God of War Ragnarok contains 53 Legendary Chests. This guide shows all their locations and solutions how to open them. They are the golden chests and always contain a useful reward.
For trophy purposes you only need the ones that contain Jewels of Yggdrasil to fully repair the Amulet. But if you want 100% completion you must open all of them. This guide also lists the reward for each Legendary Chest so you can quickly locate the most interesting ones that have items you want.
None of the Legendary Chests tied to 100% completion are missable. You can still get all of them after the story. The ones in Atreus’ story sections are technically missable because you can’t go back to them but they don’t count as collectibles for 100% completion, and if you missed them the rewards are available for purchase in the blacksmith shop.
For more Collectible Categories see » God of War Ragnarok Collectible Guide. The Legendary Chests are also included in the guides by region.
Note: Legendary Chests from Atreus’ story sections don’t as collectibles and aren’t needed for 100% completion. You can’t go back to those after the story but any items they contain can then be bought from the blacksmith shop, so nothing is missable.
Overview:
Svartalfheim
#1 – Aurvangar Wetlands (Deadly Obsidian Handles – Blade Attachment)
Keep driving north in your boat until you reach the point shown in the location image below. There’s an opening on the left side of the river where you can press 
to drive under it, this leads to a hidden side area. After docking your boat at the beach, grapple up on the left of the area (where the second glyph for the Nornir Chest was). Turn left to see the Legendary Chest at the cliffs overlooking the river.
#2 – The Applecore (Fortified Frost Knob – Axe Attachment)
In the same room has the Draugr Hole miniboss, it’s on the right side, open it after clearing out the room.
#3 – The Applecore (Banahogg Knob – Axe Attachment)
This one is actually in Jarnsmida Pitmines region but it counts towards The Applecore. There’s a blue altar at the exit of Jarnsmida Pitmines on the way to the entrance of The Applecore. Interact with it to open the rock wall, behind it is the legendary chest. Interacting with the altar requires the Chisel (automatic story unlock).
#4 – Jarnsmida Pitmines (Pommels of the Undying Spark – Blades Attachment)
Near a Berserker Gravestone, use your blades to pull the waterway towards you (see 2nd image below). This reroutes the water to power the crane, wait a few seconds for the crane to lift a big stone block to you. Climb the stone block, then throw your axe at the end of the waterway to freeze the water (3rd image below). This will turn off the crane and it rotates back, stay on top of the stone block. At the end you can hang down the stone block and jump over to the hill behind the crane. An Artifact and Legendary Chest are here.
#5 – Nidavellir (Luminous Recovery Handles – Blades Attachment)
At the top of Nidavellir town, there is some gas/wind coming out of a wooden pillar. You need the Spear weapon for this one (unlocked during Main Mission 10: Forging Destiny). Throw the spear at the wind in the pillar, this creates a path to climb up. After climbing up you find a Legendary Chest above.
#6 – Myrkyr Tunnels (Fog of Fimbulwinter – Heavy Runic Attack)
You go to Myrkr Tunnels later in the story. To get back here after the story, fast travel to the Mystic Gateway Svartalfheim > Nidavellir Beach (automatic story unlock). From there take the little train up the hill, leading to the Forge area. After the train ride, follow the wooden ramp all the way to the end, then you can see a dark hole you can climb down to get back into the tunnels. Head into a room where a water puzzle took place during the story. Go through the left exit and then keep going straight ahead until you reach a dead-end with red vines. Burn the vines by shooting purple arrows at them and use your chaos blades to ignite them. Behind the vines is the legendary chest.
#7 – The Forge (Atlas Eruption – Heavy Runic Attack)
Up the path you take during the story to unjam the massive lift, go through the gate and you will reach an area where a geyser puzzle took place. Throw your axe at the geyser on the right-side hill to freeze it, thus lowering the elevator. Get in the elevator and recall your axe to go up. The legendary chest is behind the locked gate, if you’re here after the story you can simply climb up the left wall to get behind the gate. If it’s your first story visit you must climb the wall on the right to freeze the first geyser again and tell your companion to turn the lever to close the second geyser.
