God of War Guide Equipment and Skills Kratos’ Armor

Resources

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
Aegir’s Gold	Very common while boating the Lake of Nine.	Upgrade common, rare, and Legendary armor. Buy Runic Attacks.
Soft Svartalfheim Steel	Loot coffins and large enemies.	Upgrade common armor and Talon Bow.
Solid Svartalfheim Steel	Loot coffins and large enemies.	Upgrade rare and Traveler’s armor and Talon Bow.
Hardened Svartalfheim Steel	Loot coffins and large enemies. Purchase for 2500 Hacksilver each once exchange is available at shops.	Upgrade Legendary and Traveler’s armor and Talon Bow.
World Serpent Scale Fragment	Loot from chests and enemies around Lake of Nine after first water drop.	Craft common weapon Pommels.
World Serpent Scale	Loot from chests and enemies around Lake of Nine after second water drop.	Craft rare weapon Pommels.
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.
Pure Essence of Realms	Found in select Realm Tears.	Upgrade powerful Talisman.
Frozen Flame	Receive after completing five specific tasks. Refer to the Labors chapter for full details.	Upgrade Leviathan Axe.
Chaos Flame	Receive after completing four specific tasks. Refer to the Labors chapter for full details.	Upgrade Blades of Chaos.
Leiptr Alloy	Receive one after defeating Magni and Modi. Two more are obtained from two Treasure Maps.	Upgrade the axe Pommel: Grip of Tanngiost.
Eternal Frost	Treasure Map reward.	Upgrade the axe Pommel: Ymir’s Breath.
Unyielding Cinders	Treasure Map reward.	Upgrade the Blades Pommels: Explosive Grips of Fire.
Unstable Ore	Treasure Map reward.	Upgrade the Grips of the Cursed Flame.
Oblivion Stone	Find in chests at Konùnsgard Stronghold. Found in Treasure Map caches.	Upgrade the axe Pommel: Hræzla Farmaðr’s Grip.
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.
Corrupted Remnant	Earn by completing the objectives for the “Unfinished Business” Favor.	Upgrade the axe Pommel: Versatile Warrior’s Handle.
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.
Pristine Dust of the Realm	Found only at Stone Falls.	Used to upgrade powerful armor.
Pristine Ore of the Realm	Found only in the Iron Cove.	Used to upgrade powerful armor.
Pristine Scales of the Realm	Found only at the Light Elf Outpost.	Used to upgrade powerful armor.
Traveler’s Grisly Trophy	Kill and loot a Traveler.	Craft and upgrade Traveler armor.
Traveler’s Armor Shard	Kill and loot a Traveler.	Craft and upgrade Traveler armor.
Ancient’s Rubble	Kill and loot an Ancient.	Craft and upgrade an Ancient armor set.
Ancient’s Heart	Kill and loot an Ancient.	Craft and upgrade an Ancient armor set.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Smoldering Ember	Complete Muspelheim Trials and loot chests around the realm.	Craft and upgrade Muspelheim armor, weapon Pommels,and Talisman.
Crest of Flame	Complete select Impossible Trials in Muspelheim.	Upgrade Muspelheim equipment.
Greater Crest of Flame	Score a Silver or Gold on Impossible VI Trial in Muspelheim.	Upgrade Muspelheim equipment.
Crest of Surtr	Score a Gold on Impossible VI Trial in Muspelheim.	Upgrade Muspelheim equipment.
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.
Mist Echoes	Loot chests in Niflheim.	Main resource when crafting and upgrading Niflheim armor, Pommels, and Talisman.
Niflheim Alloy Fragment	Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim.	Craft Niflheim armor and upgrade the Talisman.
Haze Weave	Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim.	Upgrade Niflheim armor to II and upgrade Pommels and Talisman.
Aesirbane	Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim.	Upgrade Niflheim armor to III and upgrade Pommels.
Anchor of Fog	Loot from Legendary Chests in Niflheim.	Each Niflheim Realm Tear requires one Anchor of Fog.
Asgardian Steel	Kill and loot any Valkyrie.	Upgrade Valkyrie Pommels, Talisman, and armor set.
Perfect Asgardian Steel	Kill and loot a high-level Valkyrie (Hildr, Olrun, Kara, Rota, and Sigrun).	Further upgrade Valkyrie Pommels, Talisman, and armor set.
Enchanted Dust	Break down an Enchantment in the pause menu to generate the resource.	Create randomly generated Enchantments at Brok or Sindri’s shops.
Iðunn Apple	Loot Nornir Chests.	Gather three for increased maximum health (three upgrades total).
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
10 Aegir’s Gold	500 Hacksilver	Meet Sindri
100 Aegir’s Gold	5000 Hacksilver	After second water drop
1 Soft Svartalfheim Steel	250 Hacksilver	After second water drop
10 Soft Svartalfheim Steel	2500 Hacksilver	After second water drop
40,000 Hacksilver	1 Hardened Svartalfheim Steel	Complete Journey
1 Solid Svartalfheim Steel	2500 Hacksilver
10 Solid Svartalfheim Steel	25000 Hacksilver
1 Hardened Svartalfheim Steel	10,000 Hacksilver	Complete Journey
100 World Serpent Scale Fragments	1 World Serpent Scale
1 World Serpent Scale	100 World Serpent Scale Fragments
1000 Hacksilver	1 Soft Svartalfheim Steel
10,000 Hacksilver	1 Solid Svartalfheim Steel
1 Niflheim Alloy Fragment	500 Mist Echoes	After Attempting Niflheim
1 Haze Weave	1000 Mist Echoes	After Attempting Niflheim
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
Mark of the Dwarves	Runic +4	Automatically received after first meeting with Brok at River Pass
Mark of the Dwarves	Runic +4	Automatically received after meeting Sindri at Foothills
Mark of the Dwarves	Runic +4	Automatically received after visiting Sindri at Thamur’s Corpse
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Cooldown	Cooldown +2	Alfheim—Inlet to Lake of Light
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Cooldown	Cooldown +2	Lake of Nine—Northeast of Light Elf Outpost
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Defense	Defense +2	Lake of Nine—Southwest of Muspelheim Tower
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Defense	Defense +2	Lake of Nine—South of Runis of the Ancient
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Luck	Luck +2	Lake of Nine—Behind Buri’s Storeroom
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Luck	Luck +2	Lake of Nine—Behind Svartalfheim Tower (King’s Hollow)
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Runic	Runic +2	Lake of Nine—East of Iron Cove
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength	Strength +2	Lake of Nine—Next to Alfheim Realm Tower
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength	Strength +2	Lake of Nine—Front of Cliffs of the Raven
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Strength	Strength +2	Lake of Nine—East of Niflheim Tower
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Vitality	Vitality +2	Lake of Nine—Southeast of Isle of Death
Yggdrasil’s Dew of Vitality	Vitality +2	Lake of Nine—Southwest of Isle of Death