God of War Ragnarok is an action adventure game created by PS Studios developer Santa Monica Studio for PS5 and PS4, and is the sequel to 2018's critically acclaimed God of War. In our God of War Ragnarok review, we described the title as "phenomenal" and awarded it a 10/10.
In this God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll include a complete walkthrough for the campaign and its side-quests, show you how to get all collectibles, and reveal crucial wiki information about important unlockables, such as weapons and armour.
Please do keep in mind that, while we've endeavoured to keep plot specifics to a minimum, the nature of this God of War Ragnarok guide means there will be some story spoilers within. Therefore, we'd advise proceeding with caution before delving deeper into this page.
- This God of War Ragnarok guide is a work in progress, and will be updated in due course.
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Walkthrough
For the first part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll share a full walkthrough for the entirety of the game's campaign, including puzzle solutions and combat strategies. This walkthrough comprehensively details every quest in The Path, which is the name of the title's main storyline, as well as all of the Favours, which are optional side-quests that add flavour to the release's lore. You'll also find a breakdown of all Labours, which are supplementary gameplay objectives you'll discover as you progress.
The Path Walkthrough
The Path represents the God of War Ragnarok's main story quests. A full walkthrough can be found below:
- Surviving Fimbulwinter Walkthrough
- The Quest for Tyr Walkthrough
- Old Friends Walkthrough
- Groa's Secret Walkthrough
- The Lost Sanctuary Walkthrough
- The Reckoning Walkthrough
- The Runaway Walkthrough
- Into the Fire Walkthrough
- The Word of Fate Walkthrough
- Forging Destiny Walkthrough
- Unleashing Hel Walkthrough
- Reunion Walkthrough
- Creatures of Prophecy Walkthrough
- Hunting for Solace Walkthrough
- The Summoning Walkthrough
- The Realms at War Walkthrough
Favours Walkthrough
Favours are God of War Ragnarok's side-quests. You can find a full list, with walkthroughs, in our All Quests guide.
Labours Walkthrough *
Labours are optional gameplay objectives in God of War Ragnarok. You can find a full list in our All Quests guide.
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Valhalla
For this part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll focus on the Valhalla DLC expansion released by Santa Monica Studio. This mode adopts a roguelike structure, and we'll walk you through crucial aspects like how to access it, change the difficulty, and earn currency.
Currencies
- How to Get Fleeting Echoes and What to Do with Them
- How to Get Mastery Seals and What to Do with Them
- How to Get Spirit Seals and What to Do with Them
- How to Get Divine Triumphs and What to Do with Them
- How to Get Crests and What to Do with Them
Collectibles
FAQs
- How to Start the Valhalla DLC
- How to Change the Difficulty
- How to Save and Quit
- How to Unlock Sanctuary Barriers
- How to Fight at The Forum
- How to Change Kratos' Appearance
- How to Play As Young Kratos
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Equipment and Gear
For the next part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll share a complete breakdown of all the equipment and gear available in the game, including weapons, armour, and ability-enhancing accessories. Within you'll find pages explaining exactly where to find all of the best items in the game, as well information on their attributes and upgrades.
Weapons
- All Weapons and Upgrades
- All Axe Attachments Locations and Upgrades
- All Blades Attachments Locations and Upgrades
- All Spear Handles Locations and Upgrades
- All Spartan Rages Locations and Upgrades
Bows
- All Bows Locations and Upgrades
- All Bows Abilities Locations and Upgrades
- All Accessories Locations and Upgrades
Swords
Shields
Armour
- Best Armour and All Sets *
- All Chest Armour Locations and Upgrades
- All Wrist Armour Locations and Upgrades
- All Waist Armour Locations and Upgrades
- How to Transmog Armour
Relics and Runics
- All Light Runic Attacks Locations and Upgrades
- All Heavy Runic Attacks Locations and Upgrades
- All Relics and Sword Hilts Locations and Upgrades
- All Runic Summons Locations and Upgrades
Amulets
Builds
God of War Ragnarok: Skills
For this part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll include a complete list of all skills that can be unlocked in the game. Skills can be purchased using XP you earn as you progress through the campaign, and can be used to unlock new combat abilities and performance buffs.
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Collectibles
For the next part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll include a comprehensive breakdown of all collectibles that can be found in the game. In addition to revealing the locations of every collectible in the game, we'll also include puzzle solutions, checklists, and much more to help ensure you achieve 100% completion.
- All Midgard Collectibles
- All Svartalfheim Collectibles
- All Niflheim Collectibles
- All Alfheim Collectibles
- All Jotunheim Collectibles
- All Vanaheim Collectibles
- All Asgard Collectibles
- All Muspelheim Collectibles
- All Helheim Collectibles
Checklists
- All Artefacts Locations
- All Books Locations
- All Hel-Tears Locations
- All Idunn Apples and Horns of Blood Mead Locations
- All Legendary Chests Locations
- All Lore Locations
- All Nornir Chests Locations and Solutions
- All Odin's Ravens Locations
- All Yggdrasil Rifts Locations
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Trophies
For this part of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we're going to help you to unlock all the game's Trophies, including its coveted Platinum. We'll share strategies, solutions, and secrets, as well as explain all the steps you need to take to 100% complete Santa Monica Studio's sprawling sequel.
