God of War Ragnarok - How to Beat Every Berserker

The Berserker Fights in God of War Ragnarok are no joke! These vengeful spirits are fearsome, and defeating them all leads to one of the toughest fights in the game. Whether you just want some general tips for how to fight these foes or need a detailed guide for each one, we’ve got you covered - here’s how to defeat every Berserker in God of War Ragnarok.

*SPOILER WARNING* - This video shows footage from the mid, late and post-game, we recommend only watching this video after at least completing the "Forging Destiny" main mission, or finishing the game entirely.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
General Tips
01:08 - How To Find the Berserkers
01:35 - Level Up (Health Bar Colours)
02:07 - Use Lock On Strategically
02:30 - Parry Attacks When Possible
03:10 - How to Dispel Elemental Debuffs
03:49 - 1-2 Punch Attack
04:11 - Ranged Elemental Attacks
05:03 - Proximity Detonation Attack
05:31 - How to Avoid Death From Above Attack
05:55 - Use Resurrection Stones
06:34 - Fill Berserker Stun Meters
07:17 - Which Weapons Are Best
08:41 - Use Permafrost, Immolation and Maelstrom
09:06 - Runic Attacks & Runic Shields
09:40 - Interrupt Blue-Circle Attacks
Berserker Specific Tips
10:20 - Fraekni the Zealous (Midgard)
10:48 - Beigadr the Feared (Svartalfheim)
11:27 - Hardrefill the Callous (Svartalfheim)
11:57 - Hjalti the Stolid (Alfheim)
12:40 - Hvitserkr the Bold (Vanaheim)
13:52 - Haklangr the Bearded (Vanaheim)
15:54 - Alfheim Trio (Svipdagr the Cold & The Sisters of Illska)
18:27 - Svartalfheim Duo (Bodvar the Fierce & Starolfr the Troublesome)
20:33 - Skjothendi the Unerring (Niflheim)
22:21 - King Hrolf Kraki (Midgard)

For walkthroughs, guides, and our interactive map, make sure to check out our Ragnarok Guide on IGN.com!

[samsquatch]

The side quests in this game are harder than the actual boss fights themselves

[TheSuperhuman]

Does like 4 runic attacks
Berserker only loses 2 % health

Gets hit twice

Dies

[scatterbrainart]

"Green will be an easy fight..."
*Svipdagr the Cold and Sisters of Illska have entered the chat*

[JUNIOR-hvsq]

These boss fights really pack a punch even on normal difficulties

[noturavgasian]

I’ve fought three so far and all I’ll say is that as much as you may want to be aggressive throughout the fight, you gotta stay patient and time those blocks, dodges and parries as well as you can. Don’t assume what the berserker is going to do. Even just waiting a small second to make sure you can identify which attack is coming is a game changer.

[saeedalipour]

gna and king each took me like 2 hour to beat. but valkyrie queen from 2018 game took me like 3 month to beat.

[jpmusson]

The best way to beat the 3 berserkers in alfheim is to ignore the one and focus on the two as they share a health bar. Once you clear them it’s an easier 1v1 battle.

[shadowarrow]

It’s honestly all down to trial and error. Fight learn die rinse repeat…then win eventually. Also be aware of all the skills you have in your arsenal

[goku]

The king berserker fight made me reevaluate my existence

[jordanbridgland]

It’s also worth mentioning that when you get King Hrolf’s health low enough he switches to covering himself with the bifrost status element for the remainder duration of the fight until he’s defeated.

[caveresch]

These things are way more difficult than they need to be. I've killed two and failed miserably against all the rest.

[clutchedsanity]

Alot of them just feel like end game bosses so make sure you max out your weapon and armour upgrades at least. No point in doing a boss if your damage output is low.

[itsuki]

Die a bunch of times, memorize every move they make then try beating them flawlessly😂
Worked for me atleast🤣

[lenOwOo]

at least, we are prepared in fighting the king. Not so for Gna.
So many new move, so many guided projectile, so many area effect attack, and we have to remember all of that in a single fight

[Wraith]

Can’t stress enough BELIEVE IN YOUR PARRIES, it’s by far the best way to build up the stun meter, I’d also recommend using the guardian shield as you get a better lock on with parrying projectiles

Also the “wrath” rage is the best option (with maxed out rage from blood horns) as it basically gives you 4 combo breakers & guaranteed hits

[MFOnslaught]

“There aren’t many battles harder”

Gna says “Hold my beer”

[Yosi_M]

Platinum this game and fight the king was an experience.

[haloman]

Even on easy, these things are freaking hard

[ivanrodriguez]

To interrupt the blue circle, the onlsaught shield is op. You are gonna run automatically to the berseker that’s if you feel that you are not gonna make it on time

[venyms]

Gná's fight was wayy harder than the King Berserker's if I'm being honest. He just had an insane amount of health while Gná had so many fast moves that looked EXACTLY alike one another but were either un-blockable or un-dodgeable.