Valkyrie

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"A master of the two-handed axe, this glorious warrior runs between nearby buildings and can shred several troops or buildings at once with her whirlwind blow!"
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Level 1-2
Level 3-4
Level 5
Level 6-7
Level 8
Level 9
Level 10
Level 11
==Summary== 
*The Valkyrie is the third Dark Elixir Troop to be unlocked, once the Dark Barracks is upgraded to level 3, which requires Town Hall level 8.
*She appears to be a fierce warrior with orange hair, dressed in a long leather loincloth with matching leather brassiere and knee-high boots. She wields a massive double-bladed axe, which is about half of her size.
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*Valkyries spin their axes around them as their method of attack, allowing them to attack multiple targets around them at once. They will run in between the buildings to do this when it is an ideal option. However, they will not run past a building to maximize spin effect.
==Strategies==
===Offensive Strategy=== 
*The Valkyrie can easily take out any exposed hero if there is a moderate number of Valkyries; this makes the whole attack easier and more effective. However, using Valkyries only for that purpose is a bad idea.
*Sending in one or two Valkyries along with an army of tough single-target troops is a very good idea, since the Valkyries can mow down trash buildings quicker than the normal troops and can quickly defeat hordes of weak defending ground troops (from the Clan Castle or Skeleton Traps).
*The way Valkyries attack is by getting between at least two buildings and damaging all at the same time, but if the buildings are not close to each other, then watch out for traps hidden around them. (e.g., A Barracks near another one around a hidden Bomb). This gives them a very high DPS per housing space considering this fact.
*Valkyries will immediately move to a different target right after killing an enemy troops or buildings, therefore resetting its attack pattern with little to no delay, potentially attacking multiple times every second as long as she keeps on one-shotting melee enemy troops such as a Barbarian.
*Valkyries are a worthy substitute for P.E.K.K.As in high-level attacks. They are relatively tanky and much faster than P.E.K.K.As. Their ability to eliminate Clan Castle troops, heroes and the core of a defending village with their area of effect attack is impressive and their effectiveness, when paired with Healing Spells, is also favorable when compared to P.E.K.K.As.
*Valkyries cannot attack defending air troops, so use a unit that can target air such as the Archer Queen to deal with them. Poison Spells can also help to slow these defending air units down.
*Valkyries, when granted access to the core of the base, can destroy it with no problem. Help them get to the core with your Jump Spells and assist them with Rage, Clone, and Freeze Spells once they are inside.
**Rage Spells combined with Valkyries can make them freakishly fast; they can wipe out buildings extremely quickly, and easily kill defending heroes.
*She is used in a Town Hall 8 trophy pushing army popularly known as GoVaWi (Golem, Valkyrie and Wizard). It is showcased in the Whirl Power level in Practice Mode.
**She is also used in a Town Hall 16 strategy which includes spamming mass Valkyries and using tanks, Heroes, and Rage Spells to deal massive damage, and is very popular and overpowered at that Town Hall.
*At Town Hall 11s through 14s, with the rise of Electro Dragons and many bases built to counter this troop, the Valkyrie will lose a lot of effectiveness at these Town hall levels, as the buildings are more spread out, essentially making one of their main gimmicks worthless, so unless you are lucky and run into a good base that can prove effective or if you are in a lower league, using a Valkyrie-based army is not recommended.
**However, you can carry a Valkyrie or two to act as a mini-tank and to remove some swarms, as well as to send them in the main army to destroy ground Clan Castle troops.
**However, at Town Hall 15 and above, Valkyries can be paired with Root Riders, since the latter will destroy layers of walls while the Valkyries will destroy buildings inside the compartments, and can deal with defending Skeletons that are attacking the Root Riders.
===Defensive Strategy===
*Valkyries are extremely powerful troops and can be an issue to deal with; they do a lot of damage and have quite a bit of health (although nowhere near as much as a Dragon, P.E.K.K.A, or Golem, they are quite versatile due to a lower capacity). Valkyries have health very similar to that of a Giant or Baby Dragon. Since her damage has a splash component, she can damage multiple buildings at once. Thus, it is not advised to group buildings together when defending against Valkyries. 
**One exception is putting an and another building together, as the Army Camp's hitbox is different from other buildings, as it does not extend out to the outside of the building, but can only be damaged at the center.
*Whenever Valkyries destroy a building, they will reposition themselves, which during that time, they could get shot down. Try to put buildings with different hitpoints together to hinder a Valkyrie army.
*Valkyries are wonderful Clan Castle troops. Their splash damage makes them extremely effective against large groups of lightly armored, melee-range troops such as Barbarians and Goblins, though they are also very capable against groups of ranged troops such as Archers and even Wizards as well. On several occasions, players have reported Valkyries to have single-handedly destroyed entire Goblin and Barbarian raids. She can only attack ground troops, however, and is completely ineffective against aerial units. Her moderate health allows her to survive a few hits. Like with most troops, however, the Valkyrie is somewhat vulnerable to the Poison Spell.
