What should I do first in Valiant?

Create a character, watch your instant First Skirmish win, equip the Iron Gorget it gives you, then deploy your first real expedition (pick a zone and a duration). Claim your free Daily Training for a burst of XP, and keep sending expeditions until you reach level 20 and choose your specialization.

How long until Valiant gets interesting?

The first meaningful milestone is level 20, when you pick a specialization and talents unlock. You can reach it in a few days of casual idle play — faster if you use your free Daily Training every day and keep an expedition running.

Do I have to play actively?

No. Valiant is an idle game: you set an expedition and your character fights on its own, even while you're offline (up to 8 hours banked). Checking in for a minute or two, a couple of times a day, is a perfectly good way to play.

Getting Started

Valiant is a free idle MMORPG in your browser — no download. Make a character, win your scripted First Skirmish, then send your character on expeditions (15 minutes to 8 hours) that resolve on their own, even while you're offline. Your first big milestone is level 20, where you choose a specialization and unlock talents.

1. Create your character

Pick one of Valiant's 7 classes, choose an avatar, and name your hero. Every class solos the early game comfortably, so choose on flavor — you'll settle into a defined role (and one of two specializations) at level 20. Your account can hold multiple characters, and the idle loop runs them all in parallel, so your first character won't be your last.

2. Win your First Skirmish

The moment your character exists, you fight a scripted, guaranteed first battle. It grants +500 XP, +50 gold, and a starter Iron Gorget (a neck item) so you have something to equip right away. Do equip it — learning the gear screen now pays off fast.

3. Deploy an expedition

This is the core loop. Send your character to a zone for a duration you choose, from 15 minutes up to 8 hours (in 15-minute steps). The world resolves in 15-minute ticks — fighting, earning XP and gold, and banking loot — whether the tab is open or not. When it's done (or whenever you return), collect to claim everything and read your battle report.

Tip

Use Collect & Repeat to re-launch the same zone and duration in one tap. It's the fastest way to keep progress rolling between check-ins.

4. Claim your Daily Training

Once per day you can claim Daily Training — a free 8-hour burst of XP at your current level, in a single tap. It resets at midnight UTC. It's pure XP (no loot), and it's the single best habit for climbing toward level 20.

5. The Road to 20

Level 20 is the milestone that turns your class into an identity:

From level 1 you earn 3 attribute points per level to spend on your six attributes.
At level 20 you choose your specialization (1 of 2 for your class) and your talents unlock. This is a lasting choice — it defines your role and your build.

Note

During alpha, respecs are free, so you can experiment without fear. (After launch, respecs will cost gold and carry a cooldown.)

Where to go next

Once you're rolling: equip upgrades (watch for the green Fit Score arrow), bond a companion when one offers to join you, run the daily Descent dungeon, and — once you've grouped with enough players — join or found a guild.