God of War Ragnarök: Best Side Quests, Ranked

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Its easy to pass up on side quests in general.

Perhaps for the anxiety of finding out how the story ends.

Or, simply for not wanting to spend too many hours playing the game.

They can also offer additional rewards and weapons you wouldnt normally find in main quests.

The last main reason is they simply are just too good to pass up.

God of War Ragnarokfeatures 12 main quests and a whopping 47 side quests, also called favors.

But you dont have to complete all of them.

Here are theGod of War Ragnarok: best side quests, ranked, you wont want to miss.

Kratos is tasked with helping send off a friend the Viking way.

Its quite a somber moment.

Consequently, you learn more about the characters backstories.

Plus, you wont have to sweat it for this one.

Only watch the funeral and help say goodbye.

Freyas Missing Peace

Freya is a popular recurring character whose presence is most felt inGod of War.

However, there are some unresolved issues she faces that, thankfully, are explored in Freyas Missing Piece.

As in the title, Freya is missing the one thing she needs: peace of mind.

There are quite simple tasks to complete here.

You wont find them particularly immersing.

However, the items she finds and destroys tie directly to her wedding to Odin.

For context, Freya was forced to flee Asgard in opposition to her husband Odin.

For the years that followed, Freya holds deep resentment toward Odin.

But by finding the wedding circlet and cup relics, and destroying them, she can now find peace.

Once she does, shes able to pull the sword from its place.

She then decides to keep it for future battles.

For that sole reason, its a side quest you definitely wont want to miss.

Later, he would impersonate them with the safety of their real selves ever showing up.

you’re free to almost see where this is going…

Yes, thats right.

Odin is all along impersonating Tyr, whom youve come to rescue in the broken prison.

Location:Niflheim

Reward (s):Free Tyr

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It wont be straightforward, with challenging combat and puzzles to solve.

Though the deal is sweetened by a compelling Mimirs corrupt backstory.

Combined, they inspire precious bonding moments between father and son.

Plus, its a pretty fun side quest that involves fighting dark elves and exploring the Alfheim realm.

Rest assured, the visual treat while completing both of these side quests is to die for.

In Service of Asgard

The first side quest youll find is In Service of Asgard.

This one intricately develops the main story.

Particularly, Odins oppression in the past and Kratos purpose in Kratos and Atreus journey ahead.

It turns out that three mining rigs are poisoning the water and land around them.

Youll need to shut down all three.

One of the key characters, Mimir, played a role in the building of the rigs.

On the flip side, Mimir seems remorseful about his past decisions.

He has a deep conversation with Kratos, who seems reassuring to him.

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