In God of War Ragnarök, hell is frozen over. Maybe you expected something a bit more traditional: a steaming hot morass, soaked in lava and packed with throngs of monsters who want nothing more than to wear your skin as a jacket. That place exists in Ragnarök. You just have to head to Muspelheim, the land of the fire giants.
Muspelheim is a recurring area from God of War (2018), and is much like its iteration in the first game (an optional gauntlet that pits you against increasingly difficult enemies). To access the realm in God of War Ragnarök, you need to seek out two Muspelheim seeds, which will allow you to use mystic gateways to travel there at will. Here’s where to find both Muspelheim seeds in God of War Ragnarök, plus a quick rundown of the challenges you can expect to face once you get there.
You get the first Muspelheim seed in Svartalfheim, in the Modvitnir’s Rig area. On the platform overlooking the crane, you’ll see a Legendary Chest. It contains the first Muspelheim seed. (Stop now if you don’t want spoilers.)
The second Muspelheim seed is also in Svartalfheim, but you won’t be able to get it until way later in the game. It’s located specifically in the Alberich Hollow area — which is only accessible after you’ve forged the Draupnir Spear.
Once you have the spear, head to Dragon Beach. Use the spear to scale the platforms up to the giant bridge, then turn left at the top (by the giant statue of the dwarf) to get into Alberich Hollow. You’ll see a Legendary Chest containing the second Muspelheim seed.
Muspelheim Crucible Challenges
Muspelheim features three primary chambers (located west to east, from easiest to hardest). At first, you’ll only have access to two crucible challenges per chamber. Completing all six will mark the “The Crucible” side quest as complete.
Some notes to keep in mind: Your health bar will fully rejuvenate between challenge attempts, but your rage bar won’t. Any skills you land will contribute toward progress you’ve made toward unlocking mod tokens (unless you die). You’ll earn prizes for every challenge you complete, including divine ashes, a rare crafting component used for high-level armor sets.
Once you finish all six challenges, you’ll unlock a third crucible challenge for each chamber, but that’s those are better saved for God of War Ragnarök’s final act (both in terms of the challenges they pose and the prizes you earn). For now, here are all the challenges you need to beat to check off “The Crucible” side quest.