Valkyrie

Key details

• Casting Delay: 0.6 seconds
• A Valkyrie is much more potent than a Hireling and you can create one whenever you have enough mana.
• You can only have one Valkyrie at a time.
• Valkyries have a glow about them so it's straightforward to pick them out.
• Their attack is a Melee Spear attack.
• Valkyries can have other abilities as the result of the magic spears and armor they receive when they are created.
• These items are level 25 plus 3 per level.
• This means that they could potentially have almost any ability normally attached to a Spear or armor.
• Valkyries work very well with Ranged Amazon attacks including Javelin, Bow, and Crossbows.
• A Valkyrie is great to use because like a Hireling, they will Attract Melee Monsters which will reduce the number of Monsters that are directly attacking you.
• The Valkyrie will also draw fire from ranged Monsters which further reduces the amount of damage you're taking at one time.
• Valkyries are highly potent and become more potent as you spend more skill points.
• Valkyries can also take advantage of Paladin Auras or any other beneficial party member skill or spell.
• You can Heal the Valkyrie via a Town Healer, a Paladin's Prayer Aura or you can simply cast a new Valkyrie.
• Don't be afraid to recast your Valkyrie to reposition her closer to the enemy.
• With % Mana Steal items, you can quickly recover the Mana.
• Combine Valkyrie with Decoy to reduce the amount of damage you take.
• Sometimes Valkyries may have Immunities on higher difficulty.
• You may wish to recast Valkyrie until you get one.
• Its armor will have a random color each time you summon it.
• Hidden Stats
• Resistances
• The Valkyries' resistances are equal to their level * 2, to a max of 85.
• So a level 10 Valkyrie will have +20 Resist All.
• Valkyries also get a hidden synergy bonus from Decoy, where every physical point in Decoy will add +2 Resist All.
• The whole formula comes out as = ( Valkyrie level + Base Decoy Level ) * 2
• Magic Level
• The equipment that a Valkyrie is spawned with is based on her Magic Level, i.e. the ilvl that her equipment is spawned with, as a result denoting which mods can be spawned.
• The Magic Level of any Valkyrie is equal to a base of 25 at level 1, and increases by 3 for each level.
• Dexterity
• Valkyries receive a bonus of Dexterity of +12 per level.
• A level 12 Valkyrie will have 144 dexterity points.
• Valks gain bonuses of attack rating and defense much like any character, but this is not reflected in their skill description.
• Valkyrie Health
• Valkyrie Health = 440 * (1 + 0.2 * ( Valkyrie level + Decoy Level - 1))
• Synergy Skills
• The Valkyrie gains Synergy bonuses equal to the amount of base skill points you have placed in Critical Strike, Dodge, Avoid, and Evade.
• For instance, if you have placed 1 point into Avoid, the Valkyrie will have a 24% chance to Dodge a missile.