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Skills
In God of War Ragnarok, Kratos, Atreus, and companion skills are connected to their main weapons. For Kratos, his skills connect to his Leviathan Axe and Blades of Chaos and fall under three main categories: Technique, Ranged, and Melee. For Atreus, it's his Talon Bow, and his skills focus on Instinct, Archery, and Aggression.?
On this page, you will find all the skills connected to Kratos, Atreus, Tap to Reveal, and any additional companions that might join Kratos.
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This guide will include story spoilers for skills obtained by Kratos, Atreus, and companions up to the late game. Beware of spoilers!
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| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leviathan Axe Skills | Blades of Chaos Skills | Draupnir Spear Skills |
| Atreus Skills | Freya Skills | |
Skill Labors
Many of the skills you unlock in God of War Ragnarok have associated Skill Labors - which are challenges to use that skill in combat a certain number of times. You can reach Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers for using these skills and gain some experience. However, you'll learn later in the game that leveling a skill to Gold tier will allow you to enhance that skill in exchange for a bit of experience. Once you reach Gold Tier on a skill, you can choose to enhance that skill using Mod Tokens, which can increase damage, elemental effect, stun duration, provide stagger resistance, plus others! Be sure to tailor your enhanced skills to suit your playstyle to be even more effective on the battlefield.
| Mod Tokens | |
|---|---|
| Token | Description |
| Damage | Slightly increases damage of skill |
| Stun | Moderately increases Stun of skill |
| Protection | Greatly increases resistance to damage and being staggered during skill |
| Momentum | Greatly increases Immolation, Permafrost, and Maelstrom of skill |
| Element | Greatly increases Burn, Frost, or Wind of skill |
Leviathan Axe Skills
The following skills can be purchased for Kratos' Leviathan Axe. Higher skills can only be purchased once the Leviathan Axe has been upgraded.
Technique
Technique increases the damage done by Leviathan Axe melee attacks.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Hold (Triangle) to imbue the Leviathan Axe with ice and power up the next Melee or Ranged Attack with high Frost. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Press (R1) during Frost Awaken to do a wide swing and apply Frost to nearby enemies. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Aim and Press (R1) during Frost Awaken to quickly throw the Leviathan Axe and create a Frost explosion on impact. | |
| 0/250 Experience | Axe Melee Attacks against Burning enemies deal bonus damage. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Press R2 during Frost Awaken to slash upwards with a chilling wave to launch enemies in an area and apply high Frost. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Perform Melee Attacks in quick succession without sustaining damage to power up the Leviathan Axe and inflict Frost damage on every hit. Bonus to LUCK and RUNIC while active. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Aim and press (R2) during Frost Awaken to throw the Leviathan Axe with extreme force, knocking the target backwards. Deals very high damage and Frost, and can break an enemy's guard. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | While Permafrost is full, press (L1 + Triangle) to consume the meter and activate. Enhances all Leviathan Axe Melee Attacks with far reaching waves of Frost for a duration. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Hold (Triangle) while spriting to activate Frost Awaken quickly. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Hold (Triangle) while recalling the Axe to quickly activate Frost Awaken. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Frost Awaken can be instantly charged when (Triangle) is pressed momentarily after any Leviathan Axe attack. |
Ranged
Ranged increases the damage done by Leviathan Axe range attacks.
