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In terms of collectibles, The Applecore is a rather exciting place in God of War Ragnarok. It is one of the few places in the game that features not one but two Nornir Chests.
Players can find Nornir Chests quite easily, but collecting them can be tricky as they have elaborate unlock mechanisms. In most cases, there are hardly any enemies blocking the chests. So it all boils down to solving the puzzles related to them in God of War Ragnarok.
Unlocking Nornir Chests at The Applecore in God of War Ragnarok
Nornir Chests usually require one of four different unlock mechanisms in the game. They are as follows:
- Destroying three rune tablets.
- Ringing three bells.
- Lighting three braziers.
- Rotating three columns to match the symbols on them with the ones seen on the Nornir Chest.
Here's where players can find and unlock both chests in The Applecore area.
The Applecore Nornir Chest 1 location and how to unlock it in God of War Ragnarok
Players can find the first Nornir Chest in The Applecore area of God of War Ragnarok on a platform opposite the mystic gateway. They will have to take the left path and use the zipline to get to the platform. From there, they will have to continue until they come to a wall with smoke billowing out.
Individuals will have to throw their Draupnir Spear here to create a platform that will allow them to reach the upper ledge. They will then have to continue left again and jump on some more ledges until they reach the chest.
The chest in this area needs to be unlocked by breaking nearby rune tablets at the same time. Here's where Draupnir Spear comes in handy.
To find and destroy the rune tablets for the first chest, here's what you need to do:
- Using the Draupnir Spear as a platform, you have to climb three consecutive ledges on the right. If you turn around on the third ledge, you will spot the rune on the left.
- You will now have to impale the rune with your Draupnir Spear, drop down from the three ledges, and make your way straight.
- When standing with the Nornir Chest on your right, you will notice the remaining two runes on suspended platforms in front. Pin them with the spear too.
- With all three rune tablets impaled, you can detonate them at the same time.
With these three tablets now obliterated, players will be able to access the first Nornir Chest in The Applecore region of God of War Ragnarok.
The Applecore Nornir Chest 2 location and how to unlock it in God of War Ragnarok
For the second Nornir Chest, players will have to go further into the area. This one is in a large room that they can access through a wooden door in an underground dock-like area.
Players must make their way through this door and turn left. They will have to throw their Draupnir Spear again to turn it into a swing bar. God of War players can use this bar to reach the higher platform on which the Nornir Chest is located.
The mechanism for unlocking this chest is quite similar to the previous one. To find and destroy the rune tablets for the second chest, here's what you need to do:
- When facing the Nornir Chest, you will see the end of the platform on your right. Standing at the edge, you have to throw the Leviathan Axe at the falling water stream behind the big rock in front of you.
- This should freeze the water and reveal the first runic tablet, which you must impale with your Draupnir Spear.
- Now, you must turn your back to the Nornir Chest and go forward.
- Inside the first room on the right, you will find the second runic tablet. This, too, will need to be impaled with the Draupnir Spear.
- The final tablet is behind a gold pile past the previous room. You will have to shoot an explosive barrel to get rid of this gold pile. This can be done using the Leviathan Axe or the Blades of Chaos.
- The resulting explosion should reveal the tablet, which can be impaled with the Draupnir Spear.
- Detonating the spear now should cause all three tablets to explode at the same time, unlocking the second Nornir Chest in The Applecore in God of War Ragnarok.
Both these chests will contain either an Idunn Apple or a Horn of Blood Mead depending upon the sequence in which players unlocked them. Every odd-numbered chest has an Idunn Apple, while the even-numbered chest has a Horn of Blood Mead. The former boosts Kratos' vitality, while the latter increases the size of the Spartan Rage bar in God of War Ragnarok.
