God of War Ragnarok: How to unlock the Blades of Chaos? God of War Ragnarok guide
The Blades of Chaos are one of Kratos' main weapons in God of War Ragnarok. Our guide tells you when to unlock the Blades, what their starting stats are and how to upgrade them.
Last update: 08 November 2022
Here you will learn how to access the Blades of Chaos in God of War Ragnarok. We explain when you can get the God of War's iconic weapons, what are the Blades' base stats and how to develop them to increase their damage.
Obtaining the Blades of Chaos
Blades of Chaos are Kratos' iconic weapons - they were available in God of War 2018. The good news is that in God of War Ragnarok you will unlock Blades very early in the game. You don't have to spend a lot of time in the game to get them.
The Blades hang in the hut of Kratos and Atreus - you will visit it several times at the beginning of the game. However, you can't take the Blades right away.
Kratos will automatically take the Blades after the confrontation with Thor, before continuing on his journey. Thor appears in the first main quest - Surviving Fimbulwinter.
From this point, you can switch between weapons:
- Left on the d-pad selects Blades of Chaos;
- Right on the d-pad selects the Leviathan axe.
Switching the weapons "on the fly" is highly recommended. For example, you can set your enemies on fire and then quickly attack them with ice. Weapons are also useful for completing different types of environmental puzzles.
Blades' statistics and upgrading them
Blades of Chaos start with low base stats. In God of War Ragnarok, it is not possible to transfer equipment stats from the previous installment. You have to develop weapons and other equipment of Kratos and Atreus from scratch.
As a reminder, you need Chaos Flames to upgrade Blades of Chaos. This is a rare loot that you can find, for example, by picking up loot from bosses and mini-bosses. You must then return with it to the dwarves' store.
You can also install and upgrade attachments and rune attacks to make the Blades of Chaos deal even more damage and gain new properties.
The game will also unlock the Blades of Chaos skill tree. To unlock skills, you need to spend Kratos' XP. Higher level skills become available only after upgrading the Blades with Chaos Flames.