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One broken build for every weapon/aspect on Hades II

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Guide Index

Overview

The guide

"Descura", the Witch's Staff

"Lim and Oros", the Sister Blades

"Ygnium", the Umbral Flames

"Zorephet", the Moonstone Axe

"Revaal", the Argent Skull

"Xinth", the Black Coat

Comments

The guide

This guide contains builds that i tested and approved, not necessarily the best, if you have any suggestion make sure to comment so other people can discover
This guide may be outdated some time if Supergiant changes anything, i'll try to update this regularly (Last Update: The Unseen Update)
I won't cover any Arcana cards in this guide, but overall i recommend always using The Furies and Origination for increased damage

"Descura", the Witch's Staff

Aspect of Melinoë

Focus on spamming Ω Specials, with Apollo's Legendary boon and Dual Moonshot upgrade, you'll quickly fire 4 projectiles at once.

Boons:
- Nova flourish (Apollo): Your specials do more damage in a larger area
- Exceptional Talent (Apollo): Your Ω Attack and Ω Special fire 2 times, but use more Magick
- Racing Thoughts (Hermes): Your Ω Moves are faster
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Dual Moonshot: Your Specials fire 2 projectiles, but have -40% range
- Aetheric Moonburst: Your Ω Special gains a Power Shot that deals +50% damage and restores 20 Magick
  or
- Rapid Moonshot: Your Specials are 25% faster
Video:
https://youtu.be/2e8vv0r1pt8
Aspect of Circe

Focus on using Cast and Ω Cast. Air Quality is essential for increasing all lightning bolts and Psychic Leash damage

Boons:
- Storm Ring (Zeus): Your Casts cause lightning bolts to repeatedly strike 1 foe at a time in the binding circle
- Double Strike (Zeus): Your lightning bolt effects may strike 2 more times
- Air Quality (Zeus): While you have at least 5 Air, you can never deal less damage than the limit
- Prominence Flare (Apollo): After your Ω Cast expires, rapidly deal damage in the area for 2 Sec
- Super Nova (Apollo): Your Casts expand in size until they expire
- Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) You can Channel +30 Magick into your Ω Cast to repeatedly strike foes with lightning bolts
- Any Magick regen
Video:
https://youtu.be/fpgbw-Eojyg
Aspect of Momus

Focus on Apollo boons and using all you Ω Moves, you can get 6 Ω Attacks with one use with those boons/upgrades:

Boons:
- Nova Strike (Apollo): Your Attacks deal more damage in a larger area
- Exceptional Talent (Apollo): Your Ω Attack and Ω Special fire 2 times, but use more Magick
- Any Special
- Good Magick regen (Lucid Gain (Apollo) can be trigerred 3 times)
Hammer Upgrades:
- Mirrored Thrasher: Your Attacks hit 2 times, but use 5 Magick
- Vampiric Cataclysm: Whenever you slay a foe with your Ω Attack, restore 5 health
  or
- Cross Cataclysm: Your Ω Attack deals +50% damage and also strikes sideways
Video:
https://youtu.be/rTLvzzt1RCk
Aspect of Anubis

Use Ω Attack then start using Ω Special

Boons:
- Flame Strike (Hestia): Your Attacks inflict Scorch
- Burn (Hestia): Your Ω Special also launches a fireball, but uses +10 Magick
- Flutter Flourish (Aphrodite): Your Specials deal more damage to nearby foes
Hammer Upgrades:
- Dual Moonshot: Your Specials fire 2 projectiles, but have -40% range
  or
- Aetheric Moonburst: Your Ω Special gains a Power Shot that deals +50% damage and restores 20 Magick
  or
- Pharaoh Etchings: Lone Shades deal +50% damage and launch at foes struck by Special
Video:
https://youtu.be/YVhQp2JzJAM

"Lim and Oros", the Sister Blades

Aspect of Melinoë

Focus on using your Ω Special really close to enemy's back so you hit all your daggers and trigger Aphrodite boon effect. You can use Demeter's cast to freeze enemies and hit them easier

