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God of War Ragnarok (GoW Ragnarok)

Leveling Guide: How to Raise Your Level

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God of War Ragnarok - Leveling Guide - How to Raise Your Level
Increasing your level in God of War Ragnarok requires the player to upgrade their weapons and equipment or by wearing rare armor sets with high power levels. Read on to learn how to increase your level and the steps you can take to do it fast.

How to Level Up

Progressing Through The Story

GOWR - Progressing Through The Story
An easy way to increase your level is by progressing through the game's story to get different equipment and materials for your gear as a reward for completing parts of the story.

You'll also most likely encounter chests while advancing through the story that is often accessible by solving puzzles.

Ragnarok Full Story and Plot Summary

Upgrading Weapons and Equipment

GOWR - Upgrading Weapons and Equipment
Another way to increase your level and stats is by upgrading your weapon and equipment by talking to the Huldra Brothers at certain points of the game.

It's recommended, however, that you invest your materials in what you think is the best equipment for you, so you don't have to worry about grinding for the materials if you somehow manage to run out of them.

List of All Armor

Obtaining Gears and Materials From Chests

GOWR - Obtaining Gear From Chests
Finding a chest while exploring the realm and opening it will reward you with materials most of the time, which can be used to upgrade your equipment. Legendary chests can also be found by completing puzzles which sometimes give the player rare equipment that can be used to increase their level.

How to Increase Your Level

Level is Determined By Your Gear

GOWR - Level is Determined By Your Gear
If you want to increase your level, you'll have to upgrade your equipment and wear better armor sets obtained from crafting or opening chests you'll encounter throughout your playthrough. This will determine your level and how you will fare against other enemies.

What Do Levels Mean?

Determines The Power Level of an Enemy

God of War Ragnarok - Determines The Power Level of an Enemy
The level system in God of War Ragnarok allows the player to check how much power level the enemy has when compared to theirs. If an enemy has a higher level than the player, they'll most likely have more points allocated in their stats.

This is also indicated by the color of your enemy's HP bar, letting you know how powerful they are depending on the color.

Color Description
GOWR - Yellow HP BarYellow Indiciates that an enemy has more or less the same level
GOWR - Orange HP BarOrange Indicates that the enemy has a slightly higher level than Kratos.
Purple Indicates that the enemy has a significant higher level than Kratos.

Stats Explained: All Stats and How They Work

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All God of War Ragnarok Tips and Tricks Guides

Core Mechanics
Beginner's Guide Combat System Explained
How to Heal and Increase Max Health What Does Killing Bugs Do?
Stats Explained: All Stats and How They Work How to Use Quick Turn
How to Upgrade Equipment How to Raise Your Level
How to Parry How to Fast Travel
Leveling and Grinding
How to Farm Hacksilver How to Farm XP
Graphics & Settings
Difficulty Settings Explained Best Settings for Graphics and Performance
Does God of War Ragnarok Have New Game Plus? How to Skip Cutscenes
Equipment & Skills
How to Transmog Gear
Tier Lists
Best Skills Best Armor Sets
Best Attachments Best Runic Attacks
Best Relics Best Enchantments
Exploration & Collectibles
How to Get Idunn Apples All Horns of Blood Mead Locations
How to Break Cracked Ground and Floors How to Recover Lost Items
Invasive Species: All Crater Hunts Guide How to Fully Repair Amulet of Yggdrasil
Full Gulfa Trophy Guide: All Hafgufas Locations
Story & Progression
How to Get the Secret Ending How to Unlock the Compass
Bugs and Fixes
How to get Unstuck: Old Friends Bug Fix Tavern Glitch: How to Fix the Dwarf Bug

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