Valor Mortis Wiki: Combat, Weapons, Ambers, and Lanterns

Valor Mortis fights come down to timing. Most of them, the bosses included, follow the same loop, so learn that rhythm before anything else.

You play William, a former soldier of Napoleon's army who rises from death with Nephtoglobin powers and fights his way through an alternate 19th-century Europe.

How Valor Mortis Combat Works

Combat is first-person. You trade light and heavy attacks, keep an eye on your stamina, and use parries, perfect dodges and counterattacks to stay in control. Parry an enemy's attack to drain its posture, and the critical hit that follows when the posture breaks hits hard. Each enemy type has its own attack tells and responses on the enemies page.

Catalysts, Lanterns and What Happens When You Die

Killing enemies pays Catalysts, the upgrade currency. Spend them at a Lantern to level up health, stamina, parry and more. Lanterns are also your checkpoints. If William dies, his Catalysts drop where he fell, and he has to go back and pick them up.

Weapons, Transmutations and Ambers Shape Your Build

Blades and firearms are your weapons, and Transmutations are Nephtoglobin powers that run on their own meter instead of ammo. Each group has its own upgrade materials. You upgrade at the Abandoned Church, where James's Iron Bench handles blades and firearms and Louis's Laboratoire handles Transmutations. The weapons page covers where to find each one, and the upgrade materials page covers what each tier costs and where it comes from.

Ambers are passive effects you slot in at any Lantern, and you can swap them whenever you like. The Ambers page lists each one's effect at every rank. Going after every achievement? The achievements page covers each one, and the upgrade goals and the Amber hunt are the ones to plan for.

What the First Valor Mortis Patches Fixed

• Crashes: Some of the most common crashes are fixed on every platform.
• Saves and progression: The Chapter 4 post-boss cutscene saves your progress now, a few cutscenes that could block the next Lantern are fixed, and Ferrofluid Flask upgrades save properly.
• Boss fights: Several boss fights that could stall are fixed.
• Enemy attacks: Attack hitboxes for many enemies and bosses now match their animations, so a swing that visibly misses shouldn't connect. Damage windows were tuned for several attacks, and some enemy wind-ups are clearer.
• Status effects and stuck spots: You can no longer stay slowed after a crouched hit or keep Burning after you respawn, and a spot where you could get stuck on terrain is fixed.
• Side quests: A few side quests had a letter you couldn't see or a start that wouldn't trigger. Go back to the quest location to start or finish them.

If a bug has already locked your progress, the developer's support team can issue a replacement save.