Boons:
- Flutter Flourish (Aphrodite): Your Specials deal more damage to nearby foes
- Heart Breaker (Aphrodite): Whenever you use 40 Magick, create a Heartthrob
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Sudden Flurry: You Channel your Ω Special 40% faster
  or
- Reaper Knives: Your Specials have +15 Power and deal damage in a wider area
  or
- Dancing Knives: Your Specials deal +15% damage and each hit bounces toward up to 2 more foes
  or
- Hidden Knives: Your Specials deal +20% damage and your Ω Special fires +3 shots
Aspect of Artemis

Same as Aspect of Melinoë, but this time you want to focus on Attacks. Artemis boons can be useful for more crits and Dodge boons can be helpful

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
- Secret Crush (Aphrodite): Your Attacks gain power, but you prime 20 Magick
- Heart Breaker (Aphrodite): Whenever you use 40 Magick, create a Heartthrob
- Sunny Disposition (Aphrodite x Apollo): Whenever you create Heartthrobs, create more
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Sweeping Ambush: Your Ω Attack deals 400% damage in a wider area, but uses +20 Magick
- Skulking Onslaught: Your Attacks deal +150% damage striking foes from behind
  or
- Rapid Onslaught: Your Attacks are 35% faster
  or
- Wicked Onslaught: Your Attacks have +20 Power
Aspect of Pan

Focus on using Ω Special on your casts. You don't have to use Hestia's boons, but they have good synergy with Poseidon

Boons:
- Wave Flourish (Poseidon): Your Specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Flood Gain (Poseidon): Your Ω Moves make you briefly restore any Magick you use, repeatable after 8 Sec.
- Slippery Slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- King Tide (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon are larger and deal bonus damage to Guardians
- Smolder Ring (Hestia): Your Casts repeatedly inflict Scorch on foes
- Glowing Coal (Hestia): Hold Cast to aim a fiery projectile that explodes on impact. The binding circle forms there
- Scalding Vapor (Poseidon x Hestia): If foes with Froth are struck by your fire effects from Hestia, they are engulfed in Steam
Hammer Upgrades:
- Sudden Flurry: You Channel your Ω Special 40% faster
  or
- Hidden Knives: Your Specials deal +20% damage and your Ω Special fires +3 shots
  or
- Reaper Knives: Your Specials have +15 Power and deal damage in a wider area
  or
- Dancing Knives: Your Specials deal +15% damage and each hit bounces toward up to 2 more foes
Aspect of Morrigan

Use attack, special and Ω attack for full combo. Practice doing Dash->Special->Attack->Ω Attack to trigger Blood Triad or Ω Attack->Special->Attack

Boons:
- Nova Strike (Apollo): Your Attacks deal more damage in a larger area
- Volcanic Flourish (Hephaestus): Your Specials can cause a blast that deals 400 damage in the area
- Dazzling Display (Apollo): Your attacks may inflict Daze
- Furnace Blast (Hephaestus): Your blast effects from Hephaestus also inflict Glow on foes
- Trusty Shield, Security System or Heavy Metal (Prerequisite)
- Premium Service (Hephaestus): Your Aspect of the Nocturnal Arms is even stronger
- Rude Awakening (Apollo x Hephaestus): Your blast effects from Hephaestus clear Daze and deal more damage if they do
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Phantom Etchings: Your Blood Triad deals +222 damage
- Banshee Brand: Your Blood Triad has 33% chance to strike once more
  or
- Sweeping Ambush: Your Ω Attack deals +400% damage in a wider area, but uses +20Magick
  or
- Final Slice: The last strike in your Attack sequence deals +300% damage in a larger area
Video:
https://youtu.be/3TUuZmwJ2qA

