Valkyrie Elysium Trophy Guide & Roadmap

This trophy is awarded for completing the tutorial, which you are required to do the first time you start a playthrough of the game (you are given the option to skip it in repeat playthroughs).

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 1 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 2 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 3 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 4 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 5 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 6 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 7 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 8 of the story.

This trophy is awarded for completing Chapter 9 of the story, regardless of which story ending you end up with.

After defeating all 4 characters they will return to you, and you will now fight Odin. He is weak to Holy, so stick with using Kristoffer and Grave Edge to Elemental Crush him. You can also use Nibelung Valesti against him, which makes him a pretty big pushover at this stage assuming you’ve completely upgraded Valkryie and completed all side content.

Fenrir is still weak to Holy, so like Odin stick with using Kristoffer and Grave Edge. They behave mostly the same as the prior two fights, the main change is that now they use a bunch more area attacks and magic, so it’s a bit more hectic and hard to keep track of. You can use Nibelung Valesti against Fenrir, just be careful that they don’t jump away as soon as you try to cast it. A good way to use it is by triggering Elemental Crush and Immobilize, then using the attack right before Immobilize runs out.

See Unbound Possibilities for more information about endings.

Ending 1 – For this ending, you need to go speak with Armand in Chapter 9, located in the northeast corner of the map in a side area. DO NOT pick up the final Verdant Blessing to trigger this ending (if you do pick it up this triggers Ending 4).

After the scenes with Armand you are presented with a text choice, choose the first option and you will be returned to the chapter 9 area and can continue as normal. At the end of the chapter you will fight Odin as the very final boss (see :Silver: Twilight of the All-Father trophy for info about that fight).

Ending 2 – For this ending, you just need to complete Chapter 9 without talking to Armand. Picking the Verdant Blosson isn’t needed and you should ignore Armand and proceed through the area. In this ending, you fight Fenrir a third time instead of fighting Odin (see  Twilight of the Great Wolf for info about that fight).

Ending 3 – For this ending, you want to speak with Armand again in Chapter 9, but this time select the second option in the text choice (you can skip all cutscenes prior to this, they’re all the same each time). When you choose the second option the game ends immediately, and you also earn the trophy A Momentary Escape. This does still count as completing the Chapter/game, so for S Rank and Hard difficulty it’s recommended you do this ending to skip the majority of the Chapter.

Ending 4 – For this ending, you need to collect all Verdant Blossoms in the game (including the one early in Chapter 9) then speak with Armand once again. Choose the first dialogue option as you did for Ending 1, then complete the game as normal. You can skip the scenes with Armand, but can now read the collection entries from the Verdant Blossoms if you wish. Once you enter the pit there will be different scenes and you’ll fight some enemies, then both Fenrir and Odin boss fights from Endings 1 and 2 occur back to back, followed by another fight unique to this ending.

See  Savior of the Dead for more information.

See  Savior of the Dead for more information.

See Savior of the Dead for more information.

The majority of the subquests are easy to complete. You will return to one of the story areas, run through and defeat more enemies, maybe pick up some items, then you’re done. You don’t need to worry about grabbing any new Blossoms in subquests, so can just run through them quickly. The only subquests that can really be difficult are the 4 Training Ground ones. See the end of the trophy description for details on these.

The below list shows the order that the subquests are listed in-game in each region, so if you are missing one it is easier to compare against the list. The list includes the chapter the subquest is obtained in or whatever other unlock requirement they might have.

Be’elzean Territory

• Thanks to a Comrade (1) – Eygon after Chapter 3
• Cypher’s Belief (1) – Cypher after Chapter 4
• Mother’s Ring – Chapter 1
• A Dead Man’s Warning – Chapter 1
• An Imprisoned Soul (1) – Chapter 6
• My Hometown – Chapter 2
• Midgardian Studies (2) – Orb in library after Chapter 6 (and complete prior subquest)
• Thanks to a Comrade (3) – Eygon after Chapter 5 (and complete prior subquest)