#8 – Althjof’s Rig (Njörd’s Tempest – Light Runic Attack)
From the mining rig turn around and look left. You can shoot green arrows at the vases with 
+ 
. Then you can climb around the wall behind the vases (there are white icons on the wall to indicate the climbing path). Jump over to the golden chain, slide down the chain, use the wheel once more to raise the grappling point to the very top. Climb back up the same golden chain, now you can use the grappling hook to jump over, in midair press to smash through the wall. Head around the corner to find the Legendary Chest.
#9 – Modvitnir’s Rig (Muspelheim Seed Half)
From the shore, climb up the wall and throw your axe at the sign on the right to spin it, this opens the gate. Jump over and climb the tower, you find the chest on top.
#10 – Alberich Hollow (Muspelheim Seed Half)
To Access Alberich Hollow you first need the Spear (story unlock from Main Mission 10: Forging Destiny). Go do “Dragon Beach” region and climb up the golden chain on the left side of the beach. Then you must throw a spear at the wind coming out of the wooden pole, this creates a path to climb up. Continue down the left path. There’s a legendary chest stuck in some golden ore. Press on the burning vase on the left to grab an explosive projectile, throw it at the golden ore to explode it. Now you can open the chest.
#11 – Alberich Hollow
Grab an explosive projectile from one of the vases. Then stand next to the rift was and throw it at the golden ore blocking the path, behind a big rock at the end of Alberich Hollow. Now lift the rock and follow the path. The Legendary chest is on the left. Opening it also completes “The Lost Treasure” favor.
#12 – Alberich Island (Jewel of Yggdrasil)
From the platform in the middle of Alberich Island (requires Spear weapon from story), jump across and throw a spear at the glowing rock, blow it up. Pull the chains on the left, after pulling them all the way throw an axe at the blue cog on the right to freeze it. Use the grappling hook to jump back on the middle platform, throw a spear at the glowing rock near the frozen cog and blow it up. This reveals a geyser that powers the elevator. Go back to the chains, pull them again all the way but this time shoot a purple arrow at the cog and then the axe to keep it frozen. Now you can retrieve the axe, the cog should stay frozen thanks to planting a purple arrow on it. Hop back over to the middle platform and throw you axe at the geyser to freeze it. Now grapple to the elevator by the water wheel, unfreeze the geyser to make the elevator go up. Then simply climb to the very top of the area and the Legendary Chest will be in front of you. Opening it also completes “The Lost Treasure” objective for this region.
#13 – Lyngbakr Island (Rönd of Aggravation – Shield Attachment)
Near the end of “Favor: The Weight of Chains“. You must go back to the vase that holds explosives, grab an explosive, throw it at the rubble on the right, grab another explosive and follow the path you just cleared, then aim down at the water to see a boat dock with more rubble on it. Throw the explosive at the rubble at that boat dock. Then go back to your boat and drive to the dock you just cleared. From there you can climb up, defeat the enemies, cut the third chain. Then you have to slide down a rope to break the third lock, after the rope slide the Legendary Chest will be in front of you. It will be in plain sight when you break the third lock, impossible to not see it.
Midgard
#14 – Well of Urd (Rönd of Purification – Shield Attachment)
From the top of the cliff, climb back down the ledge where you came from, but just a little bit. You can climb to the left onto another rock. From there climb down the side (don’t use the rope slide). As you hang down the side of the wall, you can see a breakable wall, press on it to smash through and find the Legendary Chest behind.
#15 – The Oarsmen (Jewel of Yggdrasil – Amulet Fragment)
After interacting with the big chains, a staircase will be revealed on the right. After going downstairs, the Legendary Chest is on the right.
#16 – Raider Hideout (Tartarus Rage – Heavy Runic Attack)
After clearing out the raider camp, it’s in the right corner.
#17 – Raider Stronghold (Cyclone of Chaos – Light Runic Attack)
Inside the Raider Stronghold, after clearing out the enemies check at the end of the path, at the south-exit that is blocked by snow.
