The best blessings in Hades 2

blessing from the gods are the core ingredient of every successful run-in Hades 2. The Olympian deities also have a vested interest in killing time (also known as Chronos), so they allow you to temporarily borrow their powers.

Whether it’s an elemental effect that helps you clear a room of enemies or a stat boost that keeps you from dying carelessly, finding the best boons can significantly change your fate on the run . Here is an overview of how blessings workplus our selection for the best blessings in Hades 2.

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How blessings work in Hades 2

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You can receive blessings in the middle of your life Hades 2 There are two methods: either by clearing a room of enemies, or by purchasing them from Charon’s shop for gold coins.

Blessings either grant you passive stat boosts or change how your attacks, special abilities, spells, and dashes work. Each god generally tends to grant a different effect – Poseidon’s Blessing, for example, pushes enemies away from you, while Hestia’s Blessing burns them – but not all Blessings have this effect.

In Hades 2In the early access phase we came across blessings from the following gods. However, keep in mind that we are not “finished” with the game yet, so more deities may appear later.

• Aphrodite: Blessings that tend to apply the weak status effect
• Apollo: Blessings that tend to apply the daze status effect
• Artemis: Blessings that tend to increase your critical hit chance
• Demeter: Blessings that tend to freeze enemies
• Hephaestus: Blessings that tend to increase your defense
• Hermes: Blessings that tend to make you faster
• Hestia: Blessings that tend to burn enemies
• Poseidon: Blessings that tend to push back enemies
• Zeus: Blessings that tend to shock enemies

Some gods that were in the original Hadeslike Ares and Athena, do not seem to be present in Hades 2 (at least what we saw).

Blessings are available in four rarities: common, rare, epic, and heroic. The higher the rarity, the more effective the blessing is. (For example, a boon that deals 40% bonus damage at common rank could deal 50% bonus damage at rare rank.)

Finding a Pom of Power allows you to increase the level of a blessing of your choice, increasing its effectiveness. When choosing a chamber, pay attention to the symbol of a pomegranate.

If you equip a souvenir associated with a specific deity, you are more likely to encounter blessings from that deity during your runs. And when you unlock the Related Keepsakes spell, you gain the ability to exchange keepsakes between regions. However, you can never completely remove the random element Hades 2it’s a way to have more influence over your builds.

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The best blessings in Hades 2

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In this guide, we’ve focused solely on the “standard” bonuses you may come across on your runs. In other words, this list does not include Chaos Blessings, Selene’s Hex Blessings, or bonus effects from characters like Arachne or Narcissus. While all of these bonuses are quite effective – and worth paying attention to during your runs – they are balanced more left to fate than the rest Hades 2. It is not

Here you will find our tips for at a glance best blessings in Hades 2which we have arranged alphabetically according to the god who can grant them to you.

Below we explain why these are the best blessings – and explain some of their limitations, as not all blessings are suitable for all circumstances.

Best Aphrodite Blessings

Flutter thrive And Flutter stroke are not effective for all builds. However, if you’re a fan of melee weapons like the Sister Blades or the Moonlight Ax, you can expect to deal up to twice as much damage (or more!) with each hit, depending on the rarity of the boon.

Healthy rebound it’s about relying on your own success. If you clear a room with 80% of your health remaining, you will fully heal yourself at the usual rarity. Pairing it with an Arcana card like Wayward Son, which heals you a little after each room, is an easy way to maintain your health.

Wispy WilesMeanwhile, it only comes into effect when you have four air-themed blessings. However, focus on obtaining Aphrodite’s blessings and you will reach this threshold in no time. A 15% chance of avoiding any damage at all when hit is (pardon the pun) a godsend.

Best Apollo Blessings

Supernova is the kind of boon that fits into any build and is particularly efficient at crowd control: it causes your spells to grow larger over time, locking more enemies in place.

Best Artemis Blessings

Support Fire was easily one of the best blessings in the original Hadesand remains one of the best for Hades 2. Every time you hit an enemy with an attack or special attack, you will Also Hit them with an arrow that deals 10 damage.

Best Demeter blessings

Freezing enemies in place is crucial for the crowded rooms where disorder ensues Hades 2‘s late game levels. Two blessings work together for this purpose. Arctic ring freezes all enemies caught in your spell while cold storage ensures that they stay frozen longer (between two and five seconds, depending on rarity).

winter coat Reduces your total magic meter but grants you a barrier that absorbs one instance of damage per encounter. No matter how perfect you are, we all make mistakes from time to time and get hit. Winter Coat is the most effective insurance plan you can get.

Rare harvest is only worth your time if you can find it early in a run. First, it weakens all of your blessings, lowering them to normal rarity. But they become rarer every three encounters. Get it early enough, and by the time you reach the final boss you’ll have a number of high-level boons.

Best Hephaestus Blessings

Like new protects you from all damage for eight seconds at the start of each encounter. Act quickly while you have the advantage!

Until you achieve that Fields of sorrow, most enemies have armor and their attacks generally cause minimal damage. Molten Touch increases the damage you deal to your armor (by up to 50% depending on the rarity of the blessing), making it invaluable for late-game regions.

Best Hermes Boons

If you are lucky enough to come across Hermes, Greater dodge is one of the most helpful defensive blessings in Hades 2. Even at normal rarity there is a 10% chance of not taking any damage. Combine this with Aphrodite’s Wispy Wiles, and you’re as close to invincible as it gets.

Nitro Boost provides a nice benefit to your sprint (you run a little faster), but the real reason to get this boon is that it gives you the same type of one-hit protective barrier as Demeter’s Winter Cloak.

Best Hestia Blessings

burnt offering grants you a permanent increase to your health and magic bars (for the run), but in exchange for one of your existing blessings. You can see what blessing you are giving up. So if it’s a blessing that you were counting on, you don’t have to complete the trade. But if it’s one you can live without, the significant improvement in your stats is often worth it.

smoldering ring is not just a good pun. All enemies you hit take sustained fire damage; You can trap a handful of enemies in your cast and ignore them while saving on their health bars.

Best Poseidon Blessings

Hydraulic power Works great in combination with Mint Condition from Hephaestus. In the first 10 seconds of each encounter, your attacks and special attacks deal more damage. With both equipped, you can spend the first few seconds of each encounter without worry.

Wave thrive is best used with long-range weapons like the Witch’s Staff. If enemies get too close, you can use this to push them back and maintain a safe distance.

Best Zeus Blessings

If the first HadesThe shocking gifts of Zeus were very popular among speedrunners. But the shock effect in Hades 2 is delayed, meaning you don’t get the instant gratification damage you would in the first game – except Thunder Dash, which automatically deals shock damage to all enemies you are near. Are you fighting with a boss? Get this blessing and literally circle them to win!