Hacksilver is the most common resource in the game. It’s earned for most everything you do in the game and is required for most purchases at the shops. There are many more resources required for crafting/upgrading equipment and upgrading Kratos. We’ve listed them all in the following table. The number we list in the “Required” column represents what you need to craft and upgrade everything that uses that resource.
| Resource | How Obtained | How Used |
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Aegir’s Gold |
Very common while boating the Lake of Nine. |
Upgrade common, rare, and Legendary armor. Buy Runic Attacks. |
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Soft Svartalfheim Steel |
Loot coffins and large enemies. |
Upgrade common armor and Talon Bow. |
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Solid Svartalfheim Steel |
Loot coffins and large enemies. |
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Hardened Svartalfheim Steel |
Loot coffins and large enemies. Purchase for 2500 Hacksilver each once exchange is available at shops. |
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World Serpent Scale Fragment |
Loot from chests and enemies around Lake of Nine after first water drop. |
Craft common weapon Pommels. |
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World Serpent Scale |
Loot from chests and enemies around Lake of Nine after second water drop. |
Craft rare weapon Pommels. |
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Dust of Realms |
Close Realm Tears to receive this resource. |
Craft and upgrade common and rare Talismans. Also upgrade an Epic Talisman: The Charm of Infinite Storms. |
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Pure Essence of Realms |
Found in select Realm Tears. |
Upgrade powerful Talisman. |
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Frozen Flame |
Receive after completing five specific tasks. Refer to the Labors chapter for full details. |
Upgrade Leviathan Axe. |
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Chaos Flame |
Receive after completing four specific tasks. Refer to the Labors chapter for full details. |
Upgrade Blades of Chaos. |
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Leiptr Alloy |
Receive one after defeating Magni and Modi. Two more are obtained from two Treasure Maps. |
Upgrade the axe Pommel: Grip of Tanngiost. |
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Eternal Frost |
Treasure Map reward. |
Upgrade the axe Pommel: Ymir’s Breath. |
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Unyielding Cinders |
Treasure Map reward. |
Upgrade the Blades Pommels: Explosive Grips of Fire. |
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Unstable Ore |
Treasure Map reward. |
Upgrade the Grips of the Cursed Flame. |
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Oblivion Stone |
Find in chests at Konùnsgard Stronghold. Found in Treasure Map caches. |
Upgrade the axe Pommel: Hræzla Farmaðr’s Grip. |
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Dragon Tear |
Release the three World Dragons as part of “The Dragon’s Curse” Labor. Also earn after defeating Hræzlyr the Dragon. Dig one up at Forgotten Caverns late in the game. |
Upgrade two Epic Talismans: The Gauntlet of Ages (Shattered) and Talisman of the Empowering Rift. |
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Corrupted Remnant |
Earn by completing the objectives for the “Unfinished Business” Favor. |
Upgrade the axe Pommel: Versatile Warrior’s Handle. |
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Glacial Catalyst |
Find one behind the runic gate at the frozen lake. Two are found from from Treasure Maps. |
Upgrades the Epic talisman, The Charm of Infinite Storms. |
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Pristine Dust of the Realm |
Found only at Stone Falls. |
Used to upgrade powerful armor. |
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Pristine Ore of the Realm |
Found only in the Iron Cove. |
Used to upgrade powerful armor. |
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Pristine Scales of the Realm |
Found only at the Light Elf Outpost. |
Used to upgrade powerful armor. |
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Traveler’s Grisly Trophy |
Craft and upgrade Traveler armor. |
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Traveler’s Armor Shard |
Craft and upgrade Traveler armor. |
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Ancient’s Rubble |
Craft and upgrade an Ancient armor set. |
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Ancient’s Heart |
Craft and upgrade an Ancient armor set. |
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Offering to Týr |
Complete three Wayward Spirit Favors: “Anatomy of Hope,” “Dead Freight,” and “Hammer Fall.” |
Return to Brok or Sindri, and they can create Týr’s armor set. |
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Dragon’s Fury |
Complete Brok and Sindri’s final Favor, “Hail to the King.” |
Use at Brok’s or Sindri’s shop to craft Brok’s Powerful War Belt or Sindri’s Elegant Battle Belt, respectively. Bonuses vary depending on which brother you choose to craft them. |
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Screams of the Innocent |
Complete Brok and Sindri’s final Favor, “Hail to the King.” |
Use at Brok’s or Sindri’s shop to craft Brok’s Powerful Gauntlets or Sindri’s Elegant Gauntlets, respectively. Bonuses vary depending on which brother you choose to craft them. |
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Ultimate Sacrifice |
Complete Brok and Sindri’s final Favor, “Hail to the King.” |
Use at Brok’s or Sindri’s shop to craft Brok’s Powerful Cuirass or Sindri’s Elegant Cuirass, respectively. Bonuses vary depending on which brother you choose to craft them. |
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Smoldering Ember |
Complete Muspelheim Trials and loot chests around the realm. |
Craft and upgrade Muspelheim armor, weapon Pommels,and Talisman. |
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Crest of Flame |
Complete select Impossible Trials in Muspelheim. |
Upgrade Muspelheim equipment. |
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Greater Crest of Flame |
