The best Hades 2 boons

What are the best Hades 2 boons? Much of Hades 2 is a mystery, but what we do know is that Melinoë has quite a task ahead of her. Not only does she plan on going toe-to-toe with the god of time, Chronos, but she has to contend with countless minions, and the occasional big bad, along the way.

The Hades 2 technical test gave us a tantalizing look at the roguelike game, allowing us to test out new builds, introduce ourselves to the new, and returning, cast of Hades 2 gods, and most importantly, hand out gifts like candy. We have played as much Hades 2 as humanely possible, and have figured out the best boons so you can dominate the underworld.

Hades 2 boons: Zeus, a large muscular man with a beard and a shiny golden armor.

Best Hades 2 boons

While the top Hades 2 boons can be subjective and dependant on your playstyle, there were a few that we discovered during the technical test that stood out. Here are our picks for the best boons in Hades 2:

Hestia – Flame Strike
Hestia – Soot Sprint
Aphrodite – Rapture Ring
Hephaestus – Fixed Gain
Apollo – Nova Strike

All Hades 2 boons

Here are all of the Hades 2 boons we found during the technical test:

God	Boon	Effect
Aphrodite	Rapture Ring	Your Casts drag foes in and inflict Weak.
Aphrodite	Glamour Gain	In each encounter, one foe is always Weak. You gradually restore magic near Weak foes.
Aphrodite	Shameless Attitude	While you have at least 80% health, you deal more damage.
Apollo	Nova Strike	Your attacks deal more damage in a larger area.
Apollo	Blinding Sprint	Your sprint is fast and inflicts Daze on nearby foes.
Apollo	Lucid Gain	While standing in your Casts, gradually restore magic.
Apollo	Solar Ring	After your Cast expires, rapidly deal damage in the area.
Apollo	Extra Dose	Your attack has the chance to hit multiple times.
Apollo	Light Smite	After you take damage, your foe takes damage and you inflict Daze on all foes.
Apollo	Critical Miss	Foes take damage whenever Daze causes them to miss.
Arachne	Moonlight Dress	Don a +20 armor outfit that grants plus five gold whenever you exit a location.
Arachne	Azure Dress	Don a +40 armor outfit that makes you restore five magic every second.
Arachne	Lavender Dress	Don a +30 armor outfit that makes you channel 40% faster.
Artemis	First Blood	Foes with at least 80% health or 80% armor may take critical damage.
Artemis	Lethal Snare	Foes in your Casts may take critical damage from your attacks.
Artemis	Easy Shot	A piercing arrow fires toward any foe damaged by your Casts.
Demeter	Ice Strike	Your attacks deal more damage and inflict freeze.
Demeter	Ice Flourish	Your specials deal more damage and inflict freeze.
Demeter	Tranquil Gain	After remaining inactive for one second, rapidly restore magic until you act.
Demeter	Winter Coat	After you enter a location, prime a barrier that absorbs one instance of damage.
Demeter	Frigid Sprint	Your sprint forms a cyclone around you that lingers after you stop.
Demeter	Weed Killer	Your Omega Attack deals more damage, but uses ten magic.
Demeter	Rare Crop	Your boons become common, then gain rarity every three encounters.
Hephaestus	Volcanic Strike	Your attacks occasionally create a blast that deals 200 damage in the area.
Hephaestus	Smithy Sprint	After you sprint for one second, use ten magic to create a blast that deals damage to nearby foes.
Hephaestus	Fixed Gain	You take -10% damage, and restore some magic whenever you take damage.
Hephaestus	Mint Condition	At the start of each encounter, you are briefly Impervious.
Hestia	Flame Strike	Your attacks inflict Scorch.
Hestia	Soot Sprint	Your sprint destroys most ranged shots near you, and inflicts Scorch on foes that fired.
Hestia	Hearth Gain	Rapidly restore magic, but you have 20% less health.
Hestia	Smolder Ring	Your Casts repeatedly inflict Scorch on foes.
Poseidon	Wave Flourish	Your specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away.
Poseidon	Geyser Ring	Your Cast immediately detonates, dealing damage and knocking foes away.
Poseidon	Double Up	Whenever you claim a Minor Find or similar resource reward, a copy may appear.
Poseidon	Slippery Slope	Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Slip on foes.
Selene	Lunar Ray	Your Hex fires a beam that deals up to 1200 damage over three seconds.
Selene	Twilight Curse	Your Hex launches a seeking projectile that inflicts Morph on up to ten susceptible foes.
Selene	Phase Shift	Your Hex makes everything else move 80% slower for five seconds.
Zeus	Heaven Flourish	Your Specials inflict Blitz.
Zeus	Storm Ring	Your Cast also causes lightning bolts to repeatedly strike one foe at a time.
Zeus	Ionic Gain	Gradually restore magic, but your total amount is reduced by 70%.
Zeus	Thunder Sprint	Your sprint causes nearby foes to be struck by lightning bolts, which use three magic each.
Zeus	Static Shock	After you enter a location, prime 50 magic to make your strikes emit chain-lightning.
Zeus	Spirit Surge	While you have no more than ten magic, all foes are occasionally struck by lightning.

Now that you know our picks for the best Hades 2 boons, and have all the information you could need on the rest, you can pick and choose what works for you, and create an unstoppable build. Before you jump in for real, check out our guides on the Hades 2 Arcana Cards, and all of the Hades 2 keepsakes – an invaluable resource for surviving the underworld’s onslaught.