Best EARLY GAME Build! | God of War Ragnarok | Tips & Tricks Guides
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- Best early game armor? Early runics? What's the best starting build in God of War Ragnarok? This video kicks off my GOWR build series! We'll be taking a look at the optimal starting build that you can put together before leaving Svartalfheim!
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0:00 - Getting Started
0:40 - Arm & Waist Armor: Fortified Husk
1:52 - Chest Armor: Nidavellir's Finest Plackart
3:12 - How To Get Nidavellir Armor
3:51 - Axe Handle/Grip: Furious Maul
4:21 - Axe Handle/Grip: Fortified Frost Knob
4:37 - Blades Handles/Grips: Deadly Obsidian Handles
4:52 - Pommels of the Undying Spark
5:06 - How to Get Pommels of the Undying Spark
5:25 - Blades Light Runic: Flames of Anguish
5:40 - Axe Light Runic: Winter's Bit
5:50 - Axe Light Runic: Njord's Tempest
6:11 - Shield: Stone Wall Shield
6:56 - Shield: Dauntless Shield
7:26 - Shield Attachments/Ronds: Rond of Aggravation
8:05 - Relic: Talisman of Meign
8:34 - How to Use Relics
8:50 - Wrapping Up
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Right on time. I just did the first battle with Thor and want to be ready for whatever is next.
Awesome! Hope you’re enjoying it!
@@ArktixOfficial yes. So much fun!
Awesome!
How dare you watch this when you started
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Currently playing on the hardest difficulty this build is helping me a lot! Thank you so much!
I appreciate the effort made to not spoil anything, excellent explanation throughout the video too
Hey thanks! Yeah I try to keep my videos as spoiler free as I can. Glad you appreciate that!
Your editing and use of B roll are so good and not like some other CZcamsrs out there. You earn yourself a new subscriber!
Hey thanks! Glad you appreciate the editing. I do spend a lot of time getting clips that help illustrate the point!
Yay! I have been waiting for this and subsequent GoW videos. I have finished the game once on easy difficulty (mostly Give me Grace and Story), now going to restart on a higher difficulty following your guides. (Shaz)
Awesome! Glad you're looking forward to it 😄 Thanks Shaz 🙂
For anyone who preordered the game, I highly recommend the Darkdale set. The armour lets you heal when killing enemies in Rage and the Weapon Attachments work very well with the Awaken and Whiplash skills.
I’m installing GoWR now… I’m so happy you’re making content for it! Your Horizon content was the best on the net. 🙌🏻😁
Hey thanks! Glad you like my Horizon content 😄 I’ve been missing playing Horizon (haven’t played in like a week 😮), but Ragnarok just gets better and better as I go so I’m enjoying it! More guides to come 👍
Really nice walkthrough once again. You really are an inteligent gamer, for the newbies and less experienced players, this really is the best early game build.
For the people who are veterans at GoW 2018 and mastered the parry and dodge and also the timing of your attacks, forget about any other stat but strength, especially if you play in Give Me God of War difficulty. Yeah, you will die a lot to get used to the new enemies attacks, but once you have them figured out, it will feel extremely satisfying to beat them fast while not receiving any damage. That's the way to beat enemies actually, focus on not getting damage while also focusing on maximizing your attack power to kill enemies faster, since the faster you kill the enemies, the probability of you making a mistake over time is also less. If the builds give you the nice perks like Realm Shifts, extra strenght while in a XX% HP state, or something else, that's a bonus.
As usual, high risk, high reward.
The game itself in the shops allows you to select which builds are more focused on each stat, a really nice touch and QoL improvement that makes it so much easier to choose your build according to your playstyle.
I'm currently end-game right now, but compared to how Horizon did its sequel in terms of gameplay mechanics, which IMO were very good overall, GoW was just a step ahead, while not having nearly as much "clutter" as Horizon had in terms of outfits and weapons.
Thanks Vitor! Glad you think this is a good recommendation 😄As you mentioned, I try to make recommendations that make sense for the majority of players, but I totally agree with you that if your mechanics are really good then prioritizing strength is the smart thing to do. Best way to minimize damage is to not get hit 😉
Great as always! already expectinv your guides on the bosses and quest bosses!
