Every God Of War Weapon Ranked From Worst To Best

God of War has had a lot of games over the years. And with each entry they try to have at least a somewhat unique selection of weapons. Generally you have returning archetypes, but they'll usually be in some way functionally different. Either subtly or unsubtly. And that's one thing I really appreciate about the God of War series, despite having pretty much the same gameplay for the original run, because of it ain't broke don't fix it, you weren't quite sure what you were going to get with each game. But, with that comes some highs and lows. You have some weapons that are iconic, and infinitely useful, and you also had some weapons that were bottom of the barrel trash. So I thought why not rank them. So this is every God of War weapon ranked from worst to best.
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0:00 Introduction
0:53 EVERY GOD OF WAR WEAPON RANKED FROM
2:24 SUN SHIELD GAME CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
4:03 EYES OF TRUTH GAME ASCENSION
4:45 LIGHT OF DAWN GAME CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
6:06 HORN OF BOREAS GAME GHOST OF SPARTA
7:31 BARBARIAN HAMMER GAME GOD OF WAR 2
9:10 39 SECONDARY WEAPONS GAME ASCENSION
10:49 TYPHON'S BANE GAME GOD OF WAR 2
11:35 HEAD OF HELIOS GAME GOD OF WAR 3
13:22 ICE OF POSEIDON GAME ASCENSION
14:45 SOUL OF HADES GAME ASCENSION
15:28 GORGON'S GAZE GAME GOD OF WAR (2005) GOD OF WAR 2
16:52 BOOTS OF HERMES GAME GOD OF WAR 3
18:10 FIRE OF ARES GAME ASCENSION
19:25 LIGHTNING OF ZEUS GAME ASCENSION
20:21 APHRODITE'S AMBROSIA GAME GHOST OF SPARTA
21:24 CHARACTER ASSISTS GAME GOD OF WAR (2018) RAGNAROK
22:35 OATH STONE OF ORKOS GAME ASCENSION
23:16 AMULET OF UROBORUS GAME ASCENSION
24:04 ATREUS GAME RAGNAROK
25:03 ZEUS' FURY GAME GOD OF WAR (2005)
26:23 NEMESIS WHIP GAME GOD OF WAR 3
28:05 CHARON'S WRATH GAME CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
28:50 BOW OF APOLLO GAME GOD OF WAR 3
29:52 BLADE OF THE GODS GAME GOD OF WAR (2005)
30:19 BLADE OF ARTEMIS GAME GOD OF WAR (2005)
31:34 THE EFREET GAME CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
32:28 SCOURGE OF ERINYS GAME GHOST OF SPARTA
33:33 ATLAS QUAKE GAME GOD OF WAR 2
34:20 GAUNTLET OF ZEUS GAME CHAINS OF OLYMPUS
35:30 EMPTY HANDED GAME GOD OF WAR (2018) RAGNAROK
36:56 EYE OF ATLANTIS GAME GHOST OF SPARTA
37:29 BLADE OF OLYMPUS GAME GOD OF WAR 2 GOD OF WAR 3
38:48 DRAUPNIR SPEAR GAME RAGNAROK
40:41 CLAWS OF HADES GAME GOD OF WAR 3
42:05 SPEAR OF DESTINY GAME GOD OF WAR 2
43:02 ARMS OF SPARTA GAME GHOST OF SPARTA
44:10 BLADES OF CHAOS GAME ASCENSION GOD OF WAR (2005) CHAINS OF OLYMPUS GOD OF WAR (2018) RAGNAROK
46:13 POSEIDON'S RAGE GAME GOD OF WAR (2005) GOD OF WAR 2
46:53 LEVILIYTHON AXE GAME GOD OF WAR (2018) RAGNAROK
48:22 BLADES OF ATHENA GAME GOD OF WAR 2 GHOST OF SPARTA
50:06 ARMY OF HADES GAME GOD OF WAR (2005)
50:58 CRONOS' RAGE GAME GOD OF WAR 2
52:11 NEMEAN CESTUS GAME GOD OF WAR 3
53:37 BLADES OF EXILE GAME
55:38 TACTICAL BACON PRODUCTIONS

[@Manjawline]

It's funny how after the Norse saga, the Blade of Olympus is still the most overpowered weapon in the series from both a story and gameplay standpoint

[@Algie-]

I heard someone say the nemean cestus when maxed used to deal more damage than the blade of Olympus in gow 3, 🤔

[@lightmohamed5700]

It still is

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

Maybe Mjolnir is 2nd?? Idk but no lies on what you said. Weapon was pretty badass.

