Unable to defeat the mind-reading Watchman of the Aesir? Check out our boss guide on how to beat Heimdall in God of War Ragnarok.
As Kratos and his companions journey across the Nine Realms, you will encounter several threats, enemies, beasts, and bosses. You will face Heimdall, the son of Odin and the God of Foresight. If you have read enough Norse myths, you would know that Heimdall can read the minds of his opponents. Due to this ability, it can be extremely challenging to defeat him alone. So, you might need some extra help defeating the impervious-to-damage boss enemy. So, check out our boss guide on how to beat Heimdall in God of War Ragnarok.
You will encounter Heimdall as you progress through the Creatures of Prophecy story quest. Before starting with the Heimdall boss fight, you need to defeat Gulltoppr. He is the steed mount of Heimdall who can blast Bifrost attacks in GoW Ragnarok. But most of his attacks can be parried, dodged, or blocked. So, defeating this beast would be quite easy. This four-legged Beast has an HP meter of six health bars. Rather than using Axe or the Blades of Chaos, you need to use the Draupnir Spear for this boss fight.
Once you have taken down Gulltoppr, the Heimdall boss fight will begin. As mentioned earlier, Heimdall can read the minds of his opponents. So, you won’t be able to strike him before you have filled his stun meter twice. Heimdall has an enormous HP meter of 10 health bars and Armor protection for his health meter. The Heimdall boss fight features two phases. While being comparably more challenging than other boss fights, you can break down his defense to strike him first.
So, here’s how you can defeat Heimdall in GoW Ragnarok:
Despite reading the minds of his opponents, the unpredictability of Draupnir’s spear balances out the boss fight. You can throw this spear around the place and detonate them to stun him.
It’s exactly how Mimir accounts to Kratos, “You need to find an opening to damage him.”Once you deplete Heimdall’s entire health meter, it will leave him staggered for a while. You need to hit the R3 button to conclude the phase. This will trigger a cutscene and the second phase would begin.
Heimdall would be much more aggressive and offensive during the second phase of the boss fight. He also has a couple of new Bifrost attacks up his sleeves or arm. If you perfectly time these attacks, there are brief moments where Heimdall is vulnerable during this fight.
Once you have depleted his second health bar, a cutscene would be triggered. This will conclude the Heimdall boss fight in God of War Ragnarok. It will unlock a new Lore entry in the Codex and reward you with 3000 Kratos XP, Emblem of the Nine Realms Amulet, and Hilt of the Hoffund Relic. Furthermore, you also earn the Comeuppance trophy or achievement.
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