#18 – The Derelict Outpost (Ivalid’s Anvil – Heavy Runic Attack)
After using the 5th grappling hook to swing across, there will be a Lore Marker and Legendary Chest in front of you in plain sight, impossible to not see it.
#19 – The Lost Treasury (Folkvangr Whetstone + Accessory: Sigil Punishment)
Inside the Treasury, after opening the gate. In order to open the gate, drag the wheel all the way to the right and climb up, then blow up the explosive vase, climb back down, push the golden wheel to the left, climb up the left path. Go through to the block and push it to the left, drop back down and push the big golden wheel to the right to make it get stuck on the stone block. Then turn the wooden wheel to open the gate, shoot purple arrows at the cogs on the left and right and throw the axe to freeze them. Run through the open gate quickly to find the Legendary Chest.
#20 – Lake of Nine (Lion’s Roar Sauroter – Spear Handles)
In West of Lake of Nine, behind a yellow glowing piece of ice that you can blow up with spear. Spawns a Phantom miniboss that you must defeat by destroying the 4 purple statues it spawns. Then you can interact with the chest.
Alfheim
#21 – The Strond (Skadi’s Edge – Light Runic Attack)
Progress linearly through a little cave tunnel section, after leaving the cave drop down the ledge straight ahead. There’s a Legendary Chest here on the left.
#22 – Temple of Light (Hades Retribution – Light Runic Attack)
Go through the temple until you must use two grappling points to jump across a gap, then you reach a spiral staircase going up (it’s the only way forward, can’t miss it). Halfway up the spiral staircase you can drop down the left. In that area you find 3 collectibles. Drop off a ledge to find the Legendary Chest.
#23 – Temple of Light (Relic – Hilt of Gram)
After Kratos pushes open a gate, there’s a wooden wheel on the left you can turn. Next to that wheel is a gate you can go through. Then pull the chains all the way up to raise a mirror, throw axe at the mirror to make it get stuck behind, then let go of the chains, recall the axe so that it hits the blue lock holding up the legendary chest. As the axe flies back to you it rips the chain, then the legendary chest falls down and can be collected.
#24 – Temple of Light (Rune-Engraved Release)
In the next room there’s a climbing section. The legendary chest is there in plain sight, basically on the main path of the story and impossible to not see it.
#25 – The Below (Shoulder Straps of Radiance – Chest Armor)
‘The Below’ is reached by going through Alfheim > The Strönd > The Canyons > The Barrens > The Below. As soon as you enter the Barrens you get a Favor “Secret of the Sands“, which will lead you underground into a cave ‘The Below’. At the very end of the area, in the last room where you break through the ceiling. This is in plain sight, impossible to not see it as you leave.
#26 – The Barrens (Rönd of Affliction – Shield Attachment)
In the south-west of the region, must squeeze through a gap to find it in a little side area. You must first clear out the 3 red glowing sacks. Stand next to the one by the legendary chest, then throw the axe at the mirror. The axe will deflect from the mirror to hit the two sacks upstairs, then press 
to quickly recall your axe so that it hits the third sack before the other two grow back.
#27 – The Barrens (Belt of Radiance – Waist Armor)
Inside the dragon skull in the north-east of the region, climb the wall at the back of the area.
#28 – The Barrens (Gauntlets of Radiance: Wrist Armor)
Next to the tower in the north of the region. Has a Lore Scroll, Legendary Chest, Raven all in same spot.
#29 – The Burrows (Hel’s Touch – Light Runic Attack)
As you progress through The Burrows, climb up the wall at the end and turn around, you can throw the axe at a purple crystal to open up a climbing path on the side of the room. Climb to the end and use the grappling hook to swing across to the legendary chest (this is shortly before the big jellyfish).
#30 – The Burrows (Nemean Crush – Heavy Runic Attack)
After destroying the 3 sets of glowing sacks around the Jellyfish, it will be on the linear path out of the area, basically a reward for finishing the area. It’s in plain sight and impossible to not see it.
#31 – The Forbidden Sands (Jewel of Yggdrasil)
Inside the Elven Sanctum, upstairs.
