Weapons

Nocturnal Arms and Hidden Aspects in Hades 2

Every weapon, upgrade path, and statistical comparison you need to master Melinoë's arsenal.

Core Weapons Available in Hades 2

Foundational weapons unlocked through the Crossroads training grounds. Stats reflect Early Access Patch 0.5.2.

Early access currently includes the Witch's Staff, Sister Blades, and Umbral Flames, with additional arms teased for the 1.0 release.

Witch's Staff Builds in Hades 2

  • Damage: 25 (Omega 60)
  • Speed: Medium
  • Special: Wide arc sweep
  • Signature Build: Moonlit Arcana, lightning boons

Balanced caster weapon providing strong crowd control with charged Omega spells.

Sister Blades Loadouts for Hades 2

  • Damage: 15 ×2 (Omega 45)
  • Speed: Fast
  • Special: Dash finisher
  • Signature Build: Stygian Sprint, crit boons

Mobile dual blades enabling dash-focused combos with high crit potential.

Umbral Flames Plans in Hades 2

  • Damage: 18 per tick
  • Speed: Ranged continuous
  • Special: Arcane detonation
  • Signature Build: Doom stacks, lingering spells

Channel eldritch fire at range, ramping damage with stacking status effects.

Hidden Aspects Unlocked in Hades 2

Specialized forms unlocked through mentor quests, drastically changing the playstyle of each weapon.

Supergiant has indicated more aspects are planned as early access evolves.

Aspect of Selene on the Hades 2 Witch's Staff

  • Passive: Omega casts rain lunar fragments
  • Unlock: Complete Hecate incantation chain
  • Synergy: Selene boons, Moonbeam Arcana

Turns the staff into a barrage weapon with stellar scaling on moon-aligned blessings.

Aspect of Nemesis with the Hades 2 Sister Blades

  • Passive: Guaranteed crit after rival hunt
  • Unlock: Win three Nemesis rematches
  • Synergy: Artemis boons, revenge effects

Rewards aggression and precision, revolving around pursuit contracts and rival duels.

Aspect of Charon powering the Hades 2 Umbral Flames

  • Passive: Spread doom miasma on special
  • Unlock: Trade 3 Obols of Forgetting
  • Synergy: Curse boons, Arcana "The Ferryman"

Corrupts entire rooms with miasma, encouraging hit-and-run channeling tactics.

Weapon Comparison for Hades 2

Weapon Base Damage Attack Speed Range Difficulty
Witch's Staff 25 Medium Mid Accessible
Sister Blades 15 ×2 Fast Melee Advanced
Umbral Flames 18/tick Variable Ranged Intermediate

All values subject to Early Access tuning. Hidden aspect bonuses apply after completion of mentor questlines.