Beating GoW Ragnarok‘s New Game Plus mode earns players this nifty armor appearance, provided they can deal with the increased difficulty. Thankfully, the devs over at Santa Monica Studio have shared their own knowledge of the game and provided a list of the best God of War Ragnarok New Game Plus builds.
Best God of War Ragnarok Builds for New Game Plus
“Can’t Touch This” by Wilson Santiago, QA Analyst
Armor
[NEW IN NG+] Cloak of the Black Bear – Increases immunity duration while evading, last-second evades fire a volley of Bifröst shards.
[NEW IN NG+] Gauntlets of Zeus – Increases Melee and Runic damage by 20%, but also increases damage received by 40%.
Belt of Radiance
Enchantments
[NEW IN NG+] Meign – Strength/Cooldown stat boost.
Vanaheim Set Bonus
Sigil of Doom
Emblem of the Nine Realms
Memento of the Ailing
Emblem of Elusion
Boon of Valor or Boon of Wrath
Weapon Attachments
Leviathan Axe: Grip of the Nine Realms
Blades, Spear, Shield Rönd: Anything prioritizing Strength stat.
Relic
Hilt of Hofuð
Spartan Rage
Companion – Weapons
Atreus: Jötnar Bow
Freya: Mardoll
Companion – Accessories
Runic Potency III
Nocked Proficiency III
Sigil Amplification III
Companion – Runic Summon
Atreus: Falcon’s Dive
Freya: Player Preference
“Status Striker” by TJ Gilbert, Senior QA Analyst
Armor
Giptumaðr’s Breastplate
Lúnda’s Lost Bracers
Fate Breaker Belt
Enchantments
[NEW IN NG+] Lúnda’s Engraving – Bare-handed attacks, Parrying, and Blocking have a chance to deal bonus damage and poison enemies, lowering their Power Level.
Boon of Wrath
Stunning Fang
Vanaheim Set Bonus
Svartalfheim Set Bonus
Weapon Attachments
Leviathan Axe: Grip of Weighted Recovery
Blades of Chaos: Cursed Empress Handles
Draupnir Spear: Hind of Weightless Recovery
Shield Rönd: Player Preference
Relic
Hilt of Garm
Spartan Rage
Wrath
Companion – Weapons, Accessories, Runic Summons:
Atreus and Freya: Player Preference
“The Minefield” by Wilson Santiago, QA Analyst
Armor:
[NEW IN NG+] Cuirass of Ares – Rage hits have a chance to drop a Health Stone. Health Stones will also grant Rage and all stones trigger bigger explosions.
Giptumaðr’s Gauntlets
[NEW IN NG+] War Belt of Ares – Activating Rage when Rage Meter is fill increases all damage done for a short duration.
Enchantments:
[NEW IN NG+] Mannvit – Runic/Cooldown stat boost.
[NEW IN NG+] Fjölkyngi – Runic/Vitality stat boost.
Niflheim Set Bonus
Stone Idol of Souls
Seal of Runic Storm
Eir’s Armament
Boon of Valor
Weapon Attachments:
All: Anything prioritizing high Runic and/or Luck
Relic:
Hilt of Hofuð
Spartan Rage:
Valor
Companion – Weapons:
Atreus and Freya: Player Preference
Companion – Accessories:
All 3: Player Preference
Companion – Runic Summon:
Atreus: Bitter Squirrel
Freya: Player Preference
“Zeus’ Wrath” by Evan Gilbert, QA Analyst
Armor:
Giptumaðr’s Breastplate
Berserker Gauntlets
[NEW IN NG+] War Belt of Zeus – Increases Melee and Runic damage by 20%, while increasing damage received by 40%.
Enchantments:
[NEW IN NG+] Vald – Cooldown/Strength stat boost.
[NEW IN NG+] Mannvit – Runic/Cooldown stat boost.
[NEW IN NG+] Hjartablóð – Vitality/Luck stat boost.
[NEW IN NG+] Guiding Light Engraving – Chance to increase Strength, Runic, and Luck of Kratos’ weapons.
[NEW IN NG+] Fallen Stars Engraving – Greatly reduces damage taken when using a Runic Attack or Relic.
Attuned Runic Gem
Seal of the Runic Storm
Boon of Wrath
Use for Multiple Enemy Encounters: Eir’s Armaments
[NEW IN NG+] Use for Boss Encounters: Radiance Engraving – Chance to grant a Blessing of Runic on any last-second evade.
Leviathan Axe:
Attachment: Grip of the Nine Realms – Chosen for stat boost, do not use Momentous Shift unless necessary as it will consume your Permafrost gauge.
Light Runic: Winter’s Bite
Heavy Runic: Mists of Helheim
Blades of Chaos:
Attachment: Pommels of the True Flame
Light Runic: Flame of Anguish
Heavy Runic: Meteoric Slam
Draupnir Spear:
Attachment: Hind of Weightless Recovery
Light Runic: Whisper of the World
Heavy Runic: Vindsvalr’s Windstorm
Shield:
Dauntless Shield
Rönd of Expedition
Relic:
Hilt of Hrotti
Spartan Rage:
Wrath
Companion – Weapons, Accessories, Runic Summons:
Atreus and Freya: Player Preference
Over on the PlayStation Blog, the developers provide more details on the builds and how to play them effectively.
Armed with these helpful dev tips, and aided by the fixes implemented by the new 4.01 update, players can head dive back into the battle with New Game Plus.
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