Best God of War Ragnarok New Game Plus Builds Revealed by Developer

Beating GoW Ragnarok‘s New Game Plus mode earns players this nifty armor appearance, provided they can deal with the increased difficulty. Thankfully, the devs over at Santa Monica Studio have shared their own knowledge of the game and provided a list of the best God of War Ragnarok New Game Plus builds.

Best God of War Ragnarok Builds for New Game Plus

“Can’t Touch This” by Wilson Santiago, QA Analyst

• Armor
  • [NEW IN NG+] Cloak of the Black Bear – Increases immunity duration while evading, last-second evades fire a volley of Bifröst shards.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Gauntlets of Zeus – Increases Melee and Runic damage by 20%, but also increases damage received by 40%.
  • Belt of Radiance
• Enchantments
  • [NEW IN NG+] Meign – Strength/Cooldown stat boost. 
  • Vanaheim Set Bonus    
  • Sigil of Doom
  • Emblem of the Nine Realms  
  • Memento of the Ailing
  • Emblem of Elusion
  • Boon of Valor or Boon of Wrath
• Weapon Attachments
  • Leviathan Axe: Grip of the Nine Realms
  • Blades, Spear, Shield Rönd: Anything prioritizing Strength stat.
• Relic
  • Hilt of Hofuð
  • Spartan Rage
• Companion – Weapons
  • Atreus: Jötnar Bow
  • Freya: Mardoll
• Companion – Accessories
  • Runic Potency III
  • Nocked Proficiency III
  • Sigil Amplification III
• Companion – Runic Summon
  • Atreus: Falcon’s Dive
  • Freya: Player Preference

“Status Striker” by TJ Gilbert, Senior QA Analyst

• Armor
  • Giptumaðr’s Breastplate
  • Lúnda’s Lost Bracers
  • Fate Breaker Belt
• Enchantments
  • [NEW IN NG+] Lúnda’s Engraving – Bare-handed attacks, Parrying, and Blocking have a chance to deal bonus damage and poison enemies, lowering their Power Level.
  • Boon of Wrath
  • Stunning Fang
  • Vanaheim Set Bonus
  • Svartalfheim Set Bonus
• Weapon Attachments
  • Leviathan Axe: Grip of Weighted Recovery
  • Blades of Chaos: Cursed Empress Handles
  • Draupnir Spear: Hind of Weightless Recovery
  • Shield Rönd: Player Preference
• Relic
  • Hilt of Garm
• Spartan Rage
  • Wrath
• Companion – Weapons, Accessories, Runic Summons:
  • Atreus and Freya: Player Preference

“The Minefield” by Wilson Santiago, QA Analyst

• Armor:
  • [NEW IN NG+] Cuirass of Ares – Rage hits have a chance to drop a Health Stone. Health Stones will also grant Rage and all stones trigger bigger explosions.
  • Giptumaðr’s Gauntlets
  • [NEW IN NG+] War Belt of Ares – Activating Rage when Rage Meter is fill increases all damage done for a short duration.
• Enchantments:
  • [NEW IN NG+] Mannvit – Runic/Cooldown stat boost.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Fjölkyngi – Runic/Vitality stat boost.
  • Niflheim Set Bonus
  • Stone Idol of Souls
  • Seal of Runic Storm
  • Eir’s Armament
  • Boon of Valor
• Weapon Attachments:
  • All: Anything prioritizing high Runic and/or Luck
• Relic:
  • Hilt of Hofuð
• Spartan Rage:
  • Valor
• Companion – Weapons:
  • Atreus and Freya: Player Preference
• Companion – Accessories:
  • All 3: Player Preference
• Companion – Runic Summon:
  • Atreus: Bitter Squirrel
  • Freya: Player Preference

“Zeus’ Wrath” by Evan Gilbert, QA Analyst

• Armor:
  • Giptumaðr’s Breastplate
  • Berserker Gauntlets
  • [NEW IN NG+] War Belt of Zeus – Increases Melee and Runic damage by 20%, while increasing damage received by 40%.
• Enchantments:
  • [NEW IN NG+] Vald – Cooldown/Strength stat boost.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Mannvit – Runic/Cooldown stat boost.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Hjartablóð – Vitality/Luck stat boost.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Guiding Light Engraving – Chance to increase Strength, Runic, and Luck of Kratos’ weapons.
  • [NEW IN NG+] Fallen Stars Engraving – Greatly reduces damage taken when using a Runic Attack or Relic.
  • Attuned Runic Gem
  • Seal of the Runic Storm
  • Boon of Wrath
  • Use for Multiple Enemy Encounters: Eir’s Armaments
  • [NEW IN NG+] Use for Boss Encounters: Radiance Engraving – Chance to grant a Blessing of Runic on any last-second evade.
• Leviathan Axe:
  • Attachment: Grip of the Nine Realms – Chosen for stat boost, do not use Momentous Shift unless necessary as it will consume your Permafrost gauge.
  • Light Runic: Winter’s Bite
  • Heavy Runic: Mists of Helheim
• Blades of Chaos:
  • Attachment: Pommels of the True Flame
  • Light Runic: Flame of Anguish
  • Heavy Runic: Meteoric Slam
• Draupnir Spear:
  • Attachment: Hind of Weightless Recovery
  • Light Runic: Whisper of the World
  • Heavy Runic: Vindsvalr’s Windstorm
• Shield:
  • Dauntless Shield
  • Rönd of Expedition
• Relic:
  • Hilt of Hrotti
• Spartan Rage:
  • Wrath
• Companion – Weapons, Accessories, Runic Summons:
  • Atreus and Freya: Player Preference

Over on the PlayStation Blog, the developers provide more details on the builds and how to play them effectively.

Armed with these helpful dev tips, and aided by the fixes implemented by the new 4.01 update, players can head dive back into the battle with New Game Plus.