All Keepsakes in Hades 2, ranked best to worst
Keepsakes can make or break a run in Hades 2, so it is important to know which are the best and which are the worst ranked. Investing time into them only improves them, so here are the ones I think you should go in on.
Hades 2 Keepsakes, ranked
This is, in my opinion, the best to the worst of the Keepsakes in Hades 2 ranked. However, everyone’s playstyle differs, so if you disagree, sue me. As I discover more Keepsakes in Hades 2, I’ll continue to add them. After all, the game is still in early access, there could always be more to come.
- Luckier Tooth (Schelemeus) – When you run out of health, automatically restore 51 health once.
- Silver Wheel (Hecate) – After you use magick, restore it over 3 seconds, up to a total of 1,000 magick for the run.
- Aromatic Phial (Narcissus) – Fountains restore +20% health. The next one turns one of your common boons rare.
- Transcendent Embryo (Primordial Chaos) – Gain a random Common Chaos blessing once this night. Every eight encounters, you can replace it.
- Knuckle Bones (Odysseus) – The next Guardian (area boss) loses 5% health. You take 15% less damage from Guardians.
- Ghost Onion (Dora) – Whenever you exit a chamber, fully restore your health, up to a total of 50 over the course of the run.
- Engraved Pin (Moros) – After dropping to zero health, become impervious for 10 seconds. If no foes remain, restore 30 health.
- Silken Sash (Arachne) – Gain +20 armor. While you have at least 1 armor, gain +2 armor after each chamber.
- Evil Eye (Nemesis) – Deal 20% damage to the last foe that vanquished you.
- Metallic Droplet (Hermes) – You move, strike, and channel 20% faster for the next 200 seconds.
- Moon Beam (Selene) – You gain +1 upgrades for your Hex from the next Path of Stars you find.
- Gold Purse (Charon) – Gain +100 gold once this night.
- Cloud Bangle (Zeus) – You’re more likely to get a boon from Zeus. Once this run, you can rarify his common blessings.
- Barley Sheaf (Demeter) – You’re more likely to get a boon from Demeter. You can rarify her common blessings once this run.
- Beautiful Mirror (Aphrodite) – You’re more likely to get a boon from Aphrodite. You can rarify her common blessings once this run.
- Adamant Shard (Hephaestus) – You’re more likely to get a boon from Hephaestus. You can rarify his common blessings once this run.
- Everlasting Ember (Hestia) – You’re more likely to get a boon from Hestia. You can rarify her common blessings once this run.
- White Antler (Artemis) – While you have no more than 30 health, you have +20% chance to deal critical damage.
- Discordant Bell (Eris) – After each encounter, you deal +0.5% damage, but also take that much more.
A few notes on Keepsakes
Each Keepsake can be ranked up in Hades 2, meaning if you have worked with one for a while, it will end up better than the original. If you find that you like one in particular, it is always worth sticking with it as you smash through a few more runs. It’ll only get better. It will take about 25 runs to level up once, and 50 more to get to the highest level.
Each Keepsake in Hades 2 can only be acquired by talking to the NPC marked in the brackets. If you haven’t met them yet, you just need to keep driving through those levels until you do. When you meet one you don’t have the gift from yet, make sure you have some Nectar to hand to get the new Keepsake.