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Aerial Annihilation Valor Mortis achievement · Combat

Combat#9 rarest of 39
Unlocked by
0.4%
Rarity
#9 rarest
Type
Combat
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick

Kill an enemy with a headshot after a wall jump. 0.4% of Steam players have unlocked Aerial Annihilation, the #9 rarest of the game's 39 achievements.

Unlocked by
0.4%of Steam players
Rarity
#9rarest of 39
Type
Combat16 achievements of this type
Related guideValor Mortis Trophy Guide: All 39 Achievements & Roadmap

How to get Aerial Annihilation

Game data

In-game condition: “Kill an enemy with a headshot after a wall jump.”

Aerial Annihilation needs a kill by headshot while you are in the air after a wall jump. The headshot has to finish the enemy, so use a gun that kills in one hit and an enemy that stands still.

The Musket is the tool. At level 1 it deals 150 per shot with full damage out to 99 m, which kills a level-1 Risen Soldier (100 Health) or Risen Musketeer (70 Health, head ×2) outright. Risen Musketeers make ideal targets: 72 of their 143 spawners are the Stationary type that stays put. The Pistol works too once its headshot one-shots a Musketeer, from level 3 (36 damage, 72 to the head).

Find a wall near a stationary Musketeer, wall-run and jump off it, aim and fire before you land. If you don't have the Musket yet, it is handed over in the Vale of Wrath.

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What you need

Game data

The weapon, a good practice target and the game's own tutorial for the mechanic.

  • Weapon: Musket · handed over in Vale of Wrath · 150 → 300 damage (level 1 → 10)
  • Practise on: Risen Musketeer · 70 Health at placement level 1 · 143 spawners · first met in The Battlefield
In-game tutorial
MusketThe Musket is a long-range firearm that focuses on taking out single targets.

Related achievements

Steam stats

Achievements of the same kind with a similar unlock rate.

  • Hood-Snatcher · Decapitate 3 enemies with a single Claymore attack. · 0.4% of Steam players
  • Windhover · Kill 3 enemies with a Pistol while aiming in mid-air. · 0.5% of Steam players
  • Frenzied Flame · Ignite the bonfire in the castle. · 0.2% of Steam players
  • Scattershot · Kill 5 enemies with a single Blunderbuss shot. · 0.1% of Steam players
  • Abyssal Eviction · Kill an enemy by pushing them into the abyss with Shield Bash. · 0.1% of Steam players
  • Jackknife · Deal damage with every Melee Weapon, Firearm, and Transmutation without dying. · 0.1% of Steam players

Aerial Annihilation is a Combat achievement in Valor Mortis: Kill an enemy with a headshot after a wall jump. 0.4% of Steam players have it, the #9 rarest of 39. That is rarer than the average Combat achievement (11.9%).

See Also

AchievementsMusketNephtis SuperiorisWalkthrough
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Aerial Annihilation achievement FAQ

How do you get the Aerial Annihilation achievement in Valor Mortis?

Aerial Annihilation needs a kill by headshot while you are in the air after a wall jump. The headshot has to finish the enemy, so use a gun that kills in one hit and an enemy that stands still. The Musket is the tool. At level 1 it deals 150 per shot with full damage out to 99 m, which kills a level-1 Risen Soldier (100 Health) or Risen Musketeer (70 Health, head ×2) outright.

How rare is the Aerial Annihilation achievement?

0.4% of Steam players have unlocked Aerial Annihilation, which makes it the #9 rarest of the 39 achievements in Valor Mortis. Fewer than 1% of players have it so far.

Is Aerial Annihilation missable?

Nothing in the game data locks Aerial Annihilation out: no dialogue choice or quest branch is tied to it. The usual caution still applies: Napoleon's Prison and Entropy have no fast travel, so finish anything in earlier regions before you enter them.

What kind of achievement is Aerial Annihilation?

Aerial Annihilation is one of 16 Combat achievements in Valor Mortis. The others are Scattershot, Windhover, Hood-Snatcher, Symphony of Steel, Flaming Feast, Statue of Insanity, Abyssal Eviction, Single Stroke, God's Trigger, Frenzied Flame, Mind the Gap, Rookie Mistake, In the Nick of Time, Fight Fire with Fire, Jackknife.

Do you need Aerial Annihilation for Nephtis Superioris?

Yes. Nephtis Superioris, the all-achievements unlock, needs every one of the other 38 achievements, Aerial Annihilation included.