What's the Best Companion? | Hades 1.0

Which of the companions do I like the best? Let's dive in! Make sure you let me know what you're favorite legendary keepsakes are!

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Hades is a god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler that combines the best aspects of Supergiant's critically acclaimed titles, including the fast-paced action of Bastion, the rich atmosphere and depth of Transistor, and the character-driven storytelling of Pyre.

BATTLE OUT OF HELL
As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you'll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unraveling more of the story with each unique escape attempt.

UNLEASH THE FURY OF OLYMPUS
The Olympians have your back! Meet Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and many more, and choose from their dozens of powerful Boons that enhance your abilities. There are thousands of viable character builds to discover as you go.

BEFRIEND GODS, GHOSTS, AND MONSTERS
A fully-voiced cast of colorful, larger-than-life characters is waiting to meet you! Grow your relationships with them, and experience hundreds of unique story events as you learn about what's really at stake for this big, dysfunctional family.
BUILT FOR REPLAYABILITY
New surprises await each time you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld, whose guardian bosses will remember you. Use the powerful Mirror of Night to grow permanently stronger, and give yourself a leg up the next time you run away from home.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
Permanent upgrades mean you don't have to be a god yourself to experience the exciting combat and gripping story. Though, if you happen to be one, crank up the challenge and get ready for some white-knuckle action that will put your well-practiced skills to the test.
SIGNATURE SUPERGIANT STYLE
The rich, atmospheric presentation and unique melding of gameplay and narrative that's been core to Supergiant's games is here in full force: spectacular hand-painted Underworld environments and a blood-pumping original score bring the Underworld to life.

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[spiderdude]

In case you’re curious why Achilles and Patroclus’ keepsake is an ant, it’s because the word “myrmidon” comes from the Greek word “myrmidos” meaning ant. The reason for this is a myth that states that the island of aegina was plagued by Hera because the island was named after a lover of Zeus. The plague killed almost all the human inhabitants and when the king pleaded to the gods for a way to repopulate the island, Zeus took the ants on the island and turned them into humans and called them myrmidons. These myrmidons were also the soldiers that joined Achilles and Patroclus on their campaign to Troy.

[toastbrains]

I like using Fidi against Hades because Dusa doesnt stop attacking during the cutscenes after Hades get beat, its funny to imagine Hades giving a speech to Zag while being pelted with rocks.

[РутаАсадаускайте]

Mort is my favorite for the sheer damage, also it made me better with timing my attacks. He's perfect for armoured minibosses (Doomstone, Gorgon head, giant Soulcatcher), great in Styx rooms, and honestly against bosses too. There's always a window of time when the boss in standing still (Hades' laser attack or Theseus summoning the gods). The fight against Theseus is over in two seconds with Mort lol

[Jaxelh]

I hear everyone saying that hitting the bosses with Thanatos is difficult, but I have to disagree, every boss has a moment where they remain stationary, barring maybe Asterius, but it's easy enough to get him to charge you underneath Than's circle.

[franshookie]

I have a crush on Than so I use Mort despite the delay LMAO

[Brainlag]

Bastion ost in the background, Spiderland on the hoodie, Companion Shady at the S tier... Now that's a man of culture!

[royobannon]

I like the Antos companion just for the fact that it's guaranteed hits. There's no trying to line up things (Batty) or trying to keep enemies inside the area (Mort), you just pop it and the enemy gets hit. Shady is a close contender for me, but I've really been enjoying Antos.

[parzival_f]

Tip for using the Meg companion. It runs perpendicular to the direction you’re facing.
For instance if you want to hit Thesius and Asetrios at the same time just tap Up on the D-pad before you use companion and it’ll run horizontally.

[maplesyz]

Good vid! Shady is also S tier because the bosses all react hilariously when he gets dropped on them :)
Also it comes clutch in Styx sometimes when you have extra uses, I'll call him just to be able to pay for wells or Charon shiz

[billygerrardus]

I actually love companion mort because it’s easy to hit Hades, Theseus+Asterius, and annoying bosses on Styx.

[rockybirdy]

Wow, I aways use Mort since I can basically skip the second half of the Theseus fight (unlike most bosses who damage cap at every one third, Theseus and Bull are capped at half health, so the 3500 will be dealt in full)

So, basically I like mort because I hate Theseus, lol

[CalmEnergy]

i use antos a lot, and i can confirm if theres only one enemy, both achilles and patroclus will hit that enemy. i tend to use it right at the start of hades phase 2/3 (depending on if im doing EM4 or not) so its an easy 3000 damage immediately

[purplatypus]

I cant wait to watch this in 20 years when I finally unlock some of these haha. I legit am like 30 hours into my new save and I totally forgot these even existed

[Captaincapafew]

Using skelly on hades can help mark hades for critical damage with Artemis. Its a very niche benefit but he is the only companion I have right now so he helps a little but definitely not as good as the other companions.

[MaxAngor]

I've got an idea for a video: How important is rare/epic for a build? Specific boons? Etc. How does it compare to pom stacking?

[amanofnoreputation]

I like the detail in the Antos summon where Patroclus has a Myrmidon bracer but Achilles doesn't, probably because he gave it to you.

[keeperskeeper]

In boss fights it's pretty easy to use antos at the right time so you'll hit the same boss twice
Finish lernie of at the end, hit hades twice and one of the champs after the other is defeated

[falseking]

Something I wanted to mention about the Antos companion is that it cannot miss. Which means it is good against mini-bosses that teleport as well as the Hades fight, because he has a habit of randomly charging.

[callowguru]

Skelly keepsake is a free win in Erebus Gates.

[Gimmerum]

Dude, respect for Bastion OST! Darren Korb is da boss of music, and Terminal March is such a masterpiece