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God of War eGuide Appendices

Trophies

We’ve split the Trophies into four categories: those earned by playing through the Journey, completing the various Favors, Labors, and Artifacts, upgrading Kratos and Atreus, and finishing various collections.

The Journey

The following Trophies are earned as you play through the Journey. Complete the game to earn all 11.

Name Description Trophy

The Journey Begins

Defend your home from the Stranger.

Bronze

A New Friend

Survive the Witch’s Woods.

Bronze

Feels Like Home

Allow the Light Elves to return home.

Bronze

Dragon Slayer

Defeat the Dragon of the Mountain.

Bronze

Troubling Consequences

Defeat Magni and Modi.

Bronze

Hello, Old Friend

Retrieve the Blades of Chaos.

Bronze

Promise Fulfilled

Heal Atreus.

Bronze

Round 2

Rescue Atreus.

Bronze

Past Haunts

Ride the boat out of Helheim.

Bronze

Twilight Beckons

Defeat Baldur.

Bronze

Last Wish

Spread the ashes. Complete the Journey.

Gold

Optional Content

Most of these Trophies are earned by completing the Favors, Labors, and Artifact collections. To earn “Death Happened Here,” you must defeat the Troll inside the Veithurgard castle and loot the next Legendary Chest. For “Beneath the Surface,” explore the various islands and beaches around the Lake of Nine.

Name Description Trophy

Like Oil and Water

Complete all of Brok and Sindri’s Favors: “Second Hand Soul” and “Deus Ex Malachite” for Brok, “Fáfnir’s Hoard” and “Family Business” for Sindri, and “Hail to the King” for both.

Gold

Unfinished Business

Assist all of the wayward spirits by completing the following Favors: “Anatomy of Hope,” “Dead Freight,” “Hammer Fall,” “Time Heals All Wounds,” and “Unfinished Business.”

Silver

Trilingual

Learn the languages of Muspelheim and Niflheim. Collect four Muspelheim and Niflheim Language Ciphers as part of “The Realm of Fire” and “The Realm of Fog” Favors.

Bronze

Death Happened Here

Fully explore Veithurgard. This is acquired after opening the chest just beyond the Troll miniboss, Dauði Hamarr. Check out our coverage of “The Imprisonment of Otr” for detailed information on this location.

Bronze

Dangerous Skies

Free the three World Dragons by completing the following three Favors: “The Imprisonment of Otr,” “The Flight of Fáfnir,” and “The Fire of Reginn.” This also completes “The Dragon’s Curse” Labor. Get full details in our Favors chapter.

Silver

Curator

Collect all of the Artifacts: four Lost Toys at Wildwoods, nine Masks in River Pass, nine Ship Figureheads at Lake of Nine, five Elven Artifacts in Alfheim, six Ornate Cups at the Mountain, six Viken Horns in Veithurgard, and five Brooches in Helheim.

Silver

Beneath the Surface

Explore all the Lake of Nine has to offer. This includes the following locations: Buri’s Storeroom, Cliffs of the Raven, Forgotten Caverns, Iron Cove, Isle of Death, Light Elf Outpost, Lookout Tower, Ruins of the Ancient, and Stone Falls.

Bronze

Fire and Brimstone

Complete all of the Muspelheim Trials. This requires that you complete the Normal and Hard Trials, defeat the Valkyrie, and earn a Bronze/Silver/Gold in the Impossible VI Gauntlet Trial. There is no need to complete all five Impossible Trials before the gauntlet; just acquire the three keys. Refer to the “Muspelheim” section of the Favors chapter for more information.

Gold

Darkness and Fog

Survive the challenges of Niflheim. This Trophy requires that you unlock all Niflheim Chests found in the Center Chamber. Refer to the “Niflheim” section of the Favors chapter for more information.

Gold

Chooser of the Slain

Defeat the nine Valkyries. Free the eight Valkyries across the five realms and place their helmets at the Council of Valkyries. Then defeat the Queen to earn this Trophy. We provide full coverage in the “Valkyries” section of the Favors chapter.

Gold

Upgrade Kratos and Atreus

There are a number of ways to improve Kratos and Atreus—such as purchasing Epic armor, learning new Skills, and upgrading Kratos’ stats. The following Trophies all involve some kind of upgrade for father and son. Note that some of them can’t be earned until after you’ve completed The Journey.

Name Description Trophy

Nice Moves

Obtain a Runic Attack Gem. This is earned once you open the chest that contains the Hel’s Touch Runic Attack, found just inside River Pass during the Journey.

Bronze

Dwarven Ingenuity

Upgrade a piece of armor. Upgrade any piece of armor at one of the shops.

Bronze

Best Dressed

Obtain one new Outfit for the son.

Bronze

Enchanted

Slot an Enchantment into your armor. Slotting any Enchantment into any armor with at least one slot completes this Trophy.

Bronze

The Best Moves

Fully upgrade any Runic Attack by spending XP at the Weapon Screen. You must upgrade the same ability twice.

Bronze

Iðunn’s Orchard

Fully upgrade your health. Collect all nine Iðunn Apples from Nornir Chests.

Silver

Quick Tempered

Fully upgrade your rage. Collect all nine Horns of Blood Mead from Nornir Chests.

Silver

Worthy

Fully upgrade the Leviathan Axe. There are five Frozen Flames earned by completing specific tasks. Turn these in to Brok or Sindri to upgrade the axe five times. Refer to the “Leviathan Wakes” Labor for more information.

Bronze

Why Fight It?

Fully upgrade the Blades of Chaos. There are four Chaos Flames earned by completing specific tasks. Turn these in to Brok or Sindri to upgrade the Blades four times. Refer to the “Chaos and Conflagration” Labor for more information.

Bronze

Primordial

Obtain Ancient armor set. Collect an Ancient’s Heart and Ancient’s Rubble from defeated Ancients. Take these items to Brok or Sindri and craft the Legendary armor. This includes the Pauldron, Gauntlet, and Belt of the Ancients.

Bronze

Path of the Zealot

Obtain Traveler armor set. Collect Traveler’s Grisly Trophy and Traveler’s Armor Shard from defeated Travelers and deliver the resources to Brok or Sindri. Craft the Traveler’s Breastplate, Gauntlets, and Waist Armor.

Bronze

Collection

The remaining Trophies involve some kind of collection. Read all of the Jötnar Shrines, dig up the treasure from the 12 Treasure Maps, kill 51 Ravens, and slay numerous enemies.

Name Description Trophy

The Truth

Read all of the Jötnar Shrines. There are 11 Jötnar Shrines in all, spread across four different realms. The two incomplete Jötnar Shrines found during the Journey do not count toward this. Refer to the Jötnar Shrines section at the start of this chapter for more information.

Silver

Treasure Hunter

Use Treasure Maps to find all of the dig spots. There are 12 Treasure Maps with 12 corresponding dig spots. Refer to the “Treasure Maps” section of this chapter for all locations.

Silver

Allfather Blinded

Kill all 51 of Odin’s Ravens. Refer to the Labors chapter to find them all.

Silver

All Will Fall

Kill 1,000 enemies.

Silver

Father and Son

Acquire all other Trophies.

Platinum