God of War Ragnarok Midgard 100% completion guide (2024)

Table of Contents

Lake of Nine Draugr Hole Odin’s Raven Artifact - Stolen Treasures Guiding Light Favor and Lore 1 Berserker Gravestones Guiding Light and Lore 2 Odin’s Raven 2 Guiding Light and Lore 3 Artifact - Stolen Treasures Artifact - Stolen Treasure Raider Hideout Kol Raider Camps Nornir Chest Legendary Chest - Tartarus Rage Heavy Runic Attack Raider Stronghold Kol Raider Camps Legendary Chest - Cyclone of Chaos light runic attack Raider Fort Kol Raider Camps Lore - Viking’s Gift Treasure Map Raider Keep Kol Raider Camps Shores of Nine Yggdrasil Rift 1 Yggdrasil Rift 2 Guiding Light Artifact - Stolen Treasures The Oarsmen Odin’s Raven Lore - An Accursed Name Legendary Chest - Jewel of Yggdrasil Amulet Fragment Artifact - Stolen Treasures Nornir Chest Artifact - Kvasir’s Poems The Derelict Outpost Odin’s Ravens 1 Lore - Blodugr Steinn Odin’s Raven 2 Artifact - Stolen Treasures Lore - The Death of Helgi Legendary Chest - Ivaldi’s Anvil heavy runic attack Well of Urd Nornir Chest Legendary Chest - Rond of Purification Odin’s Raven The Lost Treasury Nornir Chest Legendary Chest - Sigil Punishment Lore 1 - Love’s End Lore 2 - Lost Pages Sigrun’s Curse The Eternal Campfire Across the Realms - Favor Lake of Nine, second visit Buried Treasure - Demise of Dagestr Buried Treasure - Viking’s Gift Legendary Chest - Stamina of Jotunheim Enchantment Lore - Receipt of Purchase Yggdrasil Rift Lake of Nine, final cleanup Remnant of Asgard Well of Urd, final cleanup Remnant of Asgard Hel Tear Sanctuary Grove Nine Realms in Bloom King’s Grave, final cleanup Berserker Gravestone FAQs

There’s nothing quite like home — even when home is a frozen-over hellhole. Yes, God of War Ragnarök sends Kratos, Atreus, Mimir, and Freya back to Midgard and the Lake of Nine, the place that started it all. And unlike Svartalfheim, Vanaheim, and even Alfheim, Midgard is really just one big circle filled with a ton of things to do. There are a few side paths, but it all centers around one familiar: Tyr’s Temple.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to find all of the collectibles in Midgard, from each Nornir Chest down to every last one of Odin’s Ravens.

God of War Ragnarök, like God of War (2018), is a game all about exploring various realms multiple times, and uncovering more and more on each visit. This makes posting guides — and screenshots — a bit tricky. Because Kratos wears his gear on his person, there are times where you may see an item in a screenshot that you don’t have access to yet.

However, despite this challenge, we’re going to do our best to preserve the God of War Ragnarök experience for first time players. We’ve listed out each location based on when you visit it, and will create a clear spoiler marker for second and third visits so you can skip over areas you haven’t been to yet.

Lake of Nine

The Lake of Nine is the mostly-frozen lake around Tyr’s Temple — the biggest open world section from God of War (2018). While it might look familiar, it has all-new mysteries to solve and items to collect. The Lake of Nine essentially encompasses all of the areas around Midgard that surround the smaller areas.

Draugr Hole

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Follow the main quest to the King’s Grave area. When you leave and hop on your dog sled, head down toward Tyr’s Temple but hang a right.

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Eventually you’ll come across a lip that you can jump over into a small cave. Get off your sled and walk in to find a red chest and the Draugr Hole. Defeat it to claim its treasure.

Odin’s Raven

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From the King’s Grave, head down to Tyr’s Temple in the middle of the lake. When you reach the bottom of the slope, turn left toward the giant metal gates. (If you’ve already revealed it on the map, it’s right outside of the Raider Hideout.)

