Helheim Valkyrie God Of War

God of War isn’t truly over until you’ve defeated all 9 Corrupted Valkyries. These totally optional boss battles are (usually) located in the many Hidden Chambers you’ll find while exploring the lands of Midgard. Locked away in these secret arenas, each one has a unique set of moves and abilities, and they just keep getting harder. They’re the hardest fights in the entire game, so you’ll want to fight them prepared.

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Technically, you can start hunting Valkyries right after gaining the special chisel required to unlock Hidden Chambers. That’s a story-related item, so you won’t miss it — but unless you’re really, really good at God of War, I don’t recommend going after too many Valkyries. The first Valkyrie, found over at Thamur’s Corpse, is actually the most beatable, so if you’re looking to earn tons of rewards and XP earlier, that’s a good place to start. Otherwise, save these fights until you’re at the endgame.

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How To Find (And Beat) All 9 Valkyries Optional Boss Guide

There are nine Valkyries to find in God of War, and defeating them all will not be easy. This is the single greatest challenge of the game, and bringing down all previous Valkyries leads to one of the hardest battles in the series — you’ll have to defeat the Corrupted Valkyrie Queen, and she will not go down without a fight.

Before getting into strategies and tips, here’s where to find all nine Valkyries. It should also be noted that you’ll automatically unlock all the Valkyrie locations after completing the game — they’ll just pop-up on your map.

• Valkyrie #1: The Wildwoods – Return after completing the game and find the first boss arena. From the boss, leave the lower arena and stick to the left wall. Unlock the hidden chamber here, and fight your way to the end.
• Valkyrie #2: River Pass – In the Witch’s Cave, accessible from your boat and landing at the dock, ride the lift up and take the right path down under the bridge. Use Atreus to generate bridges to a Nornin chest, then go left — there’s a red bramble blocking the way. Use Atreus to extend a bridge right of the chest, grab the explosive and throw it at the brambles. Blow up the root and climb up to find the chamber door.
• Valkyrie #3: Foothills – Found very close to Sindri’s shop. Climb the rocky cliff wall and run to the far end of the path. In the cave, you’ll find the Hidden Chamber door past the locked (or unlocked, if you’re far into the story) Winds of Hel door.
• Valkyrie #4: The Mountain – For once, it’s easy to find a Hidden Chamber. This is found in the large room with the wooden wheel, near the first vendor. Instead of going down the path to the left, go to the back-right to find the entrance door.
• Valkyrie #4: [This is optional. Only four Valkyries will appear in Midgard. If you complete four different chambers, a Valkyrie will not appear here.] Thamur’s Corpse This is the region where you’ll first be able to open the special locks that block entry to hidden chambers. After completing the area, return to the start — around where the giant’s fallen hand is located — to find the first chamber you can actually enter.
• Valkyrie #5: Alfheim – Land on the optional beach to the left in the lake area of Alfheim. There’s a short cavern near the shore that leads to a Hidden Chamber.
• Valkyrie #6: Helheim – Return to Helheim with Atreus at a later time, and reach the bridge with the walkway-like bridges leading to interior rooms. One is blocked by a red crystal and brambles — use Atreus to set off the explosive red crystal to get inside. This is the only hidden chamber locked behind a different kind of door.
• Valkyrie #7: Muspelheim – Will appear in one of the later challenges.
• Valkyrie #8: Niflheim – Found deep in the Niflheim randomized maze.
• Valkyrie #9 (The Valkyrie Queen): Bring all eight Valkyrie helmets to the Council of the Valkyries in Midgard to summon her for a final battle.

Defeating the Valkyries will unlock a powerful set of legendary armor. It lowers Runic power activation time and stops attack interruptions — you’ll be able to unleash your powerful attacks fast, and will simply soak up damage while continuing to unleash your abilities.

How To Beat Valkyries

[NOTE: You can LOWER THE DIFFICULTY to make the most difficult Valkyries easier at any time. If you’re struggling with the Queen, just lower the difficulty in the setting menu, it has no effect on the achievement / trophy.]

Valkyries are incredibly tough opponents. They’re warriors of the highest order — seeing as they choose which of the dead get to hang out partying in the after-life, it only makes sense they’re the most badass of the bunch. The Corrupted Valkyries get more powerful after each fight, so you’ll want to bring the best-of-the-best gear.

• Tips To Defeat Valkyries:
  • You might be able to beat the first two or three Valkyries before finishing the game, but they get much, much tougher. Wait until the story is over, then work on completing all the favors you can.
  • Get the Niflheim Legendary Armor to heal while you fight. You’ll need to delve into Niflheim already to fight one of the Valkyries — might as well stick around.
    • You’ll also want to unlock the chest to get the Level 6 Upgrade for the Leviathan Axe. It’s located in Niflheim.
    • Similarly, you’ll want to complete lots of challenge trials is Muspelheim to unlock the Level 6 Upgrade for the Blades of Chaos.
  • At the start of the fight, you can get in some sucker-punches on the Valkyrie as they unfurl themselves. If you’ve got buffs and use runic attacks, you can quickly take out a full bar or more.
  • Learn the Valkyries moves — don’t just attack wildly! Watch for the yellow rings that signal you can parry. Electric arrows can also stun the Valkyries, but it is rare.
  • Usually, after a charge, they’ll vulnerable for a second or two. Use this time to grab healing crystals off the ground (don’t ever pick them up in the middle of a fight, unless you know you’ve got a precious few seconds post parry or dodge!) or unleash a string of attacks.
  • When a Valkyrie flies into the air, it will charge a red unblockable attack. Use Atreus to shoot arrows at the boss to interrupt the attack.
  • Lots of Valkyrie attacks can be dodged, but they’re pretty tricky — when they swing their wings, you’ll need to dodge in a specific direction to avoid taking damage. Better to bring up your shield. Shield parries are very, very useful against these Valkyries.
    • When summoning fog, listen for a high-pitched scream. That means they’re about to charge forward with a red unblockable attack. Roll!
  • Purchase the best Resurrection Stone you can get your hands on. It’s better to prioritize health over rage.

