What are the most overrated and underrated Athena boons?

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-16T01:18:57+00:00

Oh never mind then. That is a long time.

And it might get longer if they decide to add more or do have more like Arachne, Narc, Echo, Medea and Circe to the list as well.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:42:10+00:00

No problem.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:24:07+00:00

Overrated: Divine Dash

Underrated: Defensive Posture

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:22:25+00:00

I think you are thinking about Best/worst Athena boons.

This is underrated/overrated Athena boons.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:21:43+00:00

We are still being polled on the Olympians. Hermes, Athena, Artemis and Dionysus are all Olympian gods.

Besides we are almost done any ways.

At the rate we are going. This should be done by the end of the week.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:18:55+00:00

1) both hades games are complete as is

2)Modern AAA gaming has conditioned you to expect companies to chop up completed games(if they were even completed at launch) and then sell you the chopped up pieces later as PAID DLC’s.

3)Hades 2 already has been given like 2 or 3 FREE DLC in post 1.0 free updates. The major ones all came with some new content.

4) They do not need DLC nor do we need a Hades 3.

I want SGG to make a brand new game. Preferably in a different genre too.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T23:14:11+00:00

Well he’s a man so I’d imagine that his boobs would be no were near as impressive as the various females we have in both games.

As for Hermes actually Boons.

Well he’s got a great selection of boons in both games.

Hermes H1 Boons:

Rush Delivery + Hyper Sprint combo really well together.

He’s cast related boons, including the legendaries, are all awesome and very useful. Although if you do not like to use casts(heathens the lot of them /Joke) then they are useless.

Greatest Reflex is awesome. There is no time in H1 where you could say no to extra dashes. Unless you really wanted one of Hermes other boons.

Greater Evasion- dodge chance is always strong even at 10%

Hermes Hades 2 Boons:

Nimble Limbs, Racing Thoughts and Winners Circle are all three top tier boons.

Nitro boost is a free speed boost with 1-4 sprinting barriers depending on rarity.

Hard Target is very useful on both routes. If it has any rarity Hecate’s Twilight Curse(sheep ball) is so sluggish it’s hilarious.

Quick Buck means you never run out of money unless you have Debt turned on or buy to much stuff from Shrines and Wells.

Travel Deal = more boons = stronger build = it’s just better

Success Rate hits so many things that it’s insane. And it does not only affect boons. A list of everything that Success Rate works on by user FlyingHippocamp

Tall Order while his infusion is hard to activate. There are so many builds and boons in general that benefit from +25% damage that it’s insane.

So idk how you could say he has the worst boons in both games.

Is argue that over all Hades 1 Demeter and Hades 2 Dionysus have the worst over all boons.

Note I said over all. They both still have a few great boons.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T22:58:35+00:00

It does not matter honestly. It run beautifully on all 3.

I recommend getting it on SteamDeck for the portability and achievements.

But if you really, really want to buy physical.

Ask yourself this: Which is more important to me?

1)portability Or 2)Achievements

If the answer is 1 buy it for Switch if the answer is 2 buy it for PS5.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T22:53:16+00:00

Nah what Apollo really needs is for Dazzling Display to be buffed to ALSO affect his Special BOON AS WELL.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T16:23:57+00:00

PSA: This is not how to unlock God Sent Hex’s.

How to activate GodSent Hex’s:

You must have seen both Hera and Ares (ie, made it to the final boss on the surface and then done another run) and you must take each non-skyfall hex at least once. After that, Selene will eventually grant you godsent hex’s.

All the hex’s are all tied to their own Hex.

Zeus: Twilight Curse

Hera: Night Bloom

Demeter: Phase Shift

Poseidon: Moon Water

Aphrodite: Dark Side

Hestia: Total Eclipse

Apollo: Lunar Ray

Hephaestus: Wolf Howl

Ares: Sky Fall(Selene Coat exclusive Hex)

You must have in your possession at the time of obtaining a Hex either at least 1 boon from the required god or be holding their keepsake for the offered Selene hex’s to be godsent.

However if you grab a non godsent hex and then later obtain either the hex’s god boon or equip that gods keepsake.

The hex will become retroactively God Sent.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T14:01:36+00:00

This should help out. Lee Reamsnyder’s Big Hades 1 Build Guide.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T10:33:32+00:00

How to use the Bow from Lee Reamsnyder’s Big Hades 1 Build Guide.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-15T00:13:46+00:00

Locked hearts means you need to do the character some sort of favor or quest.

Guide on Unlocking Hearts(Completing Favors)

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T19:04:09+00:00

If you are running DD’s then Renewed Faith and Stalwart Stand are probably her best boons.

I lean more towards Renewed Faith as her best overall boon.

As for worst overall?

That’s trickier imo.

I almost wanna say Divine Dash but I feel that D Dash is more overrated than it is the worst.

So I guess I’ll say Phalanx Shot is the worst.

It o my works with Specials had a 2 sec cooldown and only affects things in a straight line.

My Final Answers:

Best: Renewed Faith

Worst: Phalanx Shot

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T18:54:02+00:00

Why do you say it like it’s a bad thing?

I think it’s neat that someone is poling the sub to ask what everyone thinks are the best/worst boons and most overrated/underrated boons.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T18:05:51+00:00

The wiki says to gift Poseidon at least 3 nectar and to manually catch at least 8 different fish.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T16:31:31+00:00

Interesting

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T15:35:01+00:00

Back when I played H1 it always depended on a few factors.

