God of War Ragnarok just landed in November and fans have gone wild! The game has exceeded all fan expectations (nothing new for the God of War series), and God of War Ragnarok has become the talk of the town. Currently, the game is only available to play for Playstation users as it’s a PS exclusive since launch. We hope that PC gamers will also get to enjoy this masterpiece.

Just like the previous installment, God of War Ragnarok allows for multiple builds for Kratos, targeted for a specific power. You can customize a build with high offense, runic, defense, luck, etc, stats for maximal effect according to the choice of style you want to play the game as.

In this post we’ll check out the best God of War Ragnarok builds you can make for Kratos.

10. Poison Build

The poison build is a build that makes the most of Lúnda's Lost Cuirass and its poison application bonus. This build may significantly enhance your poison damage output while also significantly weakening your opponents.

The benefits of this build are many in combat, but they depend on your opponent’s being poisoned by the aforementioned perk. Poison efficiently reduces an enemy's total strength level, though only momentarily, so the damage you give to them with the Wrist Armor and Waist Armor perks may really start adding up.

When the Rond of Affliction is factored in, the situation heats up considerably. When you use a shield smash with this attachment, poisoned foes essentially explode (double tap L1). A powerful explosion is created, making it useful for dealing fatal blows to foes. If you use combinations to increase the damage of your normal attacks against poisoned foes and use the shield smash at strategic intervals, this build may be quite effective.

What's Great About The Poison Build?

• It reduces the enemy’s health.
• Makes enemies vulnerable to attacks more.
• Combat higher level enemies with ease.
• Multiple enemies are roped in the effect through the poison build.
• Strictly offensive.    

Build Details:

• Lúnda’s Lost Cuirass, 
• Lúnda’s Lost Bracers, and 
• Lúnda’s Lost Belt.

9. Frost Build

For those who want to engage in melee, this is the ideal build. The Leviathan Axe is the pivotal weapon, allowing players to swiftly dispatch waves of foes. Because of how early on in the game close-quarters fighting is prioritized, the Frost Build may alleviate a lot of tension. They will become aware of the ax's destructive potential as they build this build.

Because of this, Kratos is a strong opponent early on, whereas the Frost build is a significant boon to players late in the game. The finest thing is that even tougher bosses, like Rota, may be defeated by the players. In addition to the Leviathan Axe being more of a problem, the players' AOE damage will improve, making it easier to wipe out large numbers of foes at once.

What’s So Great About The Frost Build?

• Frost Awaken and Whiplash strikes have a modest Luck chance of granting a Runic blessing.
• Grabbing an opponent when they are stunned grants Cooldown.
• Increases the amount of Burn effect dealt to enemies.

Build Details:

• Hunter’s Pauldron
• Dragon Scaled Breastplate
• Rond of Purification
• Grip of Healing Harmony

8. Spartan Rage Build

Given that the Spartan Rage mechanism may be used to escape precarious circumstances, this build deserves equal weight to the others on this list. With this modification, the Spartan Rage meter fills more quickly, extending the time players may spend in the mode and boosting the power of their assaults. This effect is quite helpful since it allows the player to quickly dispatch enemies and advance in the game.

To top it all off, this build's damage output grows with each upgrade, to the point where it reliably does damage to enemies of all distances. Also, players that are building around this feature should prioritize raising the rage bar, since doing so reduces the cost of the Spartan Rage Build from the get-go and allows for more sustained and frequent usage once the meter is full. However, the Brok's Royal Dwarven armor set provides an additional 30% to the build's base speed bonus, and the speed bonus from enchantments further enhances this percentage.

What’s So Great About The Spartan Rage Build?

• Spartan Rage meter fills more quickly
• Fight off more enemies with ease.
• A huge burst of power.

Build Details:

• Brok’s royal Dwarven Breastplate
• Brok’s royal Dwarven Armor
• Brok’s royal Dwarven Armpiece

7. The Runic Master

The Runic Master's primary focus is on increasing Kratos' Runic stat and the overall magical damage output. This quality improves the destructive potential of your Runic Attacks, Leviathan Axe ice blasts, and Blades. In order to maximize elemental potential and deliver damage in rapid bursts, runic builds are tailored to such players. Kratos will take less damage from direct blows thanks to this build. You need to be able to react quickly and move to safety. Those who want a good challenge will enjoy this kind of gameplay.

