In Hades 2, Melinoe is given the Herculean job of taking down the daddy of the large 3 Olympians, which is none apart from the Titan of time, Chronos. Positive, Hecate has been coaching her for this job ever since Melinoe was a child, however going after the one who did not hesitate to castrate his personal father, eat his kids, and commit different evil deeds is not going to be simple. If that wasn’t sufficient, she additionally has to cope with the Father of all monsters, Typhon.
Fortunately, the Gods have her again. As they want her assist simply as a lot as she wants theirs, and so they do that by giving her numerous Boons, which could be so simple as inflicting a standing impact on the enemies, or as situational as serving to her get well her HP, however provided that she has sure well being left within the first place.
Now, add to this the assorted Nocturnal Arms that you’ve, together with each run supplying you with completely different Boons; every run has the potential to change into a singular problem. However some Boons are simply higher than others, and because it comes all the way down to likelihood, you might be positive to come across the identical Boon in a future run someday. So, listed here are the ten greatest Boons in Hades 2 that you could get everytime you come throughout them.
These are ranked based mostly on how regularly you come throughout them. As such, the extra you encounter them, the higher they’re to suggest for choosing in future runs, as you’ve already skilled utilizing them.
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Surprising Loss
Zeus’ Would possibly To Assist You Smite
Beginning this listing with a Legendary Boon, we now have Surprising Loss. It helps you to outright destroy any inclined foes everytime you harm them for the primary time. The moment destruction likelihood is 25%.
In no way is that this a Boon that you just come throughout regularly. Nonetheless, in the event you do get it, you must take into account choosing it up, as it may assist get rid of mobs of enemies very simply. It’s particularly helpful if you find yourself clearing enemies like Satyr Hoplite, Satyr Vierophant, Satyr Sapper, Auto-Watcher, Auto-Forcer, and extra in areas like Tartarus and Mount Olympus.
In case you ever discover this Boon and head to the Underground in your subsequent run, you possibly can strive choosing the ‘Boon Boon Boon’ choice when talking with Echo to have an opportunity at getting it once more.
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Flayed Flourish
Calling In The Huge Weapons With Chaos Almighty’s Assist
Chaos Boons are a bit completely different from those you get from the Olympians, as, so as to activate them, you first want to satisfy a problem introduced by him. Flayed Flourish is a Boon that makes your specials do extra harm. To be exact, Uncommon Flourish helps you to deal 61% extra harm when utilizing specials.
Nonetheless, for it to unlock, as soon as you choose this Boon, within the subsequent 3 encounters, every time you utilize your Particular, you are taking 6 harm. As such, you must depend on your regular assaults, casts, and sprints. This may be tough relying on the area you get this Boon in, however regardless, you must strive choosing it up.
This can be a must-have Boon in case you are utilizing Black Coat (Xinth) Nocturnal Arms.
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Molten Contact
Straight From The Forges Of Hephaestus
Be it the Underground or the Floor, solely the primary areas have enemies that do not have Armor. And even this may be modified by way of Vow of Rivals. Nonetheless, there are particular Daedalus upgrades for every weapon that allow you to deal additional harm to armor. However these are nonetheless weapon-specific, so it really works in another way for every Nocturnal Arms.
Nonetheless, that is not a problem once you get Hephaestus’s Molten Contact Boon. At epic rarity, it helps you to deal an extra 80% harm to armor along with your assaults and specials. This makes issues rather a lot simpler, particularly because it would not change how your weapon works. For instance, sure Daedalus upgrades enhance particular harm whereas decreasing the vary.
So, because the Boon’s title suggests, it should make it easier to soften your enemy’s armor away!
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Winner’s Circle
God Of Thieves Stealing One Of The Finest Boons For Melinoe
Winner’s Circle is a quite simple Boon; it helps you channel your Omega Casts quicker whereas additionally making your Casts expire quicker. Now, it is perhaps complicated what good a Forged expiring earlier will do. And the reply is it comes all the way down to the Forged Boon you’ve.
When you’ve Boons like Ares’ Sword Ring, which creates a falling blade over every foe within the binding circle, or Hephaestus’s Anvil Ring, which offers harm thrice in succession to all foes within the binding circle, Winner’s Circle comes into play.
The quicker the Forged expires, the extra you possibly can profit from the opposite Boons through the use of your Casts once more. Now, if these Boons are of upper rarities like Epic or Heroic, they do much more harm.
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Killing Stroke
The Hunt Is On
Artemis is the Goddess of the Hunt, who doesn’t let any of her enemies get away from her simply. Thus, you already know you might be in good arms if she affords you assist together with her Boons.
