God of War III/Weapons

You start out the game with the Blades of Athena from God of War II, but you won't have them for long. There are four main weapons in the game, each acquired at different times. Three of them are chain-based ones and one is a heavy melee weapon. You'll receive the weapons as part of the story and each can be upgraded four times to level five. Each level costs more orbs than the previous, and some weapons are more expensive to upgrade, even at the same level. While a certain weapon is equipped, your magic attack changes to suit the weapon.

Blades of Exile

This is the first weapon you receive in the beginning of the game, replacing the Blades of Athena. The magic associated with this weapon is Army of Sparta, which is a group of shielded warriors with spears that surround you and jab their spears outward at nearby enemies.

• Level 1: The starting level, with Army of Sparta magic and Argo's Return.
• Level 2 – 4,000 orbs: The second level gives you increased damage and Argo's Ram.
• Level 3 – 7,000 orbs: Your magic is upgraded to Army of Sparty Lv. 2 at this level.
• Level 4 – 8,000 orbs: This level increases the damage of the Blades and gives you Argo's Rise.
• Level 5 – 10,000 orbs: At the final level to max the Blades of Exile, you'll receive increased damage and fully upgrade Army of Sparta to level three.

Level	Attack	Combo	Description
1	Plume of Prometheus		A quick and powerful combo ending in a fiery finish.
1	Olympic Fury		A quick combo that hits all surrounding enemies.
1	Olympic Ascension	Hold	Launch enemies into the air and keep holding jump up after them.
1	Hyperion Ram	() +	Pull yourself towards an enemy, ramming them and launching them backwards.
2	Cyclone of Chaos	() +	Rapidly swing your blades, hitting all surrounding enemies multiple times.
2	Spirit of Hercules		A powerful but slow multiple hit combo with an explosive finish that launches enemies into the air.
3	Valor of Hercules		A powerful but slow multiple hit combo that sends enemies flying back.
3	Hyperion Fury	Hold	Slam into an enemy and deliver a devastating combo.
3	Athena's Wrath (Evading)	then	While evading, press to create an explosive wave along the ground, launching enemies in front of you into the air.
4	Cyclone of Chaos Lv. 2	+	Like the first Cyclone of Chaos, but now you can tap to keep swinging your blades.
4	Tartarus Rage	() +	A very powerful, fairly quick attack.
5	Tartarus Rage Lv. 2	() +Hold	Hold and release to charge the attack.

Claws of Hades

The Claws of Hades are literally taken from Hades, god of the underworld. These blades allow you to attach enemies' very souls. They are much like the Blades of Exile, with slightly longer range in the light attacks and a slightly higher impact position. You'll find that this weapon isn't very good for breaking jugs and crates to get red orbs, as it often hits too high above them.

The magic you'll get with this weapon is Soul Summon, which summons a monster's soul to attack your enemies. Leveling up the weapon will give you access to more souls, and they all act somewhat differently. You'll want to face Kratos in the direction of the enemy when summoning most souls, as the ones that move to an enemy seem to go almost directly out in a straight line from the front of you.

• Level 1: At the starting level, the Claws of Hades will allow you to perform only Argo's Return and you'll have access to the following souls: Cerberus Mongrel, Olympus Sentry and Olympus Archer.
• Level 2 – 3,000 orbs: This level gives you increased damage and Argo's Ram.
• Level 3 – 5,000 orbs: This level adds increased damage and upgrades your magic to Soul Summon Lv. 2, adding Chimera, Gorgon Serpent and Olympus Fiend to your menagerie.
• Level 4 – 6,000 orbs: At level four you get increased damage and Argo's Rise.
• Level 5 – 9,000 orbs: Along with increased damage, maxing this weapon out gives you Soul Summon Lv. 3, which unlocks the souls of the Cyclops Berserker, Centaur General and Siren Seductress.

Level	Attack	Combo	Description
1	Hades Agony		A quick combo that hits all surrounding enemies.
1	Hades Curse		A powerful but slow multiple hit combo with an explosive finish that launches enemies into the air.
1	Hades Ascension	Hold	Launch enemies into the air, then keep holding it to jump up after them.
1	Soul Rip	() +	Rip a demonic soul from your enemy that will viciously attack those nearby.
2	Tormenting Lash	() +	In a deadly frenzy, whirl the Claws at surrounding enemies multiple times.
3	Mourner's Lament	Hold	A vicious multiple hit attack that slams an enemy to the ground.
3	Hades Bane (Evading)	then	While evading, press to attack with a powerful overhead slam.
4	Unending Sorrow	() +	Summon your Claws up from the ground, or slam them into the ground if airborne, and launch your enemies into the air.