that would have required Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players to use an explosive pot instead.
In order to find the Incendiary Powder Trap Book of Knowledge and gain access to explosive arrows, players will need to head to the city of Walden located in Grantebridgescire. There are several wealth markers found here, but the one players need to look out for is the Book of Knowledge symbol, appearing as a page from a book with a viking rune on it. This will lead players directly to the Incendiary Powder Trap ability, and it is actually easy to get to as well.
Unlike other Books of Knowledge in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the Incendiary Powder Trap is basically sitting out in the open. Players can just walk right into the building and grab it, though it should be said that there are enemies in the area. With that in mind, it may be in players’ best interest to take out those enemies beforehand, or sneak in and grab the book first. Leaving them alive gives players a wealth of targets to test the new ability out on, though its efficacy in combat pales in comparison to how useful it is when exploring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s rendition of 9th century England.
The explosive arrows can be used to break obstacles that might otherwise require Eivor to find an explosive pot, so having this ability handy can save a lot of time later on. It can also be upgraded a second time, with the second book being located in Briggworth in the region of Suthsexe. Explosive arrows aren’t the most overpowered ability in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but they will certainly come in handy.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: PCGamer
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