Lösegeld des Königs
Converts every Hera boon level you own into Zeus levels and immediately doubles the level of all your Zeus boons.
Kombination
Why this pairing works
King's Ransom is a gamble that converts a wide boon pool into a single very tall one. You give up Hera's Hitch entirely — which means losing your crowd damage — in exchange for Zeus boons at roughly double value. It is strongest on single-target boss fights, where Hitch was contributing nothing anyway.
Spielweise
Only take this once you are close to the final boss, or when you already hold several Zeus boons worth doubling. Do not take it early: losing Hitch makes the mid-run rooms noticeably harder, and the payoff only matters when hitting a single large health pool.
Empfohlene Waffen
Aspekt der Melinoë
Increases Omega move channel speed and raises both maximum health and Magick. The simplest Aspect to build around: more Magick means more Omega moves, and faster channeling means fewer windows where you are vulnerable.
Aspekt des 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.
Aspekt der 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.
Featured Builds
Pan-Magiekreis-Schredder
Drop a Cast and let Aspect of Pan's seeking blades delete everything inside it. The highest sustained single-target damage setup in the game, and forgiving enough to run at high Fear.
Medea-Nahkampf-Ladung
Aspect of Medea turns the Argent Skull from a lobber into a melee weapon: Attack loads skulls into Melinoë and the dash detonates them all at once. Enormous burst, high risk.
Related Topics
Zeus
König der Götter
Hera
Königin der Götter
Aspekt der Melinoë
Grundlegende Zauberverstärkung
Aspekt des Pan
Magiekreis-Suchklingen
Aspekt der Medea
Nahkampf-Granaten mit Verzauberung
Pan-Magiekreis-Schredder
Drop a Cast and let Aspect of Pan's seeking blades delete everything inside it. The highest sustained single-target damage setup in the game, and forgiving enough to run at high Fear.
Medea-Nahkampf-Ladung
Aspect of Medea turns the Argent Skull from a lobber into a melee weapon: Attack loads skulls into Melinoë and the dash detonates them all at once. Enormous burst, high risk.
Plan it with a tool
Duo Boon Finder — Prerequisite Checker
Select the gods in your run and see which of the 4 Hades 2 Duo Boons you can trigger, which prerequisite boons you still need, and the aspects that use them.
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.