God of War Guide Equipment and Skills Kratos’ Armor

Talismans

Kratos is able to equip one Talisman, which provides a boost to certain Stats along with a bonus. Some Talismans have an ability that can be activated, though you must wait the given cooldown time before using it again. It is well worth the effort to seek out higher-end Talismans, which provide great bonuses such as the following: a Realm Shift, a powerful shockwave, or a burst of health. While Enchantment Sockets are not common in Talismans, there are a few that provide this benefit.

Talisman	Level	Cooldown	STR	RUN	DEF	TGH	LCK	CLD	Upgrade	Resource	Cost	Location
COMMON
Talisman of Resolute Might Grants a short boost to Strength when Kratos’ Health drops to a critical level.	1	N/A	4		2				1	Hacksilver	3000	Shop
	1		4		2				1
	2		6		4				2	Hacksilver	2250
	2		6		4				2
	3		8		6				3	Hacksilver	3500
	3		8		6				3	Dust of Realms	4
	4		10		8				4	Hacksilver	6000
	4		10		8				4	Dust of Realms	7
Talisman of Resolute Protection Grants an invincible barrier for several seconds when Kratos’ Health drops to a critical level.	1	N/A			2	4			1	Hacksilver	3000	Shop
	1				2	4			1
	2				4	6			2	Hacksilver	2250
	2				4	6			2
	3				6	8			3	Hacksilver	3500
	3				6	8			3	Dust of Realms	4
	4				8	10			4	Hacksilver	6000
	4				8	10			4	Dust of Realms	7
Talisman of Eternal Fury Gain a Rage Burst. Also has a Passive Effect that increases the amount of Rage gained from combat as well as the duration of Spartan Rage.	2	75 secs	6		4				1	Hacksilver	7000	Shop
	2	75 secs	6		4				1
	3	65 secs	8		6				2	Hacksilver	10000
	3	65 secs	8		6				2
	4	60 secs	10		8				3	Hacksilver	15000
	4	60 secs	10		8				3	Dust of Realms	4
Talisman of Rejuvenating Fury Release a shockwave that inflicts a moderate amount of Stun damage to nearby enemies. Also has a Passive Effect that restores a small amount of Health every time an enemy is Stun Grabbed.	2	60 secs	6		2			4	1	Hacksilver	5000	Shop
	2	60 secs	6		2			4	1
	3	55 secs	8		4			6	2	Hacksilver	3250
	3	55 secs	8		4			6	2
	4	50 secs	10		6			8	3	Hacksilver	7000
	4	50 secs	10		6			8	3	Dust of Realms	4
Talisman of Concentrated Vitality Gain a burst of Health.	1	120 secs			2	4			1			Witch’s Cave Legendary Chest
	1	120 secs			2	4			1
	2	115 secs			4	6			2	Hacksilver	3250
	2	115 secs			4	6			2	Dust of Realms	4
	3	110 secs			6	8			3	Hacksilver	7000
	3	110 secs			6	8			3	Dust of Realms	7
	4	105 secs			8	10			4	Hacksilver	12000
	4	105 secs			8	10			4	Dust of Realms	12
Talisman of Betrayal To activate, Press R3 while aiming to slow down time. Ranged attacks in this mode are more powerful.	1	N/A			2			2	1			Complete Favor: Fáfnir’s Hoard
	1				2			2	1
	2				4			4	2	Hacksilver	5000
	2				4			4	2	Dust of Realms	4
	3				6			6	3	Hacksilver	10000
	3				6			6	3	Dust of Realms	7
	4				8			8	4	Hacksilver	15000
	4				8			8	4	Dust of Realms	12
Týr’s Talisman One-half of an ancient Talisman, famed for its great luck, that once belonged to the god Týr. Greatly increases Luck, and gives a small increase to all other Stats.	2	N/A	2	2	2	2	10	2	1			Complete Favor: Anatomy of Hope
	2		2	2	2	2	10	2	1
	3		4	4	4	4	15	4	2	Hacksilver	3250
	3		4	4	4	4	15	4	2
RARE
Talisman of Unbound Potential Refresh all Runic Attack cooldowns. Also has a Passive Effect that increases Runic when a Runic Attack is on cooldown.	3	180 secs		8	6			4	1	Hacksilver	15000	Shop
	3	180 secs		8	6			4	1
	4	175 secs		10	8			6	2	Hacksilver	10000
	4	175 secs		10	8			6	2	Dust of Realms	7
	5	170 secs		12	10			8	3	Hacksilver	20000
	5	170 secs		12	10			8	3	Dust of Realms	12
	7	165 secs		14	12			10	4	Hacksilver	40000
	7	165 secs		14	12			10	4	Dust of Realms	18
Golden Talisman of Protection Press L1 immediately after being hit to recover faster. Also has a Passive Effect that increases the timing window on parries, and greatly increases Defense when blocking.	2	n/a			4			4	1			Stone Falls Legendary Chest
	2				4			4	1
	3				6			6	2	Hacksilver	12000
	3				6			6	2	Dust of Realms	4
	4				8			8	3	Hacksilver	15000
	4				8			8	3	Dust of Realms	7
	5				10			10	4	Hacksilver	17500
	5				10			10	4	Dust of Realms	12
Amulet of Kvasir A last-second dodge activates Realm Shift, temporarily slowing down surrounding enemies. Upgrading this item increasing the duration of Realm Shift.	2	n/a			4			4	1			Alfheim (Light Elf Sanctuary) Legendary Chest
