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God of the Forge

Hephaestus

Hephaestus adds a cooldown-based hammer blast that fires automatically every few seconds. Because it is on a timer rather than on hit, it suits slow heavy weapons better than fast ones.

Signature curse

Blast

Every few seconds your next Attack or Special triggers a 200–400 damage area hammer strike.

Boons

1 boons granted by Hephaestus

Attack

Volcanic Strike

On a cooldown, your next Attack erupts with a hammer blast dealing very high instant area damage.

Earth

Aspects that Love this God

Special fires three orbs; execute bonus below 50% health

Aspect of Momus

Faster swings and a much stronger finisher

Aspect of Melinoë

Moonstone Axe

Fireballs detonate when your orbiting ring touches them

Aspect of Moros

Umbral Flames

More ammo and faster recovery

Aspect of Melinoë

Argent Skull

Attack loads skulls into yourself; the dash detonates them all

Aspect of Medea

Argent Skull

Featured Builds using this God

Fear 0–20

Charon Cast Detonator

The Moonstone Axe's Special shockwave detonates your own Cast for screen-wide damage. The strongest room-clearing build in the game and safe, because the axe can block.

Fear 16–40

Medea Melee Load

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

Aspect

Aspect of Momus

Special fires three orbs; execute bonus below 50% health

Aspect

Aspect of Melinoë

Faster swings and a much stronger finisher

Aspect

Aspect of Moros

Fireballs detonate when your orbiting ring touches them

Aspect

Aspect of Melinoë

More ammo and faster recovery

Aspect

Aspect of Medea

Attack loads skulls into yourself; the dash detonates them all

Build

Charon Cast Detonator

The Moonstone Axe's Special shockwave detonates your own Cast for screen-wide damage. The strongest room-clearing build in the game and safe, because the axe can block.

Build

Medea Melee Load

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

4 duos · 9 gods

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.

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.