God of War Ragnarök: Alva boss battle tips

Alva is an early-game boss battle in God of War Ragnarök that can give you a bit of a beating if you’re not prepared.

If you found God of War 2018’s bosses a bit too easy, then worry not as Ragnarök has plenty of challenging big-bads ready to tear you limb from limb. Alva is an early-game boss that it designed to teach you about interrupting enemy attacks, which you can do by double-tapping L1 while a blue ring is around them.

We’ll talk you through the fight in detail and how to come out of it unscathed.

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God of War Ragnarök best armor: How to unlock the secret Steinbjorn Armor

The Steinbjorn Armor is the best in God of War Ragnarök, but it’s not easy to get. We’ll guide you through the process.

It’s no small feat to find the best armor in God of War Ragnarök, but we’ve got just the scoop on how to get your hands on it. While the Steinbjorn Armor set may not offer some of the boons other great armor sets do, if you’re looking purely for the most protection possible, this set is worth the effort of seeking it out, and we’ll tell you how.

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God of War Ragnarök: Is Tyr alive? Where to find the Norse god of war

Tyr’s role in God of War Ragnarök is shrouded in mystery.

Tyr is a key God of War Ragnarök character, basically Kratos’ equivalent in Norse mythology. This character has been in the middle of a number of plot theories and has been heavily featured in the game’s marketing. However, his role in the story will stay shady for a long while.

Spoiler alert: stop reading if you’ve not completed God of War Ragnarök’s main quest.

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God of War Ragnarök: Temple of Light statue puzzle solution

You’ll pass through the Temple of Light on your journey in God of War Ragnarök, and it holds curious puzzles within.

On you’re journey through God of War Ragnarök, Kratos will eventually be put on the hunt for Groa’s Shine. As you do you’ll come across this strange statue puzzle that we’ll guide you through.

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You’ll enter a room at the top of a winding staircase with two statues. The right-hand statue is standing straight, while the left-hand one is off its base, leaning slightly. You need to fix this in order to open the door.

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First, you need to get Atreus to fire sonic arrows at the base of the statue. The burst will cause it to lean to the right, mirroring the left-hand statue. Then you can use the Blades of Chaos to pull that statue to the left, which will give you a route to climb up behind it. Do so and you’ll find a way to grapple across the hall, landing behind the other statue.

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Call on Atreus’ sonic arrows once more and the already leaning statue will go even further, use your chains again to yank it over to the other side. Once you do, you’ll notice a connector, throw your ax at it to break it, at which point one of the wings will fall off. Throw your ax once more, this time at the shield with the twilight stone on it and the other wing will break off, letting the statue lean forward.

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Swing back over to the other side of the room and look at the shield. From here, you’ll be able to throw your ax to hit the stone near the exit, which should open the path forward.

Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.

God of War Ragnarök: Does the game have a true ending?

We’ll need to drop some light spoilers here.

Once the main story is over, you might be wondering if God of War Ragnarök features a true ending, in the form of a proper conclusion for the plot, and gameplay-wise. We’re here to give you the answer to that question, and to do so, we’ll need to drop some light spoilers.

“Light” spoilers as we won’t disclose one or more God of War Ragnarök characters’ fates, but we’ll guide you through a Favor with a quite explicit title attached to it. We’ll walk you through the entirety of it, explaining to you what happens there, how you can reach it, and what you’d need to do.

Spoiler alert: stop reading if you haven’t completed God of War Ragnarök’s main quest.

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God of War Ragnarök tips to master your Spartan Rage

There are a lot of new wrinkles in God of War Ragnarök, both in terms of the story and gameplay mechanics. We’ll give you a quick overview.

God of War Ragnarök is finally here and it’s time to dive back into the Norse world. Whether you played the 2018 game or not, it’s likely been a while since you last wielded the Leviathan Axe, so you may need some refresher tips to get you back into the swing of things. Even if not, this sequel adds a lot of new wrinkles to the combat system that will take some getting used to.

We’ll give you some tips and tricks to help you along while remaining completely spoiler-free, as this guide will just focus on the gameplay.

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God of War Ragnarök: Aurvangar Wetlands water wheel puzzle solution

Aurvangar Wetlands will give you your first experience with a new puzzle mechanic in God of War Ragnarok, so we’ll guide you through it.