#32 – The Forbidden Sands (Hardened War Handles – Blades Attachment)
In the south of the region, there’s a little cave with two purple mirrors hanging from the ceiling and two sets of red explosive sacks. Throw an axe at the right mirror to get rid of the red sacks on that side. Then burn the vines on the left mirror. You do this by shooting purple arrows at it and causing a chain reaction with the Chaos Blades. Then turn the left mirror to face the right mirror, and the right mirror to face the red sacks on the left. Throw the axe at the left mirror, it will deflect to the right mirror, which deflects it toward the red sacks to clear the path. Then the legendary chest is found behind those red sacks.
Vanaheim
#33 – The Southern Wilds (Wrath of the Frost Ancient – Light Runic Attack)
In the area with the poisonous sacks that explode, crawl through the hole on the left to find the Legendary Chest behind a wall.
#34 – Freyr’s Camp (Divine Ashes)
From Freyr’s camp, go north and jump over the pond, throw a spear into the yellow-glowing rock to blow it up, behind it is the legendary chest. The spear is unlocked in Mission 10: Forging Destiny.
#35 – Freyr’s Camp (Leviathan’s Roar – Heavy Runic Attack)
Advance on the path all the way until you reach the next region “Eastern Barri Woods” (just after where you fight the “Forest Guardian” boss in story). As soon as you enter that new region, turn left for a climbing path, indicated by white markings on a wall. This climbing path leads back a few meters into the Freyr’s Camp region, at the end of the climb you find the legendary chest. Basically on top of the building next to where you fought the Forest Guardian boss.
#36 – The Abandoned Village (Shatter Star Shield – Shield)
Use the Chaos Blades to pull some rubble out of the way and squeeze through the gap behind it. Follow that linear path until you climb up a golden chain. Then on the right is the Legendary Chest, surrounded by purple mist from a poisonous plant. You must throw the axe at the plant to freeze it, then you can get to the chest.
#37 – The Abandoned Village (Rönd of Restoration – Shield Attachment)
From the previous Legendary Chest, climb up the next ledge and then do the long rope slide across the water. After you land, throw a spear on the left wall, swing across, go right. Head down to the Draugr hole, squeeze through the gap behind it to reach the Legendary Chest.
#38 – The Abandoned Village (Helios Flare – Light Runic Attack)
Keep following the linear path forward until you reach the next turnable crane. Drop down and enter the little cave with a Hacksilver chest inside. In the corner of that cave you can press to pull down a pillar, which removes it as an obstacle that blocked the crane. Climb back up and turn the crane to swing across, walk towards the ledge where the Legendary Chest is, turn the crane again to jump over to it.
#39 – Pilgrim’s Landing (Grip of the Fallen Alchemist – Axe Attachment)
From the shore, climb up to the bridge and shoot a purple arrow at the fire near the vines, this causes an explosion and burns the vines, then throw the axe at the locks to make the bridge drop down. Head across and there is another blocked bridge. Shoot the left lock with your axe. The right lock is blocked by vines so you must burn them first. Check the big tree on the right, there’s a platform with a blue lock that you can throw the axe at. Then press on that platform to swing it to the right, into a brazier, which lights a brazier on the platform itself. Now place 2 triple purple arrows, one on the left brazier that’s not lit, one near the right brazier that’s lit (shoot 3 arrows at one spot for bigger radius). Shoot a purple arrow into the lit brazier to cause a chain reaction, the fire will jump over to the left brazier. Then swing the platform again with Chaos Blades to the left to light the brazier near the vines. Shoot another purple arrow to blow it up, the vines will burn, now the lock on the gate can be shot. Behind that gate is the Legendary Chest.
#40 – Noatun’s Garden (Jewel of Yggdrasil)
On the north of the island, turn left and look through the window. There’s a blue lock blocked by vines. Place purple runic arrows around the vines and shoot another purple arrow at the torches, this causes an explosion and makes the fire jump to the vines. Then you can throw the axe at the blue lock.