[@BLAZE..44.]

​​@@Algie-Blade of Olympus doesn't do as much damage as the Cestus in GOW3

[@THENemesisXX99]

​@@Algie-In game play yes. The OP was referring to lore.

[@demonicdonte7892]

Fun fact about the spear from ragnarok: You can actually syphon elements from enemies and bosses to deal elemental damage and gives you a 10 second resistance for it. And I don’t mean just usual elements like poison or fire. I’m talking about EVERY TYPE. Especially the asgards/bi frost users.

[@martinc8965]

that's sick, even more if you use the explosion with bifrost included, sometimes it even sends enemies like the elite range from midgar to nidavellir

[@demonicdonte7892]

@@martinc8965 oh yeah. I didn’t even mention the fact that any light/heavy specials the spear has carries the effect of whatever the element you have. I mainly did it with the spear rainfall attack to deal bifrost everywhere

[@nirjhar4803]

​@@demonicdonte7892thats crazy

[@demonicdonte7892]

@@nirjhar4803 it really is crazy and shows how versatile the spear is in Ragnarok.

[@Realkeepa]

Do it on highest difficulty....good luck

[@FatherTime89]

Sometimes, a game sequel will introduce an element that's so good and fits so seamlessly that it's hard to go back to previous entries that didn't have it. For me, that's using the Blades of Exile to grapple foes.

[@meldrickedwards1892]

That's how I feel about the fear multi takedown in Batman: Arkham Knight.

[@leithaziz2716]

Playing DMC1 after experiencing DMC3&5 was rough, but I can't say it was unexpected.

[@cheatsykoopa98]

like style switching in dmc

[@pyrodelusions23]

@@leithaziz2716 haven't gotten tbe chance to play 5 but as someone who enjoyed DMC3. I can agree with you

[@gamer_god7312]

I felt this way after getting the running shoes in Crash 2 (nst) makes not want to go back to the first game lol

[@obsidianblack7249]

When my brother got the Efreet in CoO he would dramatically say Magician's Red every time he used it. Every time.

[@kiraqueen0]

Your bro is GOATED.

[@panduvandal]

Peak experience

[@T_Dude]

That’s so based.

[@20below73]

He is a man of culture

[@obsidianblack7249]

I wish he would stop recommending anime to me that I have no interest in.

[@psycho_dog33]

One thing you forgot to mention about the Ice of Poseidon is that it makes horrible squeaking sounds whenever you attack, which gets annoying really quickly.

[@jurtheorc8117]

More like the Mice of Poseidon, am i right?

[@Ancient_Tribesman]

​@@jurtheorc8117 Ba dum tss 🥁

[@Jacknox420]

To me personally I love GOW2'S design for Athena's Blades and I thought it was a little dissapointing how the Blades of Exile didn't really change visually after upgrading them in GOW3.

[@gustavogodoy9626]

I honestly loved how even the blade of artemis did that. It's really a shame because except for the fire effect, they look fully upgraded all the time. It's my head canon that it was made to finally keep the blades design consistent in cutscenes, lol

[@brandnewontheinternet9024]

It kinda hurts not seeing the draupnir spear in the top 10 because it really is a great addition to your already pretty big arsenal of attacks in ragnarok plus it has story relevance and can hold it's own like the axe and the blades. I find it so fun I sometimes just forget to switch weapons and combo my specials

[@mamadgermanotta4922]

Couldn't agree more

[@brandonwithnell612]

just playng valhalla and managed to get such an overpowered spear build going, in was amazing, had rapid fire random elemental spears with massive explosions and spawned damaging fields around kratos. i almost felt sorry for the final boss of that run

[@daftdebunker]

plus it has elemental siphon! That stuff is so useful, especially getting the bifrost siphon on it

[@ShyGuy-op8vd]

Personally, I would love to see you rank all the GOW bosses. You explain things very thoroughly and in such great detail like you demonstrated with this ranking, and since bosses are a core part of the GOW series, I think it would make for a very interesting and insightful video. Sure, it's been done before, but I have a feeling yours would be one of the better ones. No offence to any other GOW boss ranking video on KZbin, they're all great in their own way, but you've definitely got what it takes to add your own flare to it and make it stand out. I'd say give it a shot, but of course, only if you want to. Do whatever your heart desires! :)

[@bulborb1235]

I agree!