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| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Aim and press (R1) to quickly throw the Leviathan Axe forward. Can cause a more severe reaction when striking an enemy in the head or legs. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Aim and Press (R2) to throw the Leviathan Axe forward with force. Can freeze weaker enemies for a short duration. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Aim and Hold (R1) to charge up the Leviathan Axe, causing it to spin and slice for multiple hits against an enemy when thrown. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Aim and Hold (R2) to charge up the Leviathan Axe to add a Frost explosion to Freezing Throw on impact. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Increase the duration and damage of Vengeful Sickle. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Press (L1 + R1) while Bare-Handed to quickly recall the Leviathan Axe and perform a powerful spinning attack. Press (R1) immediately after for a follow-up slash. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Press (L1 + R2) while Bare-Handed to quickly recall the Leviathan Axe and perform a powerful leaping slam attack that knocks enemies backward and deals high Frost. |
Melee
Melee adds more powerful melee attacks.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | While sprinting, Press (R1) to perform a leaping slash attack. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. While sprinting, Press (R2) to perform a massive leaping attack applying Frost. | |
| 0/500 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) forward and Press (R1) to perform a quick spinning double slash. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Hold (R1) to drag the Axe through the ground and rip out ice shards that travel forward and strike repeatedly with high Frost. | |
| 0/500 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) back and Press (R1) for a quick boomerang throw. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Hold (R2) for a brutal Axe attack that throws the enemy to apply massive damage. Weaker foes are thrown to create an explosion of Frost on impact that Launches other nearby enemies. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Switch stances by pausing momentarily after any Leviathan Axe attack. Once in a new stance, Press (R1), (R1), (R1) to perform a sweeping combo. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | A Heavy Attack Finisher at the end of the Light Attack Combo. Press (R1), (R1), (R1), (R2) to perform. Deals high damage and Frost, and Launches enemies. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Switch stances by pausing momentarily after any Leviathan Axe attack. Once in a new stance, Press (R2), (R2) to perform a Ranged Attack combo that Launches enemies. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Extend Pride of the Frost with additional slams by Pressing (R2), (R2). |
Blades of Chaos Skills
The following skills can be purchased for Kratos' Blades of Chaos. Higher skills can only be purchased once the Blades have been upgraded.
Technique
Technique increases the damage done by Blades of Chaos melee attacks.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Mash (Triangle) to imbue one Blade of Chaos with fire. Fully charge for follow-up attacks to have maximum effect. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Press (R1) during Flame Whiplash slash enemies and apply moderate Burn. If Flame Whiplash is fully charged, create a wave of fire from where the ground was struck. | |
| 0/250 Experience | Blades Melee Attacks against Frosted enemies deal bonus damage. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Press (R2) during Flame Whiplash to spike the Blade down and create a heavy Burn explosion. If Flame Whiplash is fully charged, trigger a hazard of smaller follow-up explosions. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Striking an enemy during its attack with Scorched Sweep significantly increases the damage dealt. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Striking an enemy during its attack with Scorched Earth significantly increases the damage dealt. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Perform Melee Attacks in quick succession without sustaining damage to power up the Blades of Chaos and inflict Burn damage on every hit. Bonus to LUCK and RUNIC while active. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | The fire wave created by a fully charged Scorched Sweep is stronger and extends farther. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | The fiery hazard created by a fully charged Scorched Earth has increased damage and size. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | While Immolation is full, press (L1) and (Triangle) to activate. Enhances all Blades of Chaos Melee Attacks with Burning explosions that build additional Rage for a duration. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Flame Whiplash can be instantly charged when (Triangle) is pressed momentarily after any Blades of Chaos attack. |
Ranged
Ranged increases the damage done by Blades of Chaos range attacks.
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| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. While aiming, Press (R1) to impale a grounded enemy and yank them forward, Launching waker enemies once they reach. Airborne enemies are instead slammed into the ground. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. While aiming, Press (R2) to impale an enemy and send a fiery pulse down a chain, dealing Burn damage. | |
| 0/750 Experience | After impaling an enemy with Hyperion Pull, Hold (R1) to launch forward towards grounded enemies to cause an impact with high Stun. Airborne enemies are instead slammed into the ground. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | After impaling an enemy with Blazing Surge, Hold (R2) to throw the other Blade into the target. Send a fiery pulse of energy down both chains to cause a damaging explosion dealing massive Burn. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Striking a grounded enemy with Hyperion Grapple causes a fiery impact that sends burning sparks forward, damaging enemies behind your victim. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Significantly increases the blast radius of Blazing Explosion. |
Melee
Melee adds more powerful melee attacks.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | While sprinting, Press (R1) to leap forward towards an enemy with Blades in hand for a rapid spinning slash that hits multiple times. | |
| 0/750 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) forward and Press (R1) to perform a leaping spin attack effective at knocking falling enemies back into the air. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. While sprinting, Press (R2) to leap into the air and perform a powerful chain slam attack that Launches weaker enemies. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Hold (R1) to unleash a high damage flurry of attacks on a single enemy with the Blades in hand. | |
| 0/750 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) back and Press (R1) to send out a burst of sparks that apply Burn to a large area in front. Deals increased damage to enemies right in front of Kratos. | |
| N/A | Use in combat to increase tier. Hold (R2) to swipe the Blades upward and Launch nearby enemies into the air. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Extends Chaotic Rampage with an additional attack. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Adds a powerful finisher to Chaotic Rampage. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | A Heavy Attack Finisher at the end of the Light Attack Combo. press (R1), (R1), (R1), (R1), (R1), (R2) to perform. Deals massive Burn damage and Launches enemies. |
Draupnir Spear Skills
The following skills can be purchased for Kratos' Draupnir Spear. Higher skills can only be purchased once the Spear has been upgraded.