Score a Silver or Gold on Impossible VI Trial in Muspelheim. |
Upgrade Muspelheim equipment. |
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Crest of Surtr |
Score a Gold on Impossible VI Trial in Muspelheim. |
Upgrade Muspelheim equipment. |
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Rusted Royal Armor |
Collect as part of Sindri’s second Niflheim Favor, “Ivaldi’s Protection.” |
Return to Sindri to craft the recipes for the Niflheim armor sets. |
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Mist Echoes |
Loot chests in Niflheim. |
Main resource when crafting and upgrading Niflheim armor, Pommels, and Talisman. |
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Niflheim Alloy Fragment |
Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim. |
Craft Niflheim armor and upgrade the Talisman. |
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Haze Weave |
Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim. |
Upgrade Niflheim armor to II and upgrade Pommels and Talisman. |
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Aesirbane |
Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim. |
Upgrade Niflheim armor to III and upgrade Pommels. |
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Anchor of Fog |
Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim. |
Each Niflheim Realm Tear requires one Anchor of Fog. |
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Asgardian Steel |
Kill and loot any Valkyrie. |
Upgrade Valkyrie Pommels, Talisman, and armor set. |
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Perfect Asgardian Steel |
Kill and loot a high-level Valkyrie (Hildr, Olrun, Kara, Rota, and Sigrun). |
Further upgrade Valkyrie Pommels, Talisman, and armor set. |
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Enchanted Dust |
Break down an Enchantment in the pause menu to generate the resource. |
Create randomly generated Enchantments at Brok or Sindri’s shops. |
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Iðunn Apple |
Loot Nornir Chests. |
Gather three for increased maximum health (three upgrades total). |
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Horn of Blood Mead |
Loot Nornir Chests. |
Gather three for increased maximum rage (three upgrades total). |
Buy and Sell
At certain points throughout the game, Brok and Sindri begin offering resource exchanges. Some resources can be exchanged for Hacksilver or Mist Echoes. You can also buy a Hardened Svartalfheim Steel.
| Sell… | For… | Availability |
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10 Aegir’s Gold |
500 Hacksilver |
Meet Sindri |
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100 Aegir’s Gold |
5000 Hacksilver |
After second water drop |
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1 Soft Svartalfheim Steel |
250 Hacksilver |
After second water drop |
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10 Soft Svartalfheim Steel |
2500 Hacksilver |
After second water drop |
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40,000 Hacksilver |
1 Hardened Svartalfheim Steel |
Complete Journey |
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1 Solid Svartalfheim Steel |
2500 Hacksilver |
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10 Solid Svartalfheim Steel |
25000 Hacksilver |
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1 Hardened Svartalfheim Steel |
10,000 Hacksilver |
Complete Journey |
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100 World Serpent Scale Fragments |
1 World Serpent Scale |
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1 World Serpent Scale |
100 World Serpent Scale Fragments |
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1000 Hacksilver |
1 Soft Svartalfheim Steel |
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10,000 Hacksilver |
1 Solid Svartalfheim Steel |
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1 Niflheim Alloy Fragment |
500 Mist Echoes |
After Attempting Niflheim |
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1 Haze Weave |
1000 Mist Echoes |
After Attempting Niflheim |
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1 Aesirbane |
2500 Mist Echoes |
After Attempting Niflheim |
Special Items
Quest items and other special items are logged into the Journal under the Resources tab. Two types of items that appear in this list provide a small Stat boost.
| Special Item | Stat Boost | Location |
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Mark of the Dwarves |
Runic +4 |
Automatically received after first meeting with Brok at River Pass |
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Mark of the Dwarves |
Runic +4 |
Automatically received after meeting Sindri at Foothills |
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Mark of the Dwarves |
Runic +4 |
Automatically received after visiting Sindri at Thamur’s Corpse |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Cooldown |
Cooldown +2 |
Alfheim—Inlet to Lake of Light |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Cooldown |
Cooldown +2 |
Lake of Nine—Northeast of Light Elf Outpost |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Defense |
Defense +2 |
Lake of Nine—Southwest of Muspelheim Tower |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Defense |
Defense +2 |
Lake of Nine—South of Runis of the Ancient |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Luck |
Luck +2 |
Lake of Nine—Behind Buri’s Storeroom |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Luck |
Luck +2 |
Lake of Nine—Behind Svartalfheim Tower (King’s Hollow) |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Runic |
Runic +2 |
Lake of Nine—East of Iron Cove |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength |
Strength +2 |
Lake of Nine—Next to Alfheim Realm Tower |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength |
Strength +2 |
Lake of Nine—Front of Cliffs of the Raven |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength |
Strength +2 |
Lake of Nine—East of Niflheim Tower |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Vitality |
Vitality +2 |
Lake of Nine—Southeast of Isle of Death |
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Yggdrasil’s Dew of Vitality |
Vitality +2 |
Lake of Nine—Southwest of Isle of Death |