Galdban Territory

• O’ Mine Beloved Land – Chapter 3
• A Blacksmith’s Wish – Chapter 6
• An Old Man’s Discerning Eye – Chapter 3
• The Unfinished Masterpiece – Chapter 4
• Years of Ill Will – Chapter 4
• An Imprisoned Soul (2) – Chapter 7
• Midgardian Studies (1) – Orb in library after Chapter 5
• Cypher’s Belief (3) – Cypher after Chapter 6 (and complete prior subquest)
• Woes of a Gallant Princes (1) – Kristoffer after Chapter 6

Lucardan Territory

• Village Request (1) – Chapter 5
• Village Request (2) – Chapter 5
• Mother, Where Art Thou? – Chapter 5
• Long Lost Reconciliation – Chapter 5
• Forever a Child in a Parent’s Eyes – Chapter 5
• Thanks to a Comrade (2) – Eygon after Chapter 5 (and complete prior subquest)
• Woes of a Gallant Princes (2) – Kristoffer after Chapter 6 (and complete prior subquest)
• Woes of a Gallant Princes (3) – Kristoffer after Chapter 7 (and complete prior subquest)

Romalian Territory

• A Mage’s Miscalculation – Chapter 6
• Midgardian Studies (3) – Orb in library after Chapter 8 (and complete prior subquest)
• Secrets Hidden in Danger – Orb in library after Chapter 7
• Cypher’s Belief (2) – Cypher after Chapter 6 (and complete prior subquest)
• The Flower for Thee (1) – Taika after Chapter 7
• The Flower for Thee (2) – Taika after Chapter 7 (and complete prior subquest)
• The Flower for Thee (3) – Taika after Chapter 7 (and complete prior subquest)

Training Ground

• Training Duel with Eygon – Automatically available after completing Chapter 6
• Advice for Cypher – Automatically available after completing Chapter 6
• A Bout with Kristoffer – Automatically available after completing Chapter 6
• Combat Training for Taikia – Automatically available after completing Chapter 6

These 4 Training Ground subquests are overall the hardest in the game. This is because they are fights against your Einherjar, and you’re not allowed to use the others during the fight, just your normal attacks and Divine Arts. This can make them quite difficult, especially the fights against Eygon and Kristoffer due to how tanky they are, and they’ll constantly guard against your attacks and instantly counter you. If you want to try them right when they’re available make sure to SAVE YOUR GAME beforehand. These subquests can’t be exited out of when you start them if you are failing, you can only reload a prior save, so do that if you get stuck or feel you’re wasting too many resources. The much easier way to deal with them is to wait until after Chapter 8 when you obtain Nibelung Valesti I (or II after completing the final subquest). Using it on the Einherjar will nearly instantly defeat them, or do over half their health in damage, so you can just use it a second time to finish them off. This saves a lot of trouble trying to fight them legitimately and potentially using up a ton of consumables to get through the fights.

See The All-Father’s Right Hand for more information.

The way grading works is that you obtain the majority of your score from completion time; completing the mission faster results in a higher starting score (this seems to effectively start at 30,000 and decrease the longer you take, but you’re not going to ever get exactly 30,000). You then lose score based on how many items you used and how much total damage you took. You then gain bonus score based on how many times you did actions in the mission, and finally lose a large chunk of points if you died and restarted from a checkpoint.

The score for S Ranks isn’t 100% specific, but it generally requires getting 30,000 to 31,000 points total (a handful of short subquests you can obtain S Rank with around 29,000 points). As long as you don’t die or take an extreme amount of time to complete missions then S Ranks are relatively easy to earn on Normal difficulty. The story chapters are a little harder due to length.

Note that two of the bonus criteria are “Divine Arts Count’ and “Einherjar Summoned”. You don’t need to actually hit enemies with either of these for them to count towards this total, so you can actually use this to your advantage for extra score. The first time you interact with each save point in a chapter it replenishes your Soul and Arts Gauges, so before interacting with each save point you can spam your Divine Arts and Einherjar until you can’t use them anymore, then interact with the save point to get all of your Gauges back.

This trophy is awarded for killing any normal “monster” enemy and is earned during the tutorial, BUT it doesn’t actually unlock until the tutorial is completed and you return to Valhalla.

This trophy is awarded for killing any boss monster (called Naglfar) so is earned when you complete Chapter 1, BUT it doesn’t actually unlock until you fully complete the chapter and return to Valhalla.

