God of War Blades of Chaos Guide - How To Get, Runic Attacks Locations, Upgrades, Skills

The Blades of Chaos are added to the game when Kratos realizes that he needs some diversity in the Weapons that he Uses. The Blades of Chaos have a lot of complexities to them including upgrades and skills, and this God of War Blades of Chaos Guide will help you understand them all.

Our God of War Blades of Chaos Guide will tell you about all of the upgrades and the skills that are available for the Blades of Chaos in God of War.

God of War Blades of Chaos

Here are the upgrades that you can do to your Blades of Chaos in God of War 4. With the help of our God of War Blades of Chaos Guide, you will be able to learn everything you need to know about different Skills, Runic Attacks, Upgrades, and how to use Chaos Blades effectively in the new God of War 4 for PS4.

Upgrade	Runic	How to Get
I	5	Receive Blades as Upgrade I
II	10	Defeat Máttugr Helson in Helheim
III	20	Collect the Black Rune Stone and then Defeat the Trolls in Týr’s Vault
IV	35	Defeat the Hel-Traveler during when escaping Helheim.
V	50	Purchased from Shop w/Raging Inferno of Muspelheim (You get it when you defeat Valkyrie Göndul at the top of Muspelheim)

Blades of Chaos Skills

Here are all of the skills that you can get using your Blades of Chaos.

Melee Combat Skills

Skill	Description	XP Cost	Stat Bonus	Requirements
Rushing Chaos	Press R1 while sprinting to stagger enemies with your rushing stab attack.	500	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 75
Rising Fury	Holding R2 will deal damage and push enemies into the air.	2000	Adds a fire-bomb to any enemies hit by this attack.	Runic 250
Whirling Chaos	Holding R1 will deal damage to all enemies in a radius.	1000	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 125
Chaos Slam	Press R2 while sprinting to slam down on the ground and deal a lot of damage to all enemies nearby.	1500	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 125
Spinning Chaos Strike	Hold R1 to perform a spinning attack damaging all enemies in a radius.	1000	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 225
Retreating Slash	Attack all enemies in a large area while evading by holding back the left stick and pressing R1.	2000	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 75
Chaotic Rampages	Switch stance after blades of chaos attack, then press R1 to deal damage through small attacks.	3000	N/A	N/A
Chaotic Frenzy	Chaotic Rampage gets 2 more strikes.	1000	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 200
Chaotic Flurry	After any blades of chaos attack, switch stances and press R2 to deal additional damage through a triple stab attack.	1500	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 200
Chaotic Concussion	Press R2 after chaotic flurry to deal additional burn damage through another stab.	1500	Increased resistance to interruption during this attack.	Vitality 200

Elemental Combat Skills

Skill	Description	XP Cost	Stat Bonus
Spear of Chaos	Impale an enemy and pull them towards you.	3000	N/A
Elemental Surge	Once you impale an enemy using spear of chaos, press R1 to send a wave of energy towards them through the chain, dealing damage.	3000	Adds a fire bomb to any enemies hit by this attack.
Elemental Explosion	The size and damage of your elemental surge explosion increases.	2000	N/A
Engulfing Spear	Your spear of chaos attack will cause a small explosion, causing burn damage.	3000	N/A
Immolation	Keep on attacking quickly to have burn damage on every hit.	2000	N/A
Furious Immolation	You get more immolation per hit.	2000	N/A
Elemental Charge	If you hold R2, you will charge up the amount of Burn damage you inflict on impact.	2000	Shortens charge time.
Elemental Overcharge	Hold R2 in order to do a lot of burn damage in a wide area.	4500	N/A
Essence of Athena	10+ Luck	10000	N/A
Essence of Ares	10+ Strength	10000	N/A
Essence of Zeus	10+ Runic	10000	N/A

Light Runic Attacks

Runic Attack	Description	XP Cost	Location
Cyclone of Chaos	A sweep that clears enemies in a circle. Levelling up increases the duration and the damage.	0/3250/13000	Helheim Legendary Chest (Requires Winds of Hel)
Nemean Crush	A shockwave that sends enemies flying. Levelling up increases the burn damage and radius of explosion.	0/4500/18000	Helheim Tower Beach: Death Eater Drop
Rampage of the Furies	Flurries which end up in a slam. Levelling up will increase the burn damage and the radius of the final attack.	0/1500/6000	River Pass (Witch’s Cavern): Requires Winds of Hel
Blast of Hephaestus	Blade attacks followed by a swipe of your blade. Levelling up adds Burn damage and Explosion during the slam.	0/3250/13000	Buri’s Storeroom Legendary Chest (Requires Blades of Chaos)
Icarus Storm	A spinning attack that adds blades of chaos when levelled up along with burn damage.	0/1500/6000	Helheim (Escape) Legendary Chest
Wrath of Artemis	A slash attack that pushes enemies away. Levelling Up adds another attack and then stuns the enemies.	0/1500/6000	Troll Boss: Dauði Munr Drop
Blast of Hephaestus	A blast which deals burn damage. Levelling up increases the size of the blast and stun damage.	0/3250/13000	Foothills Legendary Chest (Requires Winds of Hel)
Spartan Charge	A dash which deals damage by slamming enemies. Levelling up adds an explosive blast and burn damages.	0/1500/6000	Helheim Legendary Chest