	2				4			4	1
	3				6			6	2	Hacksilver	12000
	3				6			6	2	Dust of Realms	4
	4				8			8	3	Hacksilver	17500
	4				8			8	3	Dust of Realms	7
	5				10			10	4	Hacksilver	40000
	5				10			10	4	Dust of Realms	12
Horn of Heimdall Unleash a powerful attack that inflicts Stun damage and knocks back nearby enemies. This effect has a cooldown. Also has a passive effect that reduces this Talisman’s cooldown on successful blocks and parries.	3	n/a			6				1			Veithurgard—Dauði Hamarr Drop
	3				6				1
	4				8				2	Hacksilver	10000
	4				8				2	Dust of Realms	7
	5				10				3	Hacksilver	20000
	5				10				3	Dust of Realms	12
	6				12				4	Hacksilver	40000
	6				12				4	Dust of Realms	18
LEGENDARY			STR	RUN	DEF	VIT	LCK	CLD
Sinmara’s Cinder Summon a raging Muspelheim maelstrom that prevents Kratos’ attacks from being interrupted, reduces the amount of damage he takes, and inflicts normal and Burn damage to all nearby enemies.	5	120 secs	10		8	6			1	Hacksilver	17500	Muspelheim Shop
	5	120 secs	10		8	6			1	Smolering Ember	14
	6	115 secs	14		13	10			2	Hacksilver	32000
										Smoldering Ember	16
										Crest of Flame	8
	7	110 secs	20		17	12			3	Hacksilver	55000
										Smoldering Ember	30
										Greater Crest of Flame	5
										Crest of Surtr	1
Hvergelmir Stone Summon a cleansing fog that restores a small amount of Health, and increases the amount of time Kratos can stay in the Cursed Mist of Niflheim.	6	120 secs			13	16	11		1	Hacksilver	32000	Niflheim Shop
	6	120 secs			13	16	11		1	Mist Echoes	1000
	7	110 secs			15	18	14		2	Hacksilver	55000
										Mist Echoes	1750
										Niflheim Alloy Fragment	3
										Haze Weave	1
	8	105 secs			17	20	16		3	Hacksilver	90000
										Mist Echoes	2500
										Aesirbane	1
										Haze Weave	2
EPIC			STR	RUN	DEF	VIT	LCK	CLD
Aegir’s Protection Create a small defensive zone that prevents Kratos’ attacks from being interrupted, and reduces the amount of damage he takes. When upgraded, it restores a small amount of Health as well.	4	120 secs			8				1			Landsuther Mines—Dark Elf Lord Drop
	4	120 secs			8				1
	6	110 secs			13				2	Hacksilver	32000
										Dust of Realms	25
										Pure Realm Essence	1
	8	100 secs			17				3	Hacksilver	90000
										Dust of Realms	25
										Pure Realm Essence	3
Shattered Gauntlet of Ages An ancient relic of Hel deemed too powerful to remain whole, fragments of its former strength lie scattered throughout the realms…	6	120 secs			8				1			Northri Stronghold—Traveler Drop
	6	120 secs			8				1
	7	120 secs			13				2	Hacksilver	55000
										Dust of Realms	18
										Dragon Scale	2
	8	120 secs			17				3	Hacksilver	90000
										Dust of Realms	25
										Dragon Scale	3
Talisman of the Realms Summon a Realm Shift that temporarily slows down surrounding enemies. Upgrade to increase the duration of Realm Shift.	6	120 secs	8		13			14	1			Witch’s Cave—Valkyrie Kara Drop
	6	120 secs	8		13			14	1
	7	110 secs	10		15			16	2	Hacksilver	55000
										Dust of Realms	18
										Asgardian Steel	2
	8	100 secs	12		17			20	3	Hacksilver	90000
										Dust of Realms	25
										Perfect Asgardian Steel	1
Talisman of Cursed Power Unleash a wave of Cursed Mist that instantly Weakens all surrounding enemies by lowering their overall Stats.	5	120 secs		8	16				1			Niflheim Realm Tear (15,000 Mist Echoes, Revenants x3)
	5	120 secs		8	16				1
	6	110 secs		10	18				2	Hacksilver	32000
										Mist Echoes	2000
										Niflheim Alloy Fragment	5
	7	100 secs		12	20				3	Hacksilver	55000
										Mist Echoes	2500
										Haze Weave	5
	8	90 secs		15	22				4	Hacksilver	90000
										Mist Echoes	3000
										Aesirbane	1
The Charm of Infinite Storms Summon a storm of ice that prevents Kratos’ attacks from being interrupted, reduces the amount of damage he takes, and inflicts normal and Frost damage to all nearby enemies.	4	150 secs		12	8			4	1			Helheim Legendary Chest (Requires Atreus)
	4	150 secs		12	8			4	1
	5	145 secs		15	10			6	2	Hacksilver	17500
										Dust of Realms	18
										Glacial Catalyst	1
	6	140 secs		17	13			8	3	Hacksilver	32000
										Dust of Realms	25
										Glacial Catalyst	1
	8	135 secs		20	17			10	4	Hacksilver	90000
										Dust of Realms	33
										Glacial Catalyst	1