The combo gauge goes all the way to 999, so you’re basically being asked to reach 1/3 of the limit of it. At the start of the game, this may seem daunting (and effectively impossible) but becomes very manageable once you unlock your Einherjars to use in combat. All attacks from your Einherjars also count along with your own attacks, so once you have at least Eygon and Cypher available this becomes mostly about how quickly you are progressing through levels. The gauge that shows how long the combo is lasting takes a bit to count down when you max it out, so try to keep it near max by attacking enemies with elemental weakness. If you don’t obtain this while playing through earlier levels, you will almost certainly obtain this while replaying Chapter 9 for endings, and it is just a number of enemy waves all in a row while progressing through the area, with very little time in between to drop combo.

See Beyond Reminiscence for more information.

Hollow Blossoms are marked on the map with blue dots, so you can check the map to see where they all are and know how many are left per territory.

See the below guide for maps of each area and tips on some Blossoms:

» Valkyrie Elysium Hollow Blossom and Verdant Blossom Locations

See Truth of the Gods for more information.

Verdant Blossoms are marked on the map with green sparkly dots, so you can check the map to see where they all are and know how many are left per territory. The final one in Chapter 9 gets reset each time you complete that Chapter (so that you can’t be locked out of Ending 1) meaning that to earn this trophy you need to collect all prior Verdant Blossoms, then collect the one in Chapter 9 and complete the chapter.

See the below guide for maps of each area and tips on some Blossoms:

» Valkyrie Elysium Hollow Blossom and Verdant Blossom Locations

See Rune Master for further information.

The below list shows the order that the runes are listed in-game in the Items menu, so if you are missing one it is easier to compare against the list. The list includes the chapter the rune is obtained in or what it is a completion reward from.

• Physical Attack Boost I – Story-related, required to be picked up to progress in Chapter 3
• Physical Attack Boost II – Chapter 7, in the final large building, drop down the hole on the west side of the second floor to get into the room containing a Hollow Blossom and a chest with this rune.
• Physical Attack Boost III – Complete “Midgardian Studies (3) subquest (available after Chapter 8)
• Magic Attack Boost I – Chapter 1, (NOTE: you must have completed Chapter 2 first to be able to summon Eygon), in the final area of the castle (large round room with the two chains) go up the round circular staircase left from where you enter to reach the top floor that looks like a dead end. Summon Eygon to break the electrified wall, defeat all enemies in the room and grab rune from the red chest
• Magic Attack Boost II – Complete O’ Mine Beloved Land subquest (Chapter 3)
• Magic Attack Boost III – Complete “Advice for Cypher” subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Physical Damage Reduction I – Chapter 3, after defeating the Naglafar Cypher, in the next area go north to where there is a bridge you can drop to reach a destroyed building. After defeating the two Violet Dracos, you can open the chest at the north edge to obtain this rune.
• Physical Damage Reduction II – Chapter 6, after the 6th save point, before going up the set of switchback stairs in the area with all the crumbled buildings, turn around and go to the top of the thin staircase (southeast corner of this map section) to find a chest
• Physical Damage Reduction III – Complete Midgardian Studies (1) subquest (Chapter 5)
• Magic Damage Reduction I – My Hometown subquest (Chapter 2) completion reward
• Magic Damage Reduction II – Completed The Unfinished Masterpiece (Chapter 4)
• Magic Damage Reduction III – Complete “Training Duel with Eygon” subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Soul Gauge Restoration Boost I – Chapter 5, in the room where you obtain the White Dress after the 4th save point, go out the east side into the hallway, then to the north end to find a chest.
• Soul Gauge Restoration Boost II – Complete Village Request (2) subquest (Chapter 5)
• Soul Gauge Restoration Boost III – Complete “A Bout with Kristoffer” subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Arts Gauge Restoration Boost I – Chapter 4, after the third save point, you can go into a large room to the north before the pair of circular stairs, defeat all enemies in the room to access the chest with this Rune
• Arts Gauge Restoration Boost II – Complete Village Request (1) subquest (Chapter 5)
• Arts Gauge Restoration Boost III – Complete “Combat Training for Taika” subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)

• Alfodr – Starting weapon
• Bolverkr – Story-related, Chapter 1 completion reward
• Baleygr – Chapter 3, can be picked up from a chest after defeating Naglafar Cypher midway through the chapter
• Gagnrathr – Complete An Old Man’s Discerning Eye subquest (Chapter 3)
• Herteitr – Story-related, Chapter 4 completion reward
• Sidgrani – Complete Midgardian Studies (2) subquest (Orb in the library after Chapter 6 and complete prior subquest)

The below list is for reference on what Gem types are used for each upgrade level, along with the Chapters they are available in. Do note that higher level subquests do drop higher level Gems, even though they are in lower regions. You can check what Gems are dropped in the Chapters/Subquests by hitting  in the mission select menu.

