Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will receive a new update today at 5 AM PT/8 AM ET, which ranges from 5.5 GB on PS5 to 16 GB on Xbox Series X/S. Title update 1.2.1 will provide support for the upcoming Wrath of the Druids expansion (which must be downloaded separately at launch). However, there also three new skills to experiment with.

Cold Rage allows for ignoring hit interruptions after numerous regular melee attacks; Eye of the North ignores flinching when aiming with the bow; and Intense Rage will ignore hit interruptions when performing the next special attack or off-hand parry. Each skill effect requires a few seconds to recharge. Other new features include the ability to disable the cinematic camera during finishing moves and the addition of fish species like the halibut (small), sturgeon (small) and more.

You can also have the outfits for Altair and Bayek apply to other armor when using transmog. Check out the full patch notes here. As for Wrath of the Druids, it’s out on May 13th for all platforms and adds new quests and enemies (which seems to include werewolves).

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Title Update 1.2.1

New Content

• Added support for Wrath of the Druids, preparing the game for the expansion release on May 13. (a separate download is required on release day.)

New Skills

• Cold Rage – Ignore hit interruptions while performing successive regular melee attacks. This effect recharges after a few seconds.
• Eye of the North – Prevents flinching from hits while aiming with your bow. This effect recharges after a few seconds.
• Intense Rage – Ignore hit interruptions while performing your next off-hand parry or special attack. This effect recharges after a few seconds.

Game Improvements

Miscellaneous

• Added an option to the gameplay menu to toggle the cinematic camera on/off during finisher moves.
• Addressed an issue preventing the duel with Dag from triggering after sleeping in A Brewing Storm.
• Started populating the game with missing fish species: halibut small, sturgeon small, flat fish big, and mackerel big. Check out our forum post for the exact locations.
• Allowed Bayek’s and Altair’s outfit appearance to apply to other armor when using Transmog.
• Addressed an issue that prevented horse galloping sound from playing.

Balancing

• Extended the duration of the Battlecry ability.
• Tweaked Fearless Leaper to make it easier to jump from greater heights.
• Addressed an issue with the Spinning-Death and Vordr Bite perk that caused the Chance percentage to be higher than intended.

The Ostara Festival is currently live for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla but even more content is coming next month. Ubisoft has confirmed that Wrath of the Druids, the first paid expansion, will launch on April 29th. It sees players venturing to Ireland to deal with the Children of Danu, a cult of druids.

Further details have yet to be revealed but more story missions, gear and abilities can be expected at any rate. In the meantime, the Ostara Festival is available till April 18th. It sees players hunting for eggs and taking on enemy spirits. Complete different activities for new rewards, experiment with new abilities or claim Altair’s outfit for free. For more details, check out the trailer below.

After Wrath of the Druids, Ubisoft will release a Mastery Challenge in late Spring. This is a free new game mode though, again, additional details are yet to be revealed. Stay tuned in the meantime. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is currently available for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and Google Stadia.

Assassin’s Creed Origins enjoyed excellent post-launch support, and Odyssey’s was even better. The upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, it seems, looks set to continue that trajectory. Ubisoft have announced the full details of what you can expect from the game’s post-launch roadmap, along with a meaty trailer for the same (which you can check out below), and there’s a lot to look forward to.

For starters, just like Origins and Odyssey, Valhalla will receive two paid full-fledged post-launch expansions. The first one, Wrath of the Druids, will launch in Spring 2021. It will see players heading to Ireland to explore its “haunted wilds and beautiful landscapes” while battling against a druidic cult known as the Children of Danu. Players will “conquer ring forts, master the art of smuggling, and gain the favor of Gaelic kings in a new open-world adventure.”

The second expansion, called The Siege of Paris, will launch in Summer of 2021, and take players to – you guessed it – the city of Paris, in the kingdom of Francia. Here, players will fight the forces of Charles the Fat and “participate in the Vikings’ most daring conquest”. As you infiltrate Paris, you will “forge new alliances within its walls, and strike a blow that will shatter an empire.”

Both these expansions will be available with the $39.99 Season Pass (which comes for free with the Gold and Ultimate Editions). Also included with the Season Pass is an exclusive quest called “The Legend of Beowulf”, in which players will track a mysterious beast that is ravaging the English countryside. This bonus quest will be available when the game launches.

Meanwhile, there’s plenty of free updates to look forward to as well. For instance, the Discovery Tour Mode – which was included in both Origins and Odyssey as well – will be added to Valhalla some time in 2021. There will be a steady stream of free post-launch content as well, released in a seasonal structure.

The first season will launch in December. It will add a replayable River Raids activity; a new area in Ravensthorpe, Eivor’s settlement and the game’s central hub location; a ranking system for your your Jomsviking (whom you can create in the Barracks at Ravensthorpe); new cosmetics for your raven, horse, longship, and Ravensthorpe; new skills and abilities; new gear and loot; and a Yule Festival.

The second season will launch in March 2021, and it will add new festivals, new gear, a new mode, and more. Two more seasons will follow after that, but release windows for those haven’t yet been provided.

All in all, it looks like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – which is already going to be a massive game at launch – is going to keep growing for plenty of time even after release. Odyssey’s post-launch support was excellent, so I’m excited to see how Valhalla fares.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla recently went gold is out on November 10 for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PC, and Stadia, and on November 12 for PS5. You can check out its full PC requirements through here.

An extensive gameplay deep dive and gameplay walkthrough for the game were also recently released- check them out through here.