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God of War Ragnarok: How to use runic attacks? God of War Ragnarok guide
The hero in God of War Ragnarok can be strengthened in a variety of ways - by upgrading equipment, unlocking new skills, enhancing weapons with runic attacks. Learn to activate runic attacks in GoW Ragnarok.
Last update: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
This page of our guide to God of War Ragnarok explains how to equip your weapons with runic attacks and how to use them.
Throughout God of War Ragnarok you'll be finding gems you can insert into your weapons to gain new attacks. You can equip the Leviathan Axe and the Blades of Chaos with two runic attacks each - fast and strong.
Equipping weapons with runic attacks
First of all, make sure you've equipped your weapon with a runic attack. Enter the character menu, select the weapon in question, then choose the runic attack you wish to be using.
Using runic attacks
The runic attack icons are in the bottom-left corner of the screen, as pictured above. Before you can use a runic attack you must first charge it by damaging enemies. Fully charging a runic attack activates it - you can now use it with the correct button combination, which by default are L1 R1 and L1 R2.