God of War Ragnarok’s mine puzzle in Svartalfheim might be the first time you are seriously stuck in the game unable to progress the storyline. You should have to solve all puzzles to move forward in your search for Tyr, but they are not that hard because of the similar mechanics. If you have already completed a couple of them, it will be easy for you to solve this challenge. Kratos has to use a unique strategy with his Leviathan Axe to solve this complex puzzle.
Every challenge requires you to divert or cut off the water supply to specific machines by freezing water bodies using Kratos Axe. Some of these mine puzzles require destroying the green-colored sound stone (ore) – you can do that with the help of Atreus’ new Sonic Arrows. But if you are new, you will get frustrated because the game doesn’t provide much information about puzzle solving. To help you, this guide explains how to solve the mine puzzle in God of War Ragnarok.
God of War Ragnarok Mine Puzzle: Quest for Tyr
The mine puzzle is a part of the main questline, The Quest for Tyr when you reach Applecore. As Kratos and Atreus travel through Svartalfheim, they will come across a small cave with many synthetic water sources. You must divert this water to flip a crank that will raise a bridge for you to walk across. However, this is something you are doing for the first time in the God of War series, so it can be tricky for you.
Mine Puzzle Solution
Since this puzzle arrives later in the game, you have already gone through many other challenges and the method to solve them is the same. You might have already used Kratos’ frosty Leviathan Axe to redirect or stop the water flow and flip the cranks. If you have solved any mine puzzle, you know the Axe is the key to freezing the water and it will spill over the edges; that’s the complex part of the task.
After reaching that tunnel, you will see two water bodies, one on the left and the other on the right. You will need to freeze both of them to spin the wheels. Each one serves a different purpose: the left crank lowers a lift, while the right raises a rope from which you can access the lift. The main concern is that you cannot engage with both water channels at the same time; you have to freeze them one by one. Because the ice will melt down until your Axe returns to your hand, you need to play with tactics here. Below we have discussed in detail what you need to do.
The first step is to send the Atreus to the crank present on the other side, and you can do this by helping him to reach the climbable wall. Get closer to the wall and press Square when prompted on the screen. The next step is to throw your Axe towards the left watercourse, where the snow impact will form a reservoir downstream from the wheel and release the water. Now is the Atreus’ turn to flip the crank which is closest to him. Doing that will send a few pieces of ore moving down the water and crashing into your improvised ice dam. After that, the platform will come to the center, and you can pick up your Axe now.
When the job is done on the left side, you will now move to the right water source and do the same thing by throwing the Kratos Axe into the water channel. Stop the water from reaching the wheel by freezing it with ice. Every movable platform can now move to its correct destination without requiring Kratos to have more throws. After that, you can go to the other side, although there’s still some work to complete.
Once there, you need to return the initial platform to its original location, which is to your right. To do that, you need to instruct Atreus to destroy the ore in the water by using his arrows. Doing so will restore the natural water movement, bringing the platform again to its former location. Hop over there, and you will be reunited with your son.
A lot of the game’s items and secrets are hidden in its swampy caves, so it’s worth a second visit even though navigating is a headache. You won’t need to repeat it all from scratch on your next visit here, as these challenges only require a single completion in a game. Furthermore, you can check out the other guides about GoW Ragnarok Berserker Gravestone locations and how to beat Dreki in God of War Ragnarok.
