With Hades 2 in Early Access, players will seek out ways to become stronger, so keepsakes are the key to upgrading Melinoë. The Hades title prides itself on very fun and replayable content which is fuelled by seeking out new gear, crafting weapons, and testing out different builds to help you defeat your foes.
With that being said, we will go over everything we know so far about keepsakes in Hades 2. We will take a look at how you can obtain them, how you can upgrade them, and what keepsakes are currently available in the game.
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How to Obtain Keepsakes in Hades 2
You can get keepsakes by turning in Nectar to specific NPCs in Hades 2. There are a total of 27 keepsakes in Hades 2 and a total of three levels per keepsake that you can upgrade.
You can obtain Nectar through the following methods:
- Receive it as an Encounter Reward
- Trade with the Wretched Broker at The Crossroads
- Cast Kinship Fortune Incantation
- Buy it with Gold from Charon
- Summon Moros for a second time
How to Upgrade Keepsakes in Hades 2
To upgrade your keepsake in Hades 2, you will need to have the keepsake equipped and complete a certain number of encounters to be able to upgrade it from Rank 1 to Rank 3.
To upgrade a keepsake from Rank 1 to Rank 2, you will need to win 25 encounters with the keepsake equipped.
To upgrade a keepsake from Rank 2 to Rank 3, you will need to win an additional 50 encounters with the keepsake equipped.
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All Keepsakes in Hades 2
Below, you can find a table of all the keepsakes found so far in Hades 2. Please keep in mind that not all of the effects are confirmed as players are still discovering and ranking up each keepsake.
Keepsake | Giver | Effects |
Silver Wheel | Hecate |
Automatically restores 1,000/1,500/2,000 Magick per night. |
Knuckle Bones | Odysseus |
The first boss fought after equipping this loses 5%/10%/15% of their health, and you take 15% less damage from bosses. |
Luckier Tooth | Schelemeus | After falling to zero Life, you will restore a large percentage of it automatically. The percentage grows with each rank. |
Ghost Onion | Dora | Whenever you exit a location, you restore your Life to max, up to a total value of 50/75/100. |
Evil Eye | Nemesis | Deal +20%/+25%/+30% damage to the last enemy that killed you. |
Engraved Pin | Moros | After you fall to zero Life, you become Impervious for 10 seconds. If you kill the remaining enemies within 10 seconds, you gain 30/X/X Life back. |
Discordant Bell | Eris | After each encounter deal and take +0.5%/+1%/+1.5% damage. |
Gold Purse | Charon | Gain 100/125/150 gold when you equip this Keepsake. |
Metallic Droplet | Hermes | Your move, strike, and channel are 20% faster for the next 200/300/400 seconds. |
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Keepsake | Giver | Effects |
White Antler | Artemis |
While you have less than 30 Life, you have a +20%/+30%/+40% critical chance. |
Moon Beam | Selene |
You gain +1/+2/+3 Hex upgrades from the next Path of Stars you acquire. |
Cloud Bangle | Zeus | Boons from Zeus are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night. |
Iridescent Fan | Hera | Boons from Hera are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night. |
Vivid Sea | Poseidon | Boons from Poseidon are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night. |
Barley Shef | Demeter | Boons from Demeter are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night. |
Purest Hope | Apollo | Boons from Apollo are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night. |
Beautiful Mirror | Aphrodite | Boons from Aphrodite are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night. |
Adamant Shard | Hephaestus | Boons from Hephaestus are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night. |
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Keepsake | Giver | Effects |
Everlasting Ember | Hestia |
Boons from Hestia are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night. |
Lion Fang | Heracles |
You deal +30%/+40%/+50% damage, but this reduces by 5% per encounter. |
Blackened Fleece | Medea | After taking 250 damage over the course of a run, your Omega Moves deal +20%/+30%/+40% damage. |
Crystal Figurine | Circe | After the next boss fight, activate a random Arcana card at rank 1/2/3. |
Silken Sash | Arachne | Gain +20 shield and buff this by +2/+3/+4 every time you complete a location if you still have some shield remaining. |
Aromatic Phial | Narcissus | Fountains restore +20% Life, and the next fountain you use will improve a Common Boon of yours to Rare/Epic/Heroic level. |
Concave Stone | Echo | After choosing a Boon, 25%/X/X you will get an additional Boon. This happens once per night. |
Experimental Hammer | Icarus | Gain 1 random Daedalus Hammer effect for the next 10/15/20 encounters. |
Transcendent Embryo | Chaos | Gain a random Common/Rare/Epic Chaos blessing once this night, and replace it every 8 encounters. |
And that covers all of the keepsakes found so far in Hades 2 Early Access. Should the devs implement some changes, we will make sure to update you accordingly.
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