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Hop off your sled and look halfway up the door on your right. You’ll see one of Odin’s Ravens hanging out by the hinges. Destroy it.

Artifact - Stolen Treasures

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From the King’s Grave, sled down the ramp toward the Temple of Tyr. Before you hit the area where you can cross under the bridge, however, turn around and look back toward where you came from. You’ll spot some stairs.

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Climb the stairs. At the top you’ll see a body holding onto an Artifact. Grab it.

Guiding Light Favor and Lore 1

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Head down to Tyr’s Temple and sled around to the right side. You’ll see a helmet sitting in the ice, smoking.

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Investigate near the fire to pick up the Breastplate of Guiding Light armor piece, and read the lore on the helmet’s right wing to either start or progress the “Guiding Light” side quest and get the “Tyr’s Helmet” Lore entry.

Berserker Gravestones

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From the helmet of Tyr, steer your sled right to the nearest realm gate (which has a big H for Helheim).

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In front of the gate, lodged in the ice, you’ll find a Berserker’s Gravestone. Activating this will start a particularly tough fight against Fraekni The Zealous. As with all Gravestones, we recommend you try it out once and then come back later if it’s too tough.

Guiding Light and Lore 2

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Sled around the right side of the Lake of Nine until you reach Sindri’s shop. On the opposite side of the wall behind Sindri, you’ll find another piece of Tyr’s statue.

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You’ll see some runes written on what looks to be a gold band sticking in the snow. Read them to continue the “Guiding Light” quest and get the “Tyr’s Left Bracer” lore entry. Dig up the Gauntlets of Guiding Light and move on.

Odin’s Raven 2

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Continue around Tyr’s Temple until you reach the southern side — near the frozen lightning bolt. Hug the temple and you’ll eventually come across a dark alcove in the ice.

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Sled inside and look up and to the left. You’ll see one of Odin’s Ravens dancing around on the ice. Because it’s such a dark area, the glowing green Raven is pretty easy to spot.

Guiding Light and Lore 3

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Continue to the east of the Lake of Nine, almost right next to the frozen lightning bolt and the bridge.

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You’ll see another piece of Tyr’s statue poking out of the snow. Dig up a rune for your amulet from the snow, and read the runes to continue the “Guiding Light” quest and get the “Tyr’s Spear” Lore entry.

Artifact - Stolen Treasures

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Continue hugging Tyr’s Temple and make your way under the bridge. On the north side, pass the lit up cave (which will lead to a raider camp) and tuck yourself into what we’ll call the “armpit” of the temple’s circular section.

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You’ll see a cave covered in icicles, which might look like a piece of set dressing at first. Destroy the ice and go inside to get a stolen treasure.

Artifact - Stolen Treasure

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Head under the bridge of Tyr’s Temple.

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On the side closest to the temple itself, you’ll see an elevated platform by the large gold circle. Climb up and grab one of the stolen treasures off of a body.

Raider Hideout

From the King’s Grave, ride down the slope toward Tyr’s Temple. Hang a left when you reach the bottom and drive toward the giant doors. In a cave next to the doors, you’ll find the Raider’s Hideout.

Kol Raider Camps

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Kill all the enemies inside the hideout to either start the “Animal Instincts” side quest or make progress in it.

Nornir Chest

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In the Raider Hideout, kill all the baddies.

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When the coast is clear, you’ll find the Nornir Chest on the second level. This is another brazier Chest, and you’ll need to find and light all three if you want the goodies inside.

Brazier 1

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The first Brazier is to the left of the Chest. Use a Hex arrow and your Blades to burn the mushrooms around the area, which is blocking the Brazier. Grab one of the pyro bombs from the pot in the middle of the hideout and throw it at the Brazier to ignite it.

Brazier 2

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Head over to the pyro bomb pot and grab another explosive. Face the Nornir Chest and look at the hole in the wall. Throw the bomb at the gold ore to break it. Grab another bomb and throw it into the hole to light the brazier.

