Warning: This article contains spoilers regarding the late-game elements of God of War Ragnarok.
Take the wind with you.
The 2018 God of WarRebootKratos finished the game with two sweet weapons, the frosty Leviathan Axe as well as the scorching Blades of Chaos. The sequel was just released God of War Ragnarok, he eventually winds up with a third weapon called Draupnir, a wind-based spear that’s SeriouslyFun to use due to its high speed capabilities and long range capabilities.
The only peculiar thing about Draupnir is that it’s weirdly difficult to find the items you need to upgrade the weapon. Instead of banging your head against the Norse mythology-inspired wall, allow me to clear up Draupnir’s strange upgrade path for you.
How to find Gale Flames in order to upgrade Draupnir God of War Ragnarok
Just like the other two weapons, Draupnir’s skill tree doesn’t fully open up until you upgrade the weapon to a certain level. To unlock its full potential, you must reach level 7. While you can go up to level 9, it does not increase its base stats. Gale Flames, which are items used to level up the spear’s stats, are required. One Gale Flame equals 1 level.
This is tricky, because Ragnarok doesn’t just dole out Gale Flames at the same pace it doles out upgrade items for the other two weapons. You’ll get one of them late in the main story (when you fight the two valkyries in Muspelheim), but you’ll need at least one more to hit level 7 with the spear. Here’s where to look.
Berserker buddies
To start, fast travel to the area known as The Applecore in Svartalfheim, but only after you’ve gotten the sword hilt that unlocks the late-game Berserker Gravestones side quest. You’ll see a gravestone icon on your map near the center of the Jarnsmida Pitmines area nearby.
This will set off a battle against not just one but two pissed-off Berserker homies. I’m not going to lie: It may be best to hold off on this one until After you’ve finished the main story. These guys are jerks, and only a properly leveled-up Kratos can win. Thankfully, you actually don’t need to fight these guys if you just want to unlock the whole Draupnir skill tree. Go ahead and skip this one if you’d like.
Wispy mischief
The next is easier and will take you to Vanaheim’s pleasant jungles.
Fast travel to the Eastern Plains area of the map after you’ve unlocked the ability to go to the Crater and switch from day to night in Vanaheim. To make it nighttime, use the pedestal to the right of the fast travel point. You can also look west into the plains from it.
There should be glowing wisps that aggressively feed on local wildlife. There are three in total and they’re all pretty close to each other. You can use the Blades of Chaos in order to remove the wisps from animals. Get ready for a fight. You will find a quest waypoint that will direct you to the circular plate at the center of the area. This will allow you to create a Flame Phantom miniboss.
By this point, you’ve fought at least one of these guys before. Be patient and hit the glowing orb when it’s vulnerable. Once the Phantom’s stun meter fills up, go destroy one of the nearby glowing monoliths, which will take a huge chunk out of its health bar. These are highly visible in the nighttime, so you shouldn’t have any trouble finding them. The only caveat is that you’ll need to throw your spear at a couple of them because they’ll be out of melee range, but that’s not a problem.
Repeat this several times until the boss falls. He will drop a Gale Flame and bring you closer to glory.
Portals for worms
Lastly, after you get the spear, speak to Ratatoskr near Sindri’s house to get a side quest to retrieve some wayward worms hiding out in Yggdrasil portals throughout the nine realms. This one is simple: Find all six worms and you’ll get a Gale Flame.
These portals appear on your map in the form of little icons. I’ll leave the worm-hunting to you, but just know that there are four in Svartalfheim alone, with the other two hiding out in Vanaheim. They’re really not hard to find and you don’t even need to fight any difficult enemies or anything to catch them. It’s as simple as walking up to a portal and pressing a button.
I’m sure some of these side activities sound annoying, but the good news is that you only need to do one of them (on top of the Gale Flame you get from the main story) to unlock the full Draupnir skill tree. Enjoy your hunting, gamers.