On your adventure with Kratos and Atreus, you’ll quickly enter the Aurvangar Wetlands in search of the Ormr. Once you’ve got it, all that’s left is leaving, but that isn’t as straightforward as it may first seem. The puzzle blocking your path can be a bit tricky, so we’ll show you the solution that’ll get you moving in no time.

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First thing first, look for a counterweight hanging down. It will be hung by a series of chains held together by a connector. Throw your ax at that connector and you’ll be able to hop over and interact with a chain pulley system which will bring down a portion of the gate.

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Next, get onto the wooden walkway to your left where there’s another pulley that you need to use. Then turn to the nearby geyser and freeze it with your ax, allowing you to follow the path round to the left, where you’ll be thrown into a combat encounter.

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Once they’re out of the way, you need to get your chain blades and use them to pull the cap off of a second geyser. Freezing this one has no effect, but you’ll find that freezing the first geyser will increase the pressure in the second one, allowing it to reach the water wheel and lowering the counterweight.

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When you see it appear, throw your ax at the connector on this counterweight, letting it drop on top of the first geyser. Now, if you get on top of the counterweight and freeze the second geyser once more the pressure on the first one will be enough to push you up like an elevator.

On the higher level, you’ll find a chest containing Forged Iron, a Kvasire Poem, and the final chain you need to pull to solve the puzzle.

Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.

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God of War Ragnarök: How long to beat, chapter list, and endgame content after the main story

Here’s how long it will take you to complete your adventure in God of War Ragnarök.

If you’re jumping on God of War Ragnarök this week, you might be wondering how much time it’ll take you to complete your adventure. Not to worry, we’re here to help: the following guide features all the information you need about how long God of War Ragnarök is, the main story’s full chapter list, and how the entire endgame section works.

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God of War Ragnarök: The Weight of Chains guide

The Weight of Chains is a favor you’ll do early-on in God of War Ragnarök, and we’ll guide you through its puzzles

You’ll receive The Weight of Chains quest in God of War Ragnarök while on your journey to find the key on the island as soon as you arrive and dock your boat there. You’ll be able to clear away the gilded metal with the nearby explosive pot which will spawn a bunch of wretches. Get killing, but make sure you keep pushing forwards, as there’s a nest at the top of the slope that keeps spawning them. Destroy it.

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Behind the nest is a platform you can climb up. On the far left corner, there’s more debris with explosives next to it. Clearing it gives you access to a path you can climb up on the other side. After clearing out another wretch nest, there’s a gate you can open that will give you a shortcut should you ever need to return.

From there, you’ll find a wheel that lowers an elevator which you can freeze in place by throwing your ax at the exposed gear. This will give you a new path to follow along the climbing route, as you can now head to the right.

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This will put you onto the frozen elevator, so recall your ax to send it up. A prompt will then appear to smash through the ground using Circle. Killing the enemy down here will give you the Watchtower key. Take this to the tower above Sindir’s shop right in the middle of the bay. The door will swing open, letting interact with the drum that reveals a hidden location: Lyngbakr Island

God of War Ragnarök: The Applecore water puzzle solution – The Search for Tyr

The Applecore water puzzle blocks your path during The Search for Tyr in God of War Ragnarök. We’ll tell you how to get through it.

Tyr is not the easiest figure to find in God of War Ragnarök, and during your search for him, you’ll have to head deep into the mines. Along the way, you’ll find a water-based puzzle that could leave you scratching your head, so we’ll help you out with the solution.

You’ll see a large gap with a claw underwater, along with a series of troughs and waterwheels above. All of these will help you get where you need to go.

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First up you need to throw your axe toward the water wheel on the left, where there’s a trough right above it. Hitting the mark will raise the claw, letting you get across to the other side and face an elevator. Turn your back on that elevator and freeze the trough that’s up and to the left, which will lower the elevator. Get on it and recall your axe to let it raise you up.

As you get a little further into Applecore you’ll find a similar puzzle, with Atreus on a switch while you sort the rest out.

Freeze the trough on your left in front of the waterwheel and command Atreus to pull the switch. It will send some ore deposits to your block of ice that will stay in place when you recall the ax. Now you can target a different trough without the first waterwheel resetting.

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Then you have to freeze the trough on your right by the other waterwheel, bringing up the claw once more for you to get across. Now command Atreus to fire a sonic arrow at the stones, which will clear the ores you were using to hold the first waterwheel in place, which will move the platform and reunite you with Atreus.

Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.

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