What are the best Hades 2 boons? Much of Hades 2 is a mystery, but what we do know is that Melinoë has quite a task ahead of her. Not only does she plan on going toe-to-toe with the god of time, Chronos, but she has to contend with countless minions, and the occasional big bad, along the way.
The Hades 2 technical test gave us a tantalizing look at the roguelike game, allowing us to test out new builds, introduce ourselves to the new, and returning, cast of Hades 2 gods, and most importantly, hand out gifts like candy. We have played as much Hades 2 as humanely possible, and have figured out the best boons so you can dominate the underworld.
Best Hades 2 boons
While the top Hades 2 boons can be subjective and dependant on your playstyle, there were a few that we discovered during the technical test that stood out. Here are our picks for the best boons in Hades 2:
- Hestia – Flame Strike
- Hestia – Soot Sprint
- Aphrodite – Rapture Ring
- Hephaestus – Fixed Gain
- Apollo – Nova Strike
All Hades 2 boons
Here are all of the Hades 2 boons we found during the technical test:
God | Boon | Effect |
Aphrodite | Rapture Ring | Your Casts drag foes in and inflict Weak. |
Aphrodite | Glamour Gain | In each encounter, one foe is always Weak. You gradually restore magic near Weak foes. |
Aphrodite | Shameless Attitude | While you have at least 80% health, you deal more damage. |
Apollo | Nova Strike | Your attacks deal more damage in a larger area. |
Apollo | Blinding Sprint | Your sprint is fast and inflicts Daze on nearby foes. |
Apollo | Lucid Gain | While standing in your Casts, gradually restore magic. |
Apollo | Solar Ring | After your Cast expires, rapidly deal damage in the area. |
Apollo | Extra Dose | Your attack has the chance to hit multiple times. |
Apollo | Light Smite | After you take damage, your foe takes damage and you inflict Daze on all foes. |
Apollo | Critical Miss | Foes take damage whenever Daze causes them to miss. |
Arachne | Moonlight Dress | Don a +20 armor outfit that grants plus five gold whenever you exit a location. |
Arachne | Azure Dress | Don a +40 armor outfit that makes you restore five magic every second. |
Arachne | Lavender Dress | Don a +30 armor outfit that makes you channel 40% faster. |
Artemis | First Blood | Foes with at least 80% health or 80% armor may take critical damage. |
Artemis | Lethal Snare | Foes in your Casts may take critical damage from your attacks. |
Artemis | Easy Shot | A piercing arrow fires toward any foe damaged by your Casts. |
Demeter | Ice Strike | Your attacks deal more damage and inflict freeze. |
Demeter | Ice Flourish | Your specials deal more damage and inflict freeze. |
Demeter | Tranquil Gain | After remaining inactive for one second, rapidly restore magic until you act. |
Demeter | Winter Coat | After you enter a location, prime a barrier that absorbs one instance of damage. |
Demeter | Frigid Sprint | Your sprint forms a cyclone around you that lingers after you stop. |
Demeter | Weed Killer | Your Omega Attack deals more damage, but uses ten magic. |
Demeter | Rare Crop | Your boons become common, then gain rarity every three encounters. |
Hephaestus | Volcanic Strike | Your attacks occasionally create a blast that deals 200 damage in the area. |
Hephaestus | Smithy Sprint | After you sprint for one second, use ten magic to create a blast that deals damage to nearby foes. |
Hephaestus | Fixed Gain | You take -10% damage, and restore some magic whenever you take damage. |
Hephaestus | Mint Condition | At the start of each encounter, you are briefly Impervious. |
Hestia | Flame Strike | Your attacks inflict Scorch. |
Hestia | Soot Sprint | Your sprint destroys most ranged shots near you, and inflicts Scorch on foes that fired. |
Hestia | Hearth Gain | Rapidly restore magic, but you have 20% less health. |
Hestia | Smolder Ring | Your Casts repeatedly inflict Scorch on foes. |
Poseidon | Wave Flourish | Your specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away. |
Poseidon | Geyser Ring | Your Cast immediately detonates, dealing damage and knocking foes away. |
Poseidon | Double Up | Whenever you claim a Minor Find or similar resource reward, a copy may appear. |
Poseidon | Slippery Slope | Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Slip on foes. |
Selene | Lunar Ray | Your Hex fires a beam that deals up to 1200 damage over three seconds. |
Selene | Twilight Curse | Your Hex launches a seeking projectile that inflicts Morph on up to ten susceptible foes. |
Selene | Phase Shift | Your Hex makes everything else move 80% slower for five seconds. |
Zeus | Heaven Flourish | Your Specials inflict Blitz. |
Zeus | Storm Ring | Your Cast also causes lightning bolts to repeatedly strike one foe at a time. |
Zeus | Ionic Gain | Gradually restore magic, but your total amount is reduced by 70%. |
Zeus | Thunder Sprint | Your sprint causes nearby foes to be struck by lightning bolts, which use three magic each. |
Zeus | Static Shock | After you enter a location, prime 50 magic to make your strikes emit chain-lightning. |
Zeus | Spirit Surge | While you have no more than ten magic, all foes are occasionally struck by lightning. |
Now that you know our picks for the best Hades 2 boons, and have all the information you could need on the rest, you can pick and choose what works for you, and create an unstoppable build. Before you jump in for real, check out our guides on the Hades 2 Arcana Cards, and all of the Hades 2 keepsakes – an invaluable resource for surviving the underworld’s onslaught.