How to get all Keepsakes in Hades 2

✓ At A Glance

• To get a Keepsake, you’ll need to gift Nectar to an NPC.
• Nectar is available for purchase from the Wretched Broker or as a reward for clearing Nectar symbol locations.
• Keepsakes are equipped at the locker in the Crossroads training grounds.

Keepsakes in Hades 2 can be the difference between a short-lived, botched run and progressing past that one boss you could never quite beat. They are essentially gifts handed out in exchange for Nectar from the various gods, heroes, and characters littering the Underworld and Olympus. 

They provide a huge variety of passive perks and buffs, from damage boosts to Magick regeneration, all with the aim of helping you reach further with each successive run. There are 27 Keepsakes to find in Hades 2. Here’s how to get them all.

How to get Keepsakes in Hades 2

To get a Keepsake, you’ll need to gift Nectar to any of the gods, heroes, and other characters from Greek mythology you meet in both the Crossroads and when out on runs. Approach an NPC and you’ll see a ‘Gift’ prompt show up at the bottom of the screen – RT on an Xbox controller, R2 if you’re using a PlayStation controller, or G on PC.

Note that if you’re out on the run, make sure you give the gift first before taking the Boon. Otherwise, the NPC will hand over the Boon and disappear. As thank you for the gift of Nectar, the NPC will give Melinoe a Keepsake, though you can only receive one Keepsake per character, so be wary not to double-dip and waste Nectar.

How to get Nectar

To get Nectar, you’ll need to either by either from the Wretched Broker in the Crossroads (available when you’ve concocted the Kinship Fortunate Incantation at the cauldron), or find it on runs by clearing the locations behind gates with the Nectar symbol, a small orange jar.

How to equip Keepsakes in Hades 2

To equip or change Keepsakes, return to the Crossroads and enter the second area where Schelemeus hangs out with all the shades. Enter and go past Melinoe’s shrine, then go downwards when the area opens up and you’ll see a shimmering cabinet box. It’s just opposite the discs where you can swap weapons and tools.

Interact with the box to see a list of all the Keepsakes you’ve found so far and swap out the one you’re currently holding. Note that you can only have one Keepsake equipped at any one time. Other than the Crossroads, you can also swap out Keepsakes via a Keepsakes box between regions, though you’ll need to unlock the Kindred Keepsakes Incantation at the cauldron first.

At the Crossroads cabinet, you’ll also see the level of each Keepsake. You can increase this by taking them out on repeated runs, effectively increasing their stats, potency, efficiency, and generally improving the perk they confer on Melinoe. The more locations you get through and the more enemies you defeat while having a Keepsake equipped, the higher its level.

All Keepsakes in Hades 2

Below, you’ll find a list of all 27 Keepsakes, including which NPC to get them from and a brief description of the effect or buff they offer.

Keepsake	NPC	Description
Silver Wheel	Hecate	After you use Magick, restore it over 3 seconds, up to a total of 1,000 Magick.
Knuckle Bones	Odysseus	The next Guardian loses -5% health. You take -15% damage from Guardians.
Luckier Tooth	Schelemeus	After you fall to 0 health, automatically restore 51 health once.
Ghost Onion	Dora	Whenever you exit a location, fully restore your health, up to a total of 50.
Evil Eye	Nemesis	Deal +20% damage to the last foe that vanquished you.
Engraved Pin	Moros	After you fall to 0 health, become Impervious for 10 seconds. If no foes remain, restore 30 health.
Discordant Bell	Eris	After each encounter, you deal +0.5% damage, but also take that much more.
Gold Purse	Charon	Gain +100 gold once this night.
Metallic Droplet	Hermes	You move, strike, and channel 20% faster for the next 200 seconds.
White Antler	Artemis	While you have no more than 30 health, you can have a +20% chance to deal Critical Damage.
Moon Beam	Selene	You gain +1 upgrades for your Hex from the next Path of Stars you find.
Cloud Bangle	Zeus	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Zeus. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Iridescent Fan	Hera	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Hera. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Vivid Sea	Poseidon	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Poseidon. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Barley Sheaf	Demeter	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Demeter. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Purest Hope	Apollo	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Apollo. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Beautiful Mirror	Aphrodite	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Aphrodite. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Adamant Shard	Hephaestus	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Hephaestus. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Everlasting Ember	Hestia	Increases the likelihood of getting a boon of Hestia. You can Rarify his Common blessings once this night.
Lion Fang	Heracles	Deal +30% bonus damage, but lose 5% of this after each Encounter.
Blackened Fleece	Medea	After you take 250 damage, your Omega moves deal +20% damage.
Crystal Figurine	Circe	After the next Guardian, activate 1 random Arcana Card.
Silken Sash	Arachne	Gain +20 Armor. While you have at least 1 Armor, gain +2 Armor after each location.
Aromatic Phial	Narcissus	Fountains restore +20% health. The nest makes 1 random Common Boon of yours Rare.
Concave Stone	Echo	After choosing a Boon, 25% of the time randomly take 1 more, once this night.
Experimental Hammer	Icarus	Gain 1 random Daedalus Hammer that lasts for 10 encounters.
Transcendent Embryo	Primordial Chaos	Gain a random Common Chaos blessing once this night. Every 8 Encounters, replace it.

You can pick up quite a few Keepsakes from NPCs that loiter around the Crossroads, but finding them out in Erebus, Oceanus, and beyond is a little trickier. That’s especially the case for more elusive characters like Icacus and Primordial Chaos. You can also get Keepsakes from merchants such as Narcissus and Arachne, which aren’t a guaranteed spawn for every run. I recommend always having a couple of Nectar on-hand at all times in case of an unexpected random visit from an NPC you only meet very rarely.