В God of War 2018, which is coming to PC in 2022, the famous fighter with the gods, Kratos, appears ax Leviathan, a gift from Laufey, the second wife of the protagonist, who can return to the owner like a boomerang. It can be improved along the way, increasing the characteristics of the gnome blacksmiths, turning it into a truly deadly weapon.
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The highest level of Leviathan is the 6th, and pumping is carried out for an extremely rare resource - frozen flame. This guide will tell you what this Kratos ax is, how to upgrade Leviathan and where to find the Frozen Flame needed for this.
How to use the Leviathan Ax in God of War
If the legendary Blades of Chaos are indispensable in the battle with several enemies, then the Leviathan ax is a universal weapon. It will be equally good for fights with single enemies, including - bosses or an endgame nightmare - Valkyries, and for skirmishes with groups of opponents.
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Leviathan's abilities are as follows:
- using charged throw "Explosion of Cold" you can get additional ice damage on hit and freeze enemies;
- after a successful hit in a weak spot, Kratos is able to return the ax to himself and make a second, enhanced throw;
- "Hangman's Strike" - The most powerful melee attack that destroys weak enemies with one hit;
- ability "Permafrost" accumulates ice damage if Kratos does not miss enemy attacks and strikes enemies himself;
- if you need to turn Kratos into a machine for mass killing, then you need to immediately pump the ability "Whirlwind Sweep" and, as we progress, all its derivatives.
Where to find Frozen Flames in God of War
Frozen flame, in quantity 5 pieces, will enable you to complete the side quest "Leviathan Wakes" and upgrade the ax to the limit. 4 out of 5 are obtained quite easily - they are given for the successful elimination of story bosses.
Everything is more complicated with the sixth Frozen Flame. When Leviathan is upgraded to level 5, you need to go to the blacksmiths again. They will be ready to give Kratos the Frozen Flame, but only if they get Ice mists of Nifheim.
How to get to Niflheim
To unlock Niflheim, you need to find four special keys located in large purple chests with a skull on the lid. You can watch the video for more details:
Where to find Frozen Mists of Niflheim in God of War and how to exchange
Icy Mists of Niflheim is a unique item mined in Niflheim, which you need to start looking for immediately after talking with the dwarves. Once you have found the keys and unlocked Niflheim, you need to:
- Talk to Sindri and get an additional task from him "Workshop Ivaldi".
- Complete this quest and infiltrate the central chamber in Niflheim.
- With Echoes of the mists, open third left chest. The required amount is 5 thousand. After spending 10 minutes opening chests in the local labyrinth, it can be collected without problems.
- In addition to Echo, it would be nice to collect resources for sale in the labyrinth.
- After taking Ice Mists from the chest with the skull, Kratos should go to the dwarves and exchange mists for Frozen Flame.
Everything, you can complete the leveling of Leviathan. We must not forget that in addition to the improvements that are available from blacksmiths, the ax can be strengthened in two more ways:
- use handles with unique features, which can be found in one of the many chests or bought from Sindri and Brok;
- remember that Leviathan has 2 rune slots, granting special attacks. The runes themselves, by the way, can also be improved.
Read on:For more useful information on passing the game, all secret treasure maps and artifacts, Norn and Valkyries chests, leveling Kratos and his weapons, read guide for God of War.