Thank you!
Very solid guide! I remember your Forbidden West videos - which were truly outstanding. Glad to see you have some solid content for other fun games, too! I think the best piece of advice I can offer here (to players) is to try getting accustomed to BOTH the Dauntless Shield and the Stonewall Shield. They behavior of the two shields (and the play-styles they mesh with) are very different. Being able to competently switch (in the character subscreen) between the shields, depending on the type of enemy you’re fighting, is a BIG advantage for the player, in my opinion.
Later in the game, some enemies have very annoying attack combos that feature repeated “yellow-ring” attacks - each with *different* delay times between the yellow-ring and the actual execution of the attack. The Stonewall Shield is great in those situations, providing forgiveness if you mistime a Parry. However, in other situations, where the enemy’s yellow-ring attack timing is more predictable and manageable, the Dauntless Shield is way better.
Hey thanks! Glad you found my Forbidden West content to be good quality 😁 And I totally agree with you on the shields in Ragnarok. It’s a very good idea to get comfortable with both the Stone Wall and Dauntless 👍
Thank you for the tips, appreciate 💪🏼
finally the videos on god of war ragnarok! been waiting for them so much since you completely change how i was able to play horizon forbidden west! keep up with the fantastic content mate!❤️🔥
Hey thanks! Glad you’re looking forward to more GoW content! 😄
Thanks bro bro video answered alot of my ?’s keep making videos your on your way to the big leagues
Hey thanks! Glad you found this helpful 😁 I appreciate your comment 🙏🏼
cheers for this, im just starting vanaheim and have struggled in some previous fights when i cant use the hyperion grapple semi cheese, iv already found everything u mentioned so its just a case of crafting those sold and trying this out, as someone with over 50yrs of gaming behind me the reactions are a lot slower and memory for remembering combos is almost non existant lol so this is gonna be really helpful, cheers again
Ahh the stat master finally got on Ragnarok! Will be following closely on all your content just like I did with HFW
Haha yes! 😁 Hope you’re enjoying GOWR content so far!
Awesome video! I'm gonna replay the game AGAIN for the third time on Give Me God Of War. I haven't gotten into a game like this since Horizon FW lol. The Nidavellir Armor is really good, I continued using it off & on into the endgame. I'm definitely using this build on my next playthrough. 🤙
Thanks Sonny! Glad you’re having fun with Ragnarok 😄 I’m looking to a GMGOW playthrough soon myself. I hope this build works out well for you!
Can't wait for your mid teir build suggestions..this is my 1st god if war and my armor is at level 5 and I've been holding off on what to spend it on..these are very helpful 👍
Thanks! Glad you found this helpful. I’m working on the mid game build video! 👍
I definitely needed this guide
Awesome! Hope you like the build!
Great video! Love how u made an actual EARLY game build. Like u said, so many other guides aren’t possible until much later.
Thanks! Glad your appreciated that 😄 Yeah there's a lot of "early build" videos out there lol. I wanted to make something that would actually be helpful for people starting out.
@@ArktixOfficial and u did a really good job of it. I’m thinking of starting my first GMGOW playthrough and will probably use this guide when I do. I’ve played it on normal and hard, but not the hardest one yet.
Awesome! I hope it works out well for you 😄 Have fun on GMGOW 👍
What a fire video super helpful 🙏🏻
Thanks! Glad to hear you found it helpful 😄 That’s always my goal!
Much appreciated pimpin keep up the great work most definitely subbed
Hey thanks! I appreciate it!
@@ArktixOfficial no problem pimpin your guides are straight and to the point a lot of hard work put into it too the mid game build is on deck next your a true legend #facts looking to more guides on games in the future from you 🤞
Good stuff very helpful!!!
Very helpful thanks keep up the good work
Thanks! Glad to hear you found this helpful!
Seriously bro this is the Best guide of God of War Ragnarok🔥 Glad I found your channel... Please make more of these Ragnarok guides bro😁🔥
Hey thanks a lot! 😄 I’ll definitely be making more Ragnarok content 👍
Loving this breakdown, exactly how it should be done. Much appreciated and happy gaming!