"Ygnium", the Umbral Flames

Aspect of Melinoë

Focus on spamming Ω Special

Boons:
- Flutter Flourish (Aphrodite): Your Specials deal more damage to nearby foes
- Heart Breaker (Aphrodite): Whenever you use 40 Magick, create a Heartthrob
- Sunny Disposition (Aphrodite x Apollo): Whenever you create Heartthrobs, create more
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Hidden Helix: Your Specials create a bonus projectile
- Clean Helix: You Channel your Ω Special +20% faster, and it uses -10 Magick
  or
- Whirling Coil: Your Ω Special projectiles orbit +40% faster
  or
- Rising Coil: Your Specials grow in size and deal up to +25% damage the longer they are active
Aspect of Moros

First use the Ω Special and spam Ω Attacks to constantly activate Fine Line. Make sure to have a lot of Magick (200+ may be enough to beat any boss)

Boons:
- Nova Strike (Apollo): Your Attacks deal more damage in a larger area
  or
- Ice Strike (Demeter): Your Attacks deal more damage and inflict Freeze
- Sworn Flourish (Hera): Your Specials deal more damage and inflict Hitch
- Born Gain (Hera): Whenever you run out of Magick, Prime until the next Location to restore all Magick
- Fine Line: Your Ω Moves create a fissure that deals damage in a long line, but use +15 Magick
Hammer Upgrades:
- Clean Candle: You Channel your Ω Attack +50% faster, and it uses -1 Magick
- Hidden Helix: Your Specials create a bonus projectile
  or
- Mega Spark: Your Attacks fire +20% farther and deal +30% damage
Video:
https://youtu.be/IV6eEDaN7x8
Aspect of Eos

Use you Ω Attack then start using regular Special or Ω Special, so your Daybreaker can copy it, use regular attacks too to make sure your enemies get affected by blitz

Boons:
- Heaven Strike (Zeus): Your Attacks inflict Blitz
- Wave Flourish (Poseidon): Your Specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Arc Flash (Zeus): Damage from Ω Moves immediately activates Blitz effects and makes them stronger
- Slippery slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- Killer Current (Zeus x Poseidon): Your lightning deals more damage to Froth-afflicted foes
Hammer Upgrades:
- Triple Comet: Your Special fires +2 projectiles
  or
- Hidden Helix: Your Specials create a bonus projectile
- Whirling Coil: Your Ω Special projectiles orbit +40% faster
  or
- Clean Helix: You Channel your Ω Special +20% faster, and it uses -10 Magick
Aspect of Supay

Use you Ω Special and Ω Attack then start sprinting around to apply both Special and Rush boons

Boons:
- Wave Strike (Poseidon): Your Attacks hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Heaven Flourish (Zeus): Your Specials inflict Blitz
- Heat Rush (Hestia): Your Sprint leaves a cinder trail, and any damage you take from burning is reduced to 1
- Slippery slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- Arc Flash (Zeus): Damage from Ω Moves immediately activates Blitz effects and makes them stronger
Hammer Upgrades:
- Hidden Helix: Your Specials create a bonus projectile
  or
- Triple Comet: Your Special fires +2 projectiles
  
  Video:
  https://youtu.be/sLxTUZvJx9c

"Zorephet", the Moonstone Axe

Aspect of Melinoë

Abuse this aspect's high base attack damage to get stronger Attack. Alternatively, you can use Life Affirmation (Aphrodite) and Hearty Appetite (Aphrodite x Demeter) then focusing on getting more health to deal extra damage.

