God of War Ragnarök | ADVANCED COMBAT GUIDE + Hidden Combos

God of War Ragnarök advanced combat guide, with “hidden” combos for Kratos and Atreus. These gameplay tips will either make you more effective during battle, or expand your combat options.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Kratos Combos
03:51 Atreus Combos
05:46 Slo-mo Demonstration
07:30 Outro
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[@BoomstickGaming]

*Also, check out my 'Get Overpowered Early' guide for Ragnarok* -BoomstickAlex kzbin.info/www/bejne/emmVfqFric-Lf9E

[@8butsideways295]

If you put momentum mod on axe recall l1+r1 that is the move that builds permaforst fastest 2 axe recalls + dodge forward attack or dodge backwards builds up full perma frost In mod slots you wanna read and try to go for the thing that says greatly improves I'm only in vanaheim and so far kavasir is the best armor ive found althou the one that poisons enemys does amazing damage ive been using that for a few hours now Also tell people to explore and do side quests in alfheim as soon as they can As really really early on you can get kavasirs armor (witch time from bayonetta) And not too much after you can get best light runic in gow 2018 and ragnarok Which was is will be hels touch

[@fernosbonos5394]

but bgb/bame breaker god and smvr might have found this

[@lamby7796]

Good man pulled these of a few times panicking when on low health while in a boss fight, now I no how I did it.. Thank you much appreciated my good man..👌🍺👌

[@seankidd2k]

One of the most satisfying things in the game is throwing the axe running at the enemy and then pressing l1 and r2 to recall and and slam down

[@BoomstickGaming]

agreed. I use that alot

[@chrissteele7416]

My favorite combat mechanic I’ve discovered is on the mashing triangle, flame whiplash thing for the blades if you walk closer to the enemy and kind of aim it while spinning it around it can hit the enemies and slightly stagger them. Giving you the time to get it charged for the r1 or r2 attack without getting hit

[@boot6938]

Spam triangle to increase the charge up speed

[@GAROUISGOATED]

@@boot6938Mashing = spam Thats what he means by mash

[@OP10thNakama]

If you do the sprinting R1 attack on the blades and continue holding the R1 button it immediately transitions to the up close blades combo you. Super high DPS potential if you catch an enemy that was recently staggered from Sonic or a runic attack.

[@BoomstickGaming]

Nice! Yea, I almost included that one

[@fernosbonos5394]

chaotic rampage is the same with gow4

[@andray310]

@@fernosbonos5394 no you have to wait a second until you attack again to trigger it

[@zeeparks]

My bread and butter lol

[@ericlo8551]

very useful.thanks

[@sowigacid]

I love how you allow us to enter the spoiler port or leave and give us time to consider. Also the frost build-up wit dodging in between is the sickest combo advice Ive heard so far! Great video!

[@nosreme6969]

Idk if anyone else also figured this out but if you hold on the d pad when switching weapons it does your first attack, it’s very helpful for keeping combat fluid while quickly switching weapons.

[@ThirstyThurman]

Wait... Really? Commenting so I can find this later.

[@Mmmkay..]

Yeah I just discovered it yesterday on accident.

[@imnotblindbutiloveblindfol8449]

Whaaat?

[@DeJai237]

Also if you press down on D pad while blocking, instant turn. No need to map it

[@melonystove7]

Nice

[@OneManWolfpack79]

I wish I saw this before I dumped 30 hours into the game flailing around

[@merickful]

This method is also acceptable. Do not fret!

[@jeriah4k218]

I’m glad I have a brain

[@DetectiveH.]

@@jeriah4k218 easy Einstein.

[@DeJai237]

There’s always new game +

[@thomasspeer3898]

30? That's it? You missed a lot lol

[@srmitch9260]

This was the exact video I needed. Very well explained with easy to watch demonstrations. No filler or waffling on. Down the point. Thank you so much 👏🙏.

[@Pantsukami]

Boomstick never miss ! Time to try them out in the arena ! Thanks for the tips !

[@zoe_gamer_girl]

love your choice in spoiler transition. just good direction.

[@TheRealBossMoss]

Thanks for the tips! Figured some of these out after 2 playthroughs but always nice to learn the intricacies.

[@vishalpunjabi793]

This is one of the best video I've seen Thank you so much Really excited to play this game

[@FuzzyWhisper]

Awesome tips man! Atreus was super fun to play already, but that time stop madness takes his combat to another level. Keep up the good work!