Technique
Technique increases the damage done by the Draupnir Spear.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Press (Triangle) to slam down the Draupnir Spear and detonate all embedded Spears into wind explosions. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Hold (Triangle) to slam the Spear down with even more command, increasing the strength of the resulting detonmations. Can also be done when (Triangle) is pressed momentarily after any Draupnir Spear attack. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Increases the maximum number of Draupnir Spears that can be primed for detonation to 6. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Perform Melee Attacks in quick succession without sustaining damage to power up the Draupnir Spear, significantly increasing the impact of each Melee Attack. Bonus to LUCK and RUNIC while active. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | While Maelstorm is full, press (L1) + (Triangle) to consume the meter and activatre. Enhances all Draupnir Spear Melee Attacks with significantly increased Stun and impact for duration. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Each Spear detonation on an enemy briefly weakens it, reducing its resistance to being staggeres for a short duraction. This effect increases with the number of Spears detonated. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Increases the maximum number of Draupnir Spears that can be primed for detonation to 7. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Draupnir's Call causes an additional detonation on every enemy impaled with a Spear. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Increases the maximum number of Draupnir Spears that can be primed for detonation to 8. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Throwing several Spears in quick succession builds up the speed at which they are thrown. |
Ranged
Ranged increases the damage done by the Draupnir Spear when thrown.
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| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Aim and Press (R1) to throw a Draupnir Spear which will impale into the surface it hits. Impaled Spears can be detonated with Draupnir's Call (Triangle) | |
| N/A | Aim and Press (R2) to fire a blast of wind to knock enemies backwards. Any siphoned element within the Spear is consumed to enhance the blast. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | (R2) can be held during Gale Force to pull in nearby enemies. Launched opponents can be kept airborne by the turbulent force. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Hold (L2) and (R1) to charge a powerful, spiraling Spear toss that repeatedly strikes foes, driving them backwards. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Fully charging Gale Froce before releasing (R2) significantly increases the power of the blast, causing enemies to be Launched into the air. |
Melee
Melee increases the melee damage done by the Draupnir Spear.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | While sprinting, Press (R1) to leap forward and close the gap to an enemy with a strong midair thrust. | |
| 0/750 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) forward and Press (R1) to bash forward with the blunt end of the Spear. If the attack hits an enemy, automatically follow up with an agile downward strike. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Hold (R1) to forcefully impale a Draupnir Spear into an enemy with a downwards strike. Impaled Spears can be detonated with Draupnir's Call (Triangle). | |
| 0/750 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) back and Press (R1) to sweep a gust of wind forwards capable of knowking enemies off their feet. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Hold (R2) to siphon an enemy's element into the Spear. Siphoned Spears do elemental damage, and can be thrown, impaled and detonated. The elemnt is lost on using a Spear Runic Attack or after combat has ended. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Impale a Spear into the enemy when striking with Hoplite Lunge. Impaled Spears can be detonated with Draupnir's Call (Triangle). | |
| 0/500 Experience | Press (R2) while sprinting to deliver a powerful overhead sweep that can break an enemy's guard, followed by a rising strike to Launch weaker enemies. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Continue Holding (R1) to impale an additional Spear into an enemy. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Continue Holding (R1) to impale a third Spear into an enemy in quick succession. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | A Heavy Attack Finisher at the end of the Light Attack Combo. Press (R1), (R1), (R1), (R1), (R2) to perform. Launches enemies. | |
| 0/3000 Experience | Siphoning an element also provides a buff of resistance to that element. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Rising Wind forms a whirlwind to hit and disrupt nearby enemies. |
Atreus Skills
The following skills can be purchased for Atreus. Higher skills can only be purchased if you have enough experience (XP).
