Keepsakes are an important aspect of Hades 2 because they influence your gameplay experience by a great margin. There are different Keepsakes that you will come across in the game, each with its unique effects.
Keepsakes in Hades 2 are passive items, and are triggered whenever you meet their activation criteria in the game.
So here’s a list of all the Keepsakes in Hades 2, and how you can get them.
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How to get Keepsakes in Hades 2
Whenever you come across a new character in Hades 2, give them Nectar as a gift. If this is the first time you give them a gift in the game, they’ll give you a Keepsake in return.
You’ll receive a Keepsake from a character only once, and there are 27 such items that you can collect in the game.
All Keepsakes in Hades 2
Here’s a list of all 27 Keepsakes that you will come across in Hades 2:
| Character | Keepsake | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Hecate | Silver Wheel | After you use magick, restore it over 3 seconds, up to a total of 1,000 magick for the run. |
| Odysseus | Knuckle Bones | The next Guardian (area boss) loses 5% health. You take 15% less damage from Guardians. |
| Schelemeus | Luckier Tooth | When you run out of health, automatically restore 51 health once. |
| Dora | Ghost Onion | Whenever you exit a chamber, fully restore your health, up to a total of 50 over the course of the run. |
| Nemesis | Evil Eye | Deal +20% damage to the last foe that defeated you. |
| Moros | Engraved Pin | After you run out of health, become impervious for 10 seconds. If no foes remain, restore 30 health. |
| Eris | Discordant Bell | After each encounter, you deal +0.5% damage, but also take that much more. |
| Charon | Gold Purse | Gain +100 gold once this night. |
| Hermes | Metallic Droplet | You move, strike, and channel 20% faster for the next 200 seconds. |
| Artemis | White Antler | While you have no more than 30 health, you have +20% chance to deal critical damage. |
| Selene | Moon Beam | You gain +1 upgrades for your Hex from the next Path of Stars you find. |
| Zeus | Cloud Bangle | You’re more likely to get a boon from Zeus. You can rarify his common blessings once this run. |
| Hera | Iridescent Fan | You’re more likely to get a boon from Hera. You can rarify her common blessings once this run. |
| Demeter | Barley Sheaf | You’re more likely to get a boon from Demeter. You can rarify her common blessings once this run. |
| Poseidon | Vivid Sea | You’re more likely to get a boon from Poseidon. You can rarify his common blessings once this run. |
| Apollo | Purest Hope | You’re more likely to get a boon from Apollo. You can rarify his common blessings once this run. |
| Aphrodite | Beautiful Mirror | You’re more likely to get a boon from Aphrodite. You can rarify her common blessings once this run. |
| Hephaestus | Adamant Shard | You’re more likely to get a boon from Hephaestus. You can rarify his common blessings once this run. |
| Hestia | Everlasting Ember | You’re more likely to get a boon from Hestia. You can rarify her common blessings once this run. |
| Heracles | Lion Fang | Deal +30% bonus damage, but that value decreases by 5% after each encounter. |
| Medea | Blackened Fleece | After you take 250 damage, you Omega moves deal +20% damage. |
| Circe | Crystal Figurine | After the next Guardian, activate 1 random Arcana Card |
| Arachne | Silken Sash | Gain +20 armor. While you have at least 1 armor, gain +2 armor after each chamber. |
| Narcissus | Aromatic Phial | Fountains restore +20% health. The next one turns one of your common boons rare. |
| Echo | Concave Stone | After choosing a boon, you have a 25% chance to randomly take another boon (once per run). |
| Icarus | Experimental Hammer | Gain a random Daedalus Hammer upgrade that lasts for 10 encounters. |
| Primordial Chaos | Transcendent Embryo | Gain a random common Chaos blessing once this night. Every eight encounters, replace it. |
How to level up Keepsakes in Hades 2
To level up a Keepsake in Hades 2, all you need to do is clear encounters while having one of them equipped.
There are three levels to a Keepsake in the game, and here are the number of encounters that you need to clear in order to level them up:
- Level 1: Default
- Level 2: Clear 25 encounters
- Level 3: Clear 50 encounters.
