Valkyrie

"Tough melee fighter, deals area damage around her. Swarm or horde, no problem! She can take them all out with a few spins."

Summary

 * The Valkyrie is unlockable from the Goblin Stadium (Arena 1).
 * She is an area damage, melee troop with moderate hitpoints.
 * The Valkyrie bears orange hair, a War Axe and a brown fur coat and attacks with a powerful whirl of her axe, damaging all the troops in an AoE (Area of Effect) surrounding her.

Strategy

 * The Valkyrie is very effective against the Skeleton Army, and other opposing low hitpoint troops surrounding her.
 * The Valkyrie is very powerful in combination with the Mini P.E.K.K.A.. They are able to cover each others main weaknesses (Valkyrie is weak against tough targets, while the Mini P.E.K.K.A. is weak against groups).
 * An effective way to use this combination is to deploy the Valkyrie in front then place the Mini P.E.K.K.A. directly behind it. The Mini P.E.K.K.A. will push the Valkyrie forwards at its speed, causing her to take the initial damage. Then after engaging enemy resistance (if any at all), the Mini P.E.K.K.A will run in front of the Valkyrie, allowing her to survive to continue dealing damage as the Mini P.E.K.K.A. protects her instead.
 * However, neither can target Air units. So it is best to also place some anti-air cards to attack with them - such as Spear Goblins or Archers. When up against this strategy use Arrows to eliminate anti-air troops then deploy air troops to deal with the Valkyrie-Mini P.E.K.K.A. effectively.
 * This combo can also be done with a Prince and a Valkyrie, and can be better, since the Prince has more health and his ability allows the combo to move faster.
 * The Valkyrie is effectively played patiently. Instead of dropping it directly to attack troops, a better strategy is to drop the Valkyrie between the enemy's ranged and melee units, allowing the Valkyrie to take the opposing troop's focus while wrecking havoc, with her melee AoE damage.
 * The Valkryie can be easily countered with a Knight, Prince, P.E.K.K.A., Mini P.E.K.K.A.

Trivia

 * On 9/2/16, the Chest Rewards &amp; Card Balance Update increased her attack speed to 1.5 sec (from 1.6 sec).
 * On 23/3/16, a Balance Update increased her hitpoints and damage by 10%.
 * On 3/5/16, the May Update made she affected by pushback.
 * The Valkyrie is very similar to her Clash of Clans counterpart (with her spinning War Axe, aesthetics, etc) except for the Clash Royale-styled graphics and the different colors for both sides (red/blue).

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