What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

God of War Ragnarok (GoW Ragnarok)

Song of the Sands Quest Guide: Where to Find the Hafgufa Cave

5
Add to Watchlist

★ God of War Ragnarok and its DLC are out!
┗ Walkthrough | Valhalla DLC | Bosses
★ Check out our Tips and Tricks guides!
┗ Best Skills | Best Armor | Beginners Guide
★ Locations for all Collectibles!
┗ Nornir Chests | Ravens | Artifacts

God of War Ragnarok - Song of the Sands Quest Guide
Song of the Sands is a Favor in God of War Ragnarok (GoW Ragnarok) that can be unlocked after completing Secret of the Sands. Read on for a detailed walkthrough, list of rewards, and where to find the Hafgufa cave.

List of Contents

How to Unlock Songs of the Sands

Complete Secret of the Sands

God of War Ragnarok - Complete Secret of the Sands
Song of the Sands is unlocked after completing the Secret of the Sands quest. You'll have to travel to the Forbidden Sands in Alfheim, where you'll receive the quest automatically upon entering the area.

Secret of the Sands Quest Walkthrough

Song of the Sands Walkthrough

Find The Hafgufa Cave Entrance

Objectives
1 God of War Ragnarok - Find the Cave entrance
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconFind the Cave entrance
The entrance to the Hafgufa Cave Entrance is located at the center of the area with two torches lighting the entrance.

Alfheim Realm 100% Completion Guide

Reach the Hafgufa

2 God of War Ragnarok - Head inside and climb down into the hole
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconHead inside and climb down into the hole
3 God of War Ragnarok - Destroy Super Sound.png
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconRemove obstacles using sonic arrows
4 God of War Ragnarok - Follow the path going west
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconFollow the path going west
You will be using your Blades of Chaos a lot to traverse through the cavern.
5 God of War Ragnarok - Use sonic arrows to open a hive wall and destroy the green wall behind it to proceed
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconUse sonic arrows to open a hive wall and destroy the green wall behind it to proceed
6
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDelve deeper into the cavern
7 God of War Ragnarok - Throw the Leviathan Axe at the Twilight Stone on the floor
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconThrow the Leviathan Axe at the Twilight Stone on the floor
This will destroy the obstacle blocking the path, allowing you to proceed.
8
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDefeat any enemies you encounter along the way
You'll encounter quite a bunch of enemies in the room after defeating the Wretches.
9 God of War Ragnarok - Squeeze through a gap in the wall and climb down in to the depths of the cavern
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconSqueeze through a gap in the wall and climb down into the depths of the cavern
10 God of War Ragnarok - Destroy the Twilight Stone hiding behind a Hive Wall
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDestroy the Twilight Stone hiding behind a Hive Wall
11
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconTraverse through the cavern and defeat all enemies you encounter
The path ahead will require the use of your Blades of Chaos again and at the end of the path, you'll encounter more enemies. Defeat them all to proceed.
12 God of War Ragnarok - Climb the wall to the south
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconClimb the wall to the south
After you've killed all the enemies, you will be able to climb up a wall to the south.
13
GOWR - Hafgufas 1st
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDestroy The Hafgufa's Bindings
To get rid of the obstacles on your way, drop down on the ledge southwest. Align your aim with all 3 of the binds and throw it at them to destroy the obstacle.

Destroy The Hafgufa's Bindings

14
GOWR - Hafgufas 2nd
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDestroy the remaining bindings
Once you're inside the room with the Hafgufa, you'll have to destroy all of the bindings to set it free. You won't be able to destroy the Hafgufa's Bindings in front of you until you destroy the other one first.
15 God of War Ragnarok - Use the Leviathan Axe on the Twilight Stone
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconGet Across the Gap to the Southwest
If you look directly southwest, you'll see another hive that needs to be destroyed. Throw your Leviathan Axe on the Twilight Stone located on the other side of the gap, and this will destroy the hive wall and reveal a hook you can use to get across the gap.
16 God of War Ragnarok - Destroy using Sonic Arrows
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDestroy the Hafgufa's Bindings first
Once you cross, destroy the bindings in the west first. A Twilight Stone is hiding behind a Hive wall near the binds, where you can use it to ricochet your axe and destroy all the binds.
17 God of War Ragnarok - Head Back
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconCross through the gap again to destroy the northeast binds
18
GOWR - Hafgufas 4th
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDestroy the final binds in the middle to free the Hafgufa

Open The Hive Cage

19
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconFollow the path northeast and open a Legendary Chest
20
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconDefeat all enemies and proceed to the next area
21 God of War Ragnarok - Throw the axe at the upper Twilight Stone
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconThrow the axe at the upper Twilight Stone
This will ricochet down to the second one, destroying the hive wall in the process.
22 God of War Ragnarok - Spin the Mechanism Until it Faces the Giant Twilight Stone
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconFace the Twilight Stone at the large Twilight Stone
Solve this puzzle by facing the Twilight stone towards the larger stone using the spinning mechanism. Use your Leviathan Axe and hit the larger stone to cause it to bounce over the smaller one and into the hive wall.
23 God of War Ragnarok - Reach the surface to open the Hive Cage
Ragnarok placeholder quest iconReach the surface and open the Hive Cage

Songs of the Sands Quest Rewards

The Forbidden Sands Sandstorm Disappears

Similarly to the previous quest, freeing the Hafgufa will clear the area of the sandstorm, allowing you to explore the entirety of the desert area blocked off by the storm.