[@FatherTime89]

I'd also like to see it. I can't remember any bosses that I just flat out didn't like (except maybe Cronos if you even count him as a boss), but there were a bunch of bosses in God of War 2 that were just passable. Not to say it didn't have some really good fights.

[@tus306]

Sigrun's my favorite personally, great example of an RPG superboss done right imo. Extremely tough but also very fair

[@nixregis280]

The draupnir spear is a ring that summons spears (technically it multiplies itself) that is why it is seemingly endless

[@derekprice7229]

Bro this comment has me stun-locked. He literally says this multiple times throughout the video, what is the point of making this comment? 38:51

[@esco5842]

No just no in Norse mythology the spear will always hit it's target and come back you are thinking of ring with multiples every like 9 days

[@stylfw]

In gow 3, the boots of Hermes, apart from giving you the ability to run towards enemies and launch them in the air, it also allows you to dash mid air, which I found very useful

[@tronmaster5704]

You mean Hermes?

[@stylfw]

@@tronmaster5704 yeah mb

[@omaralsharabati5873]

>drauonir spear It has ALOT of versatility. Did you know, if you freeze a enemy with the axe and use gale force you can throw said enemy anywhere while they are still freezed? If you put bombs on enemy’s and detonate them, you will have a dodge offset creating alot of cool combo opportunity’s (not much of a combo guy myself but that adds a ton of depth). If you steal a enemy’s element and use game force, it will burst out said enemy’s element. Pretty fantastic with daze. There’s alot more to it but those are some of my favorite things about it. Game force by itself creates so much versatility.

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

Yeah pretty much why it's a top 3 weapon in the series for me. Really versatile.

[@marcusclark1339]

would be neat if it was a combo game but not

[@arrownoir]

The blades will always be the best. My favorite is the blades of Athena from the start of GOW II.

[@godzillaman6005]

Mine are blades of exile or chaos

[@atropos5535]

49. Sun Shield (CoO) 48. Eyes of Truth (Asc) 47. Light of Dawn (CoO) 46. Horn of Boreas (GoS) 45. Barbarian Hammer (2) 44. Kratos' Fists (Asc) 43. Club (Asc) 42. Sling (Asc) 41. Spear (Asc) 40. Shield (Asc) 39. Sword (Asc) 38. Typhon's Bane (2) 37. Head of Helios (3) 36. Ice of Poseidon (Asc) 35. Soul of Hades (Asc) 34. Medusa's Gaze & Head of Euryale (1/2) 33. Boots of Hermes (3) 32. Fire of Ares (Asc) 31. Lightning of Zeus (Asc) 30. Aphrodite's Ambrosia (GoS) 29. Character Assists (4/Rag) 28. Oath Stone of Orkos (Asc) 27. Amulet of Uroborus (Asc) 26. Atreus (Rag) 25. Zeus' Fury (1) 24. Nemesis Whip (3) 23. Charon's Wrath (CoO) 22. Bow of Apollo (3) 21. Blade of The Gods (1) 20. Blade of Artemis (1) 19. The Efreet (CoO) 18. Scourge of Erinys (GoO) 17. Atlas Quake (2) 16. Gauntlet of Zeus (CoO) 15. Empty Handed (4/Rag) 14. Eye of Atlantis (GoS) 13. Blade of Olympus (2/3) 12. Draupnir Spear (Rag) 11. Claws of Hades (3) 10. Spear of Destiny (2) 09. Arms of Sparta (GoS) 08. Blades of Chaos (Asc/CoO/1/4/Rag) 07. Poseidon's Rage (1/2) 06. Leviathan Axe (4/Rag) 05. Blades of Athena & Thera's Bane (GoS/2) 04. Army of Hades (1) 03. Cronos' Rage (2) 02. Nemean Cestus (3) 01. Blades of Exile (3)

[@broskidamn]

You sir are a true gentleman and a scholar

[@KamenRiderHellhound]

Dude, the kick you get from Aphrodite's Ambrosia is literally Kratos doing the whole "THIS! IS! SPARTA!!!" kick

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

Yeah I was waiting for him to make the connection.

