God of War: Valkyrie Gondul (Muspelheim) - how to beat? God of War Guide and Walkthrough
Last update: 19 August 2022
On this page of the God of War game guide you will find a description of the battle against the Valkyrie Gondul located in the land of Muspelheim. The following guide explains where to find Gondul and how to defeat this powerful optional boss.
Valkyrie Gondul - whereabouts
The Valkyrie Gondul resides in the optional realm of Muspelheim, and how to reach this realm has been described on a separate page of this guide. As a reminder, Kratos must complete the Muspelheim cipher disk by obtaining its four fragments.
Gondul is not encountered immediately upon reaching Muspelheim. It is required to reach the final sixth sword on top of the mountain in this land.
Fight preparations and description of the duel with Valkyrie Gondul
It's worth preparing for the duel with Gondul and the recommended steps are described in detail on the introduction page of this chapter. As a reminder, it is highly recommended to get the best possible armor (by completing all the favors for the Brok and Sindri dwarves) and enchant your melee weapon with the best (optimally epic) runes available.
Additionally, before reaching the Valkyrie's lair, it's a good idea to equip the berserker's resurrection stone (it allows you to resurrect Kratos once with maximum fury) and to fully charge up the rage bar in order to be able to use it after the start of the duel with Gondul. Gondul is one of the strongest Valkyries (except the Queen that is extremely powerful).
You can start a duel with Gondul by attacking the boss before he engages into the battle. Gondul has several strong attacks:
- he can summon fire from the sky,
- has an ability to jumps into the air and tries to trample Kratos - this attack can be avoided by waiting about 1.5 seconds and then jumping aside,
- tries to blind the hero in melee combat.
Normal Valkyrie attacks can be blocked or parried in order to have a chance to counterattack. Some ranged attacks can also be stopped by throwing an axe at Gondul at the right moment. The best tactic for weakening Gondul is to attack the valkyrie with a powerful attack after every failed attack from her, especially if she misses an attempt to trample the main character. Atreus with his bow attacks can also be helpful in weakening the enemy.
Gondul uses several different types of red attacks, and upon noticing this color, the only solution is always to dodge immediately (e.g. jump back or to the side), as these attacks cannot be stopped.