Skills are important to gain more power in God of War Ragnarok. They give you access to more ways to gain an advantage against your opponents and provide unique traits to your weapons and Atreus throughout your journey. Investigating every skill available is important, and grabbing the best ones for the fights ahead can change the way you play. This guide covers all Skills in God of War Ragnarok.

Every Skill and Skill Tree in God of War Ragnarok

There are multiple Skill Trees for you to spend your XP on in God of War Ragnarok, and several skills throughout each one. The Skill Trees have to do with the various weapons and abilities Kratos can use in an encounter. Using your XP on these trees is important throughout your time playing Ragnarok.

These are all the skill trees and the skills within them in God of War Ragnarok.

Freya

Valkyrie

  • Valkyrie Spirit: Freya enters her Valkyrie formValkyrie Mind: While in Valkyrie Form, Freya releases multiple arrowsValkyrie Heart: While in Valkyrie Form, Freya goes up into the air before slamming into enemiesValkyrie Blade: After Kratos sends an enemy flying, a Square icon appears over Freya’s head, indicating she will dash to an enemy and damage themGoddess Aggression: Freya becomes more aggressive during a fight, parrying and charging into enemies more oftenGoddess Focus: Freya adds more specialized abilities to her ranged attacks

Archery

  • Arrow Empowerment I: Runic Arrows deal increased damageArrow Empowerment II: Runic Arrows deal greatly increased damageArrow Empowerment III: Runic Arrows deal significantly increased status damageHex Potency: Hex explosions caused by Freya’s Sigil Arrows have increased area of effectsHex Debilitation: Enemies hexed by Freya’s Sigil arrows have less resistance to stunHex Reignition: Elemental explosions from enemies hexed by Freya’s Sigil Arrows have a follow-up explosionSonic Potency: Sonic explosions caused by Freya have increased area of effectSonic Echoes: Attacking enemies afflicting with Freya’s Sonic Status creates bigger reverberations, applying Stun to nearby enemiesSonic Resonance: Sonic explosions caused by Freya apply Sonic to other enemiesArrow Surplus: Freya gains an additional Runic Arrow

Vanir Magic

  • Entangled Grip I: Freya can summon vines that grabs enemies, keeping them in placeEntangled Grip II: Freya’s vines root enemies for a longer durationEntangled Grip III: Freya’s vines apply Poison to rooted enemiesRoot Snare: Freya can summon vines that grab an enemy lying down and releases a cloud of poisonTendril Slam: Freya can summon vines that grab a Launched enemy and slams them down to deal heavy StunSeeds of Ruin: Freya can summon vines that pull a giant rock from the ground to hurl at a targetVines of Exile: Freya’s vines can grab weaker enemies and throw them across the battlefield

Blades of Chaos

Melee

  • Rushing Chaos: Use a light attack while sprintingChaotic Rampage I: Hold down the light attack to perform multiple to a single targetChaos Slam: use a heavy attack while sprintingSpinning Chaos: Evade and perform a light attackEvasive Embers: Send out sparks and light enemies on fire while evadingRising Chaos: Upward heavy attack, launching enemiesChaotic Rampage II: Extends the Chaotic Rampage comboChaotic Rampage III: Adds a finisher to the Chaotic Rampage comboPlume of Chaos: A heavy attack finisher at the end of a light attack combo

Ranged

  • Hyperion Pull: Pull enemies toward you while aiming at themBlazing Surge: Light enemies on fire when latching on them, dealing Burn damageHyperion Grapple I: Launch Kratos as enemies that he’s launched to his Blades of ChaosBlazing Explosion I: Impale enemies with the Blades of Chaos and send down a fire blast at themHyperion Grapple II: The Hyperion Grapple now does a firey attack impact on enemiesBlazing Explosion II: Increases the blast radius of Blazing Explosion

Technique

  • Flame Whiplash I: Mash the Triangle button to give the Blades of Chaos a fire chargeScorched Sweep I: While using Flame Whiplash, send out a light attack that deals Burn damageScorched Earth I: While using Flame Whiplash, send out a heavy attack to deal a heavy Burn explosionScorched Earth II: Increase the damage dealt to a target while using Scorched Earth when they are attackingScorched Earth III: The firey hazard created by Scorched Earth is much larger, and deals more damageScorched Sweep II: Increase the damage dealt to a target while using Scorched Sweep when they attempt to attack youScorched Sweep III: The fire wave created by Scorched Sweep goes further and deals more damageFlame Whiplash III: Instantly charge Flame Whiplash

