Defend Your Valor – How to Defeat Valkyrie Queen Gna – God of War Ragnarok Wiki

Defend Your Valor is a Side Quest Favor that is accessed during the Epilogue of God of War Ragnarok. This page contains information on how to find and defeat the Valkyrie Queen Gna – who is the toughest optional boss in the entire game.

Where to Find Valkyrie Queen Gna

After you have completed the Main Story of God of War Ragnarok, you will begin a Post Game exploration known as the Epilogue, and several new features and quests will be unlocked. One of these is a new task to find and eliminate the Remnants of Asgard, with Aesir enemies appearing across many of the realms.

As you defeat these enemies, you may find Lore Scrolls carried by the Aesir, handed out by the Valkyrie Queen Gna – and one of them will mention that she intends to regroup and fortify in a temporary base in Muspelheim. However, you do not technically need to find this note to unlock the quest.

Travel to Muspelheim and visit the Crucible, and you should now be able to spot a small gap under a large wall on the south side of the large central arena. After crawling under, look down to spot several marks in the wall above the lava that you can latch onto using the Blades of Chaos, leading to a large platform with a campsite and a journal.

Before Kratos can inspect the journal, the Valkyrie Queen Gna – commander of Odin’s remaining forces – will ambush you, and goad you into battle.

Note that she will wait patiently for you to approach or make the first strike – giving you time to retreat if you are not ready, and you should take this time to make sure you are absolutely ready for what is without a doubt the toughest fight in God of War Ragnarok.

How to Prepare for the Queen Gna Boss Fight

• Power Level: 9
• Recommended Level: 9
• Rewards: The Queen’s Armor (Freya), The Queen’s Roar (Freya Runic Summon), Rond of Obliteration

Even more so than the Berserker King Hrolf Kraki, the Valkyrie Queen Gna is by far the toughest encounter in all of God of War Ragnarok – even on easier difficulties!

At power level 9, it’s absolutely essential your own power level to match. Even if you were able to beat the Berserker King at a lower level, this fight will require you to be in top shape. In order to reach level 9, you’ll need to upgrade every piece of gear you have, including the following:

• Find every Frozen Flame, Chaos Flame, and Gale Flame to upgrade each of your weapons to their max level
• Have at least one full set of Armor fully upgraded, and possibly a backup set if you want to try out different tactics.
• Upgrade each Weapon Attachment, Shield, and Shield Rond equipped to their max level. Much of your gear will likely require high end materials gathered from Bersekers, Remnants of Asgard, and possibly enemies and crystal fragments found in Vanaheim’s Crater.

Though not related to your power level, you’ll also want to be sure everything else is fully upgraded with available XP – including a good mix of fast and powerful Runic Attacks (most should focus on single-target or at least fast-acting or staggering), a fully upgraded Relic, Rage, and Companion Weapon and Summon. You should also ensure any skills you use against bosses have been enhanced with added bonuses…