• 1 -> 4 – Emerald Gems – Chapters 1 and 2
• 4 -> 6 – Azure Gems – Chapters 3 and 4
• 6 -> 7 – Ruby Gems – Chapter 5
• 7 -> 9 – Silver Gems – Chapters 6 and 7
• 9 -> 10 – Black and Rainbow Gems – Chapters 8 and 9

Like the upgrade trophy, if you have the Deluxe version of the game you DO NOT have to reach SSS proficiency with Svartaljr and Alscir as they do not count, though this means it is actually detrimental to even use them at all.

When specifically grinding for this trophy, you will want to turn off all auto-summon options for your Einherjar (Valkyrie menu > Auto-Summon bottom right, change to “-“). As mentioned before it is detrimental to do anything other than attack with your weapon, as proficiency is only increased from that and not from using Divine Arts or having your Einherjar defeat enemies with you. You can replay basically any missions you want, but two subquests that seem generally very good for grinding this are:

• An Imprisoned Soul (1)
• My Hometown

Both these subquests are in the first region (Be’elzean Territory) and have you fight through a number of fairly manageable enemy waves. An Imprisoned Soul is probably better overall, because even though it is a higher-level mission that means you have to hit enemies more, and in the final part you are in an arena for all the enemy waves, requiring less running around. If you don’t feel like playing those or want to do other missions you can, just try to avoid using Divine Arts or summoning your Einherjar to maximize your proficiency gain.

The below list shows the order that the Divine Arts are listed in-game in the Items and Equip menus, so if you are missing one it is easier to compare against the list. The list includes the chapter the Divine Art is obtained in or what it is a completion reward from.

Note that for some subquests related to speaking with the Einherjar in Valhalla, they might not appear immediately after completing the main story chapters due to story events (such as the characters all talking to each other). Completing another mission and returning to Valhalla should have the characters return to their normal spots and offer subquests if they are available.

