All Hades 2 weapons - how to unlock them and best ones to use

Let's take a look at all the Hades 2 weapons including how to get them, what they do, and which combat situations call for different items. Combat is harsh in Hades 2, so knowing what your arsenal can contain is incredibly useful. Let's get you ready for battle.

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All Hades 2 weapons

If you're wondering how many weapons are in Hades 2 and how to get them, we've made it easier for you. Below, you can find everything you need to know, including the materials you may require.

Witch's Staff

The Witch's Staff is the first weapon you start the game with - but that's not to say it doesn't pack a punch, though. While wielding it, you can perform close-range attacks, or use the special long-range attacks to hit enemies further afield. You can also charge it up to release an Omega move that deploys an explosive projectile.

Argent Skull

The Argent Skull provides excellent ranged attacks and has a dash move, though it does have an ammo limit. There are three skulls you can fire off, but you do need to go and collect them to use them again. That's where the dash attack comes in, as it means you can get over to the skulls quicker to use them again.

Moonstone Axe

Axes are as cool as they are dangerous. With the Moonstone, you can perform heavy attacks, though they are slow. You can deal plenty of damage with one blow from the axe, but remember to dodge as soon as you can in order to avoid taking hits yourself.

Sister Blades

This particular weapon is a pair of blades called Lim and Oros. The blades are quick and deliver medium damage per hit. If you prefer a faster build, these are for you. Plus, the Omega move you get with the Sister Blades lets you teleport behind an enemy, so you can hit them without them knowing.

Umbral Flames

Who doesn't love an aesthetically pleasing weapon? Well, the Umbral Flames add as much drip as they do damage. The Flames let you use ranged attacks in the form of fireballs, and have the same fireballs orbit around you using the weapon's special. These then hit any enemies you come close to.

Hades 2 weapon crafting materials

The crafting materials are found as drops from defeating bosses or mined as minerals in different areas of the game.

• Silver - mined with the Crescent Pick in most areas
• Glassrock - mined in the Fields of Mourning area
• Bronze - mined in the City of Ephyra - find out more in our Hades bronze guide
• Cinder - drops from Hecate's boss fight
• Adamant - mined in Mount Olympus

How do I unlock Hades 2 weapons?

Similar to the arsenal room in the first Hades game, you can unlock new weapons in Hades 2's staging room, where you begin your new runs. To get your hands on a fancy new blade or fireball, all you need to do is click on the pool in the room.

Remember that you start with the Witch's Staff, and to unlock any other weapons, you'll need the correct materials to forge them. Some of these are unlocked at the start of the game, but others appear as you clear more of the story.

• Witch's Staff - unlocked by default as Melinoe's starting weapon
• Sister Blades - unlocked by mining with the Crescent Pick in Erebus
• Moonstone Axe - unlocked at the Silver Pool by spending 15 silver in Erebus
• Umbral Flames - unlocked at the Silver Pool by spending three silver, and three cinders
• Argent Skull - unlocked at the Silver Pool by spending 2 G Rock and one bronze
• Black Coat - unlocked by spending two Adamant and two cinders at the Silver Pool

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