Hades

Hades Beginner Guide — How to Escape the Underworld for the First Time

Your first escape in Hades comes from two things working together: a run that stays alive (a forgiving weapon, defensive boons, Death Defiance) and steady permanent upgrades between runs. This guide gives the short answer first, then covers how a run is laid out, the chamber reward symbols, what to spend each currency on, the Mirror of Night and House Contractor in priority order, early keepsakes, each boss in brief, and an honest look at God Mode.

Hades Mirror of Night and Heat Guide — Every Talent and Pact of Punishment Condition

The Mirror of Night and the Pact of Punishment are the two systems that shape every run of Hades after the first few hours: one makes Zagreus permanently stronger, the other makes escapes harder in exchange for Titan Blood, Diamonds and Ambrosia. This guide starts with two answer tables — all 12 Mirror slots with both talents, and all Pact conditions with their Heat — then explains how bounties are paid, gives a Heat climb route, covers Hell Mode briefly and lists the common mistakes.

Hades Weapon Aspects Ranked — All 6 Weapons, Hidden Aspects and Titan Blood

Hades has six Infernal Arms, and each has four Aspects: the default Aspect of Zagreus, two more you buy with Titan Blood, and one hidden aspect that only appears after a character tells you a secret waking-phrase. Aspects decide what a weapon is good at far more than the base weapon does. This guide ranks all 24 aspects, explains how the hidden ones are revealed, and shows where your first Titan Blood should go.

Hades Best Boons — Boon Tier List by Slot, Best Builds and Duo Boons

Zagreus has five boon slots (Attack, Special, Cast, Dash, Call), each holding one god's boon, and the rest of a build hangs off them. This guide starts with the answer: the best boon for each slot and from each god, with Common-rarity numbers. Then the build archetypes that win runs, the Duo Boons that complete them, how to steer which gods appear, and the mistakes that quietly ruin a build.