[@Vernafveik]

It feels so weird seeing a video on an old game you like and checking the date of release to be met with a “4 minutes ago”

[@Algie-]

We're probably going to be the first of a million viewers on this one🎉

[@tylerpesek1091]

I rank the Draupnir Spear around around two. As this is a weapon that Kratos can call his own with no drawbacks or from a lover, talking about the blades of chaos as it was curse into his skin thanks to Ares and the axe given by the new dead wife.

[@Spartan_Rage14]

I love the Draupnir spear i used that shit almost exclusively once i got it i beat all the barbarians with it and the valkery queen it has very quick attacks has the lowest damage of the 3 but the fastest hit rate and you can interrupt any of your combo mid attack which mans you can consistently stay on the move and avoild all damage its a great wepon with more versatility in combat that the other 2 wepons just equip the pommel that give a concussive wave at the end of any triangle attacks and the special attack that rains spears from the sky

[@ShadowLord562]

Fun fact: the gorgon head has a quick freeze instead of just holding and waiting for the gaze to stone. It costs more magic though

[@Gavin-dj3kn]

Personally, while I like the number of weapons in the Greece saga the newer games definitely have a more consistent quality despite not being quite as unique (except for the spear)

[@ShatteredGlass916]

I mean, by the end we got a total of 3 weapons (two of which are returning weaponsl, so they better make sure that those weapons be damn good

[@satchelharding189]

I respect your list, I think you underrate the importance of The Draupnir Spear.

[@TheTruestZero]

I will always rank the Arms of Sparta higher than the Draupnir Spear for the simple factor that those were the weapons Kratos used during his soldier days. Also, I think it's the only thing from Kratos past that we actually get to use if my memory isn't screwy.

[@Oldschoolgamer643]

Plus the shield moves with the arms of Sparta are insane

[@PhantomBones101]

I respected your opinion on the Nemesis Whip. Even if it was a favorite, second only to the Claws of Hades.

[@Flipitmixit]

So Poseidon magic being ice is weird but when Poseidons rage uses electricity it isnt?

[@kosmosshift2577]

I think a Devil may cry weapons ranking would be neat

[@tonyspro]

For the barbarian hammer, since the weapon switching animation is essentially instantaneous, you can just hit R2 to switch to the blades a spilt second before you roll and now you got a dodge again.

[@dragonMaster24921]

Even then tbh compared to spear or the magic in 2 hammer is still super slow to use. While you gets CC for days with everything else

[@tonyspro]

@@dragonMaster24921 true it only really suits 1 or 2 high risk/high reward play styles, but it really shines during the 15 minute gauntlet near the end of the game

[@dragonMaster24921]

@@tonyspro god I hated that rush to the loom of fate woth the 3rd sister. It was absolute hell and was an awful pace breaker after the 2 other sister boss. Which was dope AF

[@aa3988]

@@dragonMaster24921 cancel with drawing typhon's bane out, then you can spam with it ez

[@dragonMaster24921]

@@aa3988 yeah that's neat and all but between chronos rage and L1 [] On Athena's blades and other skills that just control the enemies I'd much rather have those over one maybe 2 swings of hammed

[@motivatedstorm3816]

Heres the thing for me tho, Blade of Chaos in God of War 1 at level 5 when used with Rage of The Gods has one of the best moveset in the series with its hold "Square" and watch 360 radius attack obliterate, its Triangle combo is also one of the most overpowered in the series since enemies in 1 didn't really block at all and those who do usually can be broken through with Rage of The Gods attacks Honestly, eye of Atlantas is kinda meh, not versatile in that it focuses on one enemy, not very much damage, and magic usage is mildly high Theras Bane doesn't actually increase the damage of Blades of Athena but actually lowers it, but in return it gives you the ability to put timed explosions onto enemies for more croud control

[@k0modoban252]

With the boots of hermes in gow 3 you can dodge in the air so i think is very useful

[@gaw0046]

Hey I know ur not big on platformers anymore but an every Ratchet and Clank weapon ranked could be pretty cool also never seen someone do that before.

[@homeboyblack7122]

Finally someone who loves the nemean cestus just as much as me

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

They were my favorite in 3.

[@00Knucklehead00]

I absolutely LOVED the Draupnir Spear, honestly I prefer it to the Leviathan Axe, honestly it never clicked with me, playing the new ones I constantly wield the blades!

