Another important detail in the Nidavellir Armor Set is its high Defense and Vitality stats in God of War Ragnarok. Players can get up to 215 DEF, which can be deadly if players knew how to scale Kratos’ attacks and skills with it.
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Nidavellir Armor Build In God Of War Ragnarok
To build Nidavellir Armor in God of War Ragnarok, players must mainly focus on increasing Kratos’ ability to Stun enemies while scaling his build with Defense and Vitality.
Enchantments
Three Svartalfheim Enchantments: Increases Stun damage inflicted based on Kratos’ Defense. Three Niflheim Enchantments: Increases Kratos’ Melee damage when he is above 75% Health based on his Defense. Crest of Desperate Heroics: When Kratos’ Health drops to a critical level, grants a short invincible barrier, buff to Strength, and Health Burst when complete. Regenerating Essence: Adds a small amount of constant Health regeneration. Greater Regenerating Essence: Adds a greater amount of constant Health regeneration.
The Svartalfheim Enchantments are the most important Set to have on the Nidavellir Set since they buff Kratos’ attacks on stunned enemies based on his Defense, which is the entire concept of the Nidavellir Armor playstyle. While the Niflheim Enchantments are a simple Set that buffs Kratos’ attacks based on his Defense, giving him an offensive approach. The Crest of Desperate Heroics and both Regenerating Essences are essential for Kratos’ survivability on the battlefield. All three Enchantments require a high amount of Vitality to unlock their passives, which are provided by the Nidavellir Armor Set.
Weapons
For weapons’ Attachments and Runic attacks in God of War Ragnarok, players should focus on raising Kratos’ Defense and Vitality alongside finding a passive that complement his playstyle with the Nidavellir Armor.
For the Leviathan Axe, the best build is:
Grip of Healing Harmony: Helps Kratos regenerate Health when hitting enemies while the Axe’s Skill gauge is fully charged. Hel’s Touch: Kratos unleashes a burst of energy that stuns enemies around him. Leviathan’s Roar: A devastating Axe and Shield combo that also stuns enemies around Kratos.
For the Blades of Chaos, players can try:
Deadly Obsidian Handles: A chance to get a Rage burst on every kill is a decent attempt to keep the Rage meter active, which allows Kratos to use his Valor Rage to keep regenerating Health. Cyclone of Chaos: Kratos starts spinning with his Blades, hitting most enemies around him. The Blades will inflict high stun damage and quickly fill the enemies’ stun meter. Meteoric Slam: Meteoric Slam is quick, effective, and has a high AoE.
For the Draupnir Spear, the best build is:
Battle-scarred Sauroter: Stun-grabbing enemies grant Kratos a burst of Rage, which will help him use his Valor Rage more frequently. Thrust of a Thousand Soldiers: Kratos aggressively attacks his foe with a handful of spear thrusts. The Finger of Ruin: Kratos Summons storms to cover the battlefield.
Just like the other Attachments before in God of War Ragnarok, Rond of Aggravation allows Kratos to keep regenerating his Rage bursts on most of his parries, which obviously require his Rage to be set to Valor to recover HP. As for the Motsognir’s Call, it’s a great attack that inflicts high stun damage on enemies around Kratos which will further help him grab them to activate his Nidavellir’s Armor passive.
Freya
Freya too plays a big role in stunning enemies. Her Queen’s Roar attack alongside her Sonic arrows and Thrungva Sword help her easily stun the enemies she attacks. That will give Kratos an opportunity to grab so many enemies stunned by her arrows and attacks.
God of War Ragnarok is available now for PS4 and PS5.