Heavy Runic Attack

Runic Attack	Description	XP Cost	Location
Tartarus Rage	You do 2 Blade slams on an enemy. Levelling up increases its power. Cooldown of 50 seconds. Deals 3/5 damage, 2/5 Burn effect and 4/5 Stun effect.	0/4500/18000	Týr’s Vault: Grendel Trolls Drop
Prometheus Flame	A slam attack that creates fire underneath enemies. Levelling Up increases the size of the flame and potential targets. Cooldown of 80 seconds. Deals 3/5 Damage, 5/5 Burn effect and no stun effect.	0/4500/18000	Konùnsgard’s Stronghold: Legendary Chest (Favor: Hail to the King)
Hyperion Slam	A slam attack that does an explosion. Levelling Up increases the size of the explosion and deals burn damage. Cooldown of 50 seconds. Deals 4/5 damage and 4/5 Burn effect. No stun effect.	0/1500/6000	The Mountain (Return Visit) Legendary Chest (Requires Winds of Hel)
Meteoric Slam	Rains fire down on enemies. Levelling up increases the area of effect and the burn damage of the fire. Cooldown of 120 seconds. Deals 4/5 damage and 5/5 Burn damage. No stun damage.	0/4500/18000	Muspelheim Shop
Hyperion Grapple	Tosses blades to enemies and pulls Kratos towards them. Levelling Up increases concussion that enemies have and stun damage caused during impact. Cooldown of 40 seconds. Deals 4/5 damage, 2/5 burn damage and 4/5 stun damage.	0/3250/13000	The Hall of Týr Legendary Chest (Journey: A Path to Jötunheim)
Gift of Apollo	Blades of Chaos hits grant small health bonus. Levelling Up adds the amount of health you get. Cooldown of 120 seconds. Deals 4/5 damage, 2/5 burn effect and no stun damage.	0/4500/18000	Niflheim Realm Tear (10,000 Mist Echoes, Ogres x3)

Blade Pommels

Blade Pommels	Hacksilver	Location
Wooden Blade Grips Spartan’s Heritage: Crude wooden blade grips. Cannot be sold.		Start with this Pommel
Deadly Grips of Vitality Slayer’s Health Burst: Low chance of activating perk to get health after a kill.	20000/35000	Konùnsgard Stronghold: Hel-Traveler Drop
Weightless Grip of Protection Rising Protective Barrier: Moderate chance of activating perk to to get a protective barrier.	20000/35000	Týr’s Vault Legendary Chest
Deadly Grips of Protection Slayer’s Defense: Low chance of activating perk to increase defence.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Deadly Grips of Magic Slayer’s Runic: Low chance of activating perk to grant a blessing of runic on each kill.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Deadly Recovery Handles Slayer’s Cooldown: Low chance of activating perk to reduce cooldown on a kill.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Precision Grips of Fortification Piercing Defense: Moderate chance of activating perk to get a gift of defense if you spear of chaos a flying enemy.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Precision Recovery Handles Piercing Cooldown: Moderate chance of activating perk to a blessing of cooldown if you land a spear of chaos on moving enemies.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Weightless War Handles Rising Strength: Moderate chance of activating perk to get a gift of strength if you land Rising Fury on enemies.	20000/35000	Lake of Nine: West side of outer walkway (Requires Blades of Chaos)
Deadly War Handles Slayer’s Strength: Low chance of activating perk to get more strength when you kill someone.	9000/20000	Helheim: Hel-Traveler Drop
Deadly Grips of Fury Slayer’s Rage Burst: Low chance of activating perk to get a rage burst when you kill someone.	10000/9000/20000	Shop
Explosive Grips of Fire Flame Tongue: Low chance of activating perk to strike with an explosion that deals burn damage.	20000/35000	Isle of Death Legendary Chest (Requires Blades of Chaos)
Grips of the Cursed Flame Gift of Fire: Low chance of activating perk which plants a fire bomb on enemies.	35000/70000	Cliffs of the Raven Legendary Chest (Requires Winds of Hel)
Grips of the Valkyrie Power of the Valkyrie: Low chance of activating perk which increases strength and runic when you hit someone with blades.	35000/70000	Helheim, Valkyrie Rota Drop
Blightguard Explosive Blight: Low chance of activating perk which weakens enemies when they are hit.	35000/70000	Niflheim Center Chamber Legendary Chest (7500 Mist Echoes)