NG+ Bomber Tech Cooldown Loop
KratosA New Game Plus Give Me God of War setup that loops the Bomber Tech combo to refresh every cooldown almost instantly. Three different runic attacks trigger Storm of Bifröst and stack Spiritual Engraving for a +45% damage buff, while the Berserker Cuirass perk piles on a massive melee multiplier on top.
Damage
+45% damage at 3-stack Spiritual Engraving, multiplied by Soulless Warrior and Asgard/Vanaheim set bonuses
Survivability
Glass cannon. Berserker's Curse amps incoming damage throughout the Skofnung window, so sustain comes from killing fast
Boss
Clears Gna and King of Berserkers (Hrólfr Kraki) on Give Me God of War difficulty
Kratos
Built around stacking Cooldown and Strength to spam runic attacks every few seconds. The Berserker armor turns Kratos into a glass cannon, with overwhelming melee damage but extra incoming damage while a Relic is active, so the playstyle leans on deleting threats before they can retaliate.
Kratos' primary frost weapon. Paired with The Furious Maul pommel for pure Strength scaling. The Slayer's Strength perk has a high LUCK chance to grant a Gift of Strength on any Axe kill, padding melee damage between runic windows.
Attachment
- ▸The Furious Maul— Strength scaling pommel. Slayer's Strength perk grants a Gift of Strength on Axe kills.Wiki
How to Obtain
The shield that powers the Bomber Tech opener. Double-tapping L1 fires a Shield Bash for high stun damage, and parries empower the next bash. The bash itself is what charges Flame Whiplash inside the combo.
How to Obtain
Triggers the Berserker's Curse window. A massive melee damage multiplier in exchange for taking extra damage while a Relic is active. The whole build revolves around this perk firing on every Hilt of Skofnung activation.
How to Obtain
All three Asgard enchantments slotted together. The set bonus increases the damage of all Triangle attacks and abilities scaled by Kratos' Cooldown stat, directly amplifying every runic attack and Bomber Tech smash.
How to Obtain
Atreus / Freya companion accessory loadout that primes enemies for the build's bonus damage. Sigil Amplification ramps the Hex status from Sigil Arrows, and Sigil Punishment turns that Hex into a flat melee damage boost, feeding directly into Kratos' Bomber Tech smashes.
Mods & Attachments
Combat Strategy
- ▸Activate Hilt of Skofnung to trigger Berserker's Curse and Soulless Warrior. You now have roughly 17 seconds of massively amplified melee damage.
- ▸Send the companion in to apply Hex via Sigil Arrows for an extra damage amplifier on your target.
- ▸Confirm Asgard and Vanaheim set bonuses are live (3 + 3 enchantments slotted) before engaging.
- ▸Throw one runic attack from the Leviathan Axe.
- ▸Throw one runic attack from the Draupnir Spear.
- ▸Throw one runic attack from the Blades of Chaos. This triggers Seal of Runic Storm and reaches 3 stacks of Spiritual Engraving (+45% damage).
- ▸Hold position inside the Storm of Bifröst AoE while the runics tick and you set up for Bomber Tech spam.
- ▸Spam the Bomber Tech: Double L1 (Shield Bash), wait ~0.5s, Triangle (Flame Whiplash charge), then R2 (smash).
- ▸Each Bomber Tech rolls Whiplash Refresh on the Handles, refunding your runic and relic cooldowns.
- ▸Re-fire runics and Hilt of Skofnung as soon as they come back to extend the curse window and maintain 3 Spiritual Engraving stacks.
- ▸Drop the Bomber Tech if a boss is winding up. Taking a hit during Berserker's Curse is brutal.
- ▸Fall back to Spartan Rage (Wrath) with Boon of Wrath equipped to consume status effects for emergency burst.
- ▸Use Rönd of Purification's Contagion Discharge to cleanse status effects that linger past the curse window.
Sources
Verified: 2026-04-10 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.