Aspect of Melinoë
Bonus crit chance and armour penetration from behind
What it changes
Attack and Special gain critical chance and armour penetration when they hit from behind. Combined with the Omega Attack teleport, you can reliably strike from the rear on demand.
Rank scaling
- R1Backstab crit chance +10%
- R3Backstab crit chance +16%
- R5Backstab crit chance +25%
Strongest god pairings
Other Aspects of this Weapon
Aspect of Pan
Thrown blades seek enemies standing inside your Cast, and Omega Special fires many more of them. This is the strongest Aspect in the game for melting bosses: drop a Cast, then shred everything inside it from a safe distance.
Aspect of Artemis
Holding Special raises a parry stance. Parry an attack and your next strike is a guaranteed critical that also blinks you behind the attacker. The highest skill ceiling of any Aspect — and the highest reward when you read a boss correctly.
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.