{"id":973562,"date":"2026-01-05T02:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23447280\/tips-tricks-beginners-guide-kratos-atreus"},"modified":"2026-01-05T02:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:00:19","slug":"13-things-you-should-know-before-starting-god-of-war-ragnarok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/13-things-you-should-know-before-starting-god-of-war-ragnarok\/","title":{"rendered":"13 things you should know before starting God of War Ragnar\u00f6k"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio\/Sony Interactive Entertainment\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13-things-you-should-know-before-starting-god-of-war-ragnarok.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/god-of-war-ragnarok\/40817\">God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/a><\/em>, the most lavishly produced parenting handbook of 2022, is available on PC as well as PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. For the most part, it\u2019s a natural extension of its predecessor, 2018\u2019s <em>God of War<\/em>, right down to the way certain gameplay mechanics work (sincerest condolences to everyone who hated those dang Nornir chests). But <em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> has its tricks, and it certainly doesn\u2019t explain them all.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a seasoned pro or coming in colder than Niflheim, the following advice should help you guide protagonist Kratos and his son, Atreus, through the nine realms.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"BMYcXn\"><strong>You \u2014 yes, you \u2014 <em>definitely<\/em> need a lore refresher.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From the main menu, you can access a two-minute lore recap video that runs down key moments from the 2018 game. Don\u2019t even bother watching it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23440859\/god-of-war-ragnarok-recap-playstation-5\">The clip is vague and selectively edited, and honestly ended up leaving me more confused than I was before watching<\/a> \u2014 and that\u2019s from someone who replayed <em>God of War<\/em> (2018) a month before <em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>\u2019s release. The clip also doesn\u2019t even mention the original trilogy, the events of which are discussed far more frequently in <em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> than in its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a refresher on all the important beats in God of War\u2019s story to date, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23428725\/god-of-war-full-story-lore-recap-ps4-ps5\">lore guide<\/a>, which covers not just the four mainline games but also the important events from the spinoffs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"AQQVm3\"><strong>You can come back for that. Probably.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Like the previous game, <em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> is a bit of a Metroidvania. Often, you\u2019ll see an environmental indicator \u2014 a glowing crack in a wall, say, or a patch of red bramble \u2014 and know in your heart that it\u2019s a pathway but lack the gear to progress. Don\u2019t waste time trying to brute-force a solution. For nearly every one of these instances, you\u2019ll have an opportunity to backtrack \u2014 <em>after<\/em> you eventually unlock the necessary gear.<\/p>\n<p>When you hit an object you can\u2019t pass, Mimir \u2014 a decapitated head revived for the explicit purpose of constantly cracking wise \u2014 will sometimes straight-up tell you. (\u201cWe don\u2019t have the magic for that right now, brother.\u201d) Atreus, meanwhile, might offer advice on how to solve a puzzle. (\u201cWe have to find a way to lower the bridge, father.\u201d) If you\u2019re lost or stuck, listen to your travel partners.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6vwyOt\"><strong>Atreus leads you the right way, but don\u2019t follow him just yet.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> hews to the game design Law of Forked Roads: When Atreus goes left toward a story mission, that means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433003\/svartalfheim-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts\">there\u2019s a collectible to your right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"SZn5ZB\"><strong>Entering a mystic gateway heals you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Any time you enter a <strong>mystic gateway<\/strong> \u2014 <em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>\u2019s take on fast travel \u2014 you\u2019ll exit with full health and rage meters. Also, if you die, you\u2019ll respawn with full health a few steps before the battle that killed you. In some cases, especially during some of the more drawn-out fights, there\u2019s a strategic case to be made for intentionally throwing the bout at the start so you can try again with a full health bar.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ag32Hx\"><strong>Every side quest is worth it.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>\u2019s main missions are called The Path, and are marked by a bright orange icon. You can\u2019t turn this indicator off on the compass (which, by the way, you won\u2019t get until several hours into the game). Side quests, called Favors, are marked by dark blue icons. You can track one at a time on your compass by opening the menu, heading to the <strong>Journal<\/strong> tab, hovering over the Favor you\u2019d like to track, then pressing Triangle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13-things-you-should-know-before-starting-god-of-war-ragnarok-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kratos stands in front of Sindri\u2019s storefront in a canyon in Alfheim in God of War Ragnarok\" title=\"Kratos stands in front of Sindri\u2019s storefront in a canyon in Alfheim in God of War Ragnarok\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"If you see a blue marker near an NPC, that means they\u2019re involved with a side quest. | Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio\/Sony Interactive Entertainment\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio\/Sony Interactive Entertainment\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To be clear, some Favors can only rightly be described as fetch quests. For every riveting mission that fleshes out characters and fundamentally changes the game\u2019s world, there are another three about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433007\/alfheim-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts\">tracking down six fimbulwhatevers<\/a>. Boring or not, though, they\u2019re all worth doing; completing Favors will give you rare rewards, sometimes even a new weapon. Plus, the objectives for multiple quests will often be in the same vicinity, so you can knock out the fetch quest while working toward the one that\u2019s actually interesting.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"YbJxxk\"><strong>You can (and should) get both shields.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Early on, you\u2019ll be able to choose between two shields: the <strong>Dauntless shield<\/strong> and the <strong>Stone Wall shield<\/strong>. The Dauntless shield significantly improves Kratos\u2019 parry. The Stone Wall shield, meanwhile, is practically impenetrable, and comes with a powerful shield-slam attack. The way <em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> frames this choice, you\u2019d think it\u2019s like choosing a starter Pok\u00e9mon. Not so; you will have gathered enough resources to purchase whatever shield you don\u2019t choose fairly soon. Try one, then try the other. (Various shields will also continue to show up throughout the game.