[@azeroth2994]

Nemean Cestus "I don't know how to pronounce it" He says right before doing a great pronunciation of said weapon's name

[@Heavenly_Son]

Ok the Barbarian hammer being that low is insane

[@lordfarquaad2319]

Yeah, this is analog of calling Hannibal a bad general, or The Godfather a bad movie

[@Heavenly_Son]

@@lordfarquaad2319 just finished the video and the fact that he put the blade of Olympus gow 2 and 3 in the same boat is wild especially bc it’s the worst rage in the series I believe. Edit: Well it’s more utility

[@astralchaos3441]

The Barbarian Hammer can literally one shot penetrated Cyclops.

[@ginova0817]

yeah

[@Bruno-gb1gi]

When i saw being that low i knew this list was dog water lmao , it's by far the best weapon on the series

[@meavyhetal]

Wow he undersold the draupnir spear soo much, but gave the arms of sparta the same praise that the other one can do ?

[@TaurusOxford]

Knee-me-un. That's how Hercules prononces it in GoW3.

[@alikhavari4250]

Stoning and shattering foes in gow1 gives great red orbs what do you mean no reward? Works wonders on groups of small enemies

[@ellnats]

estheticlly i love the sun shield, im a sucker for energy shields that look like a regular shield that you wear

[@Lerch916]

It hurt that the draupnir spear wasn’t in the top 5 because I really loved using it, it could absorb elements from the enemies, could be used to pretty much snipe or gain distance or get close up, it made me main the weapon and is in my top 5 favorite weapons in any game.

[@dinobro4273]

"magical ability of suspension of disbelief" lmao Kratos is already a god of war at that point so you can handwave it being a god's magic or something.

[@mrsheet5389]

The fact that the ability to throw zeus's balls was better than atreus is quite funny 😂

[@Realkeepa]

You forget about the combo meter. Most "useless"weapons are good for held the combo meter up and get more orbs! For higher difficulty its really needed

[@badger297]

I always really loved the blades of hades of GoW3. Just from an aesthetic perspective

[@Showtimeg9]

I think ascension is ur favorite game😏u should do a review on the online weapons seeing how some of the other games weapons are either the same or turned into a hammer, swords, spear or fist

[@XpertGreekGamer]

I didn't even know aphrodite's ambrosia was a thing and i had already beaten GOS once recently and another on the hardest difficulty. Missed it once when i discovered how to unlock it after my first playthrough and even after i did i forgot about it instantly lol. Man GOS looking at it has some of my fav moves, the sprinting into a grab and smash ones face on the ground being one of my favs like most of the chaos blades move set which is why i'd rank it as numero uno in my list. Exile though feels smoother for some reason and i also like it's graple near enemies move. Anyway if i had to rank the rest it'd be Nemean for being strong but short ranged Whip for carrying me through the toughest battles on Chaos with it's insane mid air combat Army Of Hades for stunlocking and deleting enemies Poseidon's Rage for the greatest area of effect move aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand maybe Scourge Of Erinys for being OP af, i would've placed it at the top but that'd be unfair, idk i just can't ignore the healing aspect of it I also really liked the Spear Of Destiny as a kid but now i feel meh about it, still cool, but i default to the Blade Of Olympus for being OP. Definitely a good decision to make it into a Rage move in 3 because it's broken af otherwise and good on the devs for giving you the ability to doge mid air when you get Hermes boots Also idk the english ver of "Charon" either but if you want to be 🤓 just say "Haros" do NOT pronounce it "Heyros" though just "A" not "ay", just imagine you're falling to your death type of "a" and don't give the "O" any "u" sound like how we pronounce "oh". Found the perfect example actually, keep the O from omega, you don't say the word like "ooumega" you just say "O", no "u" to be heard. Man i'm horrible at this, my teachers said i'd be great at teaching english though so i'll take their word for it...(edit: we were talking about the weapon and i forgor💀...i forgot about the weapon itself when i played through the game and never used it lol)(also also i have to squeeze in another edit to express my :O face when the axe was called iconic. I'm not gonna comment on that much because idc but i can't see how in any way, shape, form or any other way that could be the case. From the moment i saw it i thought, Thor's hammer except it's an axe that's cold. Ok? Meanwhile the blades, just when have i ever seen anything like them anywhere else ever before? When i think of Kratos either the blades are tied on him or that GOW3 image of him looking down with the Nemean Cestus, idk just my 2 scents on that and i also wanna say that i found 1 good use for the Barbarian Hammer in all my years of playing...that damn skeleton fight in the elevator you have to pull the chain so it decends)