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
  or
- Nova Strike (Apollo): Your Attacks deal more damage in a larger area
- Secret Crush (Aphrodite): Your Attacks gain power, but you Prime 20 Magick
Hammer Upgrades:
- Executioner's Chop: The final move in your Attack sequence hits 2 times, but uses 20 Magick
- Hell Splitter: Your Attack has +300 Power, but the 3-strike sequence becomes only the final chop
Aspect of Charon

Focus on using you Cast, then at close range use your Ω Special, so you can trigger Lucid Gain and Local Climate. Pick as many Ω Cast boons you can

Boons:
- Arctic Ring (Demeter): Your Casts inflict Freeze and repeatedly deal damage to foes in the binding circle
- Local Climate (Demeter): Your Ω Cast deals more damage. If you are in the binding circle, the bonus is doubled
- Arctic Gale (Demeter): Your Casts also create a Gust at the binding circle
- Lucid Gain (Apollo): If you stand in your Casts when they expire, immediately restore Magick
- Super Nova (Apollo): Your Casts expand in size until they expire
- Prominence Flare (Apollo): After your Ω Cast expires, rapidly deal damage in the area for 2 Sec.
- Meat Grinder (Ares): Your Ω Cast also creates a Blade Rift in the binding circle
- Any Special
Hammer Upgrades:
- Sudden Cleaver: You Channel your Ω Special 25% faster
- Giga Cleaver: Your Ω Special fires 2 times in succession but costs +15 Magick
Video:
https://youtu.be/zJFPp8ML3mU
Aspect of Thanatos

Same as Aspect of Melinoë, use your attacks until you get Mortality, then just spin for win. I recommend getting Daze/Dodge boons so you don't get hit often and don't lose your Mortality

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
- Secret Crush (Aphrodite): Your Attacks gain power, but you Prime 20 Magick
- Wispy Wiles (Aphrodite): Gain a chance to Dodge for each Air you have
- Hermes and Artemis boons are welcome
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Furious Whirlwind: You Channel your Ω Attack faster, and move 50% faster while it is active
- Colossus Slash: Your Attacks have +10 Power and you take -20% damage while using them
  or
- Psychic Whirlwind: During your Ω Attack, you are free to use your Attacks and Specials
Aspect of Nergal

Use both Ω Attack and Ω Special so you trigger Berserk quicker and heal more often. Get as many Daze/Dodge boons so you basically get immortal

Boons:
- Nova Strike (Apollo): Your Attacks deal more damage in a larger area
- Flame Flourish (Hestia): Your Specials inflict Scorch
- Light Smite (Apollo): After you take damage, your foe takes damage and you inflict Daze on all foes in the vicinity
- Solar Ring or Blinding Rush (Prerequisite)
- Extra Dose, Super Nova or Back Burner (Prerequisite)
- Exceptional Talent (Apollo): Your Ω Attack and Ω Special fire 2 times, but use more Magick
- Self Healing (Apollo): While you have at least 3 Fire, whenever you take damage, restore some Health
- Hot Pot: Gain a chance to Dodge, which is doubled against Scorch-afflicted foes
- Warm Breeze (Apollo x Hestia): Whenever you Dodge or Daze causes a foe to miss, restore some Health
- Good Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Psychic Whirlwind: During your Ω Attack, you are free to use your Attacks and Specials
- Giga Cleaver: Your Ω Special fires 2 times in succession, but costs +15 Magick
- Sudden Cleaver: You Channel your Special 25% faster
- Iron Core: Your Berserk lasts +2 Sec. and restores +1 Health per foe struck
Video:
https://youtu.be/iTwKkV-e4as

"Revaal", the Argent Skull

Aspect of Melinoë

Focus on using all your regular attacks in close range, sou you can recover them.

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
- Secret Crush (Aphrodite): Your Attacks gain power, but you Prime 20 Magick
- Arctic Ring (Demeter): Your Casts inflict Freeze and repeatedly deal damage to foes in the binding circle
Hammer Upgrades:
- Bolstered Array: Gain +2 Shells
- Wide Grin: Your Attacks fire your Shells all at once in a spread pattern (May be bugged right now and not trigger Aspect of Melinoë passive effect)
Aspect of Medea

Use one regular attack then one regular special so you have costant DPS

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
  or
- Sworn Strike (Hera): Your Attacks deal more damage and inflict Hitch
- Heaven Flourish (Zeus): Your Specials inflict Blitz
Hammer Upgrades:
- Mega Driver: Your Specials launch you ahead faster and deal +50% damage
Aspect of Persephone