[@SuperMurray2009]

My boy Boomstick with the great video. Kudos to you man. I was hoping you could make a video on what mod tokens are the best for each skills.

[@ScotCinamon]

This video is sick, thanks for the tips man

[@MrBrutusssss]

This is what im looking for. You just earned a sub sir!

[@HAMZA_OLYMPUS]

OFFICIALLY the only GoW combat guide I watched that was WORTH watching, thank you!

[@SilentiumCivis]

Woah, that end combo shortcut on the Chaos Blades (R1,R1,R2,R2 / R2,R2,R1,R1) just blew my mind, let alone the whole video. The R1 hold & dodge continuation for the Axe? WTH? Hold up… I knew I noticed some weird shortcuts mid combat but didn’t think you could actually do mixed combos like that; this game just keeps blowing my mind… Thank boss

[@b1thearchitect401]

Super useful thank you!

[@JesseEVH]

Thanks man! Super helpful

[@bossbudz86]

Very helpful! Cheers!

[@Ramdas_Devadiga]

This is so useful to me. Playing on Give Me GOW difficultly needs all the tips and tricks one can learn.

[@TheLateral18]

thank you !!! the enemies are so tough

[@johansillen4521]

Really good work! 👍👍👍

[@trevoraspinall9]

THANK YOU for the spoiler warning. Even though its been a week already but its just taking me some time to get through. So many youtuber are killing me with thumbnails alone.

[@Mr.BednaR]

...ok. epic video. And the slow down summary is just chef's kiss 🔥💪

[@VindicatorMorty]

Really really good video. Love the slow mo at the end.

[@davechan5159]

I loved the music added to the review!! 👍👍

[@HelveticaBold1]

Amazing video, so helpful!

[@akadvcyoubeezy6748]

Amazing video!

[@AnnkiitTalwar]

awesome. tysm

[@damonm3]

Great stuff! New sub🍻. The music is fitting

[@anirbanbasak5974]

I have been using these exact combo mives in give me god of war in 2018 game. They are very satisfying

[@jean-pierrecryomaker357]

Thank you very much for this amazing tutorial very useful. Hello from France.

[@troyholland5524]

Great tutorial 👍🏾 , cool slow mo!

[@mugan2647]

this was helpful, thanks

[@justbbryan]

really helpful!

[@adamdzuu309]

Thanks

[@tony9622]

3:43 I really appreciate this, I'm barely at the point after atreus met with freya.

[@hadikh4465]

Now that’s pro moves… i need those

[@Gabby71297]

great vid

[@idontwant2beasoldiermama241]

5:57 once you got the upgrade, it's better to end that with R2 as it leads to a devastating damage, and it's also a reminiscent move of the Greek God saga, so satisfying!

[@Hazej244]

Awesome explanation

[@grahamkelly8662]

I watched until the spoilers. Thanks For the tips, prior.

[@ShawnThompsonScoobySnapFoo]

Good stuff!

[@UltimateBallaPOM]

150 hrs in, 3rd playthrough, 95% complete on GMGOW and left with just Remnants, the "King" and Queen and I knew almost none of this😂 Thank you. Glacial rake and Atreus' Arrow-Dodge Arrow and the Launch 3 arrows will be added to my arsenal after NG+ comes out... or the next GOW. I'm tired😂.

[@rubendiaz9444]

Great pointers, and thank you for clearly flagging spoiler material before midpoint. I'm prob less than a quarter in, but your two videos so far have been a great help. I love the combat in the games matched with the "no mercy" difficulty, but you get your ass handed to you pretty quick until you master some of the best combat techniques and hacks. I'll come back to watch the 2nd half once I'm sure past the halfway point of the game!

[@liggerstuxin1]

If you pause your attack you get into that stance where you can throw the Axe forward with R2 or in circles with R1. You can mix those two combos together and make it longer by starting with R2 then press R1 to launch your axe forward then R2 to swirl it around R1 to go forward again and then R2 for the last spin.

[@rayvincyful1]

You interchanged R1 and R2 in your second sentence. Lol. But yeah, I didn't this. I thought you can only do 3 attacks even if you mix R1 and R2

[@batman313rd]

4:02 awesome timing with "yes!"