Hey thanks! Glad you liked this and I hope the build works out well for you!
@@ArktixOfficial definitely is! the information overload at the beginning of a new game can be quite annoying. Hence the appreciation for your videos :D
@@Euuuhhhful Glad to hear that!
Thanks for that, just started and at Elves. Looks like my choices weren’t too bad after all.
Nice! Glad you could confirm your gear is solid 👍🏼
Nice!!! Thank you.
You’re very welcome! Hope you found this helpful!
Nicely Done 💯
Thanks!
keep up the good work!
Thank you! 😄
This helped me out
Thanks!
Hey thanks a lot Shaz! 🥳 I hope you find my GOW content helpful on your next playthrough! Congrats on finishing your first👍 I really appreciate your support 🙏🙂
Great video! I’ve been careful to search out all chests as I go, but I clearly missed at least a couple. Bummer!
Thanks! And aw yeah it’s easy to miss a lot of them. I’m just I’ve missed a bunch as well. Hopefully this can help you go back to get some stuff!
It's ok you can always go back to get stuff later
Glad I came across this one, since I'm about to restart the game and I'll never refuse some early bonuses
Glad you found this helpful!
Great video! I would love a video of the best mid game armor. 😅
Thanks! My mid game build guide is coming later today! Finishing the edit as we speak! 👍
Great video. Can’t wait for your next mid game video.
Thanks! Mid game build video is in the works 👍
Great vid!! Can’t wait for the mid game vid
Thanks! Mid game is in the works 👍
yes please thank you i hate others claim their builds are early/mid-game when they are cleeeeeaarly past that
Haha yes...lots of videos like that out there. I wanted to make something that would be useful to people just getting started.
I always learn something from your videos. didn’t know you only needed the wrist and waist to get their bonuses. I thought you needed all 3 pieces of an atom or set.
Great! Glad you could pick up that tip 👍 Yeah just the wrist and waist have a combined bonus. Chestpieces have their own bonus.
Thank you I never understood what "A Build" was in this game I just simply played the game buying unnecessary armor peices and weapon pommels etc... you simply broke down why I should be looking at this and not that...if that makes any sense this was the kond of video i appreciated watching truly thank you for this I went back and started my game over and have never completed the game I was at the point where I got the spear and seen this video you inspired me to play agian differently 😊 Thank you for this video
Hey thanks! I’m glad to hear you found this helpful 😁 Hope you’re having fun with the game!
Thx this really helped in the main game I kept this throughout half of the game :) can we see some late or end game amor plz because I’m having trouble with the late /end game
Glad to hear that! I have videos for the mid- and late/end-game as well 👍
Best GOWR build video I have seen so far. Only difference is I used the complete Nidavellir amor set until I swap it for Lunda armor mid game. Pls do mid and late game build
Hey thanks a lot! Yeah the full Nidavellir set is solid too. And I’m working on my mid-game video now 👍 The full Lunda set will be one of my recommendations. That’s mainly what I used for the mid-game.
Fortified husk was probably the best choice for early build but I never wanted to take the risk of getting a bad habit of trying to block red attacks after switching to a better armor.
Best thing I could think of to make the game easier by a considerable amount is getting the wall shield since it blocks yellow attacks
Been waiting on your mid-game build
Good to know you’re looking forward to it 😄 It’s in the works and up next!
Actually I do wanna say that I’ve heard the starting gear the wraps of survival and what not are some of the better gear in the game. They don’t have any bonuses but they are the easiest to upgrade and since they don’t have any perks or bonuses they have the highest base stats in the entire game. And when they’re high level that they feed into every single stat you have
Thanks I didn't see the blade pommel of the undying spark one or the runic attack so I'll check out how later
No problem! Yeah check those blade grips out especially. They pretty solid!
I wish you made these type of videos for all ps games
Hey thanks! I wish I had the time to do that. That would be great!
I didn’t really watch GOW videos on CZcams during my first run but with new game plus and give me GOW mode, I am dying more than playing game and started watching GOW videos. 😂
Personally, I stuck with the full Nidavellir armor set all the way to the endgame!
