Instakill with hidden blade return in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla after the blade disappeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and in Origins it might not end in one hit with enemies. Because it is a game set in a time closer to the original saga than to Origins and Odyssey, it seems that the hidden blade regains prominence and lethality.
As confirmed in an interview with Kotaku, the director of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla assures that the instakill or death by a single hit with the hidden blade is back in the game. "Eivor receives the hidden blade soon enough"Ismail says, referring to the main character of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. “We continue with the idea that Eivor is not a trained assassin. Eivor is a Viking who receives this brutal weapon and has to learn very fast. At the beginning of the experience, Eivor will learn a technique that, at the right time… you can kill anyone with one hit«.
It seems that this technique will have to be achieved, something similar to the skills present in other games in the series and that stealth and timing will have something to do. On stealth, Ismail commented further on stealth. "We have a cool new twist on it"Ismail commented. "But, yes, social secrecy is back". He said bringing that back was a «Important piece» for ensure that Valhalla exhibited the most distinctive features of the saga.
How can social stealth make sense for Vikings who use axes? Keep in mind that the game is about them invading England. "The idea that a Norse or a Viking is in a place he doesn't like, that he goes undercover and hide in the crowd if you want, It makes a lot of sense"he concluded.