Instinct
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Atreus watches for moments to follow up on Kratos' attacks, extending his combo. | |
| N/A | Atreus can assist with Kratos' combo, matching hit-for-hit while both are targeting the same foe. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Atreus draws enemy aggression when Kratos is under pressure. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Atreus grabs enemies for longer and enhances powerful strikes caused by Kratos against his grabbed target. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | While grabbing an enemy, a (Square) occasionally appears above Atreus. If Pressed, he will jump off and fire a volley of arrows at the target. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Press (Triangle) to grapple towards an enemy and strike them with force. Applies status damage of the currently equipped Runic Arrow. Highly effective at closing the gap to mobile enemies. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Slow time down by Pressing (L2) after Launching an enemy into the air. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Slow time down by Pressing (L2) following a successful Parry (Press [L1] right before getting hit) | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Slow time down by Pressing (L2) after a last-second evade. |
Archery
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | Aim and Hold (R1) for longer to charge up an even stronger arrow dealing up and even stronger arrow dealing increased damage and knockback. Headshots deal bonus damage. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Aim and hold (R2) for longer to shoot an even bigger barrage of Runic Arrows upon release. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Sonic explosions caused by Atreus have an increased area of effect. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Repeated headshots deal additional damage. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Attacking enemies afflicted with Atreus' Sonic status creates bigger reverberation, applying Stun to nearby enemies. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Sonic explosions caused by Atreus apply Sonic to nearby enemies. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Atreus gains an additional Runic Arrow. |
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Aggression
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | While sprinting, Press (R1) to perform a leaping attack. | |
| 0/500 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) forward and Press (R1) to perform a Shield Strike dealing high Stun. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Hold (R1) to trip and strike an enemy. Continue Holding (R1) to deal heavy Stun by extending the duration of the beatdown. | |
| 0/500 Experience | While sprinting, Press (R2) for a heavy vertical that Launches enemies. | |
| 0/500 Experience | While evading, Hold (L) back and Press (R1) to jump backwards and shoot a barrage of arrows. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Hold (R2) to swing the bow for a wide heavy attack. Applies status damage of the currently equipped Runic Arrow. | |
| 0/750 Experience | A powerful Heavy Attack Finisher at the end of the Light Attack Combo. Press (R1), (R1), (R1), (R1), (R2), (R2), (R2). | |
| 0/750 Experience | Press (R1) after a Parry (Press [L1] right before getting hit) to quickly shoot and knockback enemies. | |
| 0/1500 Experience | Press (R2) after a Parry (Press [L1] right before getting hit) to launch enemies airborne. |
Freya Skills
The following Freya skills can be purchased once she joins Kratos. Higher skills can only be purchased once previous skills have been acquired.
Vanir Magic
Vanir Magic increases Freya's vine damage.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Freya can spawn vines from the ground that root enemies in place. | |
| 0/750 Experience | Freya's vines root enemies for a longer duration. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Freya can summon vines that grab an enemy lying down and release a cloud of Poison. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Freya's vines apply Poison to rooted enemies. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Freya can summon vines that grab a Launched enemy and slam them down to deal heavy Stun. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Freya can summon vines to pull giant rock from the ground and hurl it at her target for massive damage. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Freya's vines can grab weaker enemies and throw them across the battlefield. |
Archery
Archery increases Freya's Runic, Sigil, and Sonic Arrow attacks.
| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | Runic Arrows deal increased status damage. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Runic Arrows deal greatly increased status damage. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Sonic explosions caused by Freya have an increased area of effect. | |
| 0/500 Experience | Hex explosions caused by Freya's Sigil Arrows have an increased area of effect. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Runic Arrows deal significantly increased status damage. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Attacking enemies afflicted with Freya's Sonic status creates bigger reverberations, applying Stun to nearby enemies. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Enemies Hexed by Freya's Sigil Arrows have less resistance to Stun. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Sonic explosions caused by Freya apply Sonic to nearby enemies. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Elemental explosions from enemies Hexed by Freya's Sigil Arrows have a follow-up explosion. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | Freya gains an additional Runic Arrow. |
Valkyrie
Valkyrie empowers Freya's Valkyrie form.
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| Skill | To Unlock/Purchase | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0/500 Experience | Freya enters her Valkyrie Form to slash through enemies. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Freya becomes much more aggressive in the battlefield. Parrying and charging in at enemies more often. | |
| 0/1000 Experience | Freya enters her Valkyrie Form and unleashes a barrage of arrows. | |
| 0/4000 Experience | Freya adds more specialized abilities to her Ranged Attacks. | |
| 0/2000 Experience | Freya enters her Valkyrie Form to rise into the air before slamming into the ground to Launch enemies. | |
| 0/5000 Experience | When Kratos sends an enemy flying backwards, a (Square) appears above Freya. If Pressed, she dashes towards the enemy and strikes them for high damage, |
