God of War Ragnarok: How to Travel to Other Realms

Getting around in God of War: Ragnarök mostly requires players to either trek across the various regions of the Nine Realms or make use of the boat that you can explore some areas with. But, if you want to explore the different realms, you're going to need to learn about the Mystic Gates.

The Mystic Gates, or gateways, are magical stone arches that allow you to move across the branches of the Yggdrasil tree to travel between different realms. You also use these magical gateways to gain access to Brok and Sindri's home, which players will spend a good deal of time visiting and upgrading their gear. That means you'll need to farm a lot of Hacksilver if you want to leave here fully upgraded sooner rather than later.

Unfortunately, the way that fast traveling works in God of War: Ragnarök, you can't just open the map up from anywhere and then select the gateway to travel to. You'll first need to unlock those gateways by reaching them in the in-game world. For realms that you haven't unlocked, though, this can be difficult.

Luckily, you can unlock most of the realms simply by playing through the main story. However, it is worth mentioning that not all of the realms play a major part in the game's story campaign. Some are only available for completing Favors and other side activities.

To fast travel using Mystic Gates, you're going to need to make your way to one of the gateways and then open up the map. From here, you can teleport to specific markers that have been unlocked on the map. You'll unlock many of these while exploring the game, so make sure you know how to parry so you can make it through as many combat encounters as possible.

You can immediately fast-travel to any gateway found within a certain realm within that realm. However, traveling to gateways in one realm to another will require you to travel through the branches of the Yggdrasil tree.

Fast traveling will also be useful for those trying to collect all of the various items and collectibles found through God of War: Ragnarok. There are a number of Treasure Maps, as well as special gear pieces that you can discover as you explore the realms and break open crates, open chests, and defeat special enemies. You'll also unlock tons of lore about the game in the process, which will provide more details and information about Atreus and Kratos' journey.