Last Rites becomes an offensive surge — granting AP instead of DEF, with all values 25% stronger. When an ally falls, erupts into a +50% ATK rage for 8 ticks.
"Grieve later. Avenge now."
When a Valkyrie reaches level 10 and you select Death's Herald, three things change permanently:
Last Rites: Grants all living allies +13 ATK and a temporary AP boost for 8 ticks (replacing the base DEF buff). Auto-triggers on ally death, also granting the Herald a +50% ATK rage for 8 ticks.
Death's Herald grants the following ability score bonuses on top of the Valkyrie base scores:
These bonuses stack with ability score points allocated from levelling. They cannot be removed without retiring the hero.
When any ally dies, enters Death's Herald Rage — ATK surges for a short duration.
This passive is always active during combat — no gear or skill tree investment required to trigger it.
Offense (War Machine, Berserker's Resolve, Executioner), Chaos (Kill Cascade, Pain Reversal).
See the Skill Tree deep dive for the full 120-node reference and routing advice, or the Valkyrie build guide for a complete path recommendation for this class.
Both subclasses unlock at level 10. Compare them to choose:
| Death's Herald | Einherjar | |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Last Rites becomes an offensive surge — granting AP instead of DEF, with all values 25% stronger. When an ally falls, erupts into a +50% ATK rage for 8 ticks. | Once per floor, saves an ally from death — transferring 50% of the Einherjar's remaining HP to that hero instead of letting them fall. |
| Stat Bonus | +2 Strength, +1 Agility | +2 Spirit, +1 Vitality |
| Details | This page | Einherjar page → |
The choice is permanent — use a Scroll of Divergence consumable to re-select without retiring the hero.
Set an Archetype with Death's Herald as the guild standard for Valkyrie — all future recruits of that class will automatically receive this subclass at level 10 without any manual selection.