A Stag for All Seasons: God of War Ragnarok

This guide will show you how to complete the Favor (Side Quest) – A Stag for All Seasons in God of War Ragnarok released on November 8th, 2022.  A Stag for All Seasons is a Favor (Side Quest) for Ratatoskr in God of War Ragnarok. In this side quest, you have to search for 4 Seasonal Stags, which are special creatures that represent a season. All Seasonal Stags areas are found in the Vanaheim, you’ll need to locate all four in order to complete the Favour, A Stag for All Seasons.


Starting Location: A Stag for All Seasons

Speak to Ratatoskr

Complete the Favor: Scent of Survival in Vanaheim and then Speak to Ratatoskr at Sindri’s House to initiate this Favor (Side Quest). 

Retrieve the feed

Grab the feed from Ratatoskr (Yggdrasil Leaves).

Return the stags to Ratatoskr

Now you have to search for 4 Seasonal Stags, which are special creatures and represent a season. All Seasonal Stags areas are found throughout the Crater area of Vanaheim


All Stags of Four Seasons Locations

1) The Stag of Winter

Location: The Plains, Vanaheim

It can be located near The Overgrown Tower Mystic Gateway. You reach this location during the For Vanaheim Favor.

2) The Stag of Summer

Location: The Plains, Vanaheim

Travel to the northern Mystic Gateway at Jungle Entrance. Then grapple to the other side of the river. Open the door with the chain on the left. Follow the path inside the tunnel, and use the spear to create a way up to the ledge. Squeezing through a narrow passage as you move forward. At the end open the gate to find the Seasonal Stag near a tree.

3) The Stag of Spring

Location: The Jungle, Vanaheim

Go to Dock 1 as marked in the picture below after completing the Return of the River favor. Get in the boat and sail to the north to reach Dock 2. Climb the stairs and squeeze through the gap. Destroy the barrier ahead and grapple across the river to find the Seasonal Stag as shown in the second and third pictures below.

Note: 
– The stag’s location is only accessible during the daytime and found after completing main Mission 13: Creatures of Prophecy. Go to a Celestial Altar and change the time to DAY, if it’s not already.
– You must finish the Return of the River favor in order to access the stag’s location.

4) The Stag of Autumn

Location: The Sinkholes, Vanaheim

Found right next to the Sinkholes Entrance Mystic Gateway.


Speak to Ratatoskr

Head back to Sindri’s House after finding all four stags and speak to Ratatoskr to finish the quest.

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