Focus on using your Cast then start spinning around with your Ω Special

Boons:
- Storm Ring (Zeus): Your Casts cause lightning bolts to repeatedly strike 1 foe at a time in the binding circle
- Lightning Lance (Zeus): Hold Cast to aim where the binding circle appears. Foes within are struck by lightning
- Double Strike (Zeus): Your lightning bolt effects may strike 2 times
- Sworn Flourish (Hera): Your Specials deal more damage and inflict Hitch
- Any Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Colossus Driver: Your Specials have +30 Power and you take -30% damage while using them
  or
- Mega Driver: Your Specials travel farther and deal +50% damage
  or
- Twisting Crash: After your Ω Special projectiles fire, they fire again towards you
  or
- Sudden Driver: Your Specials are 35% faster
Aspect of Hel

Use your Ω Special then start spamming attacks. Get as many plasma drop boons of Ares you can for higher attack speed

Boons:
- Wave Strike (Poseidon): Your Attacks hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Vicious Flourish (Ares): Your Specials deal more damage and inflict Wounds
- Flood Gain (Poseidon): Your Ω Moves make you briefly restore any Magick you use, repeatable after 8 Sec.
  or
- Grisly Gain (Ares): Striking foes with your Weapon may spill Plasma, which also restores 10 Magick
- Slippery Slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- Profuse Bleeding (Ares): Whenever foes with Wounds take damage, they may spill Plasma
- Arterial Spray (Poseidon x Ares): Your splash effects from Poseidon may hit 2 times
- King Tide (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon are larger and deal bonus damage to Guardians
Hammer Upgrades:
- Venerated Relic: Your Valkyrie form lasts +3 Sec.
  or
- Leering Glance: Your Attack shots bounce toward +1 and deal +15% damage on the successive hit
  or
- Garmr Gaze: Your Attacks shoot +25% farther and deal +25% damage
Video:
https://youtu.be/rEx19eJFpBc

"Xinth", the Black Coat

Aspect of Melinoë

Basically just use regular Attacks

Boons:
- Heaven Strike (Zeus): Your Attacks inflict Blitz
- Static Shock (Zeus): Your strikes emit chain-lightning that bounces up to 4 times, but you Prime 50 Magick
- Electric Overload (Zeus): Your chain-lightning deals more damage and bounces up to +3 times
- Air Quality (Zeus): While you have at least 5 Air, you can never deal less damage than the limit
- Volcanic Strike, Volcanic Flourish, Anvil Ring, Smithy Rush, or Tough Gain (Prerequesite)
- Master Conductor (Zeus x Hephaestus): Your chain-lightning can bounce off of you and deals increasing damage to foes
- Nimble Limbs (Hermes): Your Attack, Special, and Cast are faster
Hammer Upgrades:
- Rapid Frame: Your Attacks are 35% faster
- Reaper Frame: Your Attacks have +10 Power and deal damage in a larger area
  or
- Siege Frame: Your Attacks deal +30% damage and reach farther ahead
  or
  Exhaust Riser: Your Dash-Strike hits +3 times
Video:
https://youtu.be/tq4i8zhPOxg
Aspect of Selene

Focus on using Ω Special to fill your Hex, then deal more damage with your Ω Special on foes afflicted by Shine

Boons:
- Wave Flourish (Poseidon): Your Specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Flood Gain (Poseidon): Your Ω Moves make you briefly restore any Magick you use, repeatable after 8 Sec.
- Slippery Slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- King Tide (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon are larger and deal bonus damage to Guardians
Hammer Upgrades:
- Shimmering Rockets: Your Specials bounce toward up to 2 more foes
  or
- Furious Rockets: Your Specials launch and fly 80% faster
  or
- Sudden Salvo: Your Ω Special locks on faster and uses -20%Magick
Aspect of Nyx

