Draupnir Spear
the wind weapon forged for Kratos
The Draupnir Spear was a wind-imbued spear forged for Kratos from the enchanted ring Draupnir, created by the Lady of the Forge and sanctified with a drop of his blood. Built to be the undoing of Heimdall, it could endlessly duplicate itself and command the wind.
The Draupnir Spear was a weapon forged for Kratos during the lead-up to Ragnarok, taking its place in his arsenal alongside the Leviathan Axe and the Blades of Chaos. Created from the enchanted ring Draupnir, it was made for a single purpose: to be the undoing of the foresighted Aesir god Heimdall, who was fated to kill Kratos' son Atreus. Imbued with the power of wind and the duplicating enchantment of the ring it was made from, the spear became central to Kratos' fight against Asgard. (God of War Ragnarök)
Origin of the ring#
The Draupnir Spear was made from the ring Draupnir, an enchanted band of gold once possessed by Odin. The ring carried the power to multiply itself, dripping eight new rings every ninth night. The Huldra Brothers Brok and Sindri had made it for Odin to win the Aesir's favour, and when the thanks they expected never came, they secretly took it back. Its ceaseless duplication had filled a basement with a gargantuan volume of rings, which the brothers had been using as forging material ever since. (God of War Ragnarök)
The forging#
When Kratos sought a weapon capable of killing Heimdall, who was fated to slay Atreus during Ragnarok, Brok and Sindri devised a plan around the ring. Rather than use it directly, they proposed bringing it to the Lady of the Forge. Sindri retrieved the ring from the basement, and Brok insisted on accompanying Kratos to the Lady's forge in Svartalfheim, over his brother's reluctance. (God of War Ragnarök)
On the journey Brok carried a disembodied spear head as a component of the weapon, and later gathered the sound of the wind blowing through Svartalfheim as another, advising that one should appreciate the nature of a thing rather than its form. Descending into a lake, Kratos and Brok met the Lady, a mermaid smith. She accepted the components and, with her mystical powers, created the Draupnir Spear, then used a drop of Kratos' godly blood to sanctify it as a tool fit for him alone. (God of War Ragnarök)
Powers#
Attuned to the element of wind and carrying the duplicating nature of the ring it was made from, the spear held several distinct powers. It could be thrown an endless number of times, the ring conjuring a new spear with every throw. The thrown and embedded copies could be detonated at once by slamming the butt of the spear into the ground, a technique known as Draupnir's Call. Its wind magic could draw enemies in before blasting them back, casting them over cliffs or into pools of lava. The spear could also siphon an enemy's elemental power for a short time and summon cyclones. (God of War Ragnarök)
Use against Asgard#
The spear soon became an integral part of Kratos' arsenal. It fulfilled its intended purpose when Kratos and Freya were ambushed by Heimdall in Vanaheim during their effort to rescue her brother Freyr. The spear's command of the wind and its endless duplication allowed Kratos to overwhelm the god's foresight several times and ultimately bring about Heimdall's death, sparing Atreus from his fate, though it deepened the conflict with Asgard. (God of War Ragnarök)
Later, when Odin in disguise revealed himself by fatally stabbing Brok and tried to escape with the Mask of Creation, Kratos hurled the spear and pinned it to the wall, denying Odin the mask. During the climactic battle of Ragnarok, Kratos used the spear to fight through Odin's army of einherjar to breach the walls of Asgard, and wielded it in his second battle against Thor. In his final stand against Odin, the Draupnir Spear stood as the antithesis of the All-Father's own spear Gungnir. After the fall of Asgard, Kratos continued to use the spear to heal the realms and forge a new path as a benevolent god. (God of War Ragnarök)
The path of the spear#
The spear remained in Kratos' possession when he was drawn into Valhalla by the true Tyr, who sought to help him confront his past and accept a place on Freya's council of the Nine Realms. On that journey Kratos could follow the path of the spear, deepening its powers as it aided him alongside his other weapons. (God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Draupnir Spear in God of War?
- The Draupnir Spear was a wind-imbued spear forged for Kratos during the lead-up to Ragnarok, taking its place in his arsenal alongside the Leviathan Axe and the Blades of Chaos. It was created from the enchanted ring Draupnir and made to defeat the Aesir god Heimdall.
- How was the Draupnir Spear forged?
- The Huldra Brothers Brok and Sindri devised a plan around the ring Draupnir, which dripped eight copies of itself every ninth night, and brought it to the Lady of the Forge, a mermaid smith in Svartalfheim. Brok gathered a spearhead and the sound of the realm's wind, and the Lady forged the spear, sanctifying it with a drop of Kratos' godly blood so that only he could wield it.
- What powers does the Draupnir Spear have?
- The spear could be thrown an endless number of times, the ring conjuring a new spear with every throw, and the embedded copies could be detonated at once with a technique called Draupnir's Call. Its wind magic could draw enemies in before blasting them back, siphon an enemy's elemental power for a short time, and summon cyclones.
- Why was the Draupnir Spear made?
- It was made for a single purpose, to be the undoing of Heimdall, who was fated to kill Kratos' son Atreus. The spear fulfilled that purpose when Kratos used its command of the wind and endless duplication to overwhelm Heimdall's foresight and bring about his death, sparing Atreus from his fate.
- How was the Draupnir Spear used against Asgard?
- When Odin in disguise fatally stabbed Brok and tried to escape with the Mask of Creation, Kratos hurled the spear and pinned it to the wall, denying Odin the mask. In the final battle of Ragnarok the Draupnir Spear stood as the antithesis of Odin's own spear Gungnir, the shining golden weapon against the pale one.
Sources
- GameGod of War Ragnarök, Santa Monica Studio, 2022
- GameGod of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Santa Monica Studio, 2023
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