As with the last game, God of War Ragnarok is full of materials for you to find as you are exploring and resources to collect that will help you upgrade your gear. But, to help you out, this guide will cover all the God of War Ragnarok crafting materials and resources locations to help you out as you are exploring.
This article will have a full, detailed list of all the different materials and where you can find them. And, if we have any individual guides that link out to materials locations, we will also include those links here for you to help you find some of the end-game or rarer materials. You may find some small story spoilers below, so be careful.
God of War Ragnarok crafting materials and resources and where to find them
There are dozens of different God of War Ragnarok crafting materials in the game for you to upgrade weapons and gear. They all can be found in the following locations:
- Shattered Rune – Found throughout the world in various locations
- Forged Iron – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Bonded Leather – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Rawhide – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Beast Scraps – Found throughout the world and after defeating beast enemies
- Slag Deposits – Found throughout Svartalfheim and in rivers in Svartalfheim
- Beast Bone – Found by killing beasts and beast bosses
- Dwarven Steel – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Stonewood – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Honed Metal – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Luminous Alloy – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Asgardian Ingot – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Petrified Bone – Found throughout the world and in Red Chests
- Nidavellir Ore – Found after stopping the rigs in Svartalfheim
- Ydalir Timber – Found in Jotunheim and when playing as Atreus
- Jotunheim Fruit – Found in Jotunheim
- Crystalline Shard – Found by destroying yellow crystals in Vanaheim
- Purified Crystalline – Found by destroying large yellow crystals in Vanaheim and defeating bosses in Vanaheim
- Gleaming Crystal – Found from the well in Vanaheim after giving it Crystalline Shards
- Shining Crystal – Found from the well in Vanaheim after giving it Crystalline Shards
- Sparkling Crystal – Found from the well in Vanaheim after giving it Crystalline Shards
- Dust of Realms – Found from clearing Draugr Holes
- Whispering Slab – Found in Legendary Chests
- Divine Ashes – Found in Legendary Chests
- Essence of Hel – Found by clearing Hel-Tears
- Sovereign Coals – Found from killing bosses that are imbued with fire
- Dragon Tooth – Found by killing dragons
- Folkvangr Whetstone – Found by killing Travellers in the world
- Hunter’s Brand – Found by killing the Flame Phantom during the Nocturnal Predator Favour
- Svefnthorn – Found by killing bosses and enemies in Svartalfheim’s Bay of Bounty
- Tempered Remnants – Found by defeating Berserkers and clearing enemies from the last pieces of Asgard that have fallen in the nine Realms
- Hardened Remnants – Found by defeating Berserkers and clearing enemies from the last pieces of Asgard that have fallen in the nine Realms
- Fortified Remnants – Found by defeating Berserkers and clearing enemies from the last pieces of Asgard that have fallen in the nine Realms
As you can see, there are a lot of different materials for you to gather and find as you are exploring. Thankfully, the vast majority of them can be found naturally as you are playing and you should get more than enough, including some easy Hacksilver as you are finding all these resources. Some resources left off here are the gale flame locations, frozen flame locations, and chaos flame locations, all of which can be found throughout the world in several spots, but our guides should help you with finding them.
With the knowledge of all the God of War Ragnarok crafting materials and resources, you can now work on upgrading your gear and crafting some of the best armour, working on armour upgrading, or maybe finding the best shield to use. For those tips and more, be sure to check out our God of War Ragnarok walkthrough which is filled with useful information and tips to help you out.