InGod of War(2018), Valkyries are scattered around the realms for us to free from Odin’s curse. However, inGod of War Ragnarok, there are only three boss fights between Valkyries. Two are during the main story, and the other is an optional encounter in Muspelheim with Valkyrie Queen Gna. Even though there are fewer battles against these elite warriors, they are still incredibly difficult and act as some of the best sequences in the game.
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The fight with Gna can be found in Muspelheim after you have finished the main story. Just head towards The Crucible and she will be there ready and waiting to duel you to the death.
Kratos Build
You will be fightingValkyrie Queen Gnaat the latest point of your playthrough of the game. As mentioned before, you will need to havebeaten the entire main gamebefore even being able to meet her, and that is because she is one of themost challenging battles in the game.
As a result, you will want all three ofKratos' weapons at their maximum rank, as well as thearmour setyou choose to use.
For armour specifically, there are a few options depending on how you want to approach the fight. TheSteinbjorn setis the armour set that grants themost defence. However, if you would rather go on themore aggressiveside, both theFallen StarsandDragon Scaledarmour sets will be effective.
Your choice of shield will most likely be dependent on your armour. TheStone Wall Shieldwill give more defence, and theDauntless Shieldwill allow for more damage with parries — and which pairs especially well with theDragon Scaledarmour set.
When it comes toshield attachments, again it will be a reflection of what your armour set and playstyle are. TheRond of the Nine Realmswill create a Realm Shift, theRond of Deflectionwill increase the parry time window, and theRond of Disruptionwill create a powerful Elemental Storm.
ForRunic Attacks, like with the armour and weapons, verify that they areupgraded to their highest level. The main factor to consider when choosing your Runic Attacks is howvulnerableyou are when using them against the boss.
The mostusefulattackswillcome out quicklyand manage tostagger the boss,so that you can inflict good damage without worrying about taking damage. This is especially important with the Valkyrie Queen, as she has thepotential to kill you with just a few powerful hits.
Blades Of Chaos:
Draupnir Spear:
Spartan Rageis particularly useful in this fight, as you’re able to spend some time breathing in asomewhat invulnerable statewhilst keeping upconsistent damageandhealing yourself.
Among the different relics, some good choices are theHilt of Hofud, theHilt of Forsbrandr, and theHilt of Hrotti.
Queen Valkyrie Gna Battle
Overall, this boss can bestaggered relatively easilyby most Runic Attacks, so she willstruggle to do damage to you if you keep pressure on her.
You willnot be attackeduntil youget close to heror attack her, which means that once you reach the arena you can spend a few moments preparing.Charge up the Leviathan Axeto give it thePermafrost buff, making your first attack as powerful as possible.
You don’t need to worry about fighting enemies to charge up yourSpartan Ragebefore the battle, as there is aRagestoneoutside the arena which will max out the gauge.
Once the fight begins, you want to do your best touse all six Runic Attacks.They might not all hit, but you should deal agood chunk of damageand build up the boss’posture bar.
When your Runic Attacks are on cooldown, you shouldswitch to the weapon that you feel you handle bestand start building upPermafrost,Immolation, orMaelstrom. Do your best to get as many hits in as you’re able to, butprioritise not getting hitas taking damage will heavily drop any build-up that you have obtained.
Whenever there is abreak in combat, verify toshoot a constant stream of arrowsat the Valkyrie Queen so that herposture bar doesn’t deplete.
Keep as much pressure on the boss as possible andonce your Runic Attacks come off cooldown, use them again. Rinse and repeat this process, and with enough skill and power, you will come out as the victor.
Valkyrie Queen Gna Moveset
Gna is very strong atthrowing a wide range of different attacksthat have similar openings, withchanging follow-upsthat make it difficult to predict what she is about to do.
The battle will almost always start with her doing amixup of ranged attacks. These aren’t too difficult to dodge, but you want toclose the distanceto her as soon as possible.
A notable attack she does at distance has hermoving to the side,and thenswooping inwhere she canhit you in two different ways. One is blockable, and the other is not. It can be hard to tell which attack you are going against, but there is an effective way of determining what you should do:
She can also dotwo different grab attacks, but they come with anaudio promptto help you work out when she is about to do them. For one, she will yell “For Asgard!” and the other “Submit!”. For these attacks, simplystop attackingand be ready tododge out of the way, wait for any possible repetitions, and thenput the pressure back on her.
One attack that can be especially useful in dealing alarge amount of damage is when she throws outtwo different, powerful spellsat you. One variation is of alarge flame sigil, which can be countered using one ofFreya’s Sigil Arrows, and asound stonewhich can be broken with theSonic Arrows. If you manage to do this quickly enough,Gna will be stunnedfor a while, allowing you to punish her.
Both of these magic attacks have voice lines before she performs them. One is “Bathe in Fire!” and the other is “Rise, Rise!”
There are a lot of other attacks that the Valkyrie Queen can perform, and it will be a case offighting her a few times to understand the timingfor either rolling or parrying them. You should aim as much as possible to stagger herout of all of her attacks. In tight situations, you canuseSpartan Rage to heal yourselfand evenblock damagethat would otherwise have killed you.
The boss will also drop bothHealthstonesandRagestones. If you may, try tomanoeuvre her onto these stonesso that when you stamp on themshe is stunned again, allowing you to keep pressure on her whilst healing yourself.
