{"id":26834,"date":"2026-11-09T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26834"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:39:23","slug":"assassins-creed-valhalla-new-game-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/assassins-creed-valhalla-new-game-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin’s Creed Valhalla New Game+ Is Finally Here: How to Unlock It, Mithril and Level 27 Divine Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla New Game+<\/strong> is finally here. Ubisoft released Title Update 1.8.0<\/a>, “The Most Requested Update”, on 5 November 2026<\/strong>, 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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.8.0 at a glance<\/h2>\n\n
Released<\/strong><\/td>5 November 2026, 14:00 UTC \/ 15:00 CET \/ 9:00 ET<\/td><\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>Free update<\/td><\/tr>\n
Headline feature<\/strong><\/td>New Game+, harder with every run<\/td><\/tr>\n
Unlock<\/strong><\/td>Finish the Holy Day quest (Hamtunscire)<\/td><\/tr>\n
New resource<\/strong><\/td>Mithril<\/td><\/tr>\n
Divine gear<\/strong><\/td>Max upgrade level raised from 13 to 27<\/td><\/tr>\n
Also new<\/strong><\/td>Extended Progression Mode, Stash, Rune Forge upgrades, 300+ engravable runes, Naoe Master Assassin outfit, 2 achievements<\/td><\/tr>\n
Patch size<\/strong><\/td>Steam 7.8 GB, PS5 5.26 GB, Xbox Series X|S 15.02 GB, Ubisoft Connect 12.27 GB<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n

How do you unlock New Game+ in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla?<\/h2>\n

Complete the Holy Day<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

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

What carries over into New Game+?<\/h2>\n

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”.<\/p>\n

What is Mithril in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla?<\/h2>\n

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<\/strong>, which used to be exclusive to the Dawn of Ragnarok DLC, so Divine quality gear no longer needs the DLC.<\/p>\n

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What else is in the Most Requested Update?<\/h2>\n