Gryla is another one of the main story bosses that you will encounter on your journey in God of War: Ragnarok.
She is a giant who can be found in the Jotunheim realm. She is also the grandmother of Angrboda, a friend and love interest of Atreus.
Gryla has taken possession of the souls of Ironwood Wildlife. You must now put her away as another obstacle in your path to prevent Ragnarok.
The following guide will tell you how to defeat Gryla by highlighting all of her attacks and moves.
Where to find Gryla
You will face Gryla when doing the fifth chapter: The Lost Sanctuary. She can be found in her home which is located in the Jotunheim region north of Idi’s Sinkhole.
Best strategy to defeat Gryla
Being a giant, Gryla has an obvious advantage over you, and none of your regular attacks deal any damage to the giant. Fortunately, Gryla’s weakness is in her own hands, the giant Cauldron.
The only way you can damage her is by explicitly attacking the stone that lines the outer surface of the Cauldron. You can quickly deplete half of Gryla’s health by targeting each of these purple stones.
While aiming for the Cauldron, you must steer clear of her stomp attacks. These attacks have a small AoE but are extremely powerful.
You will get a small vulnerability window after she loses the next half of her health. Here, Gryla will fall to her knees and drop the Cauldron, allowing you to do some severe damage with melee attacks.
Just before getting up again, Gryla will scream, and that’s your cue to back off, as she will follow up with a sweep attack as soon as she gets up.
After your first few attacks at Gryla’s Cauldron, she will start enchanting the entire kitchen floor. This is where you need to get to the countertops in the kitchen.
We recommend staying there, as the crockery and items on the table help provide ample cover for you during the fight. Only close in on Gryla when you are using your melee attacks.
Another vulnerability window will appear after you let Angrboda light the two candles when Gryla is close to them. These candles are opposite Gryla’s kitchen, and you’ll need to grapple your way across counters to get to each candle.
You need to get Gryla to follow you and slam her hand near the candles you have lit. Once Gryla is in position, Angrboda will trigger the candles, and this will stun Gryla.
Gryla will freeze and will not be able to attack or make a countermove giving you a perfect opportunity to attack. During this segment, Atreus will focus on breaking the magic crystals in Gryla’s Cauldron. Once you have broken the three crystals, Gryla will lose her magic, marking the end of the fight.
Gryla rewards and Loot
- The Cauldron trophy/achievement
