Stuck with this grizzly bear? This guide will show you how to beat Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok.

God of War Ragnarok puts you up against enemies of all sizes. You’ll have to fight from mundane beasts, like leeches and drekis to, naturally, well-known figures of mythology, massive beasts, and some other surprises that will leave you speechless. However, your first enemy will be a rather small, but heavy-hitting bear: Bjorn.

How to find Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok?

The story of God of War: Ragnarok begins more or less where we left off. Fimbulwinter, the winter that precedes Ragnarök, has begun. Atreus and Kratos are in a cave, doing their pre-apocalypse stuff and such.

For this quest, Kratos and Atreus go on a sleigh-riding turned into a hunting trip journey. They come across a bear corpse and decide to follow the trail of blood. Oh god, this ends terribly, doesn’t it?

It won’t be long before you come out of the cave and… Good news, you’ve found the bear. Bad news, it’s Björn, your first boss.

You’ll start the fight with a simple QTE (which you’ll have to repeat more than once to beat Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok), and then, little by little, you’ll be shown how to fend off attacks with yellow circles that break blocks and leave you vulnerable and those with red circles that can’t be blocked and will hurt you even if you protect yourself.

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How to beat Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok

To beat Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok, just keep the basics of battle in mind.

Raise your shield as soon as he hits you. Then, for his special attacks (either yellow or red), dodge and counterattack right after. Rinse and repeat.

At a certain point, you’ll see the prompt to press L3 + R3. When you do it, you’ll go into frenzy mode (which is called “Spartan Rage”) and do more damage than usual while the effect lasts (plus recover some health).

If you need to heal yourself, you can hit the little trees in the area to make them drop health stones. When you defeat him, you will receive the trophy: A Grizzly Encounter.

In short, the following advice answers how to beat Bjorn in God of War Ragnarok:

  • Defend yourself and attack until you activate the Spartan Rage.
  • Don’t stop hitting until Spartan Rage runs out.
  • Keep hitting him non-stop to make Viking bear steak tartar.
  • Cheat sheet: yellow means block, red means dodge.

God of War Ragnarok is available on PS4 and PS5.