Assassin’s Creed Valhalla New Game+ Is Finally Here: How to Unlock It, Mithril and Level 27 Divine Gear

Assassin's Creed Valhalla New Game+ is finally here. Ubisoft released Title Update 1.8.0, "The Most Requested Update", on November 5, 2026, free on all platforms. It adds New Game+, a new resource called Mithril, Divine gear upgrades up to level 27, a Stash in Ravensthorpe, more than 300 engravable runes and a Naoe Master Assassin outfit. Ubisoft says Valhalla has now passed 40 million players.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.8.0 at a glance

How do you unlock New Game+ in Assassin's Creed Valhalla?

Complete the Holy Day quest, the last quest of the Hamtunscire region. That's before the true ending, but Ubisoft says it's such a big game that it decided to let you start New Game+ a little earlier.

One important catch: New Game+ only appears on the main menu after you've saved a completed game after installing update 1.8.0. If you'd already finished Holy Day, load your completed save, save again, then go back to the main menu.

What carries over into New Game+?

Ubisoft says you keep much of your progression, and each New Game+ run gets progressively harder. Lead game designer David Larouche said the team wanted New Game+ "to not simply be a do-over".

What is Mithril in Assassin's Creed Valhalla?

Mithril is the new resource for upgrading Divine gear and the new Superior runes. In New Game+, picking up gear or a book of knowledge you already own gives you Mithril instead. You can also buy it in the Niflheim, Mastery and River Raid shops. Looting Carbon, Nickel or Tungsten from a Wealth Chest now gives Platinum, which used to be exclusive to the Dawn of Ragnarok DLC, so Divine quality gear no longer needs the DLC.

What else is in the Most Requested Update?

• Divine gear level 27: the maximum upgrade level rises from 13 to 27, with each upgrade costing Mithril.
• Extended Progression Mode: an option where gear upgrades and runes add 1 Power each, and Masteries add Power every 5 skill points.
• Stash: a new storage chest in Ravensthorpe for any gear or rune.
• Rune Forge: upgrade runes for silver (lesser to normal to greater), and to the new Superior tier with Mithril. More than 300 perks can now be engraved into runes for 450 silver each, including DLC and Store perks.
• Naoe Master Assassin outfit, inspired by her look in Assassin's Creed Shadows.
• Two new achievements: Ivaldi's Heir (fully upgrade a Divine gear piece) and Circle of Renewal (complete a New Game+ run).
• Balance changes to dual wielding, stat runes and skill masteries.

What's new on PS5 Pro?

PS5 Pro players get the upgraded PSSR upscaler, already used in Assassin's Creed Shadows and Black Flag Resynced. Ubisoft says it delivers sharper 4K image quality with 60 fps in Quality mode. Engineering studio manager Priscilla Nguyen said the new PSSR "is more efficient than the original".

How much is Assassin's Creed Valhalla?

It's $59.99 on Steam, and it's on Xbox Game Pass. The update itself is free.

Watch the New Game+ trailer

The official Most Requested Update trailer from the PlayStation YouTube channel.

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