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Incantations

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Incantations are rituals that unlock additional Game Mechanics and abilities for Melinoë. They can be performed at the Witch's Cauldon by spending some Resources.

Hades 2 Incantations List
Icon Incantation Description Materials Required Unlock Requirement
Night's Craftwork.png Night's Craftwork Reveal Gathering Tools within the Silver Pool. Unlock them to gather Silver.pngSilver, Psyche.pngPsyche, and more. 1x Moly.pngMoly
Greater Favor of Gaia.png Greater Favor of Gaia Reveal enhancements within the Silver Pool that further empower each Gathering Tool. 2x Marble.pngMarble
4x Bronze.pngBronze
4x Iron.pngIron
Aspects of Night and Darkness.png Aspects of Night and Darkness Reveal Aspects within the Silver Pool that further empower each of the Nocturnal Arms. 5x Bronze.pngBronze
1x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Reagent Sensing.png Reagent Sensing After each Encounter, become alerted to any valuable resources in the area. 1x Moly.pngMoly
Observance of Gaia's Secrets.png Observance of Gaia's Secrets Gain a 20% chance to gain one extra resource whenever you pick one up. 7x Moly.pngMoly
7x Lotus.pngLotus
7x Moss.pngMoss
Gathering of Ancient Bones.png Gathering of Ancient Bones Cause a random Nocturnal Arms each night to have Grave Thirst, granting 2 Bones.pngBones after each Location. 2x Limestone.pngLimestone
Forget-Me-Not.png Forget-Me-Not Improve your memory. Press right-click on recipes for at-a-glance reminders for which resources you need. 1x Moly.pngMoly
Divination of the Elements.png Divination of the Elements Reveal the hidden Elemental Essences of various Boon.pngBoons; Olympians will offer Boon.pngBoons that use these. 5x Psyche.pngPsyche
Fated Intervention.png Fated Intervention Beseech the Three Fates to lend their aid in a time of great need. 1x Silver.pngSilver
2x Ashes.pngAshes
2x Moly.pngMoly
Doomed Beckoning.png Doomed Beckoning Beseech CodexPortrait Moros.pngMoros to reappear, in accordance with the will of the Three Fates. 3x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
1x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Summoning of Mercantile Fortune.png Summoning of Mercantile Fortune Persuade the Wretched Broker.pngWretched Broker to appear, with whom you may trade Bones.pngBones for various resources. 10x Bones.pngBones
Floral Fortune.png Floral Fortune Exchange Plants and other goods for Bones at the Wretched Broker.pngWretched Broker. 1x Ashes.pngAshes
1xNightshade.pngNightshade
Kinship Fortune.png Kinship Fortune Expand the Wretched Broker.pngWretched Broker's collection to include Nectar.pngNectar. Gain 1 Nectar.pngNectar. 60x Bones.pngBones
Rite of Vapor-Cleansing.png Rite of Vapor-Cleansing Restore The Crossroads Hot Springs, so they may be used (min. 2 guests at a time). Grants 1 Bath Salts.pngBath Salts. 2x Moly.pngMoly
2x Lotus.pngLotus
2x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Rite of River-Fording.png Rite of River-Fording Restore The Crossroads Fishing Pier, so it may be used (minimum of 2 guests at a time). Grants 1 Twin Lures.pngTwin Lures. 4x Driftwood.pngDriftwood
2x Cattail.pngCattail
Rite of Social Solidarity.png Rite of Social Solidarity Restore The Crossroads Taverna, where Shades and others rest and recover. Grants 1 Ambrosia.pngAmbrosia. 2x Nectar.pngNectar
2x Garlic.pngGarlic
Empath's Intuition.png Empath's Intuition Update the Book of Shadows with insight into relationship status with one's acquaintances 1x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
