Search the Mines for Tyr Walkthrough
This guide shows how to complete the Search the Mines for Tyr objective in The Quest for Tyr quest in God of War Ragnarok. The objective starts after you ride the train to the mines. After coming out from the train, go right and direct Atreus to destroy the sound stones blocking the path as shown in the picture below. Then proceed ahead and use the grappling hook to jump to the other side. Hit the explosive barrel there as shown in the second picture below to clear the tunnel. Then go through the tunnel to reach Jarnsmida Pitmines.
Jarnsmida Pitmines Water Puzzle 1
As you enter Jarnsmida Pitmines, climb down the wall and you will see the path blocked with a wooden cart. Freeze the wooden trough above the cart as shown in the picture below. This will make the water overflow and fall on the wooden cart, making it come down. Then jump over the cart to reach the other side, where you will find a Nornir Chest.
Jarnsmida Pitmines Nornir Chest Puzzle
To unlock the Nornir chest, you need to ignite three torches. Torch #1 is next to the Nornir Chest as shown in the picture below. Press L2+R2 to ignite the torch.
After igniting the first torch, turn left and jump down. Here you will see another torch (Torch #3) as shown in the picture below. Don’t ignite it for now. Turn left from the waterwheel instead to see Torch #2 as shown in the second picture below. Use the grapplehook to swing near the torch and then ignite it.
Now swing back to reach Torch #3. Here, you will see water falling down from the waterwheel. Throw your axe at the edge of the wooden trough as shown in the picture below to freeze the water. Now ignite Torch #3 to unlock the Nornir Chest. Make sure to not summon back the axe, otherwise the water will start falling down and extinguish the torch. Now go back to the chest and open it to get an Idunn Apple.
Jarnsmida Pitmines Water Puzzle 2
From the Nornir Chest, turn right and proceed ahead. After a little while, make Arteus climb up the platform ahead and direct him to turn the lever as shown in the picture below. This will make the gear turn. The gear will move a platform. Freeze the gear when the platform is in a horizontal position as shown in the second picture below.
Then jump and proceed ahead. Go under the giant rock in front of you. Now turn right and pull the lever up ahead as shown in the picture below. This will make the giant rock ahead of you move up. Go ahead under the rock. Then turn back and freeze the wooden trough as shown in the second picture below. This will make the giant rock come down. Then climb up the rock and call back the axe. This will make the giant rock go up again. Now you can jump to reach the gate and open it.
Entering the Mines
After opening the gate, proceed ahead and soon you will get a cutscene with Sindri. After the cutscene, you can proceed straight ahead and enter the mines. But before entering the mines, you can go right and find the legendary chest to get an attachment for your blade.
Enter the mines. Then turn left and drop down. Here you will find some sound stones blocking the tunnel as shown in the picture below. Direct Atreus to destroy the stones and go through the tunnel. After coming out of the tunnel you will find yourself in a giant hall. Defeat the enemies there and then hop into the boat there for a short ride to the next area.
The Applecore Water Puzzle 1
Hop out of the boat and go left to reach a water puzzle at the location shown in the picture below.
To proceed, first, destroy the stones on the wooden trough blocking the water flow. As you destroy the stones, water will start flowing. Then freeze the wooden trough as shown in the second picture below. This will make the water overflow and fall on the wheel, making it rotate. This will make a hook come out as shown in the second picture below. Use the hook to jump to the other side and open the door ahead.
Go through the door and in the next room, direct Atreus to destroy the sound stone, revealing a narrow path. Squeeze through the narrow gap in the wall. Continue straight ahead and then take the path going up on the left side to reach the next water puzzle. On the right side of the puzzle area, there is another side area, but you need not go there right now as you won’t be able to solve the puzzle there at this stage of the game.
The Applecore Water Puzzle 2
The location of this puzzle is shown in the picture below.
As you arrive in the area, go right and climb up the walls to reach the top platform and go to its edge as shown in the pictures below. Once you are there, pull the lever there to redirect the water toward a water wheel as shown in the second picture below.
Now go back to the starting platform and freeze the wooden trough as shown in the picture below. This will make the water overflow and fall on a wheel, making it rotate. This will make a hook come out as shown in the second picture below. Use the hook to jump over to the opposite side as shown below.
Once you have jumped over, call back your axe. Then freeze the wooden trough on the left side as shown in the picture below. This will make the water overflow and fall on the wheel, making it rotate. This will make the lift come down. Enter the lift and summon back the axe to get the lift moving.
After the lift stops, step out and open the door ahead of you. Continue ahead and drop down to the lower level. Here, you will see a dwarf holding a relic as shown in the picture below. Collect the relic and it will also clear the narrow gap in the wall. Squeeze through the narrow gap.
After coming out, go left and direct Atreus to destroy the sound stones hanging from the hook as shown in the picture below. Use the hook to jump to the other side.
Continue on the path and on the left side you will see some sound stones holding down a zipline as shown in the picture below. Direct Atreus to destroy the stones. Then pull the chain on the right side to tighten the zipline. Now use the zipline to reach the platform ahead. Here you will have to solve another water puzzle.
The Applecore Water Puzzle 3
After landing on the platform, turn left and send Atreus up the platform as shown in the picture below.
Now go back to the starting platform and freeze the wooden trough, making the water overflow and the wheel rotate, as shown in the picture below. Then look over to Atreus and press the “Square” button. This will make Atreus rotate the wheel and send some rocks. Now you can call back your axe, but since rocks are there, the wheel will still keep rotating.
Now freeze the wooden trough on the right side as shown in the picture below. This will make the water overflow and fall on a wheel, making it rotate. This will make a hook come up. Use the hook to jump over to the opposite side. Then turn around and direct Atreus to shoot the stones blocking the water. This will make the platform move. After the platform stops, jump ahead and then open the door in front of you.
In the next room, crouch under the hole in the wall on the left side. After coming out, destroy the 4 weak spots on the door as shown in the picture below. Now you can interact with the door. But as you are interacting with the door, you will be attacked by a few enemies. Defeat them and interact with the door again to open it. This will complete the objective.
