God of War - How to Open Hidden Chambers and Find All Locations

God of War - How to Open Hidden Chambers and Find All Locations

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God of War contains a handful of Hidden Chambers. These secret doors lead to special rooms where players can fight end-game Valkyrie BOSS's and collect high value loot such as Legendary items and special abilities. You may be intrigued by these Hidden Chambers but also frustrated by the fact that they don't seem to open!

So how do you actually open these Hidden Chambers? Like us, you probably wanted to get inside straight away, right? Well, patience is the key to exploring Hidden Chambers in God of War. There's no significant puzzle to solve nor any right or wrong way of doing things. Instead, it's a case of playing through the story enough to claim a particular key - "a magical chisel".

With this magical item, players can approach a Hidden Chamber and start a tiny mini-puzzle to unlock the entrance.

Looking for a list of all chambers? See the end of this guide for details.

How to open a chamber



Opening a Hidden Chamber

With the magic chisel in your possession, walk up to a chamber and begin the interaction. Kratos pulls out the chisel and gives you the chance to move it over the surface of the door. As you move the chisel, take note of the glowing colour and sparks. When the chisel glows to its brightest level you know you've found a weak spot - stab the chisel as this point and Kratos cracks a little hole. Repeat the process by moving the Chisel again until it glows brightly, then stab again to crack another little hole.

With enough cracks, usually 3 or 4, the chamber door blasts open and you're free to enter.

What's inside a Hidden Chamber?



Every Hidden Chamber in God of War contains precious loot, with some chambers also containing collectible Crows, Realm Tears, Treasure Maps, a Valkyrie BOSS and sometimes a Mystic Gateway.

In case you don't know yet, Valkyrie's are end-game BOSS fights, of which there are nine in God of War. Defeating all Valkyrie's in the game rewards you with the "Chooser of the Slain" Trophy. The whole reason Hidden Chambers are locked until later in the game is to prevent you from facing these overwhelming challenges too early.

All Hidden Chamber Map Locations and Rewards



Once you've gotten the magic chisel, you'll want a list of all Hidden Chambers right? Take a peek at the table below and you'll find everything you need:

Map LocationDirectionsLoot / Rewards
Midgard - Wildwoods Behind Kratos house, use the ladder and follow path. Mystic Gateway, Chests, Realm Tears Event, Pure Essence of Realms, Dust of Realms, Legendary Enchantment (Heart of Svartalfheim), A Thief's Testimony Lore Scroll.
Midgard - Foothills During The Journey mission. From the top of the mountain where Sindri has his shop, navigate the poison fields. Before the last poison totem, take the left path instead of the right. Mystic Gateway, Chests, Odin's Raven, Valkyrie Geirdriful.
Alfheim - Light Elf Shore West shore of the great lake, from the beach, enter the left cave. Mystic Gateway, Chests, Odin's Raven, Valkyrie Olrun and more.
 Midgard - The Mountain Inside the bottom of the mountain in southwestern Midgard, where crane was, take the righthand path from the big entrance door. Mythic Gateway, Chests, Valkyrie Eir and more.
Midgard - Witch's Cave Wait for upgrade to create light bridges (late game), from wooden path that leads to Witch's house take a right, build bridge and follow path to chamber door. The Turtle's Tribute treasure map, Mystic Gateway, Chests, Odin's Raven, Valkyrie Kara and more.
Midgard - Thamur's Corpse Wait for story quest that opens northern half of Midgard, from Northern Dock head towards giant finger. Shrine Door, Mystic Gateway, Chests, Valkyrie Gunnr and more.
Helheim Return here with Atreus, from the last bridge shoot down the red crystal using Atreus' bow to reveal entrance. Odin's Raven, Mystic Gateway, Chests, Valkyrie Rota and more.