3x Myrtle.pngMyrtle
Faith of Familiar Spirits.png Faith of Familiar Spirits Turn trusted beasts into Witch's Delight.pngAnimal Familiars. Grants 1 Witch's Delight.pngWitch's Delight. 2x Nectar.pngNectar
1x Lotus.pngLotus
Beat Hecate 5 times.
Use Crescent Pick.pngCrescent Pick twice.
Use Tablet of Peace.pngTablet of Peace twice.
Use Silver Spade.pngSilver Spade once.
Attending a Faithful Beast.png Attending a Faithful Beast Have your Witch's Delight.pngAnimal Familiar stay in the Training Grounds; when rested, they spawn slightly more gathering spots 1x Tears.pngTears
1x Wool.pngWool
4x Wheat.pngWheat
Flourishing Soil.png Flourishing Soil Create two Soil Plots, for growing plants from Seeds. Grants 1x Nightshade.pngNightshade Seed. 1x Moly.pngMoly
Rich Soil.png Rich Soil Create two additional Soil Plots near the Grove. 3x Lotus.pngLotus
Verdant Soil.png Verdant Soil Create two final Soil Plots near the grove. TBA
Kindred Keepsakes.png Kindred Keepsakes Manifest your collection of Keepsakes in the spaces separating each region. 4x Limestone.pngLimestone
2x Moly.pngMoly
1x Lotus.pngLotus
Purification of Fountain-Waters.png Cleansing of Fountain-Waters Enhance Fountains so that they restore +10% Healing.pngHealing. TBA
Purification of Fountain-Waters.png Purification of Fountain-Waters Enhance fountains so that they restore an additional 10% Healing.pngHealing. 1x Nightshade.pngNightshade
1x Cattail.pngCattail
Rise of Stygian Wells.png Rise of Stygian Wells Cause Locations in the Underworld to sometimes contain a Well of Charon.pngWell of Charon. 1x Moly.pngMoly
1x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Surge of Stygian Wells.png Surge of Stygian Wells Cause a Well of Charon.pngWell of Charon to appear in the space between each Underworld region. 3x Moly.pngMoly
2x Cattail.pngCattail
Rush of Fresh Air.png Rush of Fresh Air Cause Locations on the Surface to sometimes contain a Shrine of Hermes.pngShrine of Hermes. TBA
Rush of Fresh Air.png Surge of Fresh Air Cause a Shrine of Hermes.pngShrine of Hermes to appear in the space between each Surface region. 3x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
1x Wool.pngWool
2x Driftwood.pngDriftwood
Circles of Protection.png Circles of Protection Unlocks Warding Circles throughout Erebus. 1x Moly.pngMoly
1x Lotus.pngLotus
1x Mandrake.pngMandrake
Woodsy Lifespring.png Woodsy Lifespring Reveal a Hidden Glade in Erebus, where you may restore some Health.pngHealth amid the gloom. 3x Silver.pngSilver
1x Moly.pngMoly
Briny Lifespring.png Briny Lifespring Reveal a hidden chamber in Oceanus, where you may restore some Healing.pngHealth in peace. 3x Limestone.pngLimestone
3x Lotus.pngLotus
Reviving a Mournful Husk.png Reviving a Mournful Husk Make use of Golden Boughs in the Fields of Mourning, to better orient yourself there. 1x Myrtle.pngMyrtle
Golden Lifespring.png Golden Lifespring Unlocks rest areas in Tartarus where you can restore Healing.pngHealth. 3x Marble.pngMarble
3x Shaderot.pngShaderot
Summoning a Colony of Bats.png Summoning a Colony of Bats Make use of the All-Seeing Bats in their cages around the City of Ephyra, to better orient yourself there. 3x Moss.pngMoss
3x Rubbish.pngRubbish
Sandy Lifespring.png Sandy Lifespring Reveal a hidden isle in the Rift of Thessaly, where you may restore some Healing.pngHealth amid the tumult. 3x Iron.pngIron
3x Driftwood.pngDriftwood
Unearthed Troves.png Unearthed Troves Cause Locations you visit to sometimes contain a Infernal Troves.pngInfernal Trove. 5x Limestone.pngLimestone
