Unleash Your Inner God: A Guide to God of War Ragnarök's New Game+ Enchantments
Welcome back, shield-shatterer! You’ve bested Odin, weathered Ragnarök, and yet, the call of the Leviathan Axe remains. Stepping into God of War Ragnarök's New Game+ mode isn't just about reliving the story; it's about transcending your previous power. You're no longer just Kratos, the Ghost of Sparta; you are a force of nature ready to be perfected. And at the heart of this perfection lies the most nuanced and powerful system in the endgame: the New Game+ Enchantments.
These unique, game-changing gems are the key to creating builds that can turn the Berserker King into a mere nuisance and make the Valkyrie Queen tremble. But with nine new enchantments to choose from and only nine slots, the question isn't just "which one is good?" but "which combination creates an unstoppable synergy?" This guide is your forge. We will heat, hammer, and shape these enchantments into the ultimate arsenal for your journey.
First, let's understand what makes these special. Unlike standard enchantments, the NG+ variants often introduce entirely new mechanics or drastically amplify existing ones. They are found in specific locations, purchased with Hacksilver from the Dwarven shops, or earned by defeating remixed versions of the game's toughest optional bosses. Keep your eyes peeled; some are cleverly hidden in plain sight.
Now, let's dive into the best enchantment combinations, categorized by playstyle. Remember, the true power isn't in a single gem, but in how they work together.
The Unkillable Titan: A Defense and Sustain Powerhouse
This build is for those who believe the best offense is an indestructible defense. You will become a mountain, weathering any storm while your enemies break against you.
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Cornerstone Combo: The Celestial Panacea & Boon of Fury This is the ultimate survival engine. Celestial Panacea is, without exaggeration, a game-changer. Its effect – granting a Health Burst on any successful parry – is phenomenally powerful. In Ragnarök, parrying is a core skill, and this enchantment rewards you for it constantly, making you incredibly resilient even without landing attacks. Pair this with Boon of Fury, which provides a burst of Rage on any successful parry. See the synergy? A single, well-timed parry now restores your health and fills your Rage meter. This combination turns defensive play into an aggressive resource generator. You are constantly being rewarded for skilled play, making you nearly immortal against predictable enemies and bosses.
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The Perfect Armor Synergy: This enchantment duo pairs perfectly with the Steinbjörn armor set. The chest piece's ability to restore health by dealing damage after taking a hit, combined with the constant healing from Celestial Panacea, means you have two powerful, reliable methods of sustain. You become incredibly difficult to put down.
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Supporting Enchantments:
- Emblem of the Nine Realms: While its raw stat boosts are great, the real prize is the perk that grants a temporary Strength boost after using a Relic. In a tight spot, a quick Relic activation can give you the damage edge you need.
- Jewel of Yggdrasil: A simple but effective choice. A flat increase to your maximum health pool synergizes with all forms of percentage-based healing, making every Health Burst from Celestial Panacea that much more potent.
- Svartalfheim's Honor: The Luck stat is secretly brilliant for this build. It increases the chance and potency of your Health and Rage bursts, making your core combo even more reliable.
The Fury of Sparta: Unleashing Raw, Unadulterated Damage
If your philosophy is to reduce your enemies to a fine red mist before they can even lift a weapon, this is your path. This build focuses on maximizing Strength and exploiting Stun to create devastating windows of opportunity.
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Cornerstone Combo: Seal of Runic Storm & Runic Hail This pair is all about amplifying your most powerful attacks: your Runic Skills. Seal of Runic Storm is a monster. Using a Relic (like the Hilt of Skofnung or Hilt of Hofuð) empowers your next Runic Attack. This turns your already-deadly special moves into boss-melting nukes. Runic Hail complements this perfectly. Defeating an enemy with a Runic Attack grants a temporary, but significant, Strength boost. The loop is beautiful: Use Relic -> Empower Runic Attack -> Obliterate enemy with empowered attack -> Gain Strength boost -> Repeat. This creates a snowball effect where you become progressively stronger as you clear encounters.
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The Perfect Armor Synergy: The Berserker armor set is the natural home for this build. Its two and three-piece set bonuses directly enhance Relic and Runic Attack cooldowns and damage, creating a perfect feedback loop of destruction. Alternatively, the Lunda's armor set can be hilarious and effective, as the poison from your bare-handed attacks sets up enemies for a quick, Runic-fueled finish.
