Defeating them will let you enter the Ascending Sands to a Proving Grounds where you must defeat a random Boss enemy to proceed. You'll soon find that to ascend further into Valhalla's labyrinth, you must keep fighting through challenge rooms until you find and defeat one of Valhalla's Chosen - often an exceedingly strong miniboss. A golden glowing spiral of sand called the Ascending Sands to progress the story and send you further up against a boss before you can reach Valhalla's more difficult areas.

Unlockable doors leading to extra loot and chests using a special type of currency.

A Tablet of Endeavor to spend temporary currency at to gain bonuses or heals for the current attempt.

The ability to choose between rooms offering different types of rewards.Sanctuaries are a type of rest area to prepare for the next challenge, and may offer only some pots or chests of currency at first, but you'll soon start to unlock new features, including:

You'll need to clear rooms of enemies and gain the upgrades from the chests before moving to an intermediary 'Sanctuary' room. Valhalla's main 'loop' usually follows a certain theme: After your introduction to Valhalla, you'll be able to choose one type of Shield and one type of Spartan Rage to bring with you.

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