And that’s basically everything you need to know! It helps to upgrade everything — your armor, your runes, your crystals and weapons — basically, use XP to enhance everything you can, and swap around to enhance your survivability. The Valkyries are lengthy fights, so it’s smart to come prepared.

While there's plenty of world map exploration and father/son bonding to enjoy in the story, frenzied combat is the heart of the God of War reboot experience, and its the runic attacks that can make that combat incredibly deadly.

With so many different stat, weapon, enchantment, and upgrade options in this game, it can be difficult to pick which runic attacks to use more than the others. Want to know which are the absolute best God Of War runic attacks? We break down the best options for each type of runic attack, as well as where to best use them in different combat scenarios.

Note that one certain story weapon gets unlocked at the end of the game, and it is mentioned below, so there are essentially spoilers ahead just by listing attacks with that particular weapon.

Best God Of War Light Runic Attacks

Tending to have lower cool down times and lots of utility, there are plenty of awesome light runic attacks to utilize in nearly any combat situation if you find them in legendary chests or buy them from shops.

Hel's Touch

Location: Unmissable first rune near start of game

Although the very first runic attack to be unlocked, Hel's Touch remains useful for much of the game, as it can get Kratos out of a bind when swarmed by enemies and deals decent damage.

While personal preference will determine which specific light runic attack you use most often, Hel's Touch is probably the best all-around option for any situation.

Sending a stunning shockwave through the air with Hel's Touch (thanks to PowerPyx for the screenshot)

Leviathan’s Wake

Location: Pick this runic attack up in a legendary chest in the Veithurgard region

This laser death beam of an axe throw plows through any enemies in a line. While you do have to maneuver a bit to make full use of it, any area with multiple enemies crowding towards you (like a bridge) can easily be turned into an instant killing field.

Launching a Leviathan's Wake runic attack

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Cyclone Of Chaos

Location: Garb this runic attack in a legendary chest in the Helheim” Region or buy it for 50,000 Hacksilver and 30 Aegir’s Gold at a shop

Recalling the earlier games in the series, this is the classic whirling Blades Of Chaos attack you know and love, and it's consistently useful both for damage and for stunning enemies that are swarming Kratos.

Throwing out the Blades Of Chaos for a Cyclone runic attack

Best God Of War Heavy Runic Attacks

While in most cases it makes more sense to upgrade your other stats for a more well-rounded Kratos, one interesting strategy is to focus on upgrading the cooldown stat and base your build around heavy runic attacks.

If you get your cooldown stat incredibly high, you can launch a round of runic attacks from your Blades Of Chaos, switch over and do your Leviathan Axe runic attacks, and then have your first set of runic attacks recharged already for a nearly continuous stream of devastation.

Frost Giant's Frenzy

Location: You can pick up the Frost Giant's Frency runic attack at a shop for 15,000 Hacksilver and 10 Aegir's Gold.

This devastating runic ability launches three successive slam attacks that launch enemies and then sends them flying.

There's already killer damage and stun ability at level 1.. but when you upgrade Frost Giant's Frenzy to level 3 and can spam new slam attacks by mashing R2, this ability absolutely destroys normal enemies or even trolls with very little effort.

Kratos slams the ground with Frost Giant's Frenzy

Blessings Of The Frost

Location: Buy this runic attack at a shop for 50,000 Hacksilver and 30 Aegir’s Gold

At first this ability seems a little underwhelming, since it basically just increases your Leviathan Axe melee attack damage. Once you upgrade this bad boy and come to realize just how much it upgrades your attacks, however, it can become indispensable against enemies with more health.

Besides bonus physical and frost damage, it also greatly increases the duration and bonus damage of runic attacks, making it a deadly combo used with additional runic abilities.

Activating Blessings of the Frost

Hyperion Grapple

Location: Grab this runic attack in a legendary chest in the Tyr's Temple region

Not to be confused with Hyperion Slam, this heavy runic attack with the Blades of Chaos hits an enemy for heavy damage and stunning, then launches Kratos directly at them. For big, difficult enemies where you need to deal a bunch of damage and get some time to breathe (like the Valkyries), this attack is amazing.

Launching chains for the Hyperion Grapple

Best God Of War Runic Summon

Atreus can get in on the runic activity as well with his special Talon Bow runic summons. While all can be useful when upgraded, one stands head and shoulders above the rest for its potential tactical use.

Murder Of Crows

Location: Grab this runic summon in a legendary chest in the Witch's Cave found in the River Pass region

Summoning a large group of crows that stun enemies can be absolutely deadly, especially when used in conjunction with the various heavy runic attacks Kratos has that hit large numbers of enemies or deliver area effect frost damage. The downside is the long cool down time, and the need to upgrade to get to the full 12 crows.

Murder Of Crows Runic Summon

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