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Wiki
For this section of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll include key wiki information, such as a breakdown of all enemies you'll encounter across the nine realms alongside strategies on how to defeat them, as well as a full breakdown of all resources and where to find them.
God of War Ragnarok Guide: FAQs
For the penultimate portion of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll dedicate a little time to answering some frequently asked questions you may have about the title, such as the best difficulty to select and how long the campaign takes to complete.
- Full Story Recap
- Best Difficulty to Select
- How Long to Beat
- How to Use Photo Mode
- How to Level Up
- How to Parry
- How Many Chapters or Main Missions Are There?
- Can Puzzles Be Skipped?
- How Old Is Atreus?
- How Tall is Thor?
- Is It Good on PS4?
Miscellaneous
God of War Ragnarok Guide: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
In this final section of our God of War Ragnarok guide, we'll include some tips and tricks for beginners, including things we wish we'd known before we started playing. Below you'll find a list of simple strategies and techniques that can help you get the most out of Santa Monica Studio's latest.
Learn When to Defend and When to Dodge
When enemies attack in God of War Ragnarok, coloured circles will appear on the screen to illustrate what you need to do. It's imperative you pay attention to these. A yellow circle means that a move can be parried, so tap the L1 button just at the last moment before the hit lands to stagger your foe. Meanwhile, a red circle means that the strike will break your guard, so dodge roll out of its way.
Health Bars Represent the Strength of Your Enemy
If you're repeatedly coming up against enemies that are kicking your ass, then carefully consider the colour of your aggressor's energy bar. If they have a red HP meter, then that means they're at a higher level than you currently are. While you may have some success against these foes, it may be a good idea to come back once you've upgraded your equipment. This is especially true with enemies who have skulls on their life bar.
Don't Be Afraid to Move On
While it can be tempting to try to complete everything God of War Ragnarok shows you in one fell swoop, the reality is that its Nine Realms are designed to be returned to. This means that you won't be able to reach all of the game's secrets right away, as you may need an additional piece of equipment or a special ability. Spend as much time as you like exploring, but don't be afraid to move on when you're ready — after all, you can always comes back later.
Speak with Brok and Sindri Regularly
If you're passing one of the Huldra Brothers' many workshops on your journey, then don't be afraid to drop-in and say hello. While it's not always true, a lot of the time they'll have new equipment available for you, so it's always a good idea to quickly check in and see what they have on offer. Make sure you're upgrading your equipment when you can, too; there are enough resources in the game to upgrade everything, so there's really no point in hoarding.
And that concludes our God of War Ragnarok guide, we sincerely hope you've found this walkthrough and 100% completion resource useful! If you have any further suggestions for content we could add to our wiki, let us know in the comments section below.
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@get2sammyb Hi Sammy, I will use the guide thank you but not initially more for my platinum hence is anything missable? Appreciate it wasn't in the first one so assume not here too!
@Mostik Nothing missable!
This guide will come in handy for sure! Altough i don't want to spoil myself so i´m just gonna use it for the collectibles later on.
But can you tell me how many side quests thee are? It´s probably in the article but again don't want to risk it lol.
@get2sammyb Great news thank you 👍
@jdv95 We don't have them all on the site yet, but a healthy amount.
@get2sammyb ok tnx!
also is this the full story missions list?
because i have been reading conflicting reports. some say it's 18 missions,this list counts 14 and other sites say 11 or 12 lol.
@jdv95 Still a work in progress so there are more chapters to add.
Love the game but stuck with a game breaking bug as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ljYWOM3LM
Not enjoying this game at all just now. Last 5 hours have been torture. Im trying to track one of the umpteen side quests listed ... I cant ... Zero option to track them. Im in the menus looking over SideQuests .... each time a prompt comes up, "Push square to go to map" ... im pushing square over and over ... its NOT GOING TO MAP .... ever!!!. It finally lets me push triangle to track ONE (out of 8) side quest ... I track the quest and go through the portal and the game decides I want to continue with the main story and not follow the sidequest??? I just refinished and 100% GoW 2018 before I started Ragnarok and had ZERO problems doing quests or navigating menus. This is making me seethe!!!
Thanks!
I rarely aim for 100% in a game. I just play the story, what trophies or collectables I get along the way are what I get.
But I so do not want this game to end, I'll be clearing everything it has to offer before moving on
Is there anything that I should NOT sell to Brock and Sindri? I'm about 2/3 of the way through The Path and I have yet to sell anything.
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