[@justinpena4984]

I discovered Atreus combo move 3 times and I was going mad trying to figure it out 😂. Thanks for the tips

[@randallcromer66]

Freaking awesome...👍

[@DH-rt3fk]

I'm like 20 hours in and just finished the first main quest of Vanaheim. GMGoW is not too hard, but some bosses take a few runs

[@curtnslurpn8369]

Thx bro 🎉

[@bartekino]

this slow mo scenes helps a lot

[@GodWarsX]

The utility of the Blades' held R1 string is my bread and butter when using that weapon. Similiar to what you pointed out with the Serpent Snare, it has a slow wind up when using it on its own... but holding R1, using it out of 1. A running R1 2. A running R2 3. A forward dodge R1 4. A held R1+L1 grappling shoulder check It'll always transition quickly and smoothly into the chaotic rampage blade flurry. It absolutely carves enemies up, especially when upgraded. I go for increased elemental build up. I actually prefer the implementation of this move in Raganrok over 2018's alternate stance blade combo.

[@ben9783]

Idk if you knew this but if you switch weapons while doing the dodge roll, you can skip the animation of switching weapons and save some time

[@PanMan47]

I stopped watching once I reached the spoiler part, but now that I finished the game I’m continuing the video and I must say there are some very useful tips here!

[@solarpoweredafricanvegansp178]

Making me wanna beat the game again. Thank goodness I have the mod for new game + and I keep all of my moves, weapons and gear from the beginning of the game!

[@YannMetalhead]

Good video.

[@mass712]

Can't believe these moves are hidden..wish there were better combos for unarmed combat. Great vid!

[@keithjones630]

Good Loki joke I got it immediately after hearing you say it 😂😂👍🏽

[@putdownthegun721]

Wow, never thought about animation canceling in this game!

[@SneakerD84]

Doing the Lords work here 🙏 Thanks

[@akadvcyoubeezy6748]

This man plays on GIVE ME GOD OF WAR 💯

[@liamfenn1814]

Glad i already beat the game🥲

[@ScamyKAZE]

I discovered that heavy into serpent snare by accident and quickly turned one of my least used skills to one of the most used ones lol.

[@SilentNinjaaa]

This was dope af. Thank you!

[@michaelcridge]

Good job, I literally gagged at the Loki pun. As Mimir would say "Truly terrible wordplay there little brother."

[@manikenpachi2760]

Bro I’m saving this video why was this not explain in the game thank you bro😊

[@codythompson6256]

Hey nice combos, anything with the spear? Thanks,

[@issacc876]

Hold left right and down on d pad for swapping weapons for an auto attack. Swapping to the axe from another weapon holding d pad also sets u up for the R1 combo where he boomerangs the axe around. Make sure the axe charges while holding d pad then swing

[@KyouOneZilla]

Draupnir Spear Heavy combo is an infinite combo. The delay between the end of the third R2 attack and the start of the first R2 attack is very very short making it very good for dealing with swarms of smaller enemies. Also, if you alternate R1 > R2 >R1 >R2 >R1 > R2 you'll always get the Rising Wind finisher skill on the 6th hit.

[@biggussdickuss6123]

The first one is top tier I figured it out accidentally

[@kingswarthy]

The holding buttons and dodge canceling is a game changer

[@MrLimo217]

I love these tips and tricks videos, it means you guys really utilise the gaming mechanics which is awesome (and not just play games for the sake of playing to complete). Would be great to see analysis videos or more so reviews for games coz I definitely trust you guys explore games to get the most out of Em.

[@robhimself33]

Most of the combat tip videos I've found for this game are trash. This is actually useful.

[@WizzyTheDizzy]

Already finished all muspelheim and some of the berserker fights. If only I see this earlier lol

[@lb21a]

A cool, not really a combo, but a technique, is with a certain blades skill, after any attack, if you wait the right amount of time, it will instantly charge the full spinning triangle attack, but you don't just have to use a blades attack, it can be a shield bash. Combo: L1 + L1 (quickly), wait until you feel a vibration, Triangle, either R1 or R2

[@UltimateBallaPOM]

After watch this video I went and tried some stuff. Blades of Chaos. Doe Chaotic Rampage(R1) then dash either sideways or back(forward too if you have the forward dash move disabled, I guess) and press either R1 or R2 to get the light or heavy combo ender. TL;DR Hold R1 dash R1 or R2 for the combo ender.