Leviathan Axe

  • Frost Rush: Use a light attack while sprintingGlacial Rake: Hold the light attack button to drag the Axe on the ground, sending shards out against targetsLeviathan’s Fury: Use a heavy attack while sprintingWhirling Storm: While evading, use a light attack to perform a double slashEvasive Storm: While evading, use a light attack to throw the Axe at an opponentSerpent’s Snare: Hold down the heavy attack action to grab an enemy with the Leviathan Axe, sending them flying. Weaker foes cause a Frost explosion when they land.Whirlwind Sweep: Switch stances while using the Axe, pressing the light attack to perform sweeping combosPride of the Frost I: Use a heavy attack at the end of a light attack combo (three light attacks, into a heavy attack)Whirlwind Throw: Switch stances while using the Leviathan Axe, pausing momentarily, and then use a heavy attack to throw the AxePride of the Frost II: Extend Pride of the Frost by two more heavy attack hits

Ranged

  • Freezing Throw I: Aim and throw the Leviathan Axe using a heavy attackAxe Throw: Aim and throw the Leviathan Axe using a light attackFreezing Throw II: Aim and hold using a heavy attack to charge the Axe to cause a frost explosionVengeful Sickle I: Aim and hold using a light attack to charge up the Leviathan Axe, having it hit multiple timesVengeful Sickle II: Increases the duration and damage of Vengeful SickleReturning Whirlwind: Press L1 and R1 while bare-handed to recall the Leviathan Axe, swinging towards you. Press light attack again to perform a follow-up attackReturning Storm: Press L1 and R2 while bare-handed to recall the Leviathan Axe, and perform a powerful leaping slam against targets, dealing a high amount of Frost damage

  • Frost Awaken I: Hold the Triangle button to imbue the Axe with FrostFrozen Spike: Aim and press the light attack with Frost Awaken to throw the Leviathan Axe and create a frost explosionFrozen Breach: Press the light attack with Frost Awaken to apply Frost to nearby enemiesFrozen Lance: Aim and press the Heavy Attack during Frost Awaken to throw the Leviathan Axe with extreme force, knocking the target backward.Extinguish Flames: Axe Melee Attacks deal bonus damage to burning enemiesPermafrost: Perform melee attack in quick succession without taking any damage to build up Frost on a targetGlacial Permafrost: While Permafrost is full, press the L1 and T to consume the meter to enhance all Leviathan Axe attacksFrozen Ascent: Press the heavy attack while Frost Awaken is on the Axe to perform an upward slash, dealing FrostFrost Awaken II: Hold the Triangle button while sprinting to activate Frost Awaken quicklyFrost Awaken III: Hold the Triangle button to recall the Leviathan Axe and quickly activate Frost AwakenFrost Awaken IV: Activate Frost Awaken on the Axe seconds after landing a hit, hitting the triangle button

Draupnir Spear

  • Hoplite Lunge I: While sprinting, use a light attack to leap forward and hit an enemyHoplite Lunge II: Impale a spear when hitting an enemy with Hoplite LungeImpaling Thrust I: Hold the light attack to forcefully impale the Draupnir Spear into an enemyImpaling Thrust II: Continue holding the light attack button when impaling a foe with the Draupnir Spear to give them anotherImpaling Thrust III: Give the enemy another spear with Impaling ThrustGeneral’s Advance: While evading, use a light attack to rush forward and hit with the blunt end of the SpearGeneral’s Deception: While evading backward, use the light attack to release a gust of windPhalanx Breaker: While sprinting, use the heavy attack to break an enemy’s guardElemental Siphon I: Hold the heavy attack into an opponent to steal an element they are using to imbue the SpearElemental Siphon II: Elemental Siphon provides a buff of resistance against that elementRising Wind I: A heavy attack combination finisher at the end of a light attack comboRising Wind II: Add a whirlwind to the attack to disrupt enemies

  • Spear Throw: Aim and use the light attack to throw a spear at an enemySpear Drill: Hold the L2 and R1 button to charge the Spear, and throw it to an enemy Gale Force I: AIm and press the heavy attack button to fire a blast of wind at an enemyGale Force II: Use the Gale Force to pull an enemy towards KratosGale Force III: Hold the heavy attack before releasing Gale Force to deal more damage

  • Draupnir’s Call I: Press the Triangle button to detonate any embedded spearsDraupnir’s Call II: Each Spear detonation weakens an enemy, reducing their resistance to being staggered for a short timeDraupnir’s Call III: Adds an additional explosion on every Spear used with Draupnir’s CallSpear Arsenal I: Increase the maximum of Draupnir Spears thrownSpear Arsenal II: Increase the maximum of Draupnir Spears thrownSpear Arsenal III: Increase the maximum of Draupnir Spears thrownDraupnir’s Wail: Hold the Triangle button to deal more damage when using Draupnir’s CallSpear Swiftness: Throwing several Spears in quick succession builds up throwing speedMaelstrom: Perform melee attacks in quick succession without taking damage to power up the Draupnir Spear, increasing the impact of each attackViolent Maelstrom: When the Maelstrom meter is full, press the L1 and Triangle buttons to consume the meter, enhancing the Draupnir Spear melee attacks