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The Blades of Chaoshave been Kratos’s weapon ever since the original God of War (2005). In the original, Ares bound the weapon to Kratos after striking a deal so that he could strike down all of his enemies. InGod of War: Ragnarok, we use these weapons again and they come with a good selection of attachments, upgrades, and, of course,powerful runic attacks.
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With the addition of the Leviathan Axe in God of War (2018), the game series took a slower approach to combat, but the Blades of Chaos still remained and are still made to hit fast and wide to deal with a wide group of enemies, including all of the light and heavy runic attacks in God of War: Ragnarok.
Light Runic Attacks
Here are thefive light runic attacksfor the Chaos Blades. Thesecome out fasterand tend to doless damagethan the heavy runic attacks.
Cyclone Of Chaos
This light runic attack can be found in the centre ofMidgardon theeastern side of Tyr’s Temple.There is aRaider Strongholdthat can be found inside and, once you have cleared out all of the enemies, there will be aLegendary chestthat will give you the runic attack.
Cyclone of Chaos is a circling sweep thateffectively clears out surrounding enemies. Upgrading this attack willincrease its durationand will give it themaximum amount of Stun.
Flames Of Anguish
This runic attack is found during the main mission,The Quest For Tyr,after defeating aDreki.
Flames of Anguish create afiery geyser that launches enemiesup into the sky,dealing high Runic. Upgrading this light runic attack willincrease the number of eruptions.
Hades Retribution
This light runic attack is found inAlfheim hidden away in the Temple of Light. To reach the Legendary chest, follow the main path inside the Temple from theMystic Gateway, until you have to use yourBlades of Chaos to reach a large bridge. Take a right on the bridge and continue up the staircase until you see a ledge to the left. Clear out the enemies and the Legendary chest is just below on another ledge.
Hades Retribution stabs the enemies with the Blades of Chaos,embedding a fiery bomb inside of them that will explode after a few seconds. Upgrading this attack willincrease the number of bombsyou can embed into the enemy, with thefinal explosion doing more damage.
This runic attack isespecially effective against bossesas it can stagger most of them out of their attacks and then stagger them a few seconds later when the bombs explode.
Helios Flare
Helios Flare is found in theAbandoned Village in Vanaheim. To get this light runic attack, simply progress through the Village until you encounter an open area with arotatable crane. Use this crane to reach the legendary chest on the platform next to it.
Helios Flare is along-range fireboltthat will deal a good amount ofBurn. Upgrading this attack will addseveral secondary explosions,increase its range and damage, and will set off a largerfinal explosionsimilar to Hades Retribution.
Rampage Of The Furies
To make finding this light runic attack easier, use the missionFreya’s Missing Pieceas a guide to find the Legendary chest in the area. For theRampage of the Furies, you want to head toVanaheimand towards theVanir Shrinewhere you will find a gate closed with the Legendary chest behind it.
Simply look for some of theblue vines that you can burn away, which will reveal a small hole you can use to help open the gate and obtain the attack.
Rampage of the Furies is aflurry attack that finishes with a powerful cross-slash. Upgrading this attack willincrease the durationof the attack as well asincrease its damage and Burn.
Heavy Runic Attacks
Here are thefive heavy runic attacksthat will often act as yourbiggest moves. These will be especially effective at taking out a large group of enemies.
Atlas Eruption
This heavy runic attack can be found inSvartalheimas you head up towardsThe Forge. To get this Legendary chest, simplycomplete the puzzle using Brok and your Leviathan Axeto freeze the geysers and move the elevator down so that you can access it and then move it up where you will find the Legendary chest.
Atlas Eruptionrepeatedly thrusts the Blades of Chaos into the ground,creating several explosions. Upgrading this attack willincrease the number of eruptions.
Meteoric Slam
This heavy runic attack is unlocked bycollecting 38 of Odin’s Ravens,which will then allow you to open the Legendary chest inNiflheim.
Meteoric Slamis a slam attack that brings down arain of fire, dealing high Burn and damage. Upgrading this attack will createshard explosions on impactandincrease the damageof the attack.
Nemean Crush
Nemean Crush can be found immediately after freeing theHafgufain the favourSong Of The Sands.The Legendary chest can be foundjust before the exit of The BurrowsinAlfheim.
Nemean Crush releases afiery shockwavethat sends enemies in the area flying back. Upgrading this attack will release avolley of explosions following the shockwave.
Tame The Beast
During the mission,The Reunion, there is a Legendary chest that can be foundwhilst chasing the giant dog Gram.
This chest can beeasily missed, but once the mission is complete, you will be able to buy the attack from theBlacksmith.
Tame The Beastreleases a series ofblade whips that scorch enemies. Upgrading this attack will allow formore whips and an upgrade in damage and Burn.
Tartarus Rage
To theEast of Midgard by the Eternal Campfire,there is aRaider Camp.Defeat all the enemiesinside along with the boss and open the Legendary chest to containTartarus Rage.
Tartarus Ragehas Kratos slamming his blades together, which stagger and launch enemies away. Upgrading this heavy runic attack willincrease the power of the final slamand leave behind afiery trail.
