Heald Tor

Struggling with the Heald Tor cairn in Assassin's Creed Valhalla? Learn the best strategy for stacking stones and completing this tricky Hamtunscire mystery.

Alright, so you've stumbled upon Heald Tor in Hamtunscire, just north of Wincestre. This one's a bit of a head-scratcher, one of the tougher cairn mysteries in the game. The goal is to stack these stones high enough to hit that height threshold, but here's the kicker: you don't actually need to use *all* of them. Weird, right?

The main trick here is to stack the larger stones vertically, not horizontally. Think of building a tower, not a wall. The screenshot in the guide shows a good example of what you're aiming for. Try to mimic that structure – it should be pretty stable if you get the placement right.

Don't get discouraged if the stones tumble down. Seriously, this is totally a process of trial and error. You'll be balancing them, they'll fall, you'll try again. That's part of the fun (and frustration!) of these cairn challenges. Just keep at it!

Once you finally get a stable stack that reaches the required height, just step back and let the game validate it. Boom! Mystery complete. Good luck – you've got this!