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Dominion Frost Valkyries are valkyries that only have ice based abilities.
Etymology and Anatomy
Frost Valkyrie gets the name from Frost (the deposition of ice and from the fact that they have ice based abilities) and Valkyrie (the Valkyrie javelin developed by Dominion).
Frost Valkyrie looks like a standard Dominion Valkyrie: a javelin suit with seals on the right arm and a cape on its back. Frost Valkyrie also becomes engulfed in blue-colored kinetic shield when foes approach.
When not shielded, the javelin is colored black and white with gold metallic plating on several of its parts.
Narrative Involvement
The Dominion Frost Valkyries are high-ranking foes that usually do not show up in the battlefield until several standard foes such as Dominion Shocktroopers, Dominion Frost Hounds, Thunder Fangs, Ice Stalkers, and even Dominion Storm Brutes or Dominion Frost Brutes are defeated.
Often the non-elite and non-legendary versions of Valkyries may show up in lower numbers (usually up to 3) before the stronger types gate in.
Encountered Expeditions
At least one Dominion Frost Valkyrie can show up in the below list.
Triple Threat (Mission)- Finding Old Friends (Mission)
- The Tomb of General Tarsis (Mission)
- Freelancer Down (Mission)
- Return to the Heart of Rage (Mission)
- Contract: Decryption Research (Mission)
- One of Us (Mission)
- The Fortress of Dawn (Mission)
- Legendary: Finding Old Friends (Mission)
- Legendary: Tomb of General Tarsis (Mission)
- Legendary: Freelancer Down (Mission)
- Ring of Magnus Event
- Britaheim Event
- Casja's Forge Event
- Crucible of Astrid Event
- Sea of Takaro Event
- Crystal Harvest (Dominion)
- Mysterious Crystalline Wreckage
- Monument Watch Anomaly (Conjunction)
- Shadowmark Anomaly (Conjunction)
- Diana's Landing Event
- Castle Kelrik Event
- Legendary: The Fortress of Dawn (Mission)
- Seasonal—The Sunken Cell
- Seasonal—The Heart of Rage
Encounter Locations
The following places are all the locations where Dominion Frost Valkyrie can be found, either physically or in the lore. They may not be always found there, but have a high chance of being found in these locations.
- Abyssal Loch (District)
- Freemark
- Korox Shallows (District)
- The Bowl (District)
- Tears of Liatrelle (District)
- Darkwood Barrens (District)
- Morning's Edge (District)
- Tarsis Falls (District)
- Tarsis Forest (District)
- Shadowmark (District)
- Legionnaire's Ravine (District)
- Crescent Lake (District)
- Helena's Walk (District)
- Junkhead Basin (District)
- Legion's Plateau (District)
- Mentor's Trail (District)
- North Rock (District)
- Sanadeen's Pass (District)
- Strider Alley (District)
- The Dawn Gates (District)
- The Guardians of Dunar (District)
- The Iron Serpent (District)
- The Sanctuary of Dunar (District)
- The Tracks of Midderon (District)
- The Drill
- Giant's Crossroads (District)
- Fortress of Dawn (District)
- The Monument
- The Foundry
- The Dungeon
- The Bane Engine
- The Vault
- The Sovereign Mine
- Monument Watch Anomaly
- Shadowmark Anomaly
- Ring of Magnus District
- Britaheim District
- Casja's Forge District
- Castle Kelrik District
- Diana's Landing District
- Crucible of Astrid District
- Sea of Takaro District
- Freemark Outskirts
- Harken's Facility
- Gauntlet of Resolve
- Fortress of Dawn Interior
- Freemark Ruins
Behavior and Abilities
Dominion Frost Valkyries have the following abilities:
- Ice Projectiles: The Frost Valkyrie shoots slow moving projectiles that do ice damage. (This ability is defunct since update 1.3.0)
- Ice Beam Projectiles: The Frost Valkyrie shoots rapid moving projectiles of ice that nearly resemble a beam of ice. (This ability has replaced Ice Projectiles since update 1.3.0)
- Ice Explosion: The Frost Valkyrie creates a field of ice beneath an foe to create an explosion that does high ice blast damage.
Hidden Attributes
Dominion Frost Valkyrie has two hidden attributes:
- Infinite Hovering: Dominion Frost Valkyries can hover indefinitely as long as they are shielded.
- Ice Resistant Shields: Dominion Frost Valkyrie’s shields are ice resistant.
Strategy
- Special Weakness to Shields: Shield Breaker , Lightning , Fire
- Special Resistance to Shields: Armor Buster , Ice
Dominion Frost Valkyries are excellent at flushing javelins taking cover. But they cannot do damage unless they are hovering.
Overview
Since they can technically hover indefinitely, they have the height advantage to spot foes and start shooting projectiles at the nearest foe within their line of sight. Their kinetic shield is resistant to ice, and sometimes even immune. Once unshielded, they become vulnerable to weak point damage when their head is targeted.
Doing damage to or defeating the Frost Valkyries can make them drop ammo and repair packs. If health or ammo is low, collect these resupplies.
Combat
When the Frost Valkyrie notices and foe, it starts shooting its Ice Projectiles are at a javelin. If the javelin is weak, then it is a cue to take cover.
If hiding behind walls for cover, care must be to not let the Frost Valkyrie to use its Ice Explosion. There is a short duration between the creation of the ice field on the surface beneath the javelin (where no damage will be done) and the actual explosion itself. If the field is seen, it is a cue to go to a different place. Since Frost Valkyries cannot continuously use Ice Explosion, they will follow up with Ice Beam Projectiles.
To tackle the flushing abilities of Frost Valkyries, it is best to focus on stripping the kinetic shields first—in this case, shield breaker, fire and lightning attacks work very well, but impact damage also helps.
When the shields are stripped away, the Valkyrie’s suit is exposed. The Frost Valkyrie may still attack, and it will take a few seconds before the shield regenerates, but this is the best time to take it down.
Note: Burning, freezing, or using force-based abilities will knock the unshielded Valkyries down to the ground, making them unable to attack.
Every Named Dominion Frost Valkyrie
- The Dominion Trio in Triple Threat
- The Vanguard (The 3 Vanguards) in Tip of the Spear
Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)
- At launch, the Valkyrie’s kinetic shields did not have any typing.
- The number of pips in the health/armor bar do not represent the total value. This means, two types can have same number of pips, but the stronger type (legendary or elite) will have a significantly higher health than their weaker counterparts.
- The ability names are taken from the Anthem Prima Guide and datamined files. They may have been slightly modified to avoid confusion with other in-game names.
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