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With the final version out, it was time for someone to put up a complete list with all of the Keepsakes in Hades 2. And I decided to be that person. To keep things short for new players to the series, Keepsakes are items you receive from the friendly NPCs after giving them a Gift. For some of them, you can even give this gift on your first ever encounter, unlocking their specific Keepsake. During each region you pass through, you can equip 1 of these Keepsakes and get a great bonus to make your fights easier.
Since Nectar (the only gift you can give) is relatively rare in the beginning, here’s a complete list of all the Keepsakes in Hades 2 so you can plan which ones you feel are more important to get early on and decide which ones are the best. After the list I’ve also written which ones I consider the best, based on region.
The new Keepsakes that came with the official release are close to the bottom. They are all available after finishing the game (seeing end credits), so I won’t focus too much on them.
If you have any questions or need any extra help, please hit me up on Discord, since I’m always available there!
All Keepsakes List for Hades 2
Besides one of the end-game Keepsakes, all of them unlock by giving a gift to one of the characters below. By using them often, you can upgrade from the Common effect to the Epic effect. By using the Cherished Heirloom Hera/Demeter Duo Boon, you can get to the Heroic effect for most of them.
Here’s the complete list, in the same order they appear in the case:
| Keepsake | Character | Effect | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Wheel | Hecate | Gain +50/75/100/150 Max Magick this night. | Crossroads |
| Knuckle Bones | Odysseus | The next Guardian loses –5/10/15/25% Life. You take 10% less damage from Guardians. | Crossroads |
| Luckier Tooth | Schelemeus | After you fall to 0 Life, automatically restore 51/76/101/151 Life once this night. | Crossroads |
| Ghost Onion | Dora | Whenever you exit a location, fully restore your Life, up to a total of 50/75/100/150 Healing over the course of this night. | Crossroads |
| Evil Eye | Nemesis | Deal +20/25/30/40% damage to the last foe that vanquished you. | Crossroads |
| Gold Purse | Charon | Gain +100/125/150/200 Gold Crowns this night. | Charon’s Shop |
| Engraved Pin | Moros | When you first fall to 0 Life in an encounter, become Doomed. Clear it in time for 30/45/60/90 Healing. | Crossroads (after Doomed Beckoning incantation) |
| Discordant Bell | Eris | After each encounter, you deal +0.5/0.75/1/1.5% damage, but also take that much more. | Crossroads |
| Metallic Droplet | Hermes | You move, strike, and channel 20% faster for the next 200/250/300/400 seconds. | Boon |
| White Antler | Artemis | For the next region, gain +20/25/30/50% Critical Damage Chance, but you are limited to 30 Max Life. | Erebus (Underworld) Random Encounter |
| Moon Beam | Selene | A reward from Selene is likely. The next Path of Stars you find grants +3/4/5/7 upgrades. | Boon |
| Cloud Bangle | Zeus | A boon of Zeus is likely. You can rarify his Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Iridescent Fan | Hera | A boon of Hera is likely. You can rarify her Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Vivid Sea | Poseidon | A boon of Poseidon is likely. You can rarify his Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Barley Sheaf | Demeter | A boon of Demeter is likely. You can rarify her Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Harmonic Photon | Apollo | A boon of Apollo is likely. You can rarify his Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Beautiful Mirror | Aphrodite | A boon of Aphrodite is likely. You can rarify her Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Adamant Shard | Hephaestus | A boon of Hephaestus is likely. You can rarify his Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Everlasting Ember | Hestia | A boon of Hestia is likely. You can rarify her Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Sword Hilt | Ares | A boon of Ares is likely. You can rarify his Common/Rare/Epic blessings once this night. | Boon |
| Gorgon Amulet | Athena | While you have no Death Defiance, Athena may appear once this night with at least Common/Rare/Epic/Heroic boons. | Surface Boon |
| Fig Leaf | Dionysus | A single encounter in 1/2/3/4 region(s) may be be blissfully free from foes the rest of this night. | Surface |
| Silken Sash | Arachne | Gain +30 Armor. While you have at least 1 Armor, gain +2/3/4/6 Armor after each location. | Erebus (Underworld) Companion Room |
| Aromatic Phial | Narcissus | Fountains restore +15% Life. The next turns 1 random common boon of yours Rare/Epic/Heroic. | Oceanus (Underworld) Companion Room |
| Concave Stone | Echo | After choosing a boon, 25/50/75/100% of the time randomly take 1 more, once this night. | Fields of Mourning (Underworld) Companion Room |
| Lion Fang | Heracles | Deal +30/40/50/70% damage, but lose 5% of this bonus after each encounter. | City of Ephyra (Surface) Random Encounter |
| Blackened Fleece | Medea | After you take 250 damage, your Ω moves deal +20/30/40/60% damage. | City of Ephyra (Surface) Companion Room |
| Crystaline Figure | Circe | After the next Guardian, activate 2 random inactive Common/Rare/Epic/Heroic Arcana Cards. | Rifts of Thessaly (Surface) Companion Room |
| Experimental Hammer | Icarus | Gain a random Daedalus Hammer upgrade that lasts for 10/15/20/30 encounters. | Rifts of Thessaly (Surface) Random Encounter / Crossroads |
| Jeweled Pom | Hades & Persephone | While at Fates’ Whim, gain a random Hades blessing and most boons have +1/2/3/4 level(s). | After finishing the game, Tartarus (Underworld) |
| Calling Card | Zagreus | While at Fates’ Whim, you can rarify Olympian blessings up to 2/4/6/8 times this time. | After finishing the game, purchase Infernal Contract from Charon’s Shop and beat Zagreus twice |
| Time Piece | Chronos | While at Fates’ Whim, you can purge most rewards for Gold Crowns up to 2/3/4/5 times this night. | After finishing the game, at the first spot you met him, before Oceanus (Underworld) |
| Transcendent Embryo | Primordial Chaos | Gain a random Common/Rare/Epic/Heroic Chaos blessing once this night. Every 8 encounters, replace it. | Underworld Boon |
Best Keepsakes
Best Ones for Beginners
If you feel like you often die too easily and your stats (Magika and Health) are always too low, here’s a little combination you can go for.
If you can change Keepsakes between regions, start off with Hecate’s Silver Wheel for an initial boost to Magika. The boost will remain with you for the whole run even after changing it. Then, in the second region, get either Luckier Tooth or Silken Sash. Silken Sash is better if you feel like you can dodge the attacks of mobs, and Luckier Tooth is better for not ending runs too early.
If the current’s region boss is too hard for you, equipping Odysseus’ Knuckle Bones is a must to make the battle easier.
Overall Good Keepsakes
Moon boons are usually extremely good only if you get the Moon Beam Keepsake in the first region. With the upgrades, the boon gets extremely powerful and it can carry a lot of boss fights with the Full Moon option.
Blackened Fleece is also top-tier, as you can get it in a latter region and the damage received in earlier regions counts for the 250 damage taken.
