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InHades 2, incantations play a vital role by enabling new features, NPCs, and crafting opportunities. This guide will explain how to unlock all incantations found within the game, detailing each one’s function and the required materials to activate them.
Unlocking Incantations
Incantations in Hades 2 are magic formulas that grant various enhancements and abilities. They can be unlocked by visiting the cauldron in the Crossroads hub. Each incantation requires specific items, which can be found during dungeon runs or obtained through interaction with NPCs.
Categories of Incantations
For organizational purposes, this guide categorizes the incantations based on their functions and the benefits they offer. Below is a list that summarizes these categories and details each incantation within them.
Overview of Incantations
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Incantations that Add New Crossroads NPCs or Functions
Incantation Name
Required Materials
Fated Intervention
Unlocks the Fated List for objectives and rewards
1x Silver, 2x Ashes, 2x Moly
Summoning of Mercantile Fortune
Spawns the Wretched Broker vendor
Kinship Fortune
Allows Wretched Broker to sell Nectar
Floral Fortune
Trade plants for Bones at Wretched Broker
1x Ashes, 1x Nightshade
Summoning of Personal Insights
Spawns Record Keeper to check weapon stats
2x Shaderot, 2x Poppy
Summoning of Historic Travails
Spawns Learned Sage for loadout review
3x Marble, 1x Zodiac Sand
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Incantations for Resource Gathering and Farming
Forget-Me-Not
Mark recipes in the Book of Shadows
Reagent Sensing
Silver wisp leads to collectible resources
Night’s Craftwork
Unlocks the Gathering Tools panel
Greater Favor of Gaia
Reveals tool enhancements
2x Marble, 4x Bronze, 4x Iron
Observance of Gaia’s Secrets
Increases resource finding chances
7x Moly, 7x Lotus, 7x Moss
Flourishing Soil
Create garden soil plots
Adds two garden soil plots
Verdant Soil
Completes garden soil plot setup
1x Wheat, 1x Garlic
Incantations that Add Dungeon Fixtures for Healing and Items
Cleansing of Fountain-Waters
Increase healing from fountains
1x Moly, 1x Lotus
Purification of Fountain-Waters
Increase HP replenishment from fountains
1x Nightshade, 1x Cattail
Woodsy Lifespring
Reveals a hidden fountain in Erebus
3x Silver, 1x Moly
Briny Lifespring
Reveals a hidden fountain in Oceanus
3x Lime, 3x Lotus
Golden Lifespring
Reveals a hidden fountain in Tartarus
3x Marble, 3x Shaderot
Sandy Lifespring
Reveals a hidden fountain in Thessaly
3x Iron, 3x Driftwood
Kