Alfheim Artifacts - God of War Ragnarok Guide - IGN (2024)

Artifacts are rare and unique items that are found across the Nine Realms, and glow purple when you’re close to them. They come in two types: a series of Artifacts unique to that realm, and Kvasir’s Poems, which are found throughout multiple realms. This page of IGN’s Ragnarok guide reveals all Artifact locations in Alfheim, the third realm you can visit.

The sections on this page are ordered by when you can visit them earliest in the game.

Use the table below to jump to a specific item you're looking for:

Kvasir’s Poems 5 - Afterlife Abandonment

• References: Death Stranding

This Artifact in The Strond is found just after you first use Twilight Stone to destroy a wooden door from behind and fight some Wretches. Standing in the doorway facing the way forward, you should see a ledge just ahead that you can drop down.

Do so, head left, then destroy the debris blocking the way, then kill the two Wretches who show up. In the room beyond the doorway will be the Artifact, sitting next to a Legendary Chest.

Tribute to Freyr 1 - Dream Charm

The first Artifact of this series is found shortly after your first fight with Light Elves. Continue forward by lifting the huge fallen chunk of rock, then go down the stairs. At the bottom, turn right to spot the Artifact sitting near a Nornir Chest and a yellow Wind Fissure in the rock.

Kvasir’s Poems 6 - Visions After Rest

• References: Dreams

This Artifact is incredibly difficult to miss. As you journey through the Temple of Light, you’ll go up a long curved staircase to a second Light Door. To lower it, you’ll have to go right and leap up to a ledge.

Once up there, go left to a balcony, getting you the right angle to bounce the Axe off a Twilight Stone and destroy the light crystal. The poem will be on this very balcony.

Kvasir’s Poems 7 - Spirits Within Walls

• References: Concrete Genie

This Artifact is found after you use a wheel to lower a Twilight Stone to bounce into a light crystal, after which you’ll be swarmed by Nightmares in the next room. Once they’re all down, stand in the doorway and face the way forward: the poem will be in the room on your left, sitting on a table.

Tribute to Freyr 2 - Horn

This Artifact is found at the Elf building in the North of the Barrens, and just East of the large Elf gate. The building will be occupied by two Dark Elves and a Dark Elf Lord.

Once they’re defeated, check outside the North-East area of the building: the Artifact will be there, next to a Lore Marker.

Kvasir’s Poems 8 - Celestial Construct

• References: Astro Bot Rescue Mission

This Artifact is found in the giant skeleton in the North-East area of The Barrens. Enter the mouth and then look for a wall you can leap up to, leading you through the skeleton’s mouth.

Inside is a battle area, where you’ll fight many Grims, Cursed Grims, and Wretches. Once they’re all down, look for the wall you can climb up in the East part of the room.

The Artifact will be here at the top of the wall, close to a Legendary Chest.

Tribute to Freyr 3 - Harp

• Prerequisite: Complete the Secret of the Sands Favor
• Contains: Shield Attachment - Rond of Affliction

This Artifact is found in a small cave just South-East of the entrance to The Barrens from The Canyons. However, you cannot enter it until you’ve completed the Secret of the Sands Favor. Once you’ve done this, look for a gap you can slip through between two stone walls.

Inside, you’ll see the Artifact in the back-right area of the room.

Tribute to Freyr 5 - Pipe

• Prerequisite: Complete The Reckoning main quest
• Location: Alfheim - The Burrows

This Artifact is found in The Burrows, an underground area of The Forbidden Sands, which itself you can only reach if you’ve completed The Reckoning main quest. The Burrows is where you free the Hafgufa from its Nest Matter bonds. After doing that, you’ll drop down into a lower area and face a Bergsra. At the far end will be the Artifact, close to a Legendary Chest.

Tributes to Freyr 4 - Token

This Artifact is found in Alfheim’s Forbidden Sands. This is an area that doesn’t become available until you complete The Reckoning main quest.

Once you’ve done that, head to the North side of the Forbidden Sands and look for the Light Elf ruins just North of the entrance to The Burrows. Get in via the grapple points on the South-West side.

Defeat the Light Elves you find in the main plaza, then locate a spot on the Eastern wall you can slip through.

Head up the stairs, and you’ll find the Artifact at the top!

Tributes to Freyr 6 - Bracelet

This Artifact is found in Alfheim’s Forbidden Sands. This is an area that doesn’t become available until you complete The Reckoning main quest.

Once that’s been done, head to the North-East corner of the Forbidden Sands to the Light Elf building (this is where The Elven Sanctum Favor takes place).

Climb up the wall, then look right to see the Artifact in the back corner of the balcony.

Kvasir’s Poems 10 - Trip

• Prerequisite: Complete the Song of the Sands Favor
• References: Journey

This Artifact is in The Forbidden Sands, which is not available to explore until you complete The Reckoning main quest.

Once you’ve done that, from the entrance to The Forbidden Sands in The Hjarta tunnel, head North-East under the rock arch, and keep an eye for a small elven tower on the right-hand side.

Climb to the top of the tower from the back, and you’ll find the Artifact at the top!