God of War Ragnarök Guide | How to Get The Zeus Armor Set

In God of War: Ragnarök, the New Game+ update adds the new Zeus armor. It's one of the strongest armor sets in the game. Like in the previous game, this armor significantly boosts your offensive capabilities and makes you vulnerable to more damage.

Here's how you can unlock and effectively use the Zeus armor.

How to Obtain the Zeus Armor

The Zeus armor consists of three pieces: the War Belt of Zeus, the Gauntlets of Zeus, and the Cuirass of Zeus. All of these can only be obtained in a New Game+ save, and you are required to complete the main story to get this.

Gauntlets of Zeus

To get the Gauntlets of Zeus, you need to head to Alfheim. Head to the remnants of Asgard's location in the Barrens, which will hold this piece. However, before you can access this area, you need to complete the "Secret of the Sands" favor to clear out the sandstorm. Once that is done, defeat the Asgardian forces at the remnants, and the Gauntlets of Zeus should be inside a nearby chest.

The Gauntlets of Zeus come with the Divine Edge perk, which increases your melee and runic damage by 20% but also causes you to take 40% more damage. This perk stacks with the other pieces of the Zeus armor.

War Belt of Zeus

The War Belt of Zeus is in Vanaheim. Head to the Eastern Barri Woods, where another remnant of Asgard's location can be found. After defeating the enemies there, you can open the chest to claim the War Belt. This piece also increases melee damage by 20% and stacks with the other armor pieces, increasing the damage Kratos takes by an additional 40%.

Cuirass of Zeus

You can only get the Cuirass of Zeus after you beat Valkyrie Queen Gná in New Game+. Once you've defatted her, you'll be rewarded with this chest piece. The Cuirass of Zeus adds another 40% to your damage output and stacks another 100% of the damage taken by Kratos.

How Best to Use the Zeus Armor

The Zeus armor can raise your melee and runic damage by 80%, but wearing the full set means Kratos will take 180% more damage from enemies. If you play carefully, this makes the Zeus armor incredibly high-risk and highly rewarding. This set is for you if you are very comfortable with the mechanics of this game, especially on higher-difficulty settings like Give Me God of War.

To maximize the armor's potential, focus on building a strategy around heavy offense and evasion. You need to kill them before they kill you. I love that you can do a glass cannon build even in this game.

Read our God of War Ragnarök review and the God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla review. Also, check out our other guides below:

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- God of War Ragnarök Guide | How to Get Powerful Early in The Game
- God of War Ragnarök Guide | How to Unlock Muspelheim and The Crucible