God of War Ragnarok - Combat Tips and Tricks The Game Doesn't Tell You! 

Not a combat tip per say but the portals that you use to teleport. They refill your health when you open them. So you can open one and close it for full health if you're passing by

You can also change settings so that you can collect items by walking over them rather than constantly having to position yourself and then press 'O' - so much better. You can also change the setting so you can climb walls/jump over barriers without pressing 'O' too. Makes the game so much better.

Fun fact, if you go into the Gameplay settings you can make it so you can charge your Chaos Blades by just holding the button like the axe. It’s the setting that changes all tap functions (cut scene stuff and the like) from tap to hold.

Dude sound like Owen Wilson

For those of you that don’t know you can power up the blades real quick by double tapping L1 with a shield (I prefer dauntless) and hitting triangle right after animation changes on PS5 your controller also gives a different vibration feel. This will instantly power up the flame ability and you can use the R1/R2 ability and with the handle that refills cooldown it works on all your abilities and relics! It’s damn right game breaking!

Also you forgot to mention that you don't have to use a resurrection stone if you go down early in an encounter. It's better to save it and use tactically during tough encounters until you are confident you can finish the fight.

Couple clarifications- Despite not receiving XP or hacksilver for killing enemies in Niefleheim training pit… You do still receive the XP for the labor for completing each skill. Tip with Stonewall Shield … it can only block the yellow parry attack until it’s fully charged (4 hits i believe to fully charge). Once it’s fully charged, the next yellow circle attack will break your guard like any other shield. So just be sure to expend the shield never often with a shield strike whether it’s fully charged yet or not if your fighting enemies that convo quickly… because if they break your guard early in a combo, on higher difficulties you can easily die to a combo of attacks. A correction- you mentioned being able to parry back projectiles… I don’t believe all the shields are able to parry projectiles. I’m pretty sure the Stonewall can only block them, not redirect them.

Press and hold L1 is the best tip I've gotten yet💯

For the challenge where enemies heal rapidly in the crucible, you can use the siphon ability to simply shoot the enemy into the lava pits. You can even move around the smaller enemies if you hold the R2 button to aim them in the pits.

You can also use R2 + L1 on nightmares to grab and throw them if you have the chaos blades equipped

I'm holding out for MILFheim DLC.

I can not emphasize this enough but focus on element it's easier to apply burn then switch to any other weapon that has their runic abilities ready to go so you can combo into them for huge damage

Summary: 1. Level up skills and practice in combat area in Nilfheilm. 2. Holding L1 right before the hit instead of tapping L1 is more likely to get you the parry. -Stone Wall Shield can block 90% of yellow circle attacks so might be better for people who don’t like to parry. 3. Any weapons that can inflict poison decreases the enemy’s level down by one so makes it easier to take them down. 4. The Flame Whiplash ability is faster to use if you MASH the triangle button instead of holding it. 5. Throw the axe at the enemy’s weakpoints, usually the legs. 6. You can parry projectiles to throw it back at them. 7. Always have resurrection stones 8. Spoiler alert 6:48

I upgraded my skills by farming the phantoms. After I defeated one and got the prompt to destroy it I just spammed Skills I needed to get gold.

Thanks god, I'm not the only one who try to tap for parry but this game "just hold it " is more effective.

After playing sekiro so long I need to hear to HOLD and not TAP to parry. THANK YOU!! It was so inconsistent when I would tap or double tap to try to do a parry or shield bash.

Nice tips! However, hopefully this gets much better in late game bc if i have low health im basically dead next fight. Really wish u regen to full health or at least 50% when out of combat.

Great tips thanks since you mentioned the stonewall shield just wanted to add that if you see two blue rings pop up you can double tap L1 and block the attack every time 😊

I just used the crucible challenges over and over again to build up those skills and favours that were outstanding before meeting the king bezerker and queen Valkyrie

Great to see your videos are getting into the algorithm 🎉

I have beaten the main storyline but I still need some advice on combat because I want the defeat all the Draugr holes, berserkers and valkyrie queen so thank you for the time and dedication in making this video.

I've been trying different shields, and you can only parry projectiles back at enemies with certain shields, some won't do it.

Just noticed the two trolls in the beginning of the video are both named Golrab which is an anagram for Barlog aka the director of the last game

As someone that has platinum in every Fromsoftwaregame, getting my ass kicked in medium difficulty in gow feels quite defeating :D those Draugr have no mercy for my bad blocking skills

Thanks for that stone wall shield tip, I'm finna tank dam near everything now

I suggest against the your first tip. Unless you do several ng+ games, it's hard to get new xp to boost your skills.

Pretty good tips man. Good luck with your channel.

Dude I was tapping L1 also! Thanks so much for the tip!

I'm sure most people know by now, but in the settings menu you can change the setting for boss health checkpoints. I forgot what the actual setting is called, but it helped on the valkyrie queen and the berserker king. Couple times I got em down to a sliver of health and got killed only to have to it over from the beginning.

Can you make a video on how to use chaotic Rampage 2 and 3

Even after rhr game ends theres still things you find go to helhieim visit the eagle you might see tier there communicating with it and the flower is there too

Is it just me or is the axe like 3x better than the blades?

I'm not trying to hate on your video.... but I thought literally all of these were common knowledge as the game does actually tell you most of that stuff. One of the cooler things that I missed for a long time was the ability to make any non-specialty armors look like any armor you have unlocked. Which I think it great because I think the first outfit is the best.

Thanks, definitely needed these tips.

