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God of War (2018)

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A Realm Beyond

By
Ben Chard
&
Scott Peers

A Realm Beyond, God of War.

Follow the Witch of the Woods

The Witch appears to deliver the news that you need a light only found in another realm. committed to your cause, take the Witch up on her advice and follow her.

Follow the Witch back down the mountain and over to Sindri’s lift, the Witch will remove the vines allowing you to board and ride the lift down to the foot of the mountain. Once at the bottom, follow the Witch back to the door leading into the cave and watch as she gives you a demonstration on how the blue crystals you’ve been seeing works.

(1 of 2) Light Crystals are activated using a Light Arrow.

Light Crystals are activated using a Light Arrow. (left), The Witch will deactivate the Scorn Poles with Vanir magic. (right)

You won’t have to worry about the Scorn Poles as you head back through the caves, the Witch will disable them with her magic allowing you to reach the door leading back to the bridge hassle free. Cross the bridge, listening to the Witch’s tales of Midgard and the realms around you and take the stairs down toward the dock and take a right. The Witch will activate the Light Crystal for you, creating a bridge across.

Realign the Bridge

Once across, follow the path to the nearby axel and interact with it. Rapidly press the DualSense-ButtonCircle button or E-Key key to move it back onto the track and then move it along the tracks to move the entire bridge along the Lake of Nine, reaching the next Tower. With the bridge in place, resume following the Witch.

Follow the Witch to the Realm Travel Room

Head back across the light bridge and up the stairs to reunite with the Witch before heading through the doors to Brok’s Shop. She’ll activate another Light Crystal before passing over the bowstring, depleted of magic, to Atreus’ bow. Head over the light bridge and open the doors to reach the Realm Travel Room.

Travel to Alfheim

The room shrouded in darkness, you’ll need to acquire the light of Alfheim found in that realm to fully power the Bifröst. For now, follow the Witch along the roots of the World Tree to the platform in the center and reawaken the Temple.

The Witch will tell you all about the great World Tree, Yggdrasil and how the 9 realms all relate. This is where you’ll need to go to travel to any of the other realms however not all of them are available initially. When control resumes, move the bridge along to Alfheim and the Witch will pass on the Rune to unlock travel, press the DualSense-ButtonCross button or Space key to lock in your destination.

You’ll be utilizing this bridge a lot throughout your journey from now on.

With the travel complete, open the doors in front of you to find yourself back in Brok’s Shop before opening the next set of doors to finally arrive at your destination, Alfheim.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Platforms,
    PS4
  • Genre
    Action Adventure
  • Guide Release
    20 April 2018
  • Last Updated
    18 February 2022
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Ben Chard

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Following the destruction of the Greek Pantheon, Kratos hides himself away in the Norse realm Midgard. Upon the death of his beloved, Kratos and his son begin a journey that will change them forever throughout the Norse realms. As a mentor to his son, he must be a guiding light but the burden of his past still looms over him.

The most complete guide for God of War features everything you could wish to know during your time in Midgard. A step-by-step walkthrough featuring every collectible, treasure map and more illustrated with gorgeous screenshots.

Version 1.0:

  • Full walkthrough of the main storyline.
  • Coverage of all Sidequests.
  • Detailed strategies on how to defeat every optional boss.
  • Find every Treasure Hoard.
  • Every collectible uncovered.
  • Detailed information on character builds for Kratos.

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