*At Town Hall 3, you can fill your Clan Castle troops with Valkyries and the rest are Archers. It will make your opponent hard to defeat her.
*The Valkyrie is particularly deadly when deployed among Barbarians as part of the Clan Castle complement; although she is a much more powerful troop, she is approximately the same size and can easily be missed in a group of Barbarians. Often it will take a few moments for the attacking player to notice her and understand why their ground troops are dying so quickly.
*The Valkyrie attacks nearby buildings that are close to each other, such as a Barracks near another one, so put traps around those buildings while making them close to each other as possible to deal damage or get rid of them.
**s are not so effective against Valkyries for several reasons. Valkyries won't stop on top of a Spring Trap next to a building if the building is close to a or another building. Even without the benefit of a Haste Spell or Rage Spell, they can sometimes outrun Spring Traps. Additionally, if the Spring Traps are level 3 or lower, it can only destroy one Valkyrie. At level 4 and above, they can bounce off two.
**However, to make Spring Traps more effective against Valkyries, you can place multiple spring traps in a narrow hallway with walls, where the Valkyries will spring off one by one (or two if the Spring Trap is sufficiently leveled), while also being constantly under fire from defenses. Pairing this with distracting troops like defending Heroes, Skeleton Traps, and even Clan Castle troops can increase the spring traps' effectiveness, as when they engage with said troops, they will stop, buying enough time for the Spring Traps to fully activate before the Valkyries are able to escape. The activation of the Town Hall weapon or the triggering of a Hidden Tesla can stun them for a brief period, allowing the Spring Traps to bounce them off.
==Upgrade Differences== 
The Valkyrie undergoes significant visual changes at level, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10. 
*Initially, the Valkyrie is a fit, skinny woman with orange hair and a steel axe. She wears a bra-like chest cover and a cloth covering her lower half.
**At level 3, the Valkyrie's steel axe turns to a golden one.
**At level 4, the Valkyrie attains a golden spin in her attack.
**At level 5, the Valkyrie wears a black, furry tunic, similar to the level 6 Giant. The right side of her axe turns slightly brighter.
**At level 6, the Valkyrie wears a crown with a V-shaped symbol on her head.
**At level 8, the Valkyrie's crown becomes slightly thicker and wing-like appendages are added. The blades of her axe become silver, and a thick golden knob is added. A decorative spike is now on the top of the axe. She looks similar to the Valkyrie Queen Skin.
**At level 9, the Valkyrie's crown and bracelet turn neon yellow. The center of her axe turns neon yellow and tapers to green.
**At level 10, the Valkyrie's crown symbol turns into an upside-town golden triangle (like the one found on Town Hall level 15). The knob, shoulder and eye of her axe turn pink, and it has a gold plate with a pattern on it in the center. Her axe blades also become larger and sharper.
**At level 11, the Valkyrie gains a new crown with a green diamond-shaped symbol and two spike-shaped appendages curved upwards at the tips. The pink parts of her axe turn green again while the blade changes to a shape resembling its level 8-9 versions, albeit bigger and is made out of gold.
==Statistics==
Preferred Target	Attack Type 	 	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Dark Barracks Level Required	Range
None 	Area Splash 1 Tile Radius (Ground Only)	8	24 	1.8s 	3 	0.5 tiles
Training Time of Valkyrie	Training Time of Valkyrie
Dark Barracks available 	Dark Barracks upgrading
1m 30s 	3m
Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	Hitpoints	Research Cost	Research Time	Laboratory Level Required
1 	94 	169.2 	750 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
2 	106 	190.8 	850 	6,000 	1d 	6
3 	119 	214.2 	950 	10,000 	2d 	7
4 	133 	239.4 	1,050 	20,000 	3d 	7
5 	148 	266.4 	1,300 	32,000 	4d 	8
6 	167 	300.6 	1,500 	63,000 	4d 6h 	9
7 	185 	333 	1,650 	110,000 	5d 6h 	10
8 	196 	352.8 	1,800 	155,000 	7d 	11
9 	208 	374.4 	2,000 	215,000 	11d 	12
10 	223 	401.4 	2,400 	240,000 	12d 	13
11 	238 	428.4 	2,600 	340,000 	15d 	14
Super Troop Boost
Super Troop 	Boost Cost	Valkyrie Level Required
Super Valkyrie	25,000 	7
==History==
Patch 	Type 	Description
March 11, 2013 	Sneak Peek 	Supercell published a teaser of Valkyrie.
March 12, 2013 	Update 	Added the Valkyrie, with 4 levels. She was one of the first Dark Elixir troops to be added, along with the Minion and Hog Rider.
April 17, 2013 	Update 	Reduced the upgrade times of the Valkyrie at levels 2 and 3.
July 29, 2013 	Update 	
*Increased the damage of the Valkyrie at all levels.
*Reduced her training costs at levels 1-3. Her damage at all levels was increased further in the September 2013 update.
