The Grave Digger's Shovel is an old, worn shovel that appears to be covered in rust or blood and emits an eerie red glow.
Location[]
The Grave Digger's Shovel is acquired in the Sony versions of Shovel of Hope, by collecting the Curious Map, hidden in the Hall of Champions, and subsequently defeating Kratos in battle. As reward, aside from gaining his hard-to-earn respect, he will give you the Grave Digger's Shovel, a shovel that in the right hands, supposedly, should be mighty enough to uproot the sacred olive trees of Mount Olympus.
Purpose[]
Once acquired, you are informed that its purpose is a mystery, but are given a hint that a smithy could unlock its powers. If the Shovel Smith is consulted about the Grave Digger's Shovel, he will begrudgingly admit of it being out of his field of expertise, being unsuited to be turned into a Shovel Blade, and will advise Shovel Knight to instead ask the Armorer. Once it is given to the Armorer, he will seem puzzled by it and hammer on it in an extremely violent way, to the point which it breaks; he apologizes, and in return uses the pieces to create the Armor of Chaos.
Trivia[]
- When in possession, it temporarily appears in your Relic HUB.
- In New Game Plus, Kratos will still reward the Grave Digger's Shovel upon defeat, but if the Armor of Chaos has already been obtained, neither the Armorer nor the Shovel Smith will acknowledge its presence in the inventory.
- The shovel is named for the Grave Digger, a character who appears in God of War and God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Although he appears to be a normal human, the Grave Digger is secretly Zeus in disguise.
- God of War: Ghost of Sparta also contains a Relic of the Gods called "The Grave Digger's Shovel" which unlocks the Grave Digger costume for Kratos. This allows the player to play as Zeus in the game's Combat Arena, similar to how Shovel Knight's Armor of Chaos lets him fight like Kratos.