In God of War: Ragnarok, the proposed gear for this build relies only on runic value. When Kratos dons the full suit of Runic armour, his Runic stat will considerably increase, allowing your elemental damage to rise accordingly. In addition, like with any build that focuses on a single stat, Kratos' other scores will suffer.

This build in God of War Ragnarok isn't very good at defending itself, but with the right combination of Runic Attacks and talents, it can do a lot of damage very rapidly. In addition, the runic build is a solid choice for gamers that want to engage in battle.

What’s So Great About The Runic Master?

• Frost Awaken and Whiplash have a slight Luck chance to give a Runic blessing.
• Runic strikes provide more damage to status-afflicted enemies.
• Stun grabbing an enemy grants a Cooldown perk.

Build Details:

• Spaulders of Enlightenment
• Bracers of Enlightenment
• Pommels of the Undying Spark

6. The Blight Bringer

God of War Ragnarok's Blight Bringer is yet another superb creation. This build revolves on Lunda's Lost Cuirass perk, which gives you the ability to poison your foes. In addition, this build has the potential to be interesting if executed well. It helps you in two ways: it reduces your opponents' defenses, and it boosts your damage.

While the Blight Bringer build has several benefits in combat, it requires your opponent to be poisoned by the aforementioned benefit. Therefore, poison temporarily reduces an opponent's overall strength level, enabling you to do greater damage while still reaping the advantages of the wrist and waist armor.

If you're looking for a competitive God of War Ragnarok build, look no farther than the Blight Bringer, especially when you include in the Rond of Affliction. When used in conjunction with the poison, this shield attachment causes an opponent to "explode" when receiving a shield smash. This creates a devastating explosion that may be utilized to wipe out foes.

This build has the potential to be brutally successful in God of War Ragnarok if utilized properly, which entails raising your average attack damage with combinations on poisoned foes and regularly triggering the shield smash.

What’s So Great About The Blight Bringer?

• Bare-handed strikes, parrying, and blocking have a high Luck chance of dealing additional damage and poisoning opponents.
• Melee assaults against poisoned foes do more damage.
• Any Blades struck with a low luck probability will offer a raise in Strength and Runic.

Build Details:

• Lunda's Lost Cuirass
• Cursed Empress Handles
• Lunda's Lost Bracers

5. The Destroyer

In The Destroyer, increasing Kratos' Strength to its maximum potential is the only objective. This build transforms Kratos into a wrecking ball while utilizing physical strikes, doing unprecedented damage without relying on particular perks, at the expense of his other stats, of course.

The following gear relies only on Strength to function. Put it all on at once, and Kratos' Strength will reach its maximum conceivable value. Once again, this immediately translates to increased damage output while using your standard weapon, unarmed attacks, or shield.

The only real negative to this setup is that it leaves your defenses rather vulnerable, making your character somewhat of a "glass cannon." Players with a high skill level who don't plan on taking many hits should use this item.

What’s So Great About The Destroyer?

• Kratos' stagger resistance and strength will briefly enhance as a consequence of combo finishes, which have a high luck probability.
• Axe kills have a high probability of granting the gift of Strength.
• Any Blades kill has a low Luck chance of granting a Rage Burston.

Build Details:

• Vidar's Pauldron of Might
• Vidar's Bracers of Might
• Vidar's Belt of Might

4. The Unstoppable Force

While the Unstoppable Force is a potentially monster build in longer fights, particularly against groups of enemies, in God of War Ragnarok, it takes expertise to make the most of the benefits afforded by its equipment. Kratos' Dragon Scaled Breastplate, on the other hand, is designed to increase his Strength and defense if he successfully blocks or dodges. Consequently, a defensive style of play is required, though you're likely already adopting this tack when up against a large number of foes.

When you wear the wrist and waist armor that come with The Unstoppable Force, your shield will be more effective than ever before. Of course, in the long run, this helps the breastplate out, but for now, the extra damage is welcome. Weapon attachments give you an additional edge over your opponents. Kratos receives a boost to his fighting ability from each of them.

Additionally, you will not realize the full potential of this composition unless your blocking and parrying skills are top-notch. You can't get those buffs high enough to matter in God of War Ragnarok if you don't have the time to level them up.

It's worth noting that this God of War Ragnarok build isn't as effective against bosses or other solo foes. Although the other perks are better suited for group encounters, the Chest Armor perk might still be useful in certain situations.

What’s So Great About The Unstoppable Force?