#41 – Cliffside Ruins (Mists of Helheim – Heavy Runic Attack)
On the shore, climb up the left wall, jump across the platforms again where you hit one of the Nornir symbols. There’s a gold chain hanging from the cliffs but it’s blocked by vines. From the platform you must place 3 purple runic arrows on the cliffs and attack with your Chaos Blades to cause a chain reaction, which will drop the gold chain. Climb up and use your Chisel on the altar to get rid of the rocks blocking the river. Get back in your boat and row it south. After passing the point where the rocks blocked the river you must turn left to enter another region “The Veiled Passage”. Go through this region, killing all enemies along the way to complete the favor. After passing through the region you’ll end up on the other side of Cliffside Ruins, where you must lower a chain bridge. Next to the bridge is a Legendary Chest on a lower platform. However, it’s blocked by golden ore and you can’t jump down. To blow up the ore, place 3 purple runic arrows from the wall to the floor. Use the Chaos Blades to cause a chain reaction that will blow up the rubble, then you can jump down to open the chest.
#42 – Vanir Shrine (Rampage of the Furies – Light Runic Attack)
Lower the drawbridge on the right of the area, near the lore marker. To do this, place purple runic arrows on the wall and attack them with Chaos Blades to burn the vines. Then throw your axe at the two locks on the bridge. Head through and go up the path and lift up the gate. Immediately after, there are some blue vines on the right, burn them with the Chaos Blades. This reveals a crack in the wall with a blue lock holding the legendary chest. Throw your axe at it to drop the legendary chest, then go back down the path to open it.
#43 – The Jungle (Whisper of the World – Light Runic Attack)
On the southern island where the Mystic Gateway is, climb up the wall behind the Celestial Altar. Follow the climbing section until you reach red vines. Burn those by placing 3 x triple purple runic arrows and attacking them with Chaos Blades (you can shoot 3 arrows at the same spot to create a bigger radius of effect). After the vines are gone you can jump over the legendary chest.
#44 – The Jungle (Jewel of Yggdrasil)
Head across the bridge where you fought the Ogres, go behind the stag until you reach the dragon’s den. Drop down the hole. Throw the axe at the spinning object here to lift the gate around the hole. After this you find the Legendary Chest in front of you, in plain sight.
#45 – The Plains (Honour of the Fallen – Heavy Runic Attack)
From the Western Plains Mystic Gateway you can throw a spear at the back of the yellow-glowing rock. Climb down next to the red chest and throw another 2 spears at the front of the yellow-glowing rocks. Then detonate all 3 weak spots at the same time (press with spear). This will blow up the rubble and you can find 2 collectibles behind, a casualty of war and legendary chest.
Muspelheim
#46 – Burning Cliffs (Divine Ashes)
After the story, fast travel back to the “Burning Cliffs” Mystic Gateway. Follow the linear path downhill (can only go one way here). The Legendary Chest is at the cave entrance in plain sight, you have to go past it to advance further into the area, impossible to not see it.
Niflheim
#47 – The Raven Tree (Girdle of the Raven Tears – Waist Armor)
Open the first chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found 6 Odin’s Ravens to open.
#48 – The Raven Tree (Bracers of Raven Tears – Wrist Armor)
Open the second chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found 12 Odin’s Ravens to open.
#49 – The Raven Tree (Cuirass of Raven Tears – Chest Armor)
Open the third chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found 18 Odin’s Ravens to open.
#50 – The Raven Tree (Breath of Thamur – Heavy Runic Attack)
Open the fourth chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found 28 Odin’s Ravens to open.
#51 – The Raven Tree (Meteoric Slam – Heavy Runic Attack)
Open the fifth chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found 38 Odin’s Ravens to open.
#52 – The Raven Tree (The Finger of Ruin – Heavy Runic Attack)
Open the sixth chest under the Raven Tree. Must have found all 48 Odin’s Ravens to open. Get 100% in all other regions first and you will automatically get them along the way.
#53 – Aesir Prison Wreckage
Pull the bottom chain all the way up, climb up the spear to reach the Legendary Chest.
Helheim
- No Legendary Chests in this Realm
Jotunheim
- No Legendary Chests in this Realm
That’s all of the Legendary Chests in GOW Ragnarok.
For more Collectible Categories see » God of War Ragnarok Collectible Guide.
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