Aspect of Melinoë
Faster swings and a much stronger finisher
What it changes
Speeds up the whole attack chain and adds substantial damage to the combo finisher. Directly patches the axe's main weakness.
Rank scaling
- R1Attack speed +10%, finisher damage +15%
- R5Attack speed +25%, finisher damage +40%
Strongest god pairings
Other Aspects of this Weapon
Aspect of Charon
When your Special shockwave touches your Cast, the Cast detonates for heavy area damage and its duration refreshes. The single strongest clearing tool against grouped enemies, and competitive at every Fear level.
Aspect of Thanatos
Every enemy struck by your Attack adds 1% critical chance up to a rank-based cap. Taking damage wipes the stack, so this Aspect rewards clean play over raw damage output.
Related Topics
Plan it with a tool
Build Planner — Weapon, Aspect, Boons & Arcana
Assemble a full Hades 2 loadout: pick 1 of 6 Nocturnal Arms and 1 of 18 Aspects, layer boons, set a Keepsake route and attach an Arcana loadout.
Aspect Unlock Planner — Costs & Order
Plan the order you unlock all 18 Hades 2 weapon aspects. See each aspect unlock cost, group by weapon, and tick them off as you go.
Keepsake Route Planner — Per-Region Slots
Lay out a Hades 2 keepsake route region by region. Compare all 3 tracked keepsakes, their givers and rank effects, then lock in a route.