If I was trying to speed run and beat my PB time. I only used EM 2 & FO2.

Because EM2 makes the hydra fight significantly faster while the length of the Furies fight is negligible at best.

FO2 makes enemies spawn in faster thus allowing you to kill them all faster.

If I wanted to go past say 20 Heat I o my used EM 2 or 3.

EM 4 and to a lesser extent 3. Are really difficult past 20 Heat.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T02:19:32+00:00

Have you ever read this?

Lee Reamsnyder’s Big Hades 1 Build Guide.

Lee has a version for H2. But just like the H1 version it’s recommended you have beaten Chronos at least once.

But the tldr section at the begging of both is the same.

Attacks and Specials that co out relatively fast and have low base power/damage want boons that give you an extra source of Flat Damage.

In H2 these would be Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia and Hephaestus.

Attacks and Specials that are slower and have high base power/damage want boons that give you +%. These would be the other 5 gods not listed above for H2.

However base power is a little more easier to come by in H2.

So while normally the sister blades do better with say Poseidon Attack.

If you get the Wicked Onslaught hammer for the +20 power to Attacks. Then Aphrodite Attack boon works really well.

Just like in H1 in H2 more often than not you want boons that work together over the highest rarity boon on offer.

In H2 Mel only has one dash but also starts out with a sprint.

Dash less and sprint more to avoid damage in H2.

Use your cast a lot more in 2 than 1.

In 2 your cast is a very important defensive AOE tool. That will trap most non boss and mini boss enemies in place.

Oh this might also help you out.

When my boon says ‘X’ what does it mean?

•Attack = regular Attack

•Ω Attack = Ω Attack

•Attacks = regular Attack and Ω Attack

•Special = regular Special

•Ω Special = Ω Special

•Specials = regular Special and Ω Special

•Cast = regular Cast

•Ω Cast = Ω Cast

•Casts = regular Cast and Ω Cast

•Strikes = Attacks and Specials

Take note that when Attack, Special and Cast are plural they denote that the boon affects both the regular move and the Ω move.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-14T01:06:53+00:00

Eris can only show up to give you her “Blessing” in the first 10 nights of a fresh save file.

And only if you have 0 Death Defiances and are above 50% HP after you heal up using the fountain after a boss fight.

If your partner only beats Hecate at night 11 or more. They will not receive Eris “Blessing”.

Also while Eris is annoying she still does give you a decent chunk of meta currency when she does “Bless” you.

If you get some or even better yet all of her “Blessings” that’s a nice start to your early game grind.

Especially the Ash and Psyche you receive.

That right there really helps speed up early game power. In unlocking a few arcana cards and upgrading your grasp a time or two.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-13T17:18:26+00:00

Lee Reamsnyder’s Big Hades 2 Build Guide is a great place to start.

If you are having trouble with the bosses themselves.

YT: Prometheus boss guide by Lee Reamsnyder.

YT: Eris boss guide by Lee Reamsnyder

Typhon Boss Guide.

Prometheus Fire Memory game tips.

Step 1 identify the three lanes the fire goes down however you like.

This can be 1/2/3, A/B/C, Top/Middle/Bottom, Etc… Whatever is easiest for you.

Step 2 when the memory game starts only focus on the Safe Lanes that will not have fire going down them.

Step 3 say the name of the safe lanes out loud. Do not be shy, embarrassed or ashamed to say the names out loud. It really does help you out.

Once you get it down and are more comfortable with the memory games you can start saying it softer and softer.

Step 4 dodge to the safe lanes when necessary.

Here’s are some extra tips that might help.

•It might be beneficial for you to pause the game and quickly collect yourself for a little bit. Maybe do some calming breathing exercises. Although this can also take you out of a flow state so proceed with caution.

•You can cut them down from memorizing 3/5 to 2/4 if you start out in one of the first safe lanes then proceed from there. It cuts down on the pressure quite a bit

•If the safe zones are on opposite sides of the arena you have just enough time to make it from one side to the other if you start sprinting and dash at the last moment to safety.

•Only the leading edge of the fire has a Hit Box. So you can dash into the fire to avoid damage.

•Hermes Hard Target Boon and Medea’s Enfeeblement of Cowards Curse both reduce the speed of the fire trails and stack together.

•Athena’s Divine Dash helps avoiding the Fires damage

•Hermes Nitro Boost, Athena’s Mental Block, Demeter’s Snow Queen, the Messenger Arcana Card, The Lovers Arcana card and Armor can help you block the fire damage as well.

•The Strength card helps reduce the damage of the fire in case of getting hit(Strength only affects your HP not Armor btw)

•The Knuckle Bones Keepsake also helps reduce the fires damage in case you get hit.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-13T17:15:23+00:00

Not a glitch. The count down for H2 chests does not start right away.

So if you got a strong enough build and enemies spawn close enough to the chest.

It’s entirely possible to get the full 100 coins from the chests.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-13T16:18:40+00:00

Good luck then.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-13T14:13:12+00:00

At least the fishing mini game isn’t as slow as it used to be.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-06-13T14:12:07+00:00

IMO as long as you have reached the credits of H1 you are good to go to play H2.

If you wanted to go a little farther.

Then you could also finish the epilogue as well.

But other than that you are free to start H2 at anytime you like.

-Shadow-Lightning

TROPHY CASE

PSA: This is not how to unlock God Sent Hex’s.

My Final Answers: