# Hades II Post-Launch Patch 2 Notes - Product: Hades II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii) - Vendor: Supergiant Games - Date: 2026-04-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/521992119019110974 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii/releases/2026-04-14-post-launch-patch-2-notes What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Prophecies about characters such as Odysseus and Arachne now have new narrated conclusion scenes viewable in the Fated List once those Prophecies are fulfilled - **added** — Most Crossroads characters can now be gifted Bath Salts, Twin Lures, or Ambrosia indefinitely after forging a bond with them in various brief new scenes - **added** — Characters with whom Melinoë can have non-Platonic relations may occasionally show interest in continuing to have such relations - **added** — Many characters have new dialogue events at various points throughout the story - **added** — New dreamy decorative items in the Crossroads Training Grounds - **added** — New alternate form for each Animal Familiar - **changed** — Aspect of Artemis (Blades) Riposte effect now recharges faster between uses - **changed** — Aspect of Pan (Blades) now also works with Dancing Knives (Daedalus) - **changed** — Aspect of Hel (Skull) Omega Attack now channels faster and hits cocoons more reliably - **changed** — Tidal Ring (Poseidon) now hits multiple foes more reliably - **changed** — Seismic Servo (Poseidon x Hephaestus) now applies its bonus to several additional Boons - **changed** — Snow Queen (Demeter) barrier is no longer negated by attacks that deal no damage - **changed** — Fire Away (Hestia) now works with all Casts, not just Hestia's - **changed** — Sword Ring (Ares) increased damage - **changed** — Grievous Blow (Ares) increased bonus from Rarity and Poms of Power - **changed** — Grisly Gain (Ares) increased chance of weapon strikes spilling Plasma and Rarity and Poms now affect how much Magick is restored by collecting Plasma - **changed** — Profuse Bleeding (Ares) reworked to create a falling blade over a surrounding foe whenever you collect Plasma or inflict Wounds - **changed** — Sanguinary Savor (Ares) reworked to increase Wounds damage in addition to drawing in Plasma automatically and adjusted offering requirements - **changed** — Winner's Circle (Hermes) now works more consistently with all Cast effects, speeding up how quickly they deal damage then expire We're very grateful for all your support of **Hades II** since our v1.0 launch last fall, and all through our Early Access development before then! With that in mind, we're pleased to present our second Post-Launch Patch, which includes some bonus content and quality-of-life improvements we've been working on. ##### Highlights • **Fated Prophecy Updates**: Prophecies about characters such as Odysseus and Arachne now have new narrated conclusion scenes, which can be viewed in the Fated List once those Prophecies are fulfilled. • **Forever Gifting**: Most Crossroads characters now can be gifted Bath Salts, Twin Lures, or Ambrosia indefinitely after forging a bond with them, in various brief new scenes. • **Going Steady**: Characters with whom Melinoë can have non-Platonic relations may occasionally show interest in continuing to have such relations. • **New Dialogue Events**: Many of the game's characters have new things to say at various points throughout the story. • **...And More!** Look for dreamy new decorative items in the Crossroads Training Grounds, a new alternate form for each Animal Familiar, and additional surprises we hope you'll enjoy! ##### Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms • **Aspect of Artemis (Blades)**: Riposte effect now recharges faster between uses • **Aspect of Pan (Blades)**: now also works with **Dancing Knives (Daedalus)** • **Aspect of Hel (Skull)**: Omega Attack now channels faster; now hits cocoons more reliably ##### Boons & Blessings • **Tidal Ring (Poseidon)**: now hits multiple foes more reliably • **Seismic Servo (Poseidon x Hephaestus)**: now applies its bonus to several additional Boons • **Snow Queen (Demeter)**: the barrier is no longer negated by attacks that deal no damage • **Fire Away (Hestia)**: now works with all Casts, not just Hestia's • **Sword Ring (Ares)**: increased damage • **Grievous Blow (Ares)**: increased bonus from Rarity and **Poms of Power** • **Grisly Gain (Ares)**: increased chance of weapon strikes spilling Plasma; Rarity and **Poms** now affect how much Magick is restored by collecting Plasma • **Profuse Bleeding (Ares)**: reworked — now creates a falling blade over a surrounding foe whenever you collect Plasma or inflict Wounds • **Sanguinary Savor (Ares)**: reworked — now increases Wounds damage, in addition to drawing in Plasma automatically; adjusted offering requirements • **Winner's Circle (Hermes)**: now works more consistently with all Cast effects, speeding up how quickly they deal damage then expire; effect re-scaled to compensate • Various other minor fixes and adjustments ##### Hexes & Path of Stars • **Tribulation (Moon Water)**: now activates your _'after you take damage'_ effects multiple times in a row • **Decline (Twilight Curse)**: reworked — now increases direct damage from the projectile ##### Resources & Reagents • Resources obtained using Gathering Tools now offered more consistently • Minor changes to inventory descriptions of some resources ##### Foes & Dangers • **Sorrow-Spiller (Fields)**: slightly reduced appearance rate • **Charybdis (Thessaly)**: fixed cases where this Encounter would not initially occur for longer than expected; tentacles no longer susceptible to **Morph**, consistent with the **Vow of Rivals** Encounter ##### Level Design & Environments • Various minor fixes and improvements to several Locations ##### Fated List of Minor Prophecies • Updated several character-related Prophecies with additional instructions as you make progress; adjusted at which points some of these Prophecies are foretold or fulfilled • **Melinoë, Help Us**: increased priority of key events; the narrated epilogue scene now can be re-viewed • **Silk and Spitefulness**: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion • **Voice and Vanity**: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion • **Haunted by the Past**: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion • **Unfinished Business**: increased priori _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/521992119019110974]_