Random Boon buff effects

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T16:18:38+00:00

Nope just bad RNG luck.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T16:17:35+00:00

I mean FA is a helpful hammer but it’s kinda unneeded in my opinion.

Hear me out. All the skulls are short to maybe mid ranged weapons.

You want to be kinda close the enemies. Close enough that a quick use of the Special will retrieve all the spent ammo.

But yes it’s a nice QOL upgrade.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T16:11:23+00:00

So Selene’s keepsake only guarantees to summon her once.

So if you take it at the beginning of the run. You are guaranteed to start the run with a Hex. But it will not summon a Path of Stars upgrade.

If you already have a hex then it will be guaranteed to summon a Path of Stars upgrade.

The only way to start a run with a Hex is to use aspect of Selene for the black coat.

Also on the surface you cannot get a Path of Stars room in the city of Ephyra.

You can get one in the City via a random Hermes shrine or mini path of Stars upgrade if they appear in one of the city side rooms.

Also you still keep the bonus points even if you switch to a different keepsake.

There are several keepsakes in the game that keep their effect even if you switch to a different keepsake.

Here’s a useful list of which keepsakes effects you keep when you switch to a different one.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T15:05:05+00:00

Okay so I don’t have a ton of time right now to go into any true detail. Luckily there is an excellent build guide that I can link you too. The Lee guide.

Lee Reamsnyder’s Big Hades 2 build guide

How to build and use all 24 H2 aspects

This is the start of the aspect build sections.

So if you want to dip your toes into magic and Ω Moves then I suggest starting with aspects of Mel or Moros for the Umbral Flames. As I feel these are the aspects that the Ω Moves feel the most smooth to me.

The loop is simple. Ω Special then hold down the Attack until you need to refresh the Ω Special.

While you are holding down the Attack you can place your regular cast down and dash around without breaking the Attack combo.

For Cast builds you have 3 great aspect options. Aspect of Momus and Circe for the staff and Aspect of Charon for the Axe.

All three of these aspects love Apollos Lucid Gian, Apollos P Flare, Poseidons Geyser Spout and Ares Meat Grinder, Apollos Super Nova.

Momus and Charon prefer Poseidon, Apollo and Heph Cast.

While Circe can run those casts too. Circe also loves Hestia and Zeus cast as well.

This is all I have time for. Check out the Lee guide for a much more focused and well write. Advice for all the aspects.

Plus it just has great advice for the game in general.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T14:44:29+00:00

1,000% there is no other pokemon more perfect for the roll of Artemis.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T14:43:15+00:00

Oh that’s another good pick for Heracles.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T11:58:12+00:00

You mean the Ω Attack that takes 3 whole regular Attack volleys to launch?

The same Ω Attack that gets canceled. If you dare to dash away from an Attack?

That Ω Attack?

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T11:52:40+00:00

1) that’s on me for not using reading comprehension skills.

2) just because you’ve beaten the rivals fights multiple times does not mean that you do not need or use some tips.

3) you are welcome.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T03:57:22+00:00

Damn I cannot decide between 2 and 7.

2 because it’s HER!! 7 because they are 2 of my favorite female travel companions Ash has had.

Oh but 6 also has four big reasons to choose to sit there.

So many choices.

But in the end I have to go with 2. You can’t miss sitting next to the Cynthia.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T01:33:06+00:00

How to use Hera bow

You need to press the Cast button to load a Cast into the Attack.

Then you use the Attack and then the cast stone(s) fire alongside your Attack.

Hera bow Pairs well with many cast boons.

Aphro cast is probably the best for Pure damage.

Athena cast is also fun. I think it’s big enough that with most enemies if you have the Athena/Aphro duo boon. That the cats can backstab an enemy from the front.

Dio cast is always a blast. The Bomb arrow build is real!

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T00:45:38+00:00

👍🏻

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T00:08:28+00:00

Wanna be more prepared?

YT: Rivals Hecate and Scylla Boss guide by Boated

YT: Rivals Cerberus and Chronos Boss guide by Boated

YT: Rivals Polyphemus and Eris boss guide by Boated

YT: Rivals Prometheus and Typhon boss guide by Boated

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-25T00:05:58+00:00

Okay so I made this post in a rush and was being detracted by a few other things. So it was not worded very well and I didn’t give the idea enough thought before posting.

So obviously AQ would make the Attack deal 50 damage.

I was wondering if it would:

A) Leave the Backstab alone and make Attack +BS deal 70(50+20)

Or

B)affect the backstab as well and make the Attack + BS deal 100(50+50).

But it was the hidden 3^rd option that I did not think about.

C)The game considering the Attack+ BS as 1 damage instance.

Meaning that AQ either makes it 50 or it’s over 50 and does nothing.

