God of War: How to Use Enchantments

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Adding an RPG element to the action-heavy God of War allows players to customize Kratos and his gear to a playstyle that fits them. For all the wonderful things God of War does, enchantments can be an overlooked, but vital part of surviving the more intense encounters in the game.

Enchantments are gems that can be socketed into Kratos' armor and will augment things like reduced damage, additional perk activations upon using a certain skill, or increased stats. High-level enchantment gems will not only provide stat increases but offer passive buffs like those listed previously. Enchantment gems come in 4 varieties: common, rare, legendary, and epic. To help differentiate and make sorting easier, they are also color-coded as green, blue, purple, and gold respectively.

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Updated on February 27th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: God of War's release on PC has breathed new life into the 2018 smash-hit, giving players that don't own a Sony console a chance to adventure through Kratos' latest epic. The fantastic action-packed introspect into Norse Mythology has been a welcome change of pace and gamers are now anxiously awaiting the release of Ragnarok. Those that are just hopping into God of War for the first time will find an expansive adventure teeming with items to unlock and enchantments to gain. Some of these enchantments are unique and go above and beyond the normal equippables that the Ghost of Sparta can use. To better showcase enchantments in God of War, the following guide has been updated and now includes Unique Enchantment locations.

Enchantment gems can be acquired from several places. Most commonly, they can be found in chests or as drops from slain enemies. However, they can also be purchased