God of War: How To Get The Armor Of Zeus Set | Screen Rant
The Armor of Zeus set in God of War is one of the most challenging armor collections to acquire in-game, but the trade-off is that the Armor of Zeus is also one of the most powerful sets overall. Unfortunately, that means that the Armor of Zeus is also among the most expensive armor sets to upgrade in God of War. However, by the time players reach the ability to unlock the Armor of Zeus set, it's unlikely that they'll have to worry about getting more Hacksilver in God of War.
Like all armor sets, the Armor of Zeus contains a chest piece, a gauntlet piece, and a belt piece. Each of the three armor pieces focuses on the Strength, Runic, and Defense stats, significantly increasing each of the three stats more than most other armor pieces. The Cuirass of Zeus is the best individual armor piece of the three, and it receives stat increases more per upgrade than either the Gauntlets or War Belt of Zeus.
Before the Armor of Zeus can be acquired, players will have to first beat God of War and begin a New Game Plus adventure. New Game Plus is accessible in God of War once the game has been beaten on any difficulty, and it's one of the best things to do in God of War after beating it. Unfortunately, there are mixed reports on what difficulty New Game Plus needs to be played on, with much of the God of War fan base claiming the difficulty needs to be set to "Give Me God of War" difficulty. However, multiple players on Reddit have confirmed that they received the Armor of Zeus on lower difficulties, but God of War has to be played through on New Game Plus regardless.
There are three bosses that reward a piece of the Armor of Zeus, each, in God of War. First, the Cuirass of Zeus is acquired after defeating Sigrun, Queen of the Valkyries. Next, the Gauntlets of Zeus are acquired after defeating Gondul, the Valkyrie of Muspelheim. Finally, the War Belt of Zeus is obtained after defeating Hildr, the Valkyrie of Niflheim. In God of War, Muspelheim and Niflheim ciphers unlock these locations, and they're the only two realms in the game that aren't visited as part of the main story.
In addition to large bonuses to Strength, Runic, and Defense skills, the Armor of Zeus also grants Kratos with the Glass Ballista skill. Glass Ballista is a passive skill in God of War that sees its effect increased with each armor piece equipped. With the Glass Ballista skill active, Kratos standard attacks receive a massive increase to their damage output, but the intensity of damage he receives also increases. Players looking for the ultimate offensive power in God of War should use this armor, as it deals massive damage to enemies even on the Give Me God of War difficulty.
God of War is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.