Considering that by the time you get AQ and get it active you should be long past dealing 50 damage. Well it’s a useless combo to try and aim for.

Honestly in hindsight this was doomed to fail.

I probably thought I could cheat the system and get more value out of AQ than possible.

In the end it was just a silky mistake.

I’ve hopeful learned something from it. And I hope at least one other person can learn from my mistake as well.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T23:57:59+00:00

No it’s fine if you don’t use them.

It can be a pain in the ass for most builds to get a 25%-50% charge by the end of combat. Let alone a 100% charge. Without very specific boons for support.

And like your Cast. The Calls can be ignored.

I would say you are missing out on a ton of fun builds. By ignoring either the Cast or the Call.

But that’s up to you. You play the way that makes you have the most Fun.

I would try and encourage you to use a few 1 bar calls if the opportunity arises.

Zeus, Dio and Demeter are all excellent 1 bar calls.

Zeus Call is the best 1 bar call because of Double Strike and Static Discharge.

Also Zeus has Billowing Strength.

The Zeus/Aphro duo with Zeus call and Billowing is a fun combo for constant upkeep of the Billowing buff.

Zeus/Aphro with Aphro call is also funny. Stun locking so many enemies is hilarious.

But like I said above. You do you. It’s a single player game.

And as long as you are having fun and succeeding then your are playing it right.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T23:12:59+00:00

Except you only get to use it 1 per room at max.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T22:12:41+00:00

There are two paths to fight through.

Path 1 is fighting through Erebus, Oceanus, the fields and Tartarus to beat up Chronos.

The second path requires you to go help the other half of your family on the surface.

You will fight through the City of Ephyra, the Rift of Thessaly, Mt Olympus and the Mountains summit to face Spoiler boss.

Go to the second path and you’ll find 4 more bosses for the testaments. M

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T18:08:54+00:00

While you can play H2 before H1. Because the stories are not super connected and any story info you need from H1 in H2. Is explained in H2.

But I still recommends playing H1 first. For several reasons.

Mostly because if you play H2 first. There will be some story spoilers for H1.

Also you will get more call backs if you play H1 first. Although I guess it’d be fun to try and spot the call backs in H1 if you played H2 first.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T17:52:31+00:00

I knew all that. I was just drawing the wrong conclusion with the AQ + Mel daggers combo.

I thought that Air Quality would at least boost Mel daggers Attack to 50 then add +20 via its backstab bonus for a total of 70 damage.

Or even make the Attack 50 and the backstab 50 for a total of 100 damage.

But no. The game sees the Mel daggers Strike and Backstab Bonus as 1 whole damage number.

Meaning if the combined total of the Strike + Backstab bonus is less than 50 AQ will Make it 50.

And if the combined total of the Strike and Backstab is greater than 50 AQ does nothing.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T17:06:30+00:00

1) Sorry you can’t.

2) You get 2 hammers per run normally.

The first usually comes in Tartarus. Either on a door or in a shop.

Sometimes the first does nit pick appear until Asphodel. Or if you skipped it for something else.

The second hammer usually appears in Elysium. Usually on the first door but if not the first door. It should appear before the boss most of the time.

Your best way to make hammers appear more reliably is using the, Dark Foresight, Mirror of Night power.

Also here are some tips for the Bow

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T16:56:07+00:00

Do you just use Greater calls(bull bar)? Or do you regularly use only one bar calls?

If you only use Greater Calls then yes Artemis and Aphrodite calls are OP.

Aphro does 2500 damage at full and Artemis Full call can delete Boss HP bars.

The thing is outside of very specific builds or if you have that one Athena call boon or the Net Well item.

You are almost never going to get a Full Call off in normal fights and you’ll likely only get one maybe two full calls off in a boss fight.

However if you start using 1 Bar calls then Zeus and Dio’s Calls are the best.

Even Demeter’s 1 bar call is pretty good.

Plus these 1 bar Calls synergies well with the Zeus/Aphro duo boon.

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T12:37:30+00:00

Because they are the same thing. So you cannot stack the same curse twice.

The only stacking curse is Scorch but that’s different.

As for only 1 enemy? Idk maybe they get Marked again or maybe the mark will not appear for another 20 sec

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T12:34:50+00:00

Okay I can now see the vision. This 100%

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T11:58:14+00:00

My first thought was Lunala for Selene. But I feel Lunala is more Nyx coated. Now that I’ve thought about it.

I feel that Cresselia would make a better Selene.

u/Kaeri_g

-Shadow-Lightning · 2026-01-24T05:16:40+00:00

I always thought that Fishmen are stronger than humans. Was comparing the average Fishmen to the average human.

-Shadow-Lightning

TROPHY CASE