[@jurtheorc8117]

To be fair on the axe comment: There aren't many games out there where the main character uses an axe, short of Brütal Legend with the Separator. (And i guess Clementine too, though that's a different kind of "axe" ) And the utility that the Leviathan Axe offers makes it more interesting than how most media depict it-- as being brutish and slow. They certainly *can* be used in such a way, but they're not as slow and unwieldy as most media make them out to be. And for a symbolic point of view: The Blades are weapons that Kratos absolutely hates, yet they always return. They are made for killing, and that's just what they'll do. But the axe was a gift from his late wife, and an axe can be used both as a tool and a weapon. Construction and destruction in one. Both the Separator and Leviathan Axe do have silhouettes that are easily recognized, too, so as a literal icon... well, recognizable, to repeat myself within the same sentence. As a Brütal Legend fan: i do want to emphasize some of the cool enhancements that the Separator has (even though it can only have one equipped at a time) : Stuff like super sharpness for extra damage, setting enemies aflame, a bloodlust within the axe that boosts damage more and more the more enemies are killed in quick succession, chain lightning that hits and jumps between enemies, leeching of health, black tears that reduce the incoming damage of afflicted enemies-- and steel, regenerating barbs that break off easily and explode after a while. Somewhat basic stuff, but it keeps up with the spirit of metal.

[@ULTIMATZEKROM]

Something you forgot about the Blades of Athena: you start with them in GoW 3.

[@jhomariemanzano2258]

Awesome video bro my favorites weapons is the blade of Olympus, blade of chaos and Hades weapon!!

[@blockwearingman]

a god of war as an rpg with these weapons would be great tbh

[@alexmichaelraccoonplays8777]

No, it wouldn't.

[@rioz886]

you get a like not only for the Heroes of Olympus reference and also for playing both PSP games which is pretty much my childhood

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

PSP had some classics. Was a fun system.

[@dannyreyes3380]

20:51 Behold: Sir Kicksalot DeathBoot has returned

[@RalphieD]

Those gauntlets were my fav, glad to see I wasn't alone 😊

[@LightOfMyLife227]

Great video!

[@Castigar48]

also Draupnir spear outside of the top 10. I get it but damn thats rough

[@LegendaryDarkKnight602]

I think it belonged in the top 5 for one lore wise reason. All of Kratos' weapons were given to him or he took them. But Draupnir was made specifically him him to beat a specific opponent. And the "Forge" scene was breath takingly beautiful. Also I like the fact that Mimir and Brok was there.

[@n30ch1m3r4]

I remember my favorite thing to do with the Spear of Destiny. I'd use the Altering Slash move, which makes enemies explode before going and turning them to stone, which can wipe out a good portion of a wave.

[@cesarerinaldi6750]

I prefer the Lance of Theseus as a new weapon instead of the Spear of Destiny. The purple ice covering the Phoenix statue shows how the weapon would have evolved.

[@Salvatorez1980]

I didn't like the drap spear as much either but on a second play through i maxed it out and it grew on me, although maybe they buffed it in a patch but still

[@ethanbell6762]

I remember talking with my dad when the Thor fight came out, and we both instinctively believed that one of the major story elements of Ragnarok was getting the Blade of Olympus to counter Mjolnir and Gungnir. No evidence to support that theory other than, "it would be fucking awesome."

[@pharmcat8484]

The Lightning of Zeus attacks reminds me of the Collosus special attack from the X-Men arcade game.

[@hayksardaryanchess5576]

You forgot about the blades of Athena from the beginning of God of War 3 , which gave the cool magic attack called the divine Reckoning.

[@omaralsharabati5873]

45:28 “That, is where you are wrong”-kratos

[@madhavmandava]

I'm just glad the spears get more recognition it never gets enough in alot other media or games

[@jurtheorc8117]

