# Hades II Early Access Patch 3 Notes

- Product: Hades II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii)
- Vendor: Supergiant Games
- Date: 2024-06-26
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/6085006571972858968
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii/releases/2024-06-26-early-access-patch-3-notes

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- **changed** — Duo Boons and some Legendary Boons are now offered more frequently
- **changed** — Charon's Gold Rewards now include Nightmare after a certain point
- **changed** — Reworked Gathering Tool upgrades to let you find +1 Elemental Essence for your Infusion Boons
- **fixed** — Entering Chaos while in the Mourning Fields no longer causes you to skip a Location in that region
- **changed** — Slightly increased the minimum number of Boons and similar rewards you can find past Erebus
- **changed** — Warding Circles in Erebus now stagger foes that touch them
- **changed** — Witch's Staff (Circe): indirect damage from Omega Moves now contributes to activating Serenity
- **changed** — Sister Blades (Artemis): you are now immune to hit-stun effects during Riposte
- **changed** — Umbral Flames (Eos): improved Omega Attack tracking, increased Magick cost, reduced max damage from upgrade path, and Attack sequence now continues after using it
- **changed** — Argent Skull (Persephone): any Cast damage now extends your Omega Special, not just Omega Cast
- **changed** — Rearranged Grasp costs and positions of several Cards in the Altar of Ashes
- **changed** — Swapped the names and theming of The Moon and Night Cards
- **changed** — Death Card reworked: Omega moves have a chance to deal Critical damage if the last one used was different
- **changed** — The Moon Card now costs 0 Grasp but has an Awakening requirement to activate any surrounding Card
- **changed** — The Unseen Card: improved Magick restoration
- **changed** — Divinity Card: Awakening requirement expanded to include activating a column of Cards, not just a row
- **changed** — Origination Card: now specifies that Curses from different Olympians are required, and Demeter's Cyclone is now considered a Curse
- **added** — Temporal Fluctuation Cauldron incantation lets time-slow effects such as Phase Shift work vs. Chronos
- **added** — Circles of the Moon Cauldron incantation: activating Warding Circles in Erebus fully charges your Hex
- **added** — Ashen Memories of Life Cauldron incantation: whenever you claim rewards of Ash, slightly raise your Life limit
- **added** — Psychic Slivers of Clarity Cauldron incantation: whenever you claim rewards of Psyche, slightly raise your Magick limit

This patch improves numerous Olympian Boons to further enhance core combat and related choices. It also adds new UI icons, Cauldron incantations, and more. Though we'll continue monitoring your feedback, we're now focusing on our first **Major Update** slated for later this year. Thank you for playing!

**Note:** 📢 indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

##### General Gameplay

📢 Many **Duo Boons** and some **Legendary Boons** should be offered more frequently
📢 **Charon's Gold Rewards** now include **Nightmare** after a certain point
· Reworked **Gathering Tool** upgrades; now let you find +1 Elemental Essence for your **Infusion Boons**
· Entering Chaos while in the Mourning Fields no longer causes you to skip a Location in that region
· Slightly increased the minimum number of Boons and similar rewards you can find past **Erebus**
· Warding Circles in **Erebus** now stagger foes that touch them

##### Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

· **Witch's Staff (Circe)**: indirect damage from Omega Moves now contributes to activating Serenity
· **Sister Blades (Artemis)**: you now are immune to hit-stun effects during Riposte
· **Umbral Flames (Eos)**: improved Omega Attack tracking, though slightly increased Magick cost and reduced max damage from upgrade path; Attack sequence now continues after using it
· **Argent Skull (Persephone)**: now any Cast damage _(not just Omega Cast)_ extends your Omega Special

##### Altar of Ashes

· Rearranged **Grasp** costs and positions of several Cards; you may need to reset your Arcana loadout
· Swapped the names and theming of **The Moon** and **Night**
· **Death**: reworked; Omega moves have a chance to deal Critical damage if the last one used was different
· **The Moon**: now costs 0 Grasp but has an Awakening requirement to activate any surrounding Card
· **The Unseen**: improved Magick restoration
· **Divinity**: Awakening requirement expanded to include activating a column of Cards _(not just a row)_
· **Origination**: now specifies that Curses from different Olympians are required; this is relevant with Demeter, whose Cyclone now is considered a Curse _(along with her Freeze)_

##### Crossroads Cauldron

· **Temporal Fluctuation**: **new!** Lets time-slow effects such as **Phase Shift (Selene)** work vs. Chronos
· **Circles of the Moon**: **new!** Activating Warding Circles in Erebus fully charges your Hex
· **Ashen Memories of Life**: **new!** Whenever you claim rewards of Ash, slightly raise your Life limit
· **Psychic Slivers of Clarity**: **new!** Whenever you claim rewards of Psyche, slightly raise your Magick limit
· **Bones of Burnished Bronze**: **new!** Whenever you claim rewards of Bones, gain some Armor
· **Nectar of Godly Savor**: **new!** Whenever you claim rewards of Nectar, gain +1 Lv. for a random Boon

##### Keepsakes

· **White Antler (Artemis)**: reworked; now provides Critical bonus for one Region, but reduces Life limit
📢 **Silken Sash (Arachne)**: you no longer lose your Armor from this if you switch to a different Keepsake
📢 **Moon Beam (Selene)**: now also causes **Selene** or a **Path of Stars** to be offered soon
📢 **Olympian Keepsakes** are now even more likely to make their respective Olympian Boons appear

##### Boons & Blessings

· **Heaven Strike (Zeus)**: increased bonus from **Poms of Power**
· **Heaven Flourish (Zeus)**: increased bonus from **Poms of Power**
· **Storm Ring (Zeus)**: now deals damage from all Casts _(not just Omega Cast)_
· **Ionic Gain (Zeus)**: reworked; now spawns an **Aether Font** nearby that fully restores Magick when used
· **Spirit Surge (Zeus)**: increased bonus from **Poms of Power**
· **Double Strike (Zeus)**: increased effect chance and bonus from **Poms**; renamed from **Second Strike**
· **Shocking Loss (Zeus)**: increased effect chance; now activates when foes first take damage
· **Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo)**: reduced damage; fixed Magick not deducting correctly
· **Apocalyptic Storm (Zeus x Demeter)

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