Like other PlayStation exclusive video games of the past decade, God Of War for the PS4 was a success that is inspiring a sequel, and there are lots of items you can find to equip or upgrade your gear in God Of War. There are different ways to obtain items in God Of War PS4, including quests and as a reward for trials.

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Smoldering Ember is an essential item in the end-game of God Of War, so learning how to obtain it is a requirement if you want to craft the best equipment possible. Here's every way to acquire Smoldering Ember and how to use it.

What Is Smoldering Ember?

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Smoldering Ember is a simple yet essential item when you've finished the main story because you need it to upgrade your gear to the best possible version. You can acquire Smoldering Ember as a reward for completing the challenging trials in Muspelheim, which is the method you can use to obtain a lot of this crafting material.

​​​​​How To User Smoldering Ember To Upgrade Your Equipment

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Once you acquire Smoldering Ember, you can use it to upgrade your gear. To upgrade weapons and armor, you need to travel to a workbench which is located near Sindri and Brok, the helpful dwarf characters that help Kratos during the main storyline. Once at the forge, you can upgrade all of your equipment and use your Smoldering Ember.

How To Obtain Smoldering Ember

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Obtaining Smoldering Ember isn't easy, which isn't surprising since it's one of the best items found in God Of War. You have to travel into Muspelheim and complete a set of six trials that each have one or two requirements to unlock many rewards, including Smoldering Ember. Here's a guide to each trial.

Travel To Muspelheim

Muspelheim is a realm that you can travel to during the main story, so you'll most likely have unlocked it by the time that you are interested in Smoldering Ember. To enter Muspelheim, you have to talk to the Witch two separate times and solve the Cave Puzzle. After these two requirements have been met, you can enter the realm of Muspelheim.

Arena One: Defeat 15 Enemies In Only Three Minutes

The first arena challenge isn't too difficult if you're skilled in God Of War's combat system. You need to defeat 15 enemies in under three minutes, and as a second requirement, you have to defeat the group of enemies quickly, one after the other.

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Since the enemies in the first arena aren't too challenging, you won't have a lot of trouble with either of these challenges. However, it will be much harder if you're playing on Chaos Mode, the most challenging difficulty in God Of War.

Arena Two: Survive For Five Minutes, With Or Without Enemies Regenerating Health

The challenges in the second arena are much more unique than the previous two; however, they're also simple. You have to survive in the arena for at least five minutes, and you can also finish the arena while enemies regenerate health, which grants extra rewards, including more Smoldering Ember.

Arena Three: Defeat Grunt Enemies To Break The Shield And Defeat Enemies In The Gold Rings

If you considered the Draugr in the last two arenas tough, then you may need to prepare for this battle. The requirements to earn every reward in the third arena are higher because you have to complete specific objectives, as opposed to simply defeating the enemies quickly.

You need to break the shield by defeating Grunts for the first challenge, which is easier said than done while also fighting to survive. Additionally, you'll have to defeat enemies while they're in the gold rings, which is frustrating if you don't time the defeat of each enemy perfectly.

Arena Four: Defeat 100 Enemies And Don't Allow Grunts To Grab Atreus Three Times

Defeating 100 enemies, which is the fourth arena's first challenge, may sound easy. However, it's not as simple when you're in the middle of a fight and are focused on countering attacks and watching your health bar. However, the second challenge is much harder.

Enemies throughout God Of War can grab Atreus, which prevents him from attacking enemies and presents an opportunity for Kratos to free him before you're defeated. Unfortunately, it's very difficult to fight multiple enemies while also focusing on the enemies surrounding Atreus, which is why this challenge is frustrating. You have to prevent the enemies from grabbing Atreus more than twice; otherwise, you won't receive the bonus rewards after completing the arena. The extra rewards include more Smoldering Ember, so you should pay attention to Atreus during the battle and stay near him as much as possible.

Arena Five: Increase Your Time By Defeating Enemies And Don't Get Damaged By 20 Of The Enemies

In the fifth area, you'll have to face off against even more hoards of enemies; however, the challenges are much more intense. The first challenge requires you to defeat enemies to gain time.

The second challenge is what really turns up the challenge because you have to avoid getting damaged by at least 20 of the enemies you fight throughout the round. It's difficult to keep track of all the enemies you fight in any given arena match, but completely dodging damage from 20 of them requires swift movement and a good understanding of the control system in God Of War. This challenge is achievable, but don't be too disappointed if it takes you a few tries.

Arena Six: Defeat The "Valkyrie Gondul" Boss

The final arena in Muspelheim is the sixth, which features a boss battle. The boss battle is the only challenge in arena six, so there aren't any additional combat requirements to earn an extra reward.

Fighting the Valkyrie Gondul is tough; the best way to fight the boss is by memorizing and dodging the fire attacks, which will create areas that you can't stand on for a few moments after hitting the ground. You also need to watch out for Valkyrie's dash attack, which is both quick and can't be blocked, so you need to dodge roll to avoid it.

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