Always cool to see a weapons ranking video, and this is interesting for how it includes magic stuff as weapons as well. Appreciate the good editing to make the execution and moves line up with what exactly you're talking about-- editing this stuff must've taken a *long* time to do. Pity to see Ascension and the Barbarian Hammer rank so low, but that's mainly because of some personal bias to Ascension being a first ever encounter with GOW, and me wanting to see the hammer as a kind of underdog on the weapon front. For a future video: ALL GOW bosses might take an even *longer* time to do. It's clearly a series you are very familiar with, so this next suggestion may be a bit unfeasible... but i'd be interested to see you rate weapons from other hack-and-slash type games. Like more of a tier list kind of video. Putting weapons such as Chaoseater, the Scythe and the Tremor Gauntlet from Darksiders, the Combat Cross, gauntlet and boot from Castlevania: Lords of Shadows, the Scythe and Cross from Dante's Inferno etc. in a tier rank of how interesting and enjoyable you found them. A question, though. Where did you get "Levilython" for the axe from? It's called "Leviathan". Which... is mythologically strange, as Leviathan is a primordial sea monster from Biblical writings, and in some cases considered something akin to Satan. Then again, it's God of War. It really sets out to do its own thing. Either way, thank you for taking the time to make this video, and wish you good luck and fun on your future projects!

[@TheSSBBfan666]

funny enough i think if you called the axe Levias, it would sound more Norse than Leviathan, while still keeping the whole motif of it.

[@jurtheorc8117]

@@TheSSBBfan666 That does sound like a very nice and Norse name! Could even imagine some people nicknaming him Leviaxe, or even Levi. I believe Levias is also the name of an ancient sky whale in the Legend of Zelda series.

[@TheSSBBfan666]

yeah, kinda got the name from the same character in LoZ@@jurtheorc8117

[@justsomeguy747]

Honestly when it comes to the Blades, I like the Blades of Exile the most, I think. I just found it more useful and enjoyable than the Blades of Athena and the Blades of Chaos and more powerful as well. As a fan of the series for more than a decade, I was somewhat hesitant to use the Leviathan Axe, but I actually really like it and think it’s a perfect foil for Thor’s own hammer and I like the importance it has for Kratos’ character, and it’s the same reason why I love the Draupnir Spear, the Arms of Sparta and the Blade of Olympus. I also think that the Gauntlet of Zeus, Neman Cestus and the Claws of Hades are great weapons due to how powerful it is.

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

For me my favorite in the series will always be the Blades.

[@jbktpl1245]

Which blades?

[@OmarAllan-fp3wn]

​@@jbktpl1245Blades of Exile

[@wadewilson6294]

I miss the old hack and slash gameplay of OG God Of War, the new one is not for me, too RPG-ish, I have played the 2018 one.

[@HishamA.N_Comicbroe]

I believe the RPG thing is intentional.

[@wadewilson6294]

@@HishamA.N_Comicbroe I mean, DMC 5 kept most of its base gameplay from previous series the same, so why not the same with GOW, I think a sort of 3D metroidvania would have been pretty neat, but it's fine if you like the new ones, just my personal opinion.

[@KonoLoserDa]

@@wadewilson6294 4 words: God of War Ascension.

[@wadewilson6294]

Most of the concepts used in Ascension weren't either properly fleshed out or not good to begin with, plus the story I think is the second weakest of the series, first being Chains of Olympus.

[@BLAZE..44.]

​@@KonoLoserDaDid you play ascension

[@marcusholder495]

Thank you for the video

[@Tripledashhh_]

Nemesis whip is a personal favorite of mine. It obligates gangs and has amazing staggers and critical damage against gank squads and bosses.

[@cheatsykoopa98]

32:16 theres the upside of efreet being a stand. I love when games reference jojo intentionally or not

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

The enemy Stand User could be anyone.

[@jonathanstark9147]

Huge tier lists and lore histories is why KZbin exists. And more importantly, why I keep watching.

[@farhanchoksi3564]

Instead of bosses, why not the most brutal OTE kills/finishers and also include boss kills throughout the franchise...

[@dantealighieri850]

It will always be the blades of chaos and all versions. Come at me bro

[@darkfire2875]

The Draupnir spear straight up looks like the arms of sparta spear or am I just crazy

[@metamind8674]

Same with some differences here and there.

[@yqafree]

Gotta do a short video of the best rage of the gods ranked

[@MichaelMilord]

I just realized that the Drupnir spear's attack moves are very similar to the arms of sparta! thats pretty cool to see where they got their inspiration from, and also good consistency of moveset Kratos has.

[@jefersonarthur4518]

The hammer is literally the speedrun weapon. You just need to know how to cancel and use only the heavy attack. It melts through enemies even in the highest difficulty.

[@zentazym1]

I remember when I revisited GOW2 after playing strength characters in the souls games. The hammer immediately appealed to me. The damage differential between it and the BOC is massive and getting the cancels down was fun

[@leithaziz2716]

Are you talking about damage output or the infinite jump glitch associated with it?