1x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Propensity Toward Gold.png Propensity Toward Gold Reveal Golden Urns in various Locations, which yield 5-15 Currency.pngGold when shattered. 1x Limestone.pngLimestone
1x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
Necromantic Influence.png Necromantic Influence Gain the ability to sprint into any Lone Shades you encounter to turn them against your foes. 5x Psyche.pngPsyche
5x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Consecration of Ashes.png Consecration of Ashes Enhance the Altar of Ashes, allowing you to upgrade your Arcana Cards. Grants 3 Moon Dust.pngMoon Dust. 6x Ashes.pngAshes
1x Cinder.pngCinder
6x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
Abyssal Insight.png Abyssal Insight Activate the Pitch-Black Stone in the Training Grounds, then attempt its Chaos Trials for Star Dust.pngStar Dust. 2x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
2x Pearl.pngPearl
2x Moly.pngMoly
2x Nightshade.pngNightshade
Permeation of Witching Wards.png Permeation of Witching Wards Gain the ability to traverse Warded gateways, such as the one leading to the Surface... 1x Cinder.pngCinder
1x Shadow.pngShadow
3x Moly.pngMoly
Unraveling a Fateful Bond.png Unraveling a Fateful Bond Forestall the effects of your bloodline's ancient Life-draining curse that bars you from the Surface. 2x Nightshade.pngNightshade
2x Moss.pngMoss
2x Thalamus.pngThalamus
2x Lotus.pngLotus
50px Insight Into Offerings Reveal a complete list of Boons (among other details) in the Book of Shadows 2x Ambrosia.pngAmbrosia
2x Poppy.pngPoppy
1x Golden Apple.pngGold Apple
Acquire the Keepsakes from all 10 Olympian Gods plus Chaos (11 total).
50px Purification of Crystal Clarity Restore the waters surrounding CodexPortrait Narcissus.pngNarcissus, so that he may carry on fawning over himself. TBA
Summoning of Historic Travails.png Summoning of Historic Travails Persuade the Learned Sage to appear, with whom you may review the outcomes of your every night. 1 Zodiac Sand.pngZodiac Sand
TBA
Summoning of Personal Insights.png Summoning of Personal Insights Persuade the Record Keeper to appear, from whom you may learn enlightening statistical details. 1 Zodiac Sand.pngZodiac Sand
TBA
Power to Pause and Reflect.png Power to Pause and Reflect Suppress the ability for CodexPortrait Chronos.pngChronos to prevent you from pausing during your confrontation 3 Zodiac Sand.pngZodiac Sand
3 TBA
Dissolution of Time.png Dissolution of Time Suppress the ability of CodexPortrait Chronos.pngChronos to reconstitute himself each night. Not available in the current patch

Alchemy Incantations[edit | edit source]

As the player progresses in the Hades 2 story, Alchemy Incantations will occasionally become available. These Incantations consume various Reagents to create more powerful items like Shadow.pngShadow and Witch's Delight.pngWitch's Delight

Hades 2 Alchemy Incantations
Incantation Item Gained Materials Required Time Unlock Requirement
Shadow Extraction Shadow.pngShadow (x1) 30x Ashes.pngAshes
30x Psyche.pngPsyche
3x Fate Fabric.pngFate Fabric
12 Time.png
Beast-Loved Morsel Witch's Delight.pngWitch's Delight (x2) 1x Star Dust.pngStar Dust
2x Lotus.pngLotus
14 Time.png
Moonlit Essence from Shadow Moon Dust.pngMoon Dust (x5) 1x Cinder.pngCinder
1x Shadow.pngShadow
8 Time.png
Moonlit Essence from Stars Moon Dust.pngMoon Dust (x3) 1x Star Dust.pngStar Dust 4 Time.png
Sweet Nectar Nectar.pngNectar (x3) 1x Golden Apple.pngGold Apple 8 Time.png Talk to Aphrodite while you have at least 1 Golden Apple.
You will usually receive the recipe the next time you talk to her after that.
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