Obtain the Full Gufa Trophy

Once you've freed the Hafgufa from its binds from the Secret of the Sands and Song of the Sands quests, you'll be able to receive the trophy Full Gufa.

Trophy Guide and List of Trophies

Experience Points

Rewards
1500 Kratos XP 375 Atreus XP

God of War Ragnarok Related Guides

God of War Ragnarok - Favors

List of All Favors (Side Quests)

All Svartalfheim Favors
In Service To Asgard The Weight of Chains The Spirit of Rebellion
The Lost Treasure A Viking Funeral
All Niflheim Favors
The Eyes of Odin The Broken Prison
All Alfheim Favors
Secret of the Sands Song of the Sands The Desert Door
Freyr's Gift The Elven Sanctum
All Midgard Favors
Sigrun's Curse Guiding Light Animal Instincts
All Vanaheim Favors
Path of Destruction A Stag for All Seasons Freya's Missing Peace
Conscience for the Dead Garden for the Dead Cure for the Dead
The Mysterious Orb Trail of the Dead In Plain Sight
The Burning Skies Quaking Hollow In the Dead of Night
Return of the River What Lies Below Scent of Survival
Nocturnal Predator Casualty of War: The Toy Casualty of War: The Hourglass
Casualty of War: The Stein Casualties of War: The Scroll Casualties of War: The Brooch
For Vanaheim!
All Muspelheim Favors
The Crucible The Final Challenges Defend Your Valor
All Nine Realm Favors
Across the Realms All Lindwyrm Locations Last Remnants of Asgard
Hel to Pay Nine Realms in Bloom Fit for a King
Last Remnants of Asgard Born From Fire

This section is currently under construction. Check back later for updates!

Comment

See more comments (5 Comments)

Author

God of War Ragnarok Walkthrough Team
This article was created by Game8's elite team of writers and gamers.
    Leave feedback(Login required)
    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey
    Not Now
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Advertisements.
    Amount of Ads
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Placement of Ads
    Timing of Ad Display
    Ad Loading Speed
    Safeness of Ads
    Content of Ads
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Quality of Articles.
    Amount of information
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Frequency of updates
    Speed of new information
    Accuracy of articles
    Understandibility of articles
    Readability of sentences
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Usability of the Site.
    Ease of finding information
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Loading Speed
    Use of Color
    Font Size
    Visibility of Images
    Easy to Understand Layout
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Message Boards, Comments.
    Ease of Writing
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Readability
    Ease in Finding Information
    Comment Quality
    Comment Quantity
    Admin Response
    ×
    Please rate each item regarding Game8.co's Site's new design.
    Please rate our site's new design
    Very Dissatisfied
    Somewhat Dissatisfied
    Fine
    Somewhat Satisfied
    Highly Satisfied
    Do you think that the website's design change makes the site easier to use?
    Has the new design made it easier for you to find information on the site?
    Has the new design improved the overall visual appeal of the site?
    How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the new design of the site?
    ×
    How likely are you to recommend Game8 to someone you know?
    Very Unlikely
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    Very Likely
    If you have other opinions regarding potential improvement to the website, please share them with us. We would appreciate your honest opinion.
    Note: This is a free response section, so you can proceed without entering anything.
    Note: Please be sure not to enter any kind of personal information into your response.
    ×
    Thank You
    ×
    Thank you for participating in our survey! Your answers will help us to improve the quality of our website and services.
    We hope you continue to make use of Game8.
    Close
    For other opinions or comments, go here.

    Rankings

    Popular Articles
    Message Board
    • We could not find the message board you were looking for.

    Gaming News

    Best PS5 RPGs (December 2025)

    Best PS5 RPGs (December 2025)

    Popular Games

    Recommended Games

    All rights reserved

    ©2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. God of War is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC and related companies in the U.S. and other countries. “PlayStation Family Mark”, “PlayStation”, “PlayStation Studios logo”, "PS4", and “PS5” are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Sony Interactive Entertainment Privacy Policy & EULA

    The copyrights of videos of games used in our content and other intellectual property rights belong to the provider of the game.
    The contents we provide on this site were created personally by members of the Game8 editorial department.
    We refuse the right to reuse or repost content taken without our permission such as data or images to other sites.

    God of War Ragnarok Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

    Quick Access
    Guide Index

    God of War Ragnarok Top Page

    Story Walkthrough

    Valhalla DLC

    Favors (Side Quests)

    Tips and Tricks

    Bosses

    Story Bosses

    Optional Bosses

    Items

    All Collectibles

    Enemies

    Weapons

    All Shields

    Armor

    Equipment

    Skills

    Runic Attacks

    Realms and Regions

    Characters

    Main Characters

    Side Characters

    Antagonists

    Patch Notes

    News and Game Info

    Other God of War Wikis