How to complete the Animal Instinct Favor in God of War Ragnarok: Walkthrough, locations, rewards, and more explained

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The Animal Instinct Favor is a side quest in God of War Ragnarok undertaken by Kratos and Freya in the Midgard realm. It’s an action-packed side quest where Kratos has to eliminate a group of four Kol Raider camps.

This Favor can be activated when players visit the Midgard realm and reach an area called the Lake of Nine. Once there, the Favor gets automatically activated whenever Kratos engages and clears any one of the four Kol Raider camps.

This guide will walk you through where to find each Kol Raider camp in the Animal Instinct Favor, how to approach the final boss fight and the rewards for completing the side quest.

As stated above, the Animal Instinct Favor takes place in the Lake of Nine region of the Midgard realm. This Favor gets automatically activated as part of the story when Kratos engages with any one of the Kol Raider camps.

Each Kol Raider camp comes with its own set of Raiders and Scouts, which players must deal with one by one. Make sure to explore each camp before moving over to the next for rare items and collectibles. Taking down a bunch of Raiders is easy and shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

There are a total of four Raider camps that Kratos needs to clean up to complete the Animal Instinct side quest. Here we’ve compiled a list of where to find each Kol Raider camp:

1) Raider Fort (West)

Head west from the Temple of Tyr, or in other words, go to the left-hand side of the icy lake. Look for a campfire spewing black smoke. This is the location of the Raider Fort. Players need to climb over a ledge to reach the location.

2) Raider Hideout (East)

The second Kol Raider camp is located west of the King’s Grave. Go along the main path that ends onto a massive wall. There will be a cave entrance at the end of it.