# Hades II Post-Launch Patch 2 - Hotfix 5

- Product: Hades II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii)
- Vendor: Supergiant Games
- Date: 2026-07-28
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/667245252276389491
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii/releases/2026-07-28-post-launch-patch-2-hotfix-5

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- **fixed** — Wells of Charon no longer appearing after visiting Ephyra in Dream Dives
- **fixed** — Interaction between Weed Killer (Demeter) and Dividing Blaze (Daedalus - Flames)
- **fixed** — Interaction between Prominence Flare (Apollo) and Phase Shift (Selene) with Purification
- **fixed** — Interaction between Aspect of Supay and Dividing Blaze (Daedalus - Flames)
- **fixed** — Projectile from Howling Soul (Hades) detonating unexpectedly in the fight against Unrivaled Typhon
- **fixed** — King's Ransom (Zeus x Hera) and Queen's Ransom (Hera x Zeus) not removing Duo Boons from Hera and Zeus respectively
- **fixed** — Vow of Scars (Oath) healing reduction unexpectedly affecting vampiric attacks from the Phantom in the Fields of Mourning
- **fixed** — Suffering on Sight (Medea) making foes attack sooner than expected after entering Locations in Thessaly
- **fixed** — Riposte effect from Aspect of Artemis not activating as expected against the radial blasts from Infernal Cerberus
- **fixed** — Certain charge-up attacks from Unrivaled Prometheus continuing after his defeat
- **fixed** — Moon Beam (Selene) not reliably causing a Path of Stars to appear in Tartarus or the Summit
- **fixed** — Chronos becoming noninteractive in Erebus when switching Keepsakes
- **fixed** — UI feedback while trying to use Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) with insufficient Magick
- **fixed** — Running out of Life while choosing a Boon or Path of Stars upgrade under the effect of Engraved Pin (Moros)
- **fixed** — Voiceover and narrative events not playing as expected
- **fixed** — Minor text errors

· **Dream Dives**: Fixed **Wells of Charon** no longer appearing after you visited **Ephyra**
· Fixed an interaction between **Weed Killer (Demeter)** and **Dividing Blaze (Daedalus - Flames)**
· Fixed an interaction between **Prominence Flare (Apollo)** and **Phase Shift (Selene)** with **Purification**
· Fixed an interaction between **Aspect of Supay** and **Dividing Blaze (Daedalus - Flames)**
· Fixed cases where the projectile from **Howling Soul (Hades)** could detonate unexpectedly in the fight against **Unrivaled Typhon**
· Fixed cases where **King's Ransom (Zeus x Hera)** and **Queen's Ransom (Hera x Zeus)** would sometimes not remove Duo Boons from Hera and Zeus, respectively
· Fixed **Vow of Scars (Oath)** healing reduction unexpectedly affecting vampiric attacks from the **Phantom** in the **Fields of Mourning**
· Fixed cases where **Suffering on Sight (Medea)** could make foes attack sooner than expected after entering Locations in **Thessaly**
· Fixed **Riposte** effect from **Aspect of Artemis** not activating as expected against the radial blasts from **Infernal Cerberus**
· Fixed certain charge-up attacks from **Unrivaled Prometheus** sometimes continuing even after his defeat
· Fixed **Moon Beam (Selene)** not reliably causing a **Path of Stars** to appear in **Tartarus** or the **Summit**
· Fixed a case where **Chronos** could become noninteractive in Erebus if you switched Keepsakes
· Fixed UI feedback while trying to use **Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo)** with insufficient Magick
· Fixed cases where you could run out of Life while choosing a Boon or Path of Stars upgrade while under the effect of **Engraved Pin (Moros)**
· Fixed several minor issues with voiceover and narrative events not playing as expected
· Fixed several minor text errors
· Other minor fixes