The Elven Sanctum is a Favor (Side Quest) for Beyla and Byggvir in God of War Ragnarok. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of The Elven Sanctum Side Quest. For an overview of all quests in the game see God of War Ragnarok All Favors.
Requirement: Available after returning to Freyr’s Camp during Main Quest 6: The Reckoning.
Reward: 1000 Kratos XP, 250 Freya XP
Objectives:
- Explore the Elven sanctum in Alfheim
- Search for clues about Elven history
- Leave the Sanctum
Starting Location: The Elven Sanctum
The Elven Sanctum can be started by talking to the elves Beyla and Byggvir in Freyr’s Camp, which can be done after returning to Freyr’s Camp during Main Quest 6: The Reckoning.
Explore the Elven sanctum in Alfheim
Head to The Barrens in Alfheim and use the rune lock in the west to open the gate.
Head through to The Forbidden Sands, and go to the Elven Sanctum to the northeast.
Climb up to the entrance and there’ll be an artefact by the entrance. Head inside the sanctum.
Search for clues about Elven history
Go inside the library and there’ll be a Lore Marker in front of you, as well as a Scroll and Lost Pages on the tables.
Climb up on the left side to find another Lore Marker.
Climb up further and on the right side is a Treasure Map on the shelf, and a Legendary Chest.
Lastly, grab the book off the plinth.
Leave the Sanctum
Attempt to leave and you will encounter a boss fight with The Maven.
The Maven will fight very similarly to Alva, however she will be more aggressive and deal a lot of damage. Her attacks will consist of a flurry attack that ends in an unblockable slam attack, which is best handled by blocking the regular attacks and dodging back from the slam, then rushing in for a heavy attack while she is recovering.
She will also do a ranged unblockable attack that is easily dodged, and often follow it up with 2 (later 3) block break attacks where she throws her weapon. These can be difficult to dodge and if you get hit by one, you won’t recover fast enough to dodge the others, so the most effective way to deal with these attacks is to parry them. If you choose to parry them, only the final parry will stun her, so you will need to parry 2 (or 3) attacks in a row if you choose to do this. I recommend this however as I found it easier than dodging, and it gives you a good chance to deal damage after stunning her.
She will also do a shield strike attack which will deal area-of-effect damage over the entire boss area, so it is paramount that you shield strike these to stun her and avoid the damage. You will want to try and stay close to her as much as possible to avoid her doing this shield strike attack when you are too far away to counter it.
There are no health pick ups and no checkpoints, so it is highly recommended you use Spartan Valour as a source of healing. You won’t get many chances to use it due to her aggressive nature, so if you need to heal you will want to sacrifice an opportunity to attack her when she’s stunned to instead heal up. Don’t forget to utilise your runic attacks and your companion’s abilities to deal extra damage and stun.
After defeating The Maven, leave the Sanctum.
This finishes The Elven Sanctum Side Quest in God of War Ragnarok.
For all other quests refer to God of War Ragnarok Walkthrough.
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