Odin: Valhalla Rising Stats Guide - What to Level First for Beginners

Today, we're diving deep into Odin: Valhalla Rising to discuss character stats-what to prioritize, what to ignore, and how to spend your resources to make your hero both survivable and capable of dealing maximum damage. Whether you're a beginner or just looking to optimize your build, this guide will give you a clear roadmap for leveling efficiently.

Understanding Character Stats

The first step is to open the Character Details menu. Here, you can see all of your heroes' stats and determine which ones are relevant to your build. The game categorizes characters into melee, ranged, and magic types and tracks multiple stats like accuracy, dodge, damage, and more. In this menu, stats highlighted in white work for your character, while gray stats are irrelevant.

How to Level Your Stats

Here's a breakdown of the main ways to improve your character's stats in Odin: Valhalla Rising.

1. Avatar Upgrades

Upgrading your avatar is one of the most straightforward ways to increase your stats. Comparing a green avatar to a blue avatar, the blue version provides higher attack, defense, accuracy, and dodge. Each grade has unique benefits: top-tier blue, purple, and legendary avatars provide the best stat boosts. You can obtain avatars via the in-game shop or gacha rolls using crystals.

2. Mounts & Equipment

Mounts also grant additional stats depending on their grade. Green mounts provide basic bonuses, blue mounts offer extra stats, epic mounts offer more, and legendary mounts maximize potential.

Similarly, equipment-armor, weapons, and accessories-boosts your stats. Higher-grade items (pink, yellow, and orange) provide stronger effects but require more materials to craft or upgrade. Focus on balancing offensive and defensive stats when choosing gear.

3. Runes

Runes are another way to boost your stats, often providing chance-based effects. They are especially important for accuracy, which is crucial for all characters-missing attacks can negate your damage completely.

Mana regeneration is another key stat for skill-based characters. If your mana runs out, you'll be limited to auto-attacks, drastically reducing damage output. Runes and other bonuses can help keep your skills active without constant reliance on consumables.

4. Passive Skills

Passive skills offer permanent stat boosts. To activate them, you need specific skill books, which can be pricey on the auction house. Once learned, passive skills provide constant benefits like increased dodge, attack power, or defense, giving your character a solid foundation.

5. Collections

Collections also boost stats. Only complete collections relevant to your character, as materials cannot be reclaimed once used. Collections can grant a variety of bonuses, including attack, defense, accuracy, and other essential stats.

Key Stats Explained

Attack - Basic damage from auto-attacks, calculated against the target's defenses.

Attack Speed - How quickly your auto-attacks occur.

Casting Speed - How fast you cast skills; essential for mages and skill-based builds.

Accuracy - One of the most important stats. Missing attacks nullify damage output. Focus on accuracy first.

Magic / Melee / Ranged Accuracy - Additional accuracy types based on your attack type. White highlights indicate applicability.

Critical Chance & Damage - The likelihood of landing a critical hit and how much extra damage it deals.

Skill Damage - Boosts the damage of skills, separate from auto-attacks.

All Damage - Increases overall damage output, including both attacks and skills.

PvP / PvE Damage - Stats specifically for fighting players versus monsters or bosses.

Debuffs - Chance to apply debuffs and reduce their duration on you.

Defense - Reduces incoming damage, including dodge, crit resistance, and damage reduction.

Other Stats - Health (HP), mana (MP), movement speed, HP regeneration, MP regeneration, healing efficiency, potion recovery, experience bonuses, and item drop rate.

Priority for Beginners

For new players, here's the recommended priority order for stats:

Accuracy - Vital for all builds; without it, your damage output is wasted.

Mana Regeneration - Keeps your skills active without relying on food or potions.

Dodge - Prevents damage entirely, increasing survivability.

Max HP - Boosts healing effectiveness and overall survivability.

Secondary stats, like potion recovery, XP bonus, and gold bonus, should be improved after your core combat stats are optimized.

Extra Tips

Don't rush to equip pink or purple gear. These are expensive and may not offer significant benefits compared to a fully upgraded blue or epic item.

Upgrade gradually, focusing on core stats such as accuracy, damage, dodge, and HP.

Choose pets and collections that complement your primary stats.

Always maintain a balance between offensive and defensive stats to ensure effective farming and survival.

By following this guide, you'll have a clearer understanding of which stats to prioritize in Odin: Valhalla Rising, how to level them efficiently, and which upgrades provide the most benefit for your build. A large number of Odin Diamonds can also be very helpful.

MMOexp Odin Valhalla Rising Team