• Fire Lance I – Story related, acquired in Chapter 1 during progression
• Fire Lance II – Chapter 6: Located in the same room as the first Verdant Flower.
• Fire Lance III – A Mage’s Miscalculation subquest (Chapter 6)
• Lightning Bolt I – Automatically equipped at the start of the game
• Lightning Bolt II – Chapter 5: At the 4th save point there is a crystal wall you can break through with Eygon. In the area after you can pick this up from a chest.
• Lightning Bolt III – Training Duel with Eygon subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Heal I – Chapter 1: When you enter the building with the first subquest pickup, in a chest after the Lingering Enemy Soul tutorial popup
• Heal II – Chapter 3: After the first Einherjar puzzle (where you get Eygon to break the crystals) this is in the courtyard just ahead on the left side.
• Heal III – Chapter 5: In the same room where you obtain the White Dress, in a chest on the same staircase.
• Convergence I – Mother’s Ring Subquest (Chapter 1)
• Convergence II – Story related, acquired in Chapter 5 as a completion reward
• Convergence III – A Blacksmith’s Wish subquest (Chapter 6)
• Fire Storm I – Story related, acquired in Chapter 2 as a completion reward
• Fire Storm II – Chapter 6: In the building after the third save point, the chest is located in the small room underneath the stairs leading up to the second floor.
• Fire Storm III – Combat Training for Taika subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Punishment Blast I – Chapter 4: Located right beside the final Verdant Blossom in the castle at the end of the Chapter
• Punishment Blast II – Story related, acquired in Chapter 6 as a completion reward.
• Punishment Blast III – Secrets Hidden in Dancer subquest (Chapter 7)
• Mortal Suppression I – Chapter 3: Past the 5th save point you reveal a new part of the map and progress through what looks like a coliseum. When you exit the northwest corner to progress, before going over the next section of water, go directly south to find a chest in the corner.
• Mortal Suppression II – Story related, acquired in Chapter 7 as a completion reward
• Mortal Suppression III – Secrets Hidden in Dancer subquest (Chapter 7)
• Glacial Blizzard I – Cypher’s Belief (1) subquest (speak with Cypher after Chapter 4)
• Glacial Blizzard II – Cypher’s Belief (2) subquest (speak with Cypher after Chapter 6 and complete prior subquest)
• Glacial Blizzard III – Cypher’s Belief (3) subquest (speak with Cypher after Chapter 6 and complete prior subquest)
• Grave Edge I – Chapter 1: After dropping in the hole before the final save point of the chapter, in a chest before the boss battle
• Grave Edge II – Story related, acquired in Chapter 3 as a completion reward
• Grave Edge III – A Bout with Kristoffer subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Meteor Swarm I – Thanks to a Comrade (1)  subquest (speak with Eygon after Chapter 3)
• Meteor Swarm II – Thanks to a Comrade (2) subquest (speak with Eygon after Chapter 5 and complete prior subquest)
• Meteor Swarm III – Thanks to a Comrade (3) subquest (speak with Eygon after Chapter 5 and complete prior subquest)
• Hail Shot I – Chapter 1: Beside the save point on the second (middle) floor in the castle
• Hail Shot II – Chapter 5: Before the final save point, you can head east through a darkness gate using Kristoffer. South is the Verdant Blossom for this area, north is a chest containing this Divine Art.
• Hail Shot III – Advice for Cypher subquest (automatically available after Chapter 6)
• Nibelung Valesti I – Story related, acquired in Chapter 8 as a completion reward.
• Nibelung Valesti II – Midgardian Studies (3) subquest (Orb in library after Chapter 8 and complete prior subquest) NOTE: There isn’t a Nibelung Valetsi III Divine Art.
• Ifrit Caress I – This Flower for Thee (1) subquest (speak with Taika after Chapter 7)
• Ifrit Caress II – This Flower for Thee (2) subquest (speak with Taika after Chapter 7 and complete prior subquest)
• Ifrit Caress III – This Flower for Thee (3) subquest (speak with Taika after Chapter 7 and complete prior subquest)
• Extreme Void I – Woes of a Gallant Princess (1) subquest (speak with Kristoffer after Chapter 6)
• Extreme Void II – Woes of a Gallant Princess (2) subquest (speak with Kristoffer after Chapter 6 and complete prior subquest)
• Extreme Void III – Woes of a Gallant Princess (3) subquest (speak with Kristoffer after Chapter 7 and complete prior subquest)

The only difference to note about skills over weapons is that some of the skills require you to reach F and C proficiency levels on each weapon to be able to learn the skills.

While not strictly story-related, all terms are unlocked through the completion of the story Chapters and Subquests, so you will earn this trophy without trying while completing other trophies. If you have been doing all subquests as they unlock you will earn this trophy when you complete Chapter 9 for the first time, or if you completed Chapter 9 before all subquests then you will likely earn this when completing your final Einherjar-related subquest (also when you earn Commanding Master and Fellowship of Souls).

This trophy is awarded when you unlock your first Einherjar memory, which are extra background items in the Collection menu about the different Einherjar. This is story related, as you automatically unlock the first 3 memories for each Einherjar when you obtain them through story progress, so you will earn this trophy when you complete Chapter 2.

Note that you cannot change difficulty once you start the game and there is no NG+, so it is recommended not to play below Normal difficulty because then you need to do an extra playthrough.

Some other major tips for Hard difficulty:

• Stick with one weapon – Enemy weapon weakness isn’t nearly as important as Elemental weakness, so don’t worry too much about upgrading multiple weapons. Pick whatever weapon you liked the most from the early ones and stick with it.
• Switch Divine Arts if needed – Getting enemies into Elemental Crush state really means the difference between demolishing enemies or fights taking forever. Don’t be afraid to pause and swap your equipped Divine Arts in the middle of a fight if you run into different enemies with different weaknesses.
• Complete Ending 3 – Completing Ending 3 (agree with Armand in Chapter 9, ending the game early) does actually count as completing the game. This means that you can do this and skip 90% of Chapter 9 and don’t need to fight any of the bosses.