• With each stack of blocks and parries, you get a bonus that increases your Strength and Defense. 
• Successful blocks or parries now deliver shield damage to neighboring enemies.
• Any axe kill has a high Luck chance to deliver a gift of Strength.

Build Details:

• Dragon Scaled Girdle    
• The Furious Maul    
• Cursed Empress Handles

3. The Undying

The Undying build is a key part of the optimal configuration in God of War: Ragnarok. Getting Kratos back to full health as soon and as often as possible is the primary focus of this build. Its special ability, which gives your successful strikes a small chance to generate a "healing mist," is inspired by the Cuirass of Raven Tears. Although the amount of health regained is modest, this benefit has a high chance of activating several times throughout the course of a single battle if you're lucky.

If you already have wrist and waist armor that gives comparable benefits, the Cuirass will complement them well. When you use the charged heavy axe attack with the Grip of the Fallen Alchemist, you nearly always receive a healing burst. More health will be restored than normal thanks to the benefits of the aforementioned wrist and waist armor. You'll need to time it just right, since it's a sluggish strike.

Although there is no definitive optimal build in God of War, Kratos will be unstoppable with this kit. Longer fights become far more manageable for characters of all levels thanks to the steady regeneration of health.

What’s So Great About The Undying?

• Any successful hit with the Serpent's Snare skill has a high probability of granting a Health Burst.
• Increases the amount of healing provided by Healthstones, Rage, and Gear.
• Any successful Spear kill has a moderate Luck chance to deliver a Health Burst.

Build Details:

• Cuirass of Raven Tears
• Bracers of Raven Tears
• Grip of the Fallen Alchemist

2. High Runic Damage Build

This runic build is a special situation unlike the others on this list and is intended to help players do the most possible damage. New players to the game may not always give this aspect of the fighting system enough attention but paying attention to Kratos's runic strikes will go a long way. This setup allows for a wide variety of play styles and provides a wealth of customization choices. Players may lessen their reliance on the axe's physical properties by using a variety of strikes.

The axe's elemental traits have been bolstered, enabling players to focus more heavily on certain sets of attacks. This is a nice goal to strive towards, even if this build doesn't perform very well at first. The legendary Blades of Chaos become available to the player at the conclusion of God of War. In the hands of a player with a high runic damage build, the Blades of Chaos may be devastating.

What’s So Great About The High Runic Damage Build?

• Boost elemental damage of different weapons.
• Use a variety of combos to defeat tough enemies with ease.

Build Details:

• Ivaldi’s Gauntlet of Deadly Mist
• Ivaldi’s Gauntlet of Endless Mist
• Gauntlets of the Valkyrie

1. The Realm Shifter

As far as possible builds go, this is one of the more hostile ones you can take. You'll need expertise, however, to make the most of its bold design. It's based on a gameplay mechanism called "realm shift," which causes foes' clocks to briefly stop ticking at critical moments. This effectively frees Kratos to attack more often or relocate to a safer area.

Except for the chest protection, every piece of gear in this configuration improves your chances of performing a realm transition. Competence is required to optimally incorporate the benefits of weapon attachments into one's combat style. The ability to swap weapons and initiate world changes when required will, however, come with experience.

The deal hinges on the wrist and waist armor boosts, however. However, if you're well-versed in the subject and understand your opponent's attack patterns, you may launch realm switches with alarming regularity, racking up significant damage in no time. It might be difficult to avoid harm when a variety of attackers are in play.

Surtr's Scorched Cuirass comes into play at this time because of its ability to do more damage to foes when they are in the midst of their attack animations. If you mix realm changes with your time-slowing attacks, you may dramatically increase their damage. Using a well-timed Realm Shift, you may inflict extra damage with each hit, especially against tough opponents or bosses. This sum continues to rise rapidly.

What’s So Great About The Realm Shifter?

• Kratos' strikes that connect with targets while attacking provide extra damage.
• Activating Furious Immolation causes a Realm Shift.
• Realm Shift is activated via a last-second dodge.

Build Details:

• Surtr's Scorched Cuirass
• Gauntlets of Radiance
• Surtr's Scorched Arm

Conclusion

Every single build on the list is a top-tier God of War build. They make taking down bosses appear easy and provide you the means to do it in style. In order to complete most of these setups, you will likely need to put in some time grinding to get the necessary late-game armor. No matter what you choose to build, you'll have a solid foundation. You may quickly rise to the top of the heap if you master the ability to exploit and circumvent weaknesses in your opponent. Additionally, feel free to make modifications to better fit your needs.

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