

Your Attack, Special, and Cast each deal +40/60/80% damage while not empowered by a Boon. When you take lethal damage, miraculously survive with 50/75/100 Health (once per escape attempt). Gain +1/1.5/2% damage for each Encounter you clear without taking damage.ĭeal up to 10/20/30% more damage to distant foes.īroken urns have a 2/3/4% chance to contain healing items. Items from the Well of Charon have durations increased by +4/6/8 Encounters.ĭeal 20/30/40% more damage while at 30% Health or below. Receive 100/125/150 Coin to spend as you please (once per escape attempt). Take 20/25/30% less damage from the front, but 10% more from the back.ĭeal 10/15/20% damage striking undamaged foes also striking foes from behind. Now let's finish off with a complete description of every Keepsake, including how the effect strengthens over time: I'd focus on upgrading these Keepsakes first, before grinding through the various Olympian-gifted Keepsakes to give yourself the greatest chances of Rare or Epic Boons (which you can learn much more about by perusing our Hades Boons guide!). Owl Pendant, Shattered Shackle, Thunder SignetĪdamant Arrowhead, Blood-Filled Vial, Conch Shell,Įternal Rose, Overflowing Cup, Skull Earringīone Hourglass, Broken Spearpoint, Myrmidon BracerĪs you can see, I very much favour the survival-oriented effects, followed quickly by the damage-dealing effects - as long as they don't come with too many strings attached (looking at you, Myrmidon Bracer). Lucky Tooth, Pierced Butterfly, Sigil Of The DeadĬhthonic Coin Purse, Frostbitten Horn, Harpy Feather Duster, Bear in mind that there are spoilers below! Here are the best Keepsakes in Hades:Įvergreen Acorn, Old Spiked Collar, Pom Blossomīlack Shawl, Cosmic Egg, Distant Memory, Lambent Plume, I've done my best to organise each of the 25 Keepsakes in Hades into a tier list ranging from best (S-Tier) to worst (D-Tier) so you'll have an idea of where you should spend your starting Nectar.Ĭlick on each Keepsake to skip to a description of its effects and the character who gifts it.

The best Keepsakes to unlock and level up early on are the ones which will give you the greatest chance of survival through the most dangerous encounters and obstacles in the Underworld. But bear in mind that if you switch away from a Keepsake at a certain point during a run, you cannot re-equip that same Keepsake again in the same run.īest Keepsakes in Hades: Keepsakes tier list This display case will also magically appear in the connector-rooms between each realm, so you'll have a chance to switch Keepsakes between realms. You can access your collection of Keepsakes via the display case in the courtyard of the Underworld before every run.

The effect of each Keepsake can also be upgraded to a maximum of Level 3 by completing encounters while it is equipped. There are a total of 25 Keepsakes currently in the game (two of which are secret, little-known Keepsakes), and each one provides a passive benefit to Zagreus while it is equipped. Nectar is a fairly common room reward in Hades, so it shouldn't take long for you to start stocking up on Nectar bottles to give to various characters. You can get a character to gift you their Keepsake by gifting them a bottle of Nectar. Like the previous one, you won’t be able to use it against the final boss.Watch on YouTube Hades Keepsakes - how do they work?Īlmost every persistent NPC in Hades can be compelled to offer you a Keepsake for you to take on your escape attempts through the Underworld. This is another new summon in Hades that deals 1,500 damage to 2 enemies in front of it. You won’t be able to use it against the last boss. This newly-added summon deals petrifying shots at enemies for 15 seconds, with each shot dealing 70 damage. The summon will deal 1,000 damage and provide HP, Darkness, and Obol. The summon will divert the attention of enemies away from you. You won’t be able to use it against the final boss or during Thanatos’ encounters.

You’ll deal a maximum of 3,500 damage to all the foes in front of you. It can’t be used against any of the Fury Sisters or the last boss. When summoned, your companion will deal a total of 2,500 damage to all the enemies in front of it.
HADES COMPANIONS HOW TO
The following is a complete list of all the companions in Hades, summon abilities, and how to unlock them: Upgrading a Legendary Keepsake will increase its maximum uses.
HADES COMPANIONS UPGRADE
With enough Ambrosia in hand, you’ll need to head over to the display case from where you equip the companion and simply upgrade your desired companion. To upgrade a companion, you’ll need some more Ambrosia.
