You can tap the Left Hand Action button (L1/LB/Q) to parry with your weapon, but you can’t block without a shield. With the hammer, Eivor slams it into the ground. With the axe, Eivor goes into a frenzy and starts chopping with both axes as her stamina drains. When you equip a weapon in Slot 2 (Eivor’s left hand) and you hold the Left Hand Action button (L1/LB/Q), you’ll use the weapon’s special ability. A shield also makes parrying a lot safer. If you have a shield equipped in your secondary hand (Slot 2), you’ll raise it and block when you hit the Left Hand Action button (L1/LB/Q). With the secondary hand trigger (L2/LT/Right mouse button), you can aim or use an Ability. With a light attack (R1/RB/Left mouse button) and a heavy attack (R2/RT/Shift + left mouse button), you swing the weapon in your right hand. You put a weapon or shield in your main hand (Slot 1 on the Inventory menu) and in your secondary hand (Slot 2 on the Inventory menu). The equipment system is simple in Valhalla. The primary attack button only swings your primary weapon, meaning your bread-and-butter combo is the same whether you’re using a second axe or a shield to support yourself. And you’ll be dodging more when you don’t have a shield.īut just because you have two weapons in your hand doesn’t mean you attack with both. The lower your weight, the less stamina you use to you dodge.
However, some weapons aren’t as heavy as shields. Wielding two weapons - rather than a weapon and shield - does not increase your damage or even your attack speed.
What benefits does it give you? Does it really increase your damage? The answer is: It’s complicated, and in this Assassin’s Creed Valhalla dual wielding guide, we’ll teach you all about it. But the real question is: Why dual wield? You can use two weapons at the same time from the very start of the game by just putting the weapon you want in your right or left hand and then another weapon in the other. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, you can dual wield everything - two axes, an axe and a hammer, two shields, and - eventually - two two-handed weapons.