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ZY12yi\"><strong>You\u2019re supposed to keep your gear the whole game.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>God of War<\/em> (2018) featured a pretty standard equipment loop: Get gear, use it until it\u2019s weak (or you\u2019re bored of it), then sell it off for a fraction of what you paid for it. <em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>\u2019s system, however, is a bit more complex. Every set of armor is meant to stick with you the whole game. They are all, in theory, meant to be at parity in terms of power, the idea being that you find a set you like \u2014 whether it\u2019s the specific stats it improves or the unique perk it grants \u2014 and upgrade it as you go.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ro8lBN\"><strong>Artifacts, however, are meant to be sold.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no need to hold on to collectibles you find across the nine realms. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/23197059\">Artifacts<\/a> you\u2019ve collected will still count toward any collectathons you\u2019re chipping away at, and the few that legitimately are mission critical will be marked with a blue-colored side quest icon. Also, you can sell everything at once by tabbing over to the Artifacts page at any shop and then holding down the Triangle button.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"r2n8b6\"><strong>Take the blue fruit.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>See this?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13-things-you-should-know-before-starting-god-of-war-ragnarok-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kratos and Atreus row up to Yggdrasil Dew in Svartalfheim in God of War Ragnarok.\" title=\"Kratos and Atreus row up to Yggdrasil Dew in Svartalfheim in God of War Ragnarok.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: SIE Santa Monica Studio\/Sony Interactive Entertainment\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the Yggdrasil Dew hanging from trees. You\u2019ll get a permanent stat boost for every single drop you find. (They only show up when you\u2019re rowing the boat around <em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>\u2019s waterways in regions like Svartalfheim.)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LL9bze\"><strong>The accessibility settings are ridiculously expansive.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em> debatably features the most robust settings menu of any modern video game. One allows you to orient Kratos toward the main story objective with the push of a joystick. Another swaps the \u201cdodge\u201d and \u201cinteract\u201d button input. (C\u2019mon, everyone knows dodge belongs on Circle!) A third makes it so you pick up health and money automatically. There\u2019s a <em>lot<\/em> to sift through, so check out our full list of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23447228\/accessibility-settings-captions-navigation-assist\">accessibility settings<\/a> you should turn on from day one.<\/p>\n<p>Any settings you\u2019ve changed from their default will be highlighted in blue text.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jGkaEc\"><strong>Nornir chest rewards alternate.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/e\/23197057\">Opening Nornir chests<\/a> \u2014 environmental puzzles that require you to find and usually smash three ancient structures embossed with Nordic runes \u2014 is the most effective way to level up Kratos\u2019 stats. Some give you an <strong>Idunn Apple<\/strong>, increasing your total health after you find a few. Others give you a <strong>Horn of Blood Mead<\/strong>, which does the same to your rage meter. The rewards aren\u2019t random, nor are they predetermined. They alternate with every Nornir chest you open. It\u2019s the game\u2019s way of ensuring Kratos stays as healthy as he is full of rage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"J2V9wv\"><strong>Enemy difficulty is color-coded.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s an easy trick for telling how tough an enemy is: Look at the health bar. Enemies who are lower than your level have <strong>green<\/strong> health bars, enemies at or around the same level as you have <strong>orange<\/strong> ones, while enemies who outrank you have <strong>purple<\/strong> bars. Anything other than <em>that<\/em>? Yeahhhh, better reload your most recent autosave while you have the chance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"QGe2dn\"><strong>Gold skills can be leveled up.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The more often you perform a combat skill, the more it\u2019ll rank up: from bronze to silver to, finally, gold. Once you get a skill to gold, you can spend 1,000 XP to apply a buff \u2014 formally called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23437260\/skill-trees-mod-tokens-kratos-leviathan-axe-blades-of-chaos\"><strong>mod token<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 that increases its damage, its stun, its frost or burn effects, and so on. In the skill tree, if an icon is glowing gold, that means it\u2019s eligible for an upgrade. Also, once you\u2019ve unlocked a skill\u2019s buff, you can swap it to another bonus at any point. No need to repeatedly spend 1,000 XP on new perks whenever you want to change them.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Looking for more guides? We have explainers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23462482\/best-armor-sets-nidavellir-raven-tears\">best armor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433020\/odins-ravens-locations-svartalfheim-aflheim-niflheim-eyes-of-odin\">Odin\u2019s Ravens locations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433016\/nornir-chest-locations-puzzle-solutions-svartalfheim-alfheim-health-rage\">all Nornir Chest and puzzle locations<\/a>, and 100% completion guides for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23448917\/midgard-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts-lake-nine\">Midgard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433003\/svartalfheim-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts\">Svartalfheim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23448145\/vanaheim-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts\">Vanaheim<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23433007\/alfheim-100-percent-guide-odins-ravens-nornir-chests-artifacts\">Alfheim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide\/23447280\/tips-tricks-beginners-guide-kratos-atreus\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God of War Ragnar\u00f6k, the most lavishly produced parenting handbook of 2022, is available on PC as well as PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. For the most part, it\u2019s a natural extension of its predecessor, 2018\u2019s God of War, right down to the way certain gameplay mechanics work (sincerest condolences to everyone who hated those dang Nornir chests). But Ragnar\u00f6k has its tricks, and it certainly doesn\u2019t explain them all. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned pro or coming in colder than Niflheim, the following advice should help you guide protagonist Kratos and his son, Atreus, through the nine realms. You \u2014 yes, you \u2014 definitely need a lore refresher. 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