Everything new in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla's Tombs of the Fallen update

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the latest RPG iteration of the long-standing franchise. Players across the world responded fairly positively to the title and Ubisoft is finally bringing new and fresh content to the game as part of their post-launch plan.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is set to receive patch 1.4.0 that includes the addition of new tombs, game improvements, new skills, new challenges, and more. This will be a fresh experience for newcomers as well as the experienced players out there.

The 1.4.0 update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be deployed on November 9, 2021, at 12 pm UTC/GMT, 1 pm CET, 7 am EDT, 4 am PDT, and 11 pm AEDT across all supported platforms.

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What does the new Tombs of the Fallen update 1.4.0 in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla include?

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is bringing a lot of new improvements and missions for the players to enjoy. This includes the following:

TOMBS OF THE FALLEN

• Ubisoft has added four new Tombs of the Fallen to the game. This will be taking place across England featuring four puzzle-focussed tombs.
• Two new trophies can be achieved after the completion of one or three Tombs of the Fallen respectively.

Note: This content will only be available after unlocking the settlement through the main storyline.

OSKOREIA FESTIVAL – ODIN’S WILD HUNT

Oskoreia Festival in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Image via Ubisoft)

• Ubisoft has added support for the Oskoreia Festival in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. This will be available from November 11th to December 2nd, 2021.
• New quests and activities are added along with horseback riding and a tournament against the spirits.
• Some new spooky rewards (not detailed).

Players need to reach England and complete one of the first two narrative arcs which is Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire. They also need to have a Level 2 settlement to participate in the Oskoreia Festival.

NEW SKILLS

• A new combat option called Perfect Parry has been added to deal additional damage to the attacker.
• Master Counter Roll adds a Hidden Blade strike while executing a Counter Roll.

An Improved Bow Stun Finisher has been added. Upon initiating it, arrows will be shot at all stunned enemies in view.

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The 1.4.0 update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla can be fairly large depending on the platform of choice. Ubisoft has confirmed that the minimum download size is 5 GB while the maximum file size can go up to 25 GB.