[@bizmonkey007]

The combat in this game feels so much more fun than the first. Maybe it’s the enemy variety and how they compliment your abilities, but it just works so. Damn. Well.

[@rayvincyful1]

It's the new combat mechanics that make this one better than the previous game. The old mechanics are exactly the same.

[@judsdragon]

"dramatic murder learning effect" class lol edit: that R2 R2 (hold) combo u mentioned for a quick serpents snare has been a game changer for me wow many thx

[@Hihiolb]

young man you seem to have played this game a lot. can you tell me how to get the blessed blades buff. like where is it from

[@espemg]

One thing you helped me realize but forgot to mention is the fast track to plume of chaos. The slow mo finisher that does big damage and burn. R2 r2 r1 r2

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Something I found on my own: If you have a weapon equipped & press R2 2x, R1, & R2 (or whatever buttons you have for light & heavy attacks), you can immediately hit the Pride of the Frost/Plume of Chaos/Rising Wind combo without the long windup.

[@lordpatrick7065]

You can serpents snare a stunned enemy, press r3 while they're airborne and have kratos stun grab them when they touch ground. You can also do the flame whiplash (spam triangle) moves while aiming though i don't think that actually does anything different.

[@sinistersurfer9249]

Loki the best combat guide on KZbin

[@destroyercreater98]

5:29 also for anyone seeing this. I just found out you can shoot even faster while standing still by shooting, block, then shot again. It takes a while to get the timing right but once your good at it (and have r1 on cooldown) you can shoot your bow much faster without jumping all over the place. Also when it comes to this the talon bow and jötnar bow shot at the same pace, while the Aesir bow needs a quick pause before firing. Just a warning if doing this with aesir.

[@The1506andy]

how do you make your chaos blade ignited like at 3:02

[@Ramadanpapi]

What a great video! Saw this kinda late after putting in about 40 hrs but still got a good amount of the game left(a lot of the hours were spent on side quests😅) so can’t wait to try it!

[@m7mdalshatti596]

L2 R1 hold, hold (after pull) is also a combo. i use it alot.

[@givemeverything]

I'll try all of those and if I come up with anything I'll add to the comment good stuff

[@hall6913]

Great vid, subbed 👍 didn't even need a spoiler-y thumbnail like some of these other dirtbags.. I can't even scroll my feed anymore 😒

[@MrUche123]

I was able to do a slow mo action with Loki in my first interaction, when I performed a Dive shot ( Die Hard slow mode shoot). Hw I did it, I don’t know. 😅

[@hunterstarmech]

Charging up the blades by spamming triangle counts as an attack so you can keep juggling enemies while charging them

[@kjkang11]

huh I don't get what you mean

[@hunterstarmech]

@@kjkang11 I typed square by accident when I meant triangle maybe that confused you?

[@jakecruz9067]

My personal favorite move is when you recall the axe and press L1 and R2 right at you catch it kraits will jump in the air and strikes the ground with high element effect

[@Ducks4lif3]

RIP my unarmed stun build from 2018, still having lots of fun!

[@punani_slayer4209]

Unarmed is still decent but definitely not as powerful as it used to be. It was so satisfying beating up enemies with my bare hands in the last game lol

[@stimmythekid]

All my cool unarmed shield abilities are locked behind shields I don't want to use lol

[@WolfmanTheNoob]

Thank you for the spoiler warning not far yet and this already helped out a lot.

[@nicolasrealMD]

With the blades i like to do R2, R2, R1, R2 for a big smash

[@ciag1988]

An Loki spin off game would be dope

[@GoatSays]

I agree, as long as it’s a spin off. Wouldn’t be too happy if he just took up the god of war mantle. Atreus is a much less interesting character than Kratos imo.

[@andray310]

3:53 I definitely think he will get a true melee weapon in the future. I’m thinking either a sword or Mjolnir. Or both ? He’s extremely agile. Moves faster than Kratos. But he doesn’t have a designated 🔼 mechanics except the ability that lets you grapple toward an enemy. That’s “free real estate” in the minds of a combat designer and I definitely feel like he will get his own. They’ve already designed the hammer. How it looks,moves,sounds,the power, the element. The atreus game will need to introduce the players to a weapon like that just as they did with Kratos so i definitely think they should do it.