With the gauntlets and waist, inflicted stun damage basically never goes down! Combined with the chest armor's perk to regain health on every stun grab, this makes for an excellent tank build!
Add enchantments that increase your stun and melee damage at high health, along with runic attacks that deal lots of stun and pommels that take advantage of stun, and you get a seriously OP build!
Nice! Yeah that sounds like a pretty sweet build if you go all in on stun. I don’t think it would quite fit my play style personally, but I’ll have to give it a try! The reduce stub drain from the Nidavellir chest and waist pieces is definitely very nice.
One setup you can do which is between mid-late game is lunda cuirass, dragon scale bracer, and berserker waist guard.
in my opinion vidar is better becouse u got perk that boost dmg after x4 r1 at axe u can use first relic too so u have like 200 strenght with this froze or fire enemy u can one shot them in gmgow if u wanna frozen someone equip pommel u do more dmg with fire ( i one shoted berksra )
@arktix what about if you have the digital deluxe armor pieces? Opinion?
Good question! I actually don’t think the Risen or Darkdale stuff is particularly good (I have both). The Risen is kind of interesting, but I’d still go for the Nidavellir chest plate for sure. The darkdale chest and waist perk is pretty specific, so I don’t think it’s that useful. The Risen one gives you increased stun on airborne enemies, so if you’re good at/like to juggle enemies a lot then that can be kind of nice to combo with the Nidavellir chest piece.
Iv played a few weeks on and off now i have heavy and light runic attacks for the blades butbonly light for the axe.
Is thia normal im really paranoid iv missed somthing important 😂😂
Better late than never, but is the Darkdale(pre-order gear) good early on, if included ? ^^
I didn't think it was too great
Where would the Darkdale armor set fit into this guide?
I just clear alfheim but i had so much trouble trying to stay a life even foor soldiers kill me lol. Im gonna try out this build thanks
No problem! Yeah the elves are pretty tough and small enemies in generally are probably the most frustrating lol. Hope this build helps!
@@ArktixOfficial yeah thanks when should i opt to change to a mid game build just finish vanheim and help freya
After Vanaheim is pretty good time to switch over to a mid game build. Although there's some story elements you need to get through before it will make sense to do it.
@@ArktixOfficial thanks ill do that
As a PC player I can’t play the game yet, but I’m really enjoying your walkthrough so far. I know it’s not your most viewed content, but I really like watching you play and comment on the game. Please keep it going!
I find your guides on Horizon are the best available, so you’re doing a lot of things very right. Keep it up and eventually viewership will soar!😊
Do you play Horizon Forbidden West?
Hey thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the walkthrough and like my Horizon content 😄 I hope both Forbidden West and Ragnarok come to PC soon for you. I’m a PC gamer at heart as well 😁 Thanks for your support. I appreciate it! 🙏🤜🤛
@@ArktixOfficial how soon can you be able to get all the armor and stuff you need
All the stuff in this build? You can get everything I showed before leaving Svartalfheim.
Thanks this my second playthrough & I was fooled into thinking you can't do regular blocks by the description this video was really helpful I already chose the stone wall again I also didn't know for 100 percent sure you could block yellow attacks with the stone wall without parrying I agree the stone wall is easier for most players also I see I'm not the awesome gamer I thought I was I didn't realize so many people play on difficulties higher than give me balance I already think this god of war is harder as far as enemies but I will say only 2 bosses I can't defeat end game Valkerie queen like 2018 gow and berserker king
Glad to hear you found this helpful!
One question for you bud what about dark dale stuff if you bought deluxe edition ragnarok
Yup I have it. I don't think the Darkdale stuff is that great compared to other gear, but it's an interesting option. Not totally irrelevant.
@@ArktixOfficial thanks your right but for my axe I'm using it it seems better at the moment than wooden knob or furious maul & I'm finally using dauntless because of you thanks I must say I get my kicked a little harder than stone wall tho until I get used to parrying better
Oh yes, early on the Darkdale stuff is a nice little upgrade over the wooden knob for sure. Glad to hear you're giving the Dauntless a try!