Use your Ω Boost to produce Nightspawn, then start using attacks

Boons:
- Wave Strike (Poseidon): Your Attacks hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away
- Breaker Rush (Poseidon): Whenever you Sprint, hit the first foe you run into with a blast that knocks foes away
- Slippery Slope (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage
- King Tide (Poseidon): Your splash effects from Poseidon are larger and deal bonus damage to Guardians
- Beach Ball (Poseidon x Apollo): Your Sprint creates a watery sphere behind you, which surges ahead once you stop
- Nova Flourish, Solar Ring or Lucid Gain (Prerequisite)
Hammer Upgrades:
- Rapid Frame: Your Attacks are 35% faster
- Exhaust Riser: Your Dash-Strike hits +3 times
Aspect of Shiva

Absorb your Ω Special, then start using your Ω Attack. Apollo's Special helps absorbing in larger areas. Elephant Rockets makes it easy

Boons:
- Flutter Strike (Aphrodite): Your Attacks deal more damage to nearby foes
- Nova Flourish (Apollo): Your Specials deal more damage in a larger area
- Secret Crush (Aphrodite): Your Attacks gain Power, but you Prime 20 Magick
- Good Magick regen
Hammer Upgrades:
- Elephant Rockets: Your Specials have more Power and fly straight ahead
- World Collider: Your fully-charged Ω Attack has +100 Power
  or
- Reaper Frame: Your Attacks have +10 Power and deal damage in a larger area
  or
- Siege Frame: Your Attacks deal +30% damage and reach farther ahead

13 Comments

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leavegar 18 Jul @ 1:17am

Do you know they added a hammer for an aspect of Shiva? I don`t remember the name but it gives you stacks of Special bonuses for bloking enemy attacks

BloodStar 1 Jul @ 9:39pm

i found out the hard way toula is a bad choice for circe

keloZ [author] 1 Jul @ 5:27pm

I only tried Circe with Hecuba, but i think anyone but Toula and Frinos can be good

BloodStar 1 Jul @ 4:25am

out of curiosity do you have a preferred familiar for the aspect of circe?

AinSofLight 27 Jun @ 7:54pm

Aspect of Hel: If you can manage to get both Chain Lightning and Air Quality from Zeus it's going to be very very broken because every attack hit effectively triggers 50*2 damage on a single foe (and multiple if you manage to hit multiple enemies concurrently), and the attack rate is insane, so you'll easily get 300+ DPS very steadily.

Otherwise, if you could do Hestia's Scorch on attack, Demeter's Freeze on Special, then get the combined blessing where each freeze hit removes all scorch and apply 200% damage, it'll be another broken build as well given the insane attack rate.

wristsofury 23 Jun @ 2:50am

I found the 32 to Olympus to be extremely tough without the path of stars that makes you invincible. Dark Form or something like that. It's still hard with it but much more manageable. The buffs you get from the PoStars are random, meaning the path won't be the same very often. The the buff that makes Dark Form pop off is the "your attack gains your attack boon". Otherwise youre invincible but doing almost no damage.

Also focus on perks that increase duration, or gain.....Path of Star Power? Idk what it's called. The +damage ones are okay but the goal is to spend 1 or 2 seconds without immunity then go immune over and over.

Apolo23 25 Apr @ 1:13pm

I will try some builds for sure. Thanks for your work

okrosoliver 15 Apr @ 6:23am

@Eduardo, if you see this i can only say that the most op for high fear is either moros with zeus special and ares/any attack, because the explosion will deal enough to trigger blitz immediately, then get double strike and its an easy 32 fear run, or just do the same for medea - easy clears. I have managed to get 40 fear runs with these easily.

Eduardo 12 Apr @ 9:05am

Couldn't find one that works for 32 testaments, or maybe I just suck. Descura or Xinth seem to be the best bet

lobasaurus 25 Mar @ 10:47pm

Very good.

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