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Supporting Enchantments:
- Emblem of Elusion: A crucial quality-of-life enchantment for an aggressive playstyle. The extended dodge distance and the perk that grants a brief Strength boost after a last-second dodge keeps you in the fight and rewards evasive skill.
- Boon of Courage: While we focused on parrying with Boon of Fury for the tank build, it's still excellent here. A quick parry can give you the Rage needed for a quick Valor heal or a massive Wrath slam without breaking your offensive rhythm.
- Muspelheim's Blessing: A straightforward boost to your Cooldown stat, ensuring your Runic Attacks and Relics are ready more often, fueling your primary damage loop.
The Runic Sorcerer: Mastering the Elements and Realm Shifts
For the strategist who views combat as a complex puzzle to be solved with elemental chaos and temporal manipulation. This build focuses on Cooldown, Status, and the incredible power of the Realm Shift.
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Cornerstone Combo: Affliction of the Soul & Seal of Runic Storm (again!) Affliction of the Soul is the centerpiece of many "wizard" Kratos builds. It causes your Runic Attacks to inflict a large amount of elemental status damage. When paired with the Axe's Frost or the Blades' Burn, you can almost instantly freeze or set an enemy ablaze, setting them up for a powerful detonation. Once again, Seal of Runic Storm makes an appearance because it is simply the best enchantment for any Runic-focused build. Empowering your status-inflicting Runic Attacks makes applying those effects faster and deadlier.
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The Realm Shift Engine: The true magic of this build often comes from the Hilt of Hofuð Relic, which triggers a Realm Shift. Combine this with the Amulet of Yggdrasil enchantment (not to be confused with the Jewel), which extends the duration of any Realm Shift effect. This gives you an enormous window to unload multiple empowered Runic Attacks on a helpless, slowed enemy.
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The Perfect Armor Synergy: The Surtr's Scorched armor set is a fantastic choice. It heavily boosts Runic and provides bonuses for attaching Burn, which synergizes directly with Affliction of the Soul when using the Blades of Chaos. The Fate Breaker set from the post-game is also exceptional, offering massive Cooldown and Luck bonuses to keep your elemental onslaught constant.
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Supporting Enchantments:
- Vanaheim's Honor: Boosts your Luck, which in turn increases the potency and activation chance of all your status effects and perk triggers.
- Jotunheim's Essence: A direct boost to your Runic stat, making every elemental attack hit harder.
- Asgard's Fortitude: A solid choice for survivability, as this build can be less focused on Defense. The Vitality boost and the emergency Health Burst when your health gets low can be a lifesaver.
The Versatile Brawler: A Hybrid Approach
Perhaps you don't want to be pigeonholed. You want to parry, you want to deal damage, and you want to occasionally unleash a powerful Runic attack. This build is about creating a well-rounded, adaptable Kratos ready for any situation.
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Cornerstone Combo: Celestial Panacea & Emblem of the Nine Realms This combination offers the best of both worlds. Celestial Panacea ensures your survival through skilled parries, while Emblem of the Nine Realms gives you a flexible damage boost tied to your Relic use. This allows you to react to the flow of battle: parry to heal and build Rage, or use a Relic to gain a Strength boost for a burst of damage.
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Filling the Gaps: The beauty of a hybrid build is in the supporting cast. You can mix and match from the other categories.
- Add Boon of Fury for more Rage generation.
- Slot in Runic Hail to capitalize on Runic Attack kills.
- Use Jewel of Yggdrasil for more health or Muspelheim's Blessing for faster cooldowns.
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The Perfect Armor Synergy: The Dragon armor set is a fantastic hybrid choice, offering balanced stats and a powerful, all-around perk. The Berserker set also works well here, as its bonuses are universally powerful for any combat style.
Final Words of Wisdom
Experiment! The Amulet of Yggdrasil offers incredible flexibility. Don't be afraid to resocket your enchantments before a tough boss fight. What works against a horde of Grims might not be optimal for King Hrólf Kraki.
Pay close attention to the stat bonuses on the enchantments themselves. Sometimes, a "less powerful" enchantment's stat spread (e.g., +25 Strength, +15 Luck) might be exactly what you need to round out your build and activate a key Amulet perk threshold.
Your journey through the Nine Realms the second time is a chance to become the god you were always meant to be. With these enchantment combinations, you are no longer just participating in the prophecy; you are rewriting it with every swing of your axe. Now go, and show them what true power looks like.