I only knew about the poison stuff once when fighting Gná when I saw her health bar turn green :( That would’ve been helpful throughout the game

I had no idea about spear siphon ability. Thank you and good luck with your channel

This is a little combat tip I have, more of a myth but if an enemy is around your level, I’m pretty sure you can spam realm shift. I did this for 5 of the hateful bosses.

I've got a challenge to perform kicks on enemies... Can't for the life of me remember how to Sparta Kick a fool 😅

The Parrying in this game is wack some of the mobs you can’t even tell when they’re about to do a basic attack because the camera is so closed in or not wide enough for bigger mobs they just go super speed and fuck your health really frustrating yellow attacks and blue attacks are perfect just wish they’d put a white ring around basic attacks

Just came upon this video. Info really helped me out

the best combat help i find. thank u

I’ve seen people pull a boulder out of the ground and throw it when in spartan rage, but I’ve never been able to figure out how, can somebody help?

My game is glitched and enemies instantly respawn so when you fight the witch that turns into a dragon in Niflheim, and win, she returns immediately. So I began a training exercise and can beat her while fighting mobs of enemies while invincible and keep getting the stuff she drops at the end over and over and over. It's not as helpful as it sounds though, and as a dragon, she can kill you if she stomps on you so you have to keep your distance but it's not hard to keep doing. I wish that glitch would get patched already. It's impossible to 100% because the realm tears don't let you reach in after to get the loot so I can never finish my game entirely because of this stupid glitch and it's very frustrating.

That waist armour, combined with two dragon scaled set… trust me..

Great tips thank you

Great tips. Bookmarking.

As a Charge Blade user in Monster Hunter I simply cannot break the habit of tapping the block bottom instead of holding and it's absolutely ruining my parries

I don’t personally like the tip on buying resurrection stones. They’re useful on big boss fights, but don’t get used to carrying them. Especially if you wanna do a first run on Give me God of War difficulty. They’re useful, but don’t spend all your hard earned money on them, get good, save that precious hacksilver for armor and other precious items.

I am normally a pc player. I picked up a ps5 with this game, because many friends play playstation. So far I have 2 major problems, I hope someone can help with: 1. I can’t quickly change direction for dodging. L1 + D pad kinda works but isn’t as reactive as I would like and useless when I want to quickly attack an enemy behind me (or to the side). So, how do I turn faster? 2. If I spam buttons while fighting (which I usually do) and then quickly change to blocking or something else, my character often keeps attacking and even if I time a block no block is gonna happen. In the same vain I cant quickly pick up health and attack again. This also ties in with the first point, to make quickly blocking an attack from behind impossible at times

learned so much thank you

Didn't know about the wisp bounce onto enemy/parry to deflect bifrost etc.

Thanks Kermit :)

Love the light elf weakness.... Throw an axe in their face 😬😂

I did not know about knocking the mask of the night elves! Wtf?! Unless it doesn't work on GMGOW difficulty?

Theres this one move i keep doingbon accident but comes in handy. I cant remember how i do it or the button combination exactly but basically Kratos spins around and trips the enemy taking their legs out from under them. Anyone know exactly how its done? Very useful in big mob fights.

My kratos has 648 def XD tank god and he also heals a percent of the damage done XDDD

How do you do the first one ? The one with triangles and then you trowe the axe

How can you throw a rock when you use spartan rage?

him saying nilfheim 🤣

Where can I find grater regenerating essence

You *Can perfect parry Yellow attacks... There are 2 types of parry's just fyi

Hold square to Activate your companions Runic attack

In what situation would you use the spear?

How do you recall your shield once you threw it?

How is everyone able to sheath their weapons?

Solid tips sir, I’m subbing!

1:19 “Now you don’t get any character xp from doing this” Gets Kratos xp

whats the difference beetwen the green, yellow and red ring???

And just HOW are we supposed to know "the last second" BEFORE the yellow circle disappears?

They need an arena mode where you can actually take damage .....yep now I no when i beat this its sadly gonna be nothing to do...shame such good combat

The hud/ui really took a step back from the last game

There is a shield attachment that poisons enemies when you block/parry. Stonewall shield with it's super blocking + that attachment = the tits.

Great tips.

"NILFheim" LMFAOOO it's NIFLheim

Wait, you can level up skills????

He said nilfheim😂

How can you do the Marking with the Axe at Minute 0:15?

Thanks for the help 🙂

What armor you using???

I didn’t use resurrection stones to add a challenge

Awe yes milfheim where all young gods go to practice there skills😅

Appreciate the spoiler warning

Or knee full hime

I just started playing and i can't fight at all

Love your voice man. Wow

Parrying is the way

" n i l f h e i m "

I wish that we could beat the game 100% and level up our skills, then be able to do god of war mode with all skills already leveled .

Wait...you can fight those dudes!? 🧐

strength is everything defence is useless if you aren't playing on the hardest difficulty you aren't experienceing everything game has to offer

Ffffuuuuuccckk.. I stopped the video at the spoiler, then my youtube autoplayed your video.. we get a spear😮😭

Does poison work on bosses?

I am NOT liking the controls for combat. For some reason the quick turn options just SUCK! I don't know why but I just can't get a quick turn when needed in combat. I find myself slowly turning 9 out of 10 times.

Nilfheim 😆

Nilfheim not to be confused with milfheim.

Is no one really gonna talk about how u can nock enemies off cliffs in just a out every area in the game😂its so easy i been spartan kicking everyone off the edge of reality

How do you get to fight the statues?

This is mostly for people who haven't played gow 2018

You don't continue to get any character. XP meanwhile gets 150 XP lmao

Is there anyway to find atreus after the ending?