Weapon Aspects - Hades 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

As good as the Nocturnal Arms are in Hades 2, they have much more to offer than they do when you first unlock them. Weapon Aspects are new and unique abilities that you can craft and apply to your weapons to help you in battle. These Aspects are permanent upgrades, so you don't have to worry about losing them on each run likeyou dowith Boons.

On this page, we will have everything you need to know about Aspects, including how to unlockthem and how touse them.

• How to Unlock Weapon Aspects
• How to Use Weapon Aspects
• All Aspects

How to Unlock Weapon Aspects in Hades 2

To unlock the ability to craft and use Aspects, you must first create all five weapons available in the game and use eachof themat least onceon a run. Crafting all five weapons is a decent challenge in itself that requires you to reach most of the areas on the surface and in the Underworld.

Once you've crafted and used each of the five Nocturnal Arms, speak to Headmistress Hecate to receive the Aspects of Night and Darkness Incantation. The exact time or location where she gives you the Incantation can vary. You may be able toreceivethe recipe in the Crossroads, but you may also have to defeat her in battle in Erebus to receive the Incantation.

The Aspects of Night and Darkness is the key to unlocking Aspects. Once you receive the recipe from Hecate, youare free toget straight to work on collecting the items required to cast the spell. You will need the following items to cast the Aspects of Night and Darkness Incantation:

• 5x Bronze
• 1x Nightshade

Nightshade is theeasiestingredient to source. You can find the seeds hidden in soil patches throughout Erebus. Youwill need tocomplete a run there with the Silver Spade equipped to collect them.

Bronze is a little harder to get your hands on as itis only foundon the surface. The door to Olympus is right opposite the door to the Underworld, but itis lockedat the start of the game. You will have to cast two more Incantations to reach it, one being the Permeation of Witching Wards Incantation to open the gate and the Unraveling a Fateful Bond Incantation that allows you to breathe the air on Olympus and explore unhindered.

Once you've cast thosetwospells, complete a run through Olympus with your Crescent Pick equipped. You can collect Bronze from the abandoned sets of armor on the surface.

After collecting all the required ingredients, head back to the Crossroads once you fall and craft the Incantation to unlock Weapons Aspects.

How to Use Weapons Aspects in Hades 2

Weapons Aspects canbe unlockedat the Silver Pool,and there arethree for each weapon.It is worth noting, however,that the game is still in early access, somore Aspects or even more Nocturnal Arms may be introducedlateron.

Each Weapon Aspect needs tobe craftedusing resources. The only exceptionto thisis the Aspect of Melinoe, whichis unlockedby default. You can find all of the Aspects and what materials they require on the first tab of the Silver Pools menu. Once you've unlocked an Aspect, you can upgrade it to level 5 using more resources. The upgrades are available on the second tab of the Silver Pools menu.

If you have the materials required to craft and equip an Aspect orAspectUpgrade, hover over the Aspect or Upgrade you want and press the action button to confirm your choice.

All Weapon Aspects in Hades 2

Each Weapon has three available Aspects at this stage in the game's development. You can find all Aspects as well as what materials they require below:

Descura, the Witch's Staff Aspects

Lim and Oros, Sister Blades Aspects

Umbral Flames Aspects

Moonstone Axe Aspects

Argent Skull Aspects