Brazier 3

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Grab another pyro bomb from the pot and do a 180. Walk forward and look left. You’ll see the brazier at the top of a stone pillar, much too far away to light with your Blades of Chaos. Make a Hex sigil chain from the Brazier to the bottom of the pillar. (Remember, you can stack Hex arrows to make the Sigil bigger.) Throw the pyro bomb at the middle of the pillar and you’ll create a chain reaction, lighting the brazer. This one is a little tricky and may take a few tries.

With all the brazers now lit, grab the loot out of the Nornir Chest.

Legendary Chest - Tartarus Rage Heavy Runic Attack

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Take a right from the Nornir Chest we described above.

Raider Stronghold

The Raider Stronghold is in Tyr’s Temple. Make your way to Tyr’s Helmet and turn left. Look for the flag that’s frozen and climb in under the flaming lantern.

Kol Raider Camps

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Kill all the enemies in here to complete this section of the side quest (or start it).

Legendary Chest - Cyclone of Chaos light runic attack

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Kill all the goobers in the room.

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When they’re all dead, proceed further into the area and you’ll find the Legendary Chest down some stairs. Open it to get the Cyclone of Chaos light runic attack for your Blades of Chaos.

Raider Fort

The Raider Fort is just past Sindri’s camp. Look for the giant plume of black smoke and climb up the side to enter.

Kol Raider Camps

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Kill all of the raiders to complete this part of the “Animal Instincts” side quest.

Lore - Viking’s Gift Treasure Map

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Kill all the raiders in the area so you’re free to explore.

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Will all the enemies dead, look toward the giant rib bones holding the structure. Nestled near some of the stick tents on the bone side of the encampment is a lore scroll. Grab it to get the Viking’s Gift treasure map.

Raider Keep

The Raider Keep is south of Tyr’s Temple, embedded in a wall. Walk up to the ice wall and grapple into the Keep.

Kol Raider Camps

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All there is to do here is kill raiders and their chieftain. Take them down to progress the “Animal Instincts” side quest.

Shores of Nine

The Shores of the Nine is the area just north of Tyr’s temple, and includes part of the area you adventured through as Atreus — alongside Sindri — earlier in the game. To get there as Kratos, hug the northern ice wall until you reach the block that was too heavy for Atreus to lift. As Kratos, though, you can get inside.

Yggdrasil Rift 1

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Once you’ve entered the Shore of the Nine, you should notice some key landmarks from when you were here with Atreus and Sindri. Walk toward the broken piece of Tyr, but turn left and go up toward the realm gate instead of going through the armor.

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Follow the path until you reach a Yggdrasil Rift. Activate it and defeat the enemies that emerge.

Yggdrasil Rift 2

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Follow the path to the last Yggdrasil Rift and then walk forward and activate the elevator on the realm gate. Ride it up.

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When you reach the top, walk forward and activate the Rift to get some resources.

Guiding Light

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Head back to where you entered the Shore of the Nine, by the big block. Walk forward to the broken part of Tyr’s Tower. Crawl through to the other side and kill the enemies.

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When the coast is clear, head back to the hole you crawled through. Turn right and walk along the piece of Tyr’s statue. Read the rune to get the “Tyr’s Right Bracer” lore entry and progress the “Guiding Light” side quest. You can also dig up the Waist Guard of Guiding Light by interacting with the glowing dirt next to the runes.

Artifact - Stolen Treasures

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This Artifact is a real pain to get, as the position of it is a little misleading. Leave the Shores of the Nine through the giant block but don’t get back on your sled. Instead, hug the right wall of ice and walk until you run into a climbable wall on the Helheim realm gate.

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Climb up the wall and grapple across. When you land, walk forward and grab the Stolen Treasure off the ground.

The Oarsmen

Make your way to the Shores of Nine and walk up to the Tyr statue like you’re going to crawl under. Instead, turn right and jump across to the two Oarsmen statues. When you enter, you’ll get the “Sigrun’s Curse” favor. You’ll find a key to Sigrun’s treasure horde in this area.