God of War: How To Get Greater Crest of Flame | Screen Rant
The Greater Crest of Flame is one of the most challenging resources to farm in God of War, but it can be used to upgrade some of the best gear as well. Similar to some of the other rare materials in God of War, the Great Crest of Flame isn't something that Kratos and Atreus can find in Midgard, nor is it on the path of the main story. Instead, players will have to explore God of War's extra locations for materials like the Greater Crest of Flame.
Some of the items that the Greater Crest of Flame is used to upgrade are the Gauntlets of the Valkyrie and the Muspelheim Eye of Power enchantment used in the Shattered Gauntlet of Ages. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will absolutely love using the Shattered Gauntlet of Ages, as it is essentially God of War's version of the Infinity Gauntlet. Given that the Muspelheim Eye of Power enchantment is the God of War version of the Power Stone in the MCU, it makes sense why the Greater Crest of Flame is one of the more difficult materials to come by.
Before players are able to get the Greater Crest of Flame, they'll need to unlock the ability to travel to Muspelheim via the Bifrost Bridge on the Lake of Nine. While there are seven Muspelheim cipher locations in God of War, players only need to find four of the ciphers before traveling to the realm of fire and brimstone. The Muspelheim ciphers are easy to find, and four of the seven can actually be found before reaching Mimir on the Mountain. For those who are looking to access Muspelheim quickly, four of the seven ciphers can be found at The Mountain, Cliffs of the Raven, Forgotten Cavers, and Alfheim.
Farming the Greater Crest of Flame will take some time once players reach Muspelheim in God of War. First, Kratos and Atreus will have to beat five trials of Muspelheim on their normal and hard versions. Next, players will have to beat a Valkyrie named Gondul in God of War. Gondul is the sixth and final trial of Muspelheim, and like the other Valkyries, she'll be one of the toughest challenges for Kratos and Atreus to face.
After Gondul has been defeated, players will finally have the ability to complete the "impossible" variations of the Muspelheim Trials. Once an impossible Muspelheim Trial has been cleared, players will earn a key to Surtr's Hidden Trials in the location where they originally fought Gondul. Unlike the previous Muspelheim trials, Surtr's Hidden Trials are based on a bronze, silver, and gold ranking system. Finally, earning a silver placement in Surtr's Hidden Trials will reward players with Greater Crest of Flame.
Players who farm Greater Crest of Flame will be able to carry the material over with them in God of War's New Game Plus mode. However, the Muspelheim Trials will be around once more if players decide to collect all of the ciphers again during their second playthrough. More rewards can actually be earned when the Muspelheim trials are cleared during the new God of War playthrough, as players will earn the Gauntlets of Zeus for defeating Gondul in New Game Plus as well.
God of War is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.