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You’ve probably taken a quick peek at some of the early The First Descendant tier lists and witnessed one constant character at or near the top: Valby. This hydro maiden has some of the most well-rounded stats for a Descendant and you can take her just about anywhere thanks to her excellent single-target and area damage. Getting her, however, is not going to be simple, especially if you want to get Valby for free. But down below, I’ll detail how, in the quickest way possible.
Also, if you really want to get Valby without the hassle and the grind, then just purchase Caliber. Otherwise, continue reading.
Requirements Before You Get Valby (for Free) in The First Descendant
If you’ve obtained Bunny already and have been introduced to Anais, then you’re likely aware that certain areas for farming Descendant crafting materials are gate-kept by the main quest. That means you can’t just farm ahead for Valby’s materials before or right after you’ve obtained Bunny.
This is what you need to unlock before you can get Valby manually in The First Descendant:
- Have at least one maxed-out Descendant and weapon, complete with Modules
- Unlock the Sterile Land region (main quest)
- Unlock the Vespers region (main quest)
- Unlock the Echo Swamp region (main quest)
- Reach Normal Void Intercept Battle: Stunning Beauty (Lvl. 22)
- Reach Normal Void Intercept Battle: Executioner (Lvl. 34)
- Reach Normal Void Intercept Battle: Devourer (Lvl. 54)
That’s all the areas and bosses you need to have access to if you want a smoother way to farm Valby. All in all, you can expect to get Valby in 10-12 hours of playing time on average from the start of the game if you’ve made her your goal.
Valby Crafting Table in The First Descendant
Once you’ve met the requirements above, here’s your Valby crafting checklist and where to obtain the materials:
Valby Enhanced Cells
| Crafting Material | Easiest Location |
| 422x Repton | Kingston (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 571x Superfluid | Sterile Land (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 48x Data Processing Neural Circuit | Vespers (Normal) – Frontline Base mission |
| 1x Valby Enhanced Cell Blueprint | Amorphous Material Pattern: 016 (Vespers: Sepulcher) Open via Executioner Void Intercept |
| 200,000 Gold |
Valby Stabilizer
| Crafting Material | Easiest Location |
| 246x Monad Shard | Kingston (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 239x Compound Coating Material | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 40x Negative Ion Particle | Sterile Land (Normal) – The Forgottense mission |
| 1x Valby Stabilizer Blueprint | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Void Fusion Reactor (Muskeg Swamp) |
| 200,000 Gold |
Valby Spiral Catalyst
| Crafting Material | Easiest Location |
| 519x Metal Accelerant | Sterile Land (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 386x Hardener | Vespers (Normal) – Resource Box |
| 32x Encrypted Neural Circuit | Echo Swamp (Normal) – Hazy Swamp mission |
| 1x Valby Sprial Catalyst Blueprint | Amorphous Material Pattern: 009 (Sterile Land – The Forgottense) Open via Stunning Beauty Void Intercept |
Valby Code
You can obtain this one in the Sterile Land (Normal) – Void Fusion Reactor in the Sterile Land Rockfall Zone. There’s a low chance for this so don’t feel bad if you don’t get it the first time.
As always, some materials have low drop percentages so you might need to finish the missions and tasks over and over again. Good luck out there.
