Hades 2 Guide#

Hades 2 is a roguelike action RPG from Supergiant Games starring Melinoë, the daughter of Hades, who fights through the underworld, Thessaly, and Olympus to challenge the Titan of Time, Chronos. This guide covers all god boons and builds, the five weapon aspects, every region’s enemies and bosses, and the camp upgrade system.

Platforms: PC (Early Access) | Release date: May 6, 2024 (Early Access)

Game Overview#

Core Features#

Getting-Started Advice#

Melinoë’s Ability Basics#

Difficulty System#

Sample Oath of Fear Vows:

• Enemy damage +20% / +100%
• Enemy HP +20%
• Reduced time limit
• One fewer boon reward per floor

Resource System#

DLC and Later Updates#

The Regions#

Boon Types Explained#

Weapon Aspects#

Resources and Upgrades#

Opening Strategy#

How Weapon Aspects and Divine Boons Interlock#

In Hades 2, weapon choice never stands alone — pairing an aspect with the right Olympian’s boons produces multiplier-level returns. The table below maps the mainstream weapon aspects to recommended boon priorities.

Boon Rarity and Upgrade Priority#

Boons are not use-as-found — rarity drives the numbers. The gap between Common, Heroic, and Legendary can exceed threefold in the late game.

• Common boons: transition only. Don’t invest upgrade materials; replace them as soon as possible.
• Heroic boons: keep these for core damage slots. Upgrade order: main attack skill > survival skill > support skill.
• Legendary boons: once one appears, pick it and upgrade it immediately regardless of fit. Legendaries carry an extra passive effect — for example, Zeus’s “Thunderstorm” makes chain lightning bounce two additional times.
• Upgrade priority quick table (assuming limited mid-to-late resources):

Practical Combos and Cancels at High Fear#

Once Fear levels climb, enemy HP and aggression rise sharply, and standing still to deal damage stops working. The combos below are combat-tested and apply at Fear 16 and above.

Universal Combo Framework#

1. Open with control: use any ranged attack (the bow’s charged shot, the spear’s throw) to tag enemies and trigger boon side effects (drunkenness, freeze).
2. Close the gap: dash-cancel your recovery animation to get in their face, and raise your block if you carry Athena boons.
3. Core damage loop: cycle “two light attacks > one heavy attack > dash-cancel the heavy’s recovery”, weaving dodges in to avoid red-flash attacks.
4. Finisher timing: below 30% HP, use the weapon’s Special (the spear’s spin, the blades’ charged cleave) to trigger the execution animation — you are invulnerable during it and can safely ride out barrages.

Weapon-Specific Cancel Tricks#

• Moonshadow Blades: dash after the third light attack to fully cancel the recovery animation for infinite combos. Watch your stamina, and pair with Hermes’ “stamina recovery” boon.
• Evernight Bow: don’t release a full charge immediately — dodge first, then fire while turning back. The charge is kept and the dodge grants invulnerability, creating a “dodge-shot” playstyle.
• Night Spear: press heavy attack immediately after a throw — the spear folds back mid-air for a second hit while the heavy’s lunge catches the returning spear, forming gapless pressure.

Resource Planning and Room Selection Routes#

From the third region onward, every room reward shapes how fast your build comes together. The route logic below is tuned for high Fear.

Shop Strategy#

• Shops in the first three stages: buy only the “boon reroll” item (120 magic stones) — no weapon upgrades.
• The fourth-stage shop: buy the “Legendary boon lock” item (200 magic stones) first, so any Legendary that appears can be taken directly.
• The final-stage shop: pour all remaining magic stones into “max HP up” and “damage reduction” potions, and skip attack items.

Boss Notes#

The first boss is Hecate’s Phantom. The full set of targeted boss strategies — through the Titan Chronos himself — is covered in the Chinese enemies-and-bosses sub-guide linked below.

Related Games#

• Hades — the original Greek-mythology roguelike action game this sequel builds on
• Bloodborne — a gothic-horror soulslike action RPG
• The Witcher 3 — the benchmark open-world action RPG
• Grand Theft Auto V — the benchmark open-world crime action game
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — the eternal classic of open-world RPGs

Related Rankings#

Best Roguelikes · Best RPGs · Hardest Bosses

Full Guides#

In-depth sub-guides — beginner basics, boons and gods, weapons and builds, enemies and bosses, items and upgrades, achievements, area exploration, builds, characters, collectibles, combat, endgame, the Heat system, keepsakes, relationships, secrets, story analysis, and advanced tips — are available in Chinese on NTGame’s Hades 2 section.

If you read Chinese, the weapons-and-builds sub-guide there also carries the full weapon-boon synergy tables and the high-Fear combo notes summarized above.