January 29, 2014 	Update 	Increased the Valkyrie's hitpoints by about 20% at all levels.
July 3, 2014 	Update 	Reworked the Valkyrie's targeting AI to attack between two buildings within her attack range, making full use of her area splash damage. If one of the buildings is destroyed and if there are any adjacent buildings close by, she will move between the two buildings for a more efficient attack.
July 4, 2014 	Maintenance Break	Fixed a bug where the Valkyrie would not hit ranged targets under some circumstances.
September 16, 2014	Update 	Reduced the training time of Valkyries from 15 minutes to 8 minutes.
March 21, 2016 	Update 	
*The level 5 Valkyrie was added.
*At all levels, the Valkyrie's damage was increased as was her initial attack speed (attacking almost immediately after reaching her target), but her hitpoints were also reduced.
*The upgrade times of level 2-4 Valkyries were reduced by 2 days.
*The sounds that she makes when attacking was also changed to sound similar to the Valkyrie in Clash Royale.
March 24, 2016 	Maintenance Break	Slightly reduced the hitpoints of level 2-4 Valkyries.
May 4, 2016 	Balance Changes 	Reduced the training time of the Valkyrie from 8 minutes to 5 minutes.
October 12, 2016 	Update 	Reduced the Valkyrie's base training time from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.
October 11, 2017 	Update 	Added the level 6 Valkyrie.
June 11, 2018 	Update 	Added the level 7 Valkyrie.
June 26, 2018 	Balance Changes 	Reduced the upgrade times of level 2-6 Valkyries.
October 23, 2018 	Update 	Reduced the Valkyrie's gem cost donation from 8 to 6.
April 2, 2019 	Update 	
*Reduced the training costs of Valkyries at all levels.
* reduced the upgrade times of level 2-5 Valkyries.
September 11, 2019	Balance Changes 	Increased the level 7 Valkyrie's hitpoints from 1,300 to 1,400. This was increased further to 1,450 in the December 2019 "Town Hall 13" update.
March 30, 2020 	Update 	
* Added the level 8 Valkyrie.
*Reduced the upgrade costs of level 2-5 Valkyries.
October 12, 2020 	Update 	
*Reduced the upgrade costs and times of level 2-6 Valkyries.
*Added the Super Valkyrie, her Super Troop counterpart which could be boosted when upgraded to level 7.
April 12, 2021 	Update 	
*Added the level 9 Valkyrie.
*Reduced upgrade costs and times of level 2-7 Valkyries.
August 12, 2021 	Maintenance Break	Increased the hitpoints of level 9 Valkyries from 1,850 to 1,900.
December 9, 2021 	Update 	
*Reduced upgrade times of level 2-7 Valkyries.
*Increased hitpoints of level 2-6 Valkyries:
**Level 2: 800 -> 850 
**Level 3: 850 -> 950 
**Level 4: 900 -> 1,050 
**Level 5: 1,100 -> 1,200 
**Level 6: 1,200 -> 1,300
June 27, 2022 	Update 	
*Increased hitpoints of level 5-9 Valkyries.
**Level 5: 1200 -> 1300 
**Level 6: 1300 -> 1500 
**Level 7: 1450 -> 1650 
**Level 8: 1650 -> 1800 
**Level 9: 1900 -> 2000
June 12, 2023 	Update 	
*Added the level 10 Valkyrie.
*Reduced upgrade times for levels 7 and 8.
**Level 7: 7d 18h -> 7d 
**Level 8: 12d -> 10d 
*Reduced upgrade costs for levels 7 and 8.
**Level 7: 123,000 -> 110,000 
**Level 8: 195,000 -> 155,000
June 3, 2024 	Balance Changes 	
*Increased Valkyrie's damage at level 6-8.
**Level 6: 163 → 167 
**Level 7: 178 → 185 
**Level 8: 193 → 196
September 9, 2024 	Update 	Reduced the Valkyrie's HP at level 11, from 2,800 to 2,600 .
==Gallery==
Avatar Valkyrie.png|Valkyrie's icon
ValkyrieCoC.png|Valkyrie's old look
Valkyrie1.png
Ride of the Valkyries.png|Ride of the Valkyries Clan Games challenge
ValkyrieKSDone.png|Valkyrie behind dead troops
==Trivia==
*The Valkyrie has the same original face design as the Archer.
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*In Norse mythology, Valkyries collect spirits of the dead to take to Valhalla, one of the Norse afterlives. Most depictions show them riding on horseback, however, in Clash of Clans, they do not ride horses and instead travel on foot.
*When the Valkyrie attacks, grass flies off from around her.
*In Clash Royale, the fur coat that she wears in her original card artwork, that has been removed from the game, resembles a level 5 Valkyrie in Clash of Clans.
*In the game files, the Valkyrie is labeled as "warriorgirl".
*The Valkyrie is featured as a skin for the Archer Queen. She is one of five troops to be featured as a Hero skin, the others being the Goblin, P.E.K.K.A, Miner and the Golem.
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