Runic Attacks are special weapon skills that can be equipped by Kratos in God of War. Each weapon has two available runic slots, one for light attacks and the second for heavy attacks. Each Runic Attack can be leveled up to increase their damage and effectiveness.
Runic Attacks can result in increased levels of physical damage, elemental damage, and/or stun attached to each attack. There are different attack types such as area attacks, line attacks, and melee attacks. Runic Attacks are limited by cooldowns, and on the "Give Me God of War" difficulty, Runic Cooldowns are increased by 51.62% and rounded to the nearest second.
Runic Attacks[]
To activate Runic Attacks:
- Press
+ 
for a Light Runic Attack. - Press
+ for a Heavy Runic Attack.
Leviathan Axe[]
The Leviathan Axe is a two-handed war axe that is Kratos' main offensive weapon in God of War. The axe channels the frost element.
Light Runic Attacks[]
- Njörd's Tempest (Runic Attack)
- Fury of the Ice Troll (Runic Attack)
- Týr's Revenge (Runic Attack)
- Leviathan's Wake (Runic Attack)
- Charge of the White Bear (Runic Attack)
- Wrath of the Frost Ancient (Runic Attack)
- Strike of the Utgard (Runic Attack)
- Hel's Touch (Runic Attack)
Heavy Runic Attacks[]
- Thiazi's Talon (Runic Attack)
- Ivaldi's Anvil (Runic Attack)
- Mists of Helheim (Runic Attack)
- Frost Giant's Frenzy (Runic Attack)
- Blessings of the Frost (Runic Attack)
- The River of Knives (Runic Attack)
- Glaive Storm (Runic Attack)
- Breath of Thamur (Runic Attack)
Blades of Chaos[]
The Blades of Chaos are blades imbued with the power of the Underworld, a relic from Kratos' past. The blades channel the burn element.
Light Runic Attacks[]
- Cyclone of Chaos (Runic Attack)
- Nemean Crush (Runic Attack)
- Rampage of the Furies (Runic Attack)
- Rage of the Titans (Runic Attack)
- Icarus Storm (Runic Attack)
- Wrath of Artemis (Runic Attack)
- Blast of Hephaestus (Runic Attack)
- Spartan Charge (Runic Attack)
Heavy Runic Attacks[]
- Tartarus Rage (Runic Attack)
- Fire of Ares (Runic Attack)
- Prometheus Flame (Runic Attack)
- Hyperion Slam (Runic Attack)
- Hyperion Grapple (Runic Attack)
- Meteoric Slam (Runic Attack)
- Gift of Apollo (Runic Attack)
Runic Summons[]
Along the Journey, Atreus can collect and summon a variety of spectral animals to aid him and his father in-battle. By holding 
, Atreus can call an equipped Summon into battle, in which they'll attack enemies in unique ways, while carrying the element of Atreus' arrows at the time of summoning (Light Arrows, which inflict WEAKNESS; or Shock Arrows, which inflict SHOCK).
- Wrath of the Wolf (Runic Summon)
- Falcons' Dive (Runic Summon)
- Storm of the Elks (Runic Summon)
- Bitter Squirrel (Runic Summon)
- Boar Stampede (Runic Summon)
- Murder of Crows (Runic Summon)
Trivia[]
- The Heavy Runic Attack "Fire of Ares" for the Blades of Chaos are based on the Fire of Ares magic from God of War: Ascension.
- In the E3 Trailer, the Runic attack Ivaldi's Anvil is shown when the Troll attacks Kratos.