Headmistress of Witchcraft

Hecate

The first boss of the Underworld route. Hecate fights with decoys and a homing transmutation orb, so the encounter tests target identification more than raw damage output.

Zone: Erebos
Phases: Triplicate Decoys · Transmutation Orb

Strategy

01
Triplicate Decoys
Attack tells
Hecate splits into three copies that release ring-shaped spirit fire. Only one copy has a visible health bar.
Counter Aspects
Find the copy carrying the health bar and commit all damage there. Attacking a decoy wastes your window, so hold fire until you have identified the real one.
02
Transmutation Orb
Attack tells
She throws a slow homing orb that turns Melinoë into a sheep on contact, removing all abilities for a few seconds.
Counter Aspects
Circle around pillars to break line of sight — the orb detonates on terrain. If you cannot reach cover, dash through it rather than away; it tracks you, so running only delays the hit.

Counter Aspects

Bonus crit chance and armour penetration from behind

Aspect of Melinoë

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.

Attack loads skulls into yourself; the dash detonates them all

Aspect of Medea

Attack no longer throws skulls — it loads them into Melinoë herself. Dashing into an enemy then detonates every loaded skull at once. This transforms the weapon from a ranged lobber into a melee burst tool, and it is one of the highest damage ceilings in the game.

Plan it with a tool

8 vows · 25 Fear ceiling

Fear Calculator — Vow of the Unseen

Add up Hades 2 Fear from all 8 Vows of the Unseen. Set each Vow rank, see your total against the 25 Fear ceiling, and hit 20 Fear with the fewest Vows.

6 weapons · 18 aspects

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.