Aphrodite Boons inflict Weak on opponents, and boost performance when you have high 
Health.
Her boons have 
Air Essence and 
Water Essence Elements.
Boons
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Boons are powerful gifts from the Gods to aid Melinoë on her journey in Hades II. Boons only last for the duration of a run. They disappear when Melinoë dies or finishes the run.
They can be usually be obtained as rewards for clearing a room's encounters, or purchased from Charon's shop.
Once she has boons from 4 Core Olympian Gods, Melinoë will only see rooms for Gods she already has Boons from. Keepsakes from additional Gods can be used to override this and add a 5th+ God. Boons from Hermes and other characters do not count against this limit, and will still be offered.
Olympian Boons Shortcuts
Other Boons Shortcuts
Regional Allies Shortcuts
Gods[edit | edit source]
Boons can add different effects on your attacks or grant specific abilities depending on the God.
Apollo Boons inflict Daze on opponents, and and increase the area of skills.
His boons have Air Essence and 
Fire Essence Elements.
Artemis Boons focus on Critical hits and damage.
Her boons have 
Earth Essence and Air Essence Elements.
Demeter Boons inflict Freeze on enemies and amplify Casts
Her boons have Earth Essence and Water Essence Elements.
Hephaestus Boons create additional AOE Blast on the cooldown, increase AOE capabilities and add armor.
His boons have Earth Essence and Fire Essence Elements.
Hera Boons apply Hitch and add modifiers based on other boons.
Her boons have Earth Essence Elements.
Hermes Boons focus on increasing player speed and lowering 
Magick Consumption.
His boons have Earth Essence,Fire Essence and Air Essence Elements.
Poseidon Boons add Knockback to attacks, apply wet to enemies,increase their AOE potential and increase Resource rewards during the runs.
His boons have Water Essence Elements.
Zeus Boons add Blitz to attacks and inflict lighting bolts that can strike enemies.
His boons have Air Essence Elements.
Region Based Boons and Traits[edit | edit source]
Region Based Boons and Traits are other type of help Melinoë can get on her journey, but those bonuses do not have Rarity levels and are less sophisticated than the major Boons.
Echo is in the Fields of Mourning. Her boons grant Melinoë various echo-related bonuses, copies of last rewards and boons from previous nights
Medea is in the City of Ephyra, and can weaken foes or make encounters more rewarding
Circe is in the Rift of Thessaly, and grants Melinoë Arcana and size related bonuses
Icarus is also encountered in the Rift of Thessaly and boosts Melinoë's attacks and defenses
Boon Elemental Essence[edit | edit source]
After some progression Boons will get Elemental Essence traits that can be used to get extra bonuses. Later on, Gods will offer special Boons that require specific amount of Essences from all the Boons to be activated.
All the Boons from the Main Olympian Gods are assigned a fixed Element.
The easiest way to get specific elemental essences is to go for specific Gods or Boons that have them. Although the game offers different ways of getting elemental essences besides Boons, they are not very reliable.
Upgraded Boons[edit | edit source]
Upon defeating a mini-boss Encounter, any Boon reward will be upgraded. The exact chances of each Rarity vary from Region to Region, and can be found on that Region's page.
Charon also occasionally sells Upgraded Boons. The exact mechanics of that upgrade are unknown at this time.
Core Boons[edit | edit source]
On the UI, there are special slots for the Attack, Special, Cast, Sprint, and Mana Recovery boons. These Boons are also listed first in the Codex and Boon List entries. Only the Olympian Gods offer Boons for these slots, and you can only have 1 Boon in each slot. Note that some Boons affect these without being Core Boons; for instance, 
Apollo's Super Nova Boon increases Cast Area, but is not a Core Boon.
Sacrifice Boons[edit | edit source]
Occasionally a God will offer you a Core Boon for a slot you already have filled. This new Boon will be upgraded one rarity (to a max of Heroic), and will retain any 
Poms of Power applied to the Boon it replaces. If accepted, this will sacrifice the Boon currently in that slot.
Beware when using the Concave Stone Keepsake, and Echo's Boon Boon Boon for they can select Sacrifice Boons!
(Note: 
Hestia's Boon Burnt Offering does not count as a sacrifice Boon, as it cannot benefit from Poms of Power)
Boon Priority[edit | edit source]
Priority 1: Core Boons[edit | edit source]
If you lack any Core Boons (Attack, Special, Cast, Sprint, and Mana Recovery), all three Boons offered will be Core Boons, and either Attack or Special will be available.
If you have at least 1 Core Boon, at least 1 Core Boon will be offered. There is a 10% chance this boon will also be a Sacrifice Boon.
If you have an eligible Priority Status Boon (Slippery Slope, Dazzling Display, Furnace Blast), there is a 25% chance it is selected.
Priority 2: Regular Boons[edit | edit source]
If the above process didn't fill all three slots, roll for rarity in this order
- Legendary, if eligible
- Duo, if eligible
- Epic
- Rare
- Common (including Infusion Boons)
Once rarity is selected, the slot is filled with a random eligible boon of that rarity.
Priority 3: Out of Options[edit | edit source]
If there are not enough eligible boons remaining, the remaining slots will be filled with eligible Sacrifice Boons.
If there are still remaining slots, fill them with eligible Legendary or Duo boons that didn't hit the rarity chance in the previous pass.
Rerolling[edit | edit source]
When using 
Dice to reroll Boons, one of the offered Boons from the screen will be ineligible to appear, ensuring at least a slight change even when low on choices. This is checked after selection is done, so a high-priority boon that should be offered can be removed in this way.
Rarity[edit | edit source]
Normal Boons:
Legendary 10%, Duo 12%, Epic 5%, Rare 10%
Hermes Boons:
Legendary 1%, Duo N/A, Epic 3%, Rare 6%
Tartarus Shop - Upgraded Boons:
Legendary 10%, Duo 12%, Epic 25%, Rare 90%
Mini-Boss Encounters:
Will vary by Region; see the appropriate page for exact odds.
By default, Legendary 5%, Duo 12%, Epic 10%, Rare 90%
Rarity Modifiers[edit | edit source]
- Excellence Arcana Card (fully upgraded): +50% Rare
- Divinity Arcana Card card (fully upgraded): +20% Epic
- The Queen Arcana Card card (fully upgraded): +10% Duo
- Favor (
Chaos Boon):
- Rare chance varies by Boon, +10% Epic, +10% Legendary
- Natural Selection (
Poseidon & 
Demeter's Duo Boon)
- +20% Rare, +10% Epic, +10% Legendary
- Yarn of Ariadne (from the
Well of Charon)
- +100% Rare, +25% Epic, +10% Legendary
- Ordinary (Chaos Curse): The next 2-3 Boons you find are limited to Common