Killing Stroke is considered one of them, which makes your Specials have an opportunity to deal Essential harm. Essential assaults can deal 200% or extra harm to the enemy. Nonetheless, the catch is, you Prime 40 Magick. This implies you won’t be able to make use of 40 Magick out of your Magick meter for the remainder of that run.
Even at regular rarity, this boon has a ten% likelihood to make your specials deal Essential. As such, it solely will get higher in the event you get it of a better rarity.
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Fast Buck
Extra Gold For You And Charon
There are occasions when a run could also be going so properly (or badly) that you do not even care about what Boons Hermes has to supply. Since his Boons really feel extra standing efficient in comparison with another Olympians, at instances it may really feel very complicated what to decide on.
In instances like this, when you do not have higher choices, or you do not need to suppose a lot, you must go for Fast Buck. It provides you 100 Gold on the spot, and any gold you acquire in any other case will probably be price extra. At Epic rarity, bonus gold is elevated by 40%.
Gold could appear situational, particularly within the early recreation, the place chances are you’ll discover it exhausting even to succeed in a few of the bosses. Nonetheless, it is rather helpful as you should purchase Meals, Centaur Hearts, Armor, Boons, and even Kiss of Styx earlier than preventing a guardian.
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Nexus Rush
Enemies That Share Injury Collectively, Die Collectively
In Greek Mythology, Hera is the Goddess of Marriage, who, in Hades 2, vowed to her household to assist Melinoe as soon as she reveals her resolve. You must meet her once you go to the Floor. After that, she will probably be there that can assist you no matter the place you combat.
What’s particular about her Boons is that they usually inflict Hitch. So, on this case, taking Nexus Rush, for instance, everytime you Dash, it inflicts Hitch on surrounding foes. It offers harm when it does, and due to the Hitch curse, stricken foes take 30% of the harm that you just deal to different stricken foes.
As such, this or most of her different related Boons generally is a godsend when attempting to clear mobs of enemies. Now, the rationale why you must go together with such a Boon for Dash as a substitute of assaults or specials, is as a result of there are numerous different Boons that may make higher use of assaults and specials, particularly when paired with the weapon you might be utilizing.
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Tranquil Acquire
Stay Inactive, Acquire Magick, Revenue
Demeter is the Goddess of Harvest and Agriculture; as such, on this recreation, she has ice powers which may very well be linked to her controlling the seasons. She has a few of the greatest Boons within the recreation, no matter what weapon you might be utilizing or if the Boon supplied enhances assault, particular, dash, or has different issues to supply.
Nonetheless, Tranquil Acquire is a Boon that’s one thing that you just can not miss, except the alternate choice is one thing extraordinary (which, generally, it won’t be). It helps you to quickly restore your Magick so long as you’ve remained inactive for 0.5 seconds and have not acted.
Having this Boon helps you to spam your Omega strikes with ease. At epic rarity, it restores 100% magick each second. However even at decrease rarities, it really works very properly.
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Smolder Ring
Burn ‘Em All
In relation to Forged Boons, it’s a robust selection as a result of most of them are fairly strong and may do fairly first rate harm. Nonetheless, if you would like one thing that’s persistently good, then you must go for Hestia’s Smolder Ring.
It repeatedly inflicts Scorch on foes which might be within the binding circle. Relying on the rarity of the Boon, the stricken foes can take anyplace between 40 and 100 harm each second.
Alternatively, in case you have Winner’s Circle, and also you bump into Poseidon’s Tidal Ring, then you must go for that as a substitute. Tidal Ring hits foes with a robust splash whereas inflicting Froth. Froth lasts for 3 seconds, and the stricken foes have a 25% likelihood of taking 50 harm. Thus, with Winner’s Circle, you possibly can reapply Froth through the use of Tidal Ring time and again.
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Flutter Strike
Allure Your Enemy And Improve Their Struggling
Lastly, the most effective boon that you must virtually all the time go for, is Aphrodite’s Flutter Strike. Now, it could not appear to be the strongest choice when you’ve choices like Poseidon’s Wave Strike or Demeter’s Ice Strike.
However since assault is a fundamental transfer, most different choices are viable. Nonetheless, the rationale I like to recommend Flutter Strike is that at shut vary, you deal extra harm to your enemies. Even at Uncommon rarity, it does 100% extra harm.
Now, once you pair this boon with Nocturnal Arms like Sister Blades (Lim and Oros), Black Coat (Xinth), and even Witch’s Workers (Descura) to some extent, that has you preventing enemies up shut, this Boon could be superb. Comfortable looking.
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September 25, 2025
- ESRB
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Teen / Alcohol Reference, Blood, Delicate Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
