All Hades 2 weapon aspects and how to unlock them
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All Hades 2 weapon aspects and how to unlock them

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How to unlock weapon aspects
All weapon aspects and their effects
Witch’s Staff
Sister Blades
Moonstone Axe
Umbral Flames
Argent Skull
✓ At a glance
  • Weapon aspects are unlocked when you meet Hecate after unlocking all five weapons in the game.
  • Use the Aspects of Night and Darkness incantation (5 Bronze, 1 Nightshade) to gain access to aspects at the training grounds.
  • Each weapon has three aspects that grant various buffs. Improve their ranks from 1 to 5 to enhance these effects.

While Melinoe has plenty of weapons to pick from, weapon aspects are powerful upgrades that enhance their performance before a run. On Nightmare runs and endgame resource hunts, you’ll find these upgrades useful for all your weapons. Here’s what you need to know about unlocking weapon aspects and all their effects.

How to unlock weapon aspects

Speak to Hecate after unlocking all five Nocturnal Arms in the game – the Witch’s Staff, Sister Blades, Umbral Flames, Moonstone Axe, and Argent Skull. Doing so after an underground or surface run will unlock the Aspects of Night and Darkness incantation at her cauldron. This needs 5 Bronze and 1 Nightshade to brew. Bronze can be mined with the Crescent Pick on the surface. And Nightshade seeds can be found in Erebus’ digging spots with the Silver Spade.

Once the incantation is done, head to the training grounds and stand near the blue growing circle. It will have an exclamation mark, indicating that new options are available. While some weapon aspects might not be readily available, finding the reagents to unlock them will reveal them to you.

All weapon aspects and their effects

Aspects can be ranked up from rank 1 to rank 5, boosting their unique buff conditions. Unlocking a new aspect will give you a rank 1 weapon, ready to be leveled up. The regular variants will turn into Aspect of Melinoe weapons. For upgrades, head to the heart tab in the Aspect Awakenings menu. As you work towards rank 5, upgrades tend to require the same reagents in larger quantities.

New aspects will require Nightmares, a resource earned by completing endgame runs or beating bosses with specific weapons. This can be checked at the Oath of the Unseen modifier system near the underworld and surface entrances after defeating Chronos, the final boss in the game.

Hades 2 weapon aspects: A player checks out Witch's Staff aspects. Image captured by VideoGamer.
Witch’s Staff aspects include Serenity boosts and a healing spell. Image captured by VideoGamer.

Witch’s Staff

AspectMaterialsDescriptionUpgrades
Aspect of Circe5 Silver, 5 Lotus (Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)After hitting 21 Attacks or Specials, you gain Serenity for 5 seconds. This condition makes your Omega moves 15% faster and you gain Magick regeneration. This speed bonus duration increases per rank.6/7/8/9/10 seconds
Aspect of Momus2 Limestone, 1 Pearl(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Under 50% health, absorb your Omega Special to gain 5 health. This increases with rank.+10/15/20/25/30 health
Aspect of Melinoe2 Silver, 20 Psyche(more Silver and Psyche to rank up)Channel your Omega moves faster. This speed increases per rank.+15/20/25/30 percent
A table with all the Witch’s Staff weapon aspects and their ranks.
Hades 2 weapon aspects: A player checks out Sister Blades aspects. Image captured by VideoGamer.
Use Sister Blades aspects to gain a riposte strike and backstab damage. Image captured by VideoGamer.

Sister Blades

AspectMaterialsDescriptionUpgrades
Aspect of Artemis15 Silver, 1 Glassrock(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)As you channel your Omega Attack, you can parry and riposte right after. Your Omega Attack speed increases with your rank.+20/30/40/50/60 percent
Aspect of Pan1 Wool, 2 Shaderot(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Your Special Attacks seek foes if they are in your Cast. You can fire more blades after you channel and this increases with your rank.+1/2/3/4/5 blades
Aspect of Melinoe5 Silver, 1 Fate Fabric(more Silver and Fate Fabric to rank up)Deal more damage from behind with your Attacks and Specials. This backstab damage increases with your rank.+10/20/30/40 percent
A table with all the Sister Blades weapon aspects and their ranks.
Hades 2 weapon aspects: A player checks out Moonstone Axe aspects. Image captured by VideoGamer.
Use Moonstone Axe aspects to boost critical chance and recover faster from attacks. Image captured by VideoGamer.

Moonstone Axe

AspectMaterialsDescriptionUpgrades
Aspect of Charon5 Pearl, 1 Obol Point(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Your Cast lasts 3 seconds longer and erupts like your Omega Cast when you strike it with your Omega Special. Its size and damage increase with rank.+10/15/20/25/30 percent
Aspect of Thanatos3 Glassrock, 1 Darkness(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Gain +1% critical chance whenever your Omega moves hit but lose this on taking damage. Max critical chance increases with your rank.+4/8/122/16/20 percent
Aspect of Melinoe3 Silver, 1 Bronze(more Silver and Bronze to rank up)Recover faster from Attacks and Specials. Your recovery speed gets faster with your rank.+10/15/20/25 percent
A table with all the Moonstone Axe weapon aspects and their ranks.
Pick up Umbral Flames aspects to make attacks larger or boost their duration. Image captured by VideoGamer.

Umbral Flames

AspectMaterialsDescriptionUpgrades
Aspect of Moros2 Bronze, 2 Tears(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Your Attacks linger for 6 seconds and explode if your Specials hit them. This blast damage is increased per rank.+0/15/30/45/60 percent
Aspect of Eos2 Driftwood, 2 Golden Apple(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Your Attacks grow over 4 seconds to deal more damage and return when you sprint. The final damage increases with your rank.+40/50/60/70/80 percent
Aspect of Melinoe2 Silver, 2 Cinder(more Silver and Cinder to rank up)Your Omega Special flames burn longer. This duration increases with your rank.+1/1.5/2/2.5 seconds
A table with all the Umbral Flames weapon aspects and their ranks.
Hades 2 weapon aspects: A player checks out Argent Skull aspects. Image captured by VideoGamer.
Argent Skull aspects boost damage and can grant you the Glory condition. Image captured by VideoGamer.

Argent Skull

AspectMaterialsDescriptionUpgrades
Aspect of Medea4 Iron, 1 Nightshade(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Your Attack stays near you and explodes in a large area on impact or after 3 seconds. Your Attack and Special damage increases with your rank.+20/30/40/50/60 percent
Aspect of Persephone1 Moss, 5 Poppy(Nightmare 1/1/2/3 for ranking up)Any damage you deal creates Glory which boosts your Omega Special. It lasts up to 5 seconds, firing the Omega Special continuously. This damage is enhanced with your rank.+10/15/20/25/30 percent
Aspect of Melinoe1 Limestone, 5 Ashes(More Limestone and Ashes to rank up)Your Attacks are more powerful when more shells are fired and not retrieved. This power is raised per rank.+5/10/15/20 percent
A table with all the Argent Skull weapon aspects and their ranks.

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Antony Terence

Antony Terence

Antony Terence is a Guides Writer for VideoGamer. While he is particularly fond of city-builders, shooters, and strategy titles, he won’t turn down a good JRPG or a turn-based roguelike.

Hades 2

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  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Roguelike
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