The starting armor increases all stats once at lvl 7
Do shield bashes always interrupt enemy attacks? I think in boss fights it sometimes doesn't. It might depend on the enemy power level compared to yours.
Overall I'm really confused about when my attacks can interrupt enemy attacks. It'd be great if you could figure this out and tell us in a tips video!
Good question! Yeah it’s somewhat inconsistent. I think if you get a perfect parry (shield is glowing red) you can interrupt almost anything if you time it just right, but the timing is very tight on a lot of attacks, especially red ring ones. With those I guess you’re not really interrupting it, you just stopping it before it starts. But yes, in general I think there are some attacks that’s are impossible/extremely difficult to interrupt with the shield bash.
Which is better the obsidian handles or cursed empress handles?
I’d go for the Cursed Empress, but the Undying Spark pommels are much better than either of those.
When is the mid-game build video coming? If I've missed it, please let me know.
Mid game build video is live now!
do you have a link for your mid-game build because honestly, I'm not sure where I am in the game. I've gotten Lunda's armor.
Mid game build video is live! czcams.com/video/rtVikxFg8jY/video.html
@@ArktixOfficial Thank you
Man I followed your tips in this video and it definitely helped me out, I’m on GMGOW and was stuck at a hateful boss in svartfulheim as soon as I got everything in this video I was able to beat it second try
Nice! Glad you found this helpful!
I’m way past the oils rig does anyone know how I can get back?
Unfortunately, you can't get back to the pit mine where the Undying Spark Pommels are until you complete the Forging Destiny main quest I believe. If you haven't done that yet, you might want to pick up the Hardened War Handles as a holdover until you can go back. You can find those in Alfheim. I discuss them a bit more in my mid-game build video.
(FFX) to defeat Yunalesca simply just cast auto life on all characters, have everyone do quick hits and cast holy.
Wait, you don't have any of those yet? Then just do the best you can
Finally, an early build that's actually an early build
So i went into the mine without knowing is there anyway to get back out?
You may be able to walk back out the main entrance if you haven't got too far into the mine, but if you're past a certain point you won't be able to get back to that area for a while, in which case, you might want to pick up the Hardened War Handles in Alfheim (see my mid-game build video). I beleive you need to get to the Forging Destiny main quest before you can return to get the Undying Spark Pommels, which is about halfway through the main story and much later than your first time heading into the mine.
I’m a bit confused. You said your preferred armor is Nidavellir but afterwards said to stick with Fortified or Vidar.
I organized the video by each piece of armor. The build is the Nidavellir chest piece and the Fortified wrist and waist pieces.
@@ArktixOfficial Ah ok. Thank you!
No problem!
@@ArktixOfficial I subscribed bc of your quick response and detailed video. Thanks again.
Hey thanks! I appreciate your sub 😄🙏
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Hey arktix, dou you think that this tips are ithe best one for (spoiler alert):
Iron florest? I mean o dind spent anything upgrading gear… wondering if i should wait for the next video
Yeah you're totally fine to use this build through that part. I used it until I got most of the way through Vanaheim (the first time)
Survival gear has the best stats once upgraded though....
Those small enemies are so annoying
Yeah it’s kinda interesting the default gear has pretty solid stats when it’s level 9. Not sure it makes for a good build though. Kind of just good all around, but not particularly good at any one thing.
@@ArktixOfficial there is an enchantment that gives a bonus base on defense,, that alone changes everything
Yes! I've been using that one actually. It's pretty nice!
@@ArktixOfficial which enchantments are you using
Yo where is mid game build?
Coming up next! 👍
Betray from HFW broh
I think he's pretty much already explained just about every mechanic in FORBIDDEN WEST in great detail!
All that's left to do now is to wait for the inevitable DLC!
Lol nah. Things are just slow with HFW right now. Don’t worry, I’ll be back to it 🙂 I’ve even got some Horizon vids in the works right now.
Im too thick to understand any of this
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Where would the Darkdale armor set fit into this guide?
I don't think the Darkdale stuff is that great, but you could through it on instead of the default stuff or use it instead of the Fortified if you wanted.