[@doctoreggman5537]

@@leithaziz2716 Both

[@alejandrojimenez144]

One thing i discovered while playing through ascencion again recently is that you actually build up rage much much faster while attacking with the fire of Ares. That makes the rage mechanic a lot more tolerable

[@thatclekidgaming1501]

YEESS! The Nemean Gauntlets were my favorite weapons to use in GOW 3

[@ajrenaissance]

Yo your point about Helios not being a god - he is. There is nothing different about Titans and Olympians. They are “genetically” the same, they just call themselves different things. Titans gained the name from Ouranos who used the term as an insult. Except for being separated by generations they are the same thing. Great video though!

[@pharmcat8484]

As a pharmacist, I got the snail reference.

[@melisalongfellow7289]

Awesome!!!Big Like 🤪👑😘

[@skyrrmish6207]

The draupnir spear man cmon it was my favorite cuz of how creative u can get with its attacks and all it’s abilities and spamming R2 on it is op

[@LouisOrangeCat]

For me the best weapon on Ascension was the grab and throw attack. literally the goat on my gameplay.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

I feel like the reason the Arms of Sparta became magical is because of the usual "the owner became legendary so any former equipment he had owned is now legendary and magical" trope.

[@Omniguar]

God of War bosses Ranked list? Yes. Do it!

[@Dejf4299]

Dude really put the barbarian hammer, an absolutely shattering and enemy wrecking tool so OP I have to actively stop myself from using it in order to actually have even a slight sense of any challenge, at the bottom. Wow.

[@jurtheorc8117]

The drawbacks/balancing of slow movement and takeaway of dodge move does seem like the less accessible weapon to master for most, compared to how quick the Blades and Spear of Destiny are. Do you have a special tactic for using the Barbarian Hammer that makes you strong in utilizing it so well?

[@ginova0817]

@@jurtheorc8117 only use heavy attack and cancel the animation with the bow draw

[@WhipLashJimmyFrank]

For all your hard work.

[@DakkaScrappa]

now you will rank all Devil may cry weapons from worst to best that includes styles and devil arms

[@ci7210]

Damn loved the Blade of Artemis. Very satisfying to use

[@defiantparrot6245]

Would be very interested in hearing you Rank the GoW bosses

[@juanelgamer4569]

i agree on most of the the places but i gotta telly you, you should def have considered the especial attacks from the blade of the gods that you do while blocking, because dude, those animations are one of the sickest i've seen in the series, kratos look so epic moving the blade in those ways

[@saddpaanda]

I'd love to hear you rank water for an April fool's joke or something

[@Ormagodden666]

hop on dragon city

[@Lakefront_Khan]

The Hades hooks are my favorite.

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Frost axe is most practical weapon since you can also cut down trees & split wood with it

[@jeremyrossi2716]

Fun fact about the Nemean Cestus: you can use it to stun lock Zeus in his first (and arguably most difficult) phase by backing him into a wall with the magic attack and using triangle attacks in a certain rhythm. I used this to beat him on Titan Difficulty with an infinite he couldn’t escape. This works a bit in 3D areas as well, but given that you have a Z-axis to worry about so having an enemy continue aligning with a wall is more challenging. Still; the stun on the weapon is VERY useful even if you can’t infinite an enemy. Even against hordes of foes the Nemean Cestus are just as if not more useful than the Blades of Exile.

[@jrjoy527]

Bro really is a big fan of Ghost of Sparta and GOW2, that's for sure.

[@andrewmeredith15]

What do I look like? A guy that doesn't want to see you cover God of war bosses! Of course I want to see that! Also awesome video buddy.

[@Paur]

I'm gonna have to try out that Zeus charged lightning bolt thing in GoW1. On the otherhand, I would separate the Blade of Olympus and buried the GoW3 version lower on the list. Like, off the list, and into a landfill.

[@grivalodon]

Cant wait for Zesty to react to this

[@zacharypeters5770]

Love the video hate the fact you misspelled Leviathan.

[@austinneveau9387]

to be fair the newer god of war games had greater marketing and ended up reaching a wider gaming audience where most hadn't even played the original series.

[@ri0tlil.mik346]

The horn of boreas can actually be held down causing kratos to spin to horn until your enemies are frozen and then u can slam the horn down