Baldur

You'll face Baldur for the last time during the journey quest Chapter 15: Jotunheim in Reach. This battle will be composed of several parts. For the first phase, keep attacking Baldur and land some easy hits on him. Freya will attempt to intervene by locking both of you in vines. Mash the circle button to break free and continue the fight. Baldur will keep recovering his HP and will perform basic, easily-telegraphed attacks.

Keep doing this until a cutscene is triggered and Baldur wounds himself with Atreus’ lucky charm. Once the scene’s over, you’ll be facing Baldur again in another area with the re-animated corpse of the frost giant attacking both of you as well. This ice wave can be blocked by your shield.

Baldur will be vulnerable now and all the damage you inflict upon him will remain. Like before, watch out for his unblockable ice spikes. Make sure to parry his blockable melee attacks so you can easily counterattack and land some free hits on him. Freya will still attempt to interrupt your fight by holding you down with vines. Break free as quick as you can so you can still land some free hits on Baldur. While trying to break free from the vines, make sure to order Atreus to shoot his arrows in quick succession. Use your axe and blades’ runic attacks whenever you can to inflict great damage and properly manage their cooldowns.

Later on, Baldur will be able to push you away with a short-ranged ice blast if you manage to corner him. This is then usually followed up by his signature sidestep-dash lunge, which can be easily parried and countered. Keep damaging him until another cutscene plays.

During this sequence, smash the circle button to lift the hammer then order Atreus to shoot the crystal once you see the prompt. After the scene, Baldur will switch his element to fire but his attack patterns and types will remain the same. Additionally, Freya will also summon explosive broods that will grab unto Kratos and explode unless he quickly breaks free from their grasp. Keep damaging him until another cutscene plays.

Once back in control, grab onto the chisel and continue climbing up. For this sequence, you’ll be following the same Controls when fighting Baldur on the back of the wyvern before. Hold L2 to block his flurry of punches then tilt your left stick to evade his two-handed smash. Order Atreus to fire his arrow when you see the prompt. The battle will continue with the cinematic sequence.

When pinned down, follow the onscreen prompt to trigger your Spartan Rage. You’re in the final phase of the battle. With your spartan rage active, keep pummeling Baldur until it runs out. Baldur will be actively switching between fire and ice as his powers but again, his attack pattern and types remain the same.

Keep damaging him until the last combat sequence is triggered. Press the square button to chain your attacks with Atreus. Once Baldur is pinned on the ground, keep pressing the attack button to deliver heavy blows at him until he’s completely defeated. After the cutscene, the chapter will be complete.