Hades - Wish I Knew Sooner | Tips, Tricks, and Game Knowledge For New Players

Fighting through the underworld is a tall task, but a little knowledge goes a long way. Codiak breaks down his Hades experience and shares everything from tips and tricks to game knowledge that will guide you through the story.

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[rachelmoredock]

I just kind of bought this game when I heard a lot of people like it. I suck at gaming, but I love it. Now when I FINALLY beat Meagara, I was so happy to never fight her again....boy did I not know shit

[gothxm]

You know the character designs are god tier when the artist takes something that's been done a million times and makes you want to see these characters in other media besides this game. I would watch the shit out of a hades animated series amongst other things. The characters look so fucking good.

[SageVallant]

I think I underestimated Hermes in the early runs, either the extra dash boon or the one that increases movement speed is such a huge help for the final boss.

[RyanToolbox]

It wasn't until I was more than 20 hours in that I realized there were 2 options to choose from the Mirror.

[_Dark_Cloud_]

Hades is the epitome of a game where you tell yourself "just one more run" over and over.

[Fressous]

A little tip for your build creation : you can have only 4 gods (excluding hermes) on a single run, meaning that once yoy've picked 4 boons from 4 different gods, you can't have boons from other gods (say that you took a boon from zeus, poseidon, athena and demeter, you will not be able to get boons from dionysus, ares, aphrodite or artemis).

[derGhebbet]

Give your first Nectar to Skelly... you get an upgradeable Death Defiance out of it. Really useful in the first few runs.

[sophia]

Fun fact! The game really wants you to have two Daedalus hammers by the end of your run (not counting Charon’s anvil in Styx). So if you encounter a door with a hammer and a door with, say, a Hermes boon or a desperately needed centaur heart, feel free not to choose the hammer. If you don’t have two Daedalus upgrades by the time you complete an area of the underworld, one usually shows up in the shop. So yes, the hammers are important, but if you see something else you’d rather have, go for it! Unless you deliberately ignore the hammers, it’s pretty much impossible not to get two of them by the end of your run.

[hekirb]

Here's a tip for bow players: attacking right after dashing makes your attack charge faster. This is REALLY important if you ever wanna finish a run with the fourth aspect of the bow!

[James-kcft]

This game's soundtrack is so fucking dope. The solo bass on the pause screen is so cool too.

[WildcardASMR]

This is literally one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’m so glad this has been added to consoles

[Bluezero]

Theres a fated choice logo next to the boons you havent chosen yet. Hunt these for prophecy rewards. They are also on the boon list you can bring up. Its helpful when planning for duo boons

[GlaciusDreams]

Game is an absolute masterpiece. Like a true rare 10/10. It achieves everything it wants to be with utter perfection.
Legendary status for me.

[Simeman]

Enemies take damage when they fall into the lava in Asphodel, so get those Poseidon boons to push them into it.

[indiefruit]

Much more forgiving than a lot of recent roguelikes. You WILL get something from each run, rather than having to get to certain checkpoints or rooms in oprder to make perma upgrades.

[DogOfHades]

Here is a tip, find Cerberus and give him a juicy steak. I'll be waiting.

[bamsgirl]

When talking about keepsakes I think it's really good to mention Dusa's feather duster.
It has a certain % chance to drop HP when breaking urns.
It has gotten me pretty far.

[AndrewBlechinger]

You can actually give Nectar to Chaos. The Keepsake you get from this, when equipped, lets you enter a chaos gate without spending health. Since boons from Chaos are the best in the game provided you can survive the debuff period, definitely equip this if you're serious about chasing power.

Also a reason to consider passing up a Daedalus hammer: Some of the offers can drastically change your moveset, such as the sword's basic attack being a slow and heavy downward chop, or turning your Adamant Rail into a shotgun with melee range and reduced ammo. If you're getting ready to fight satyrs in Styx, maybe now isn't a good time to find out what that fated choice option does.

[Birdseed]

One of my favorite strats is starting with Cthonic Coinpurse (Hypnos’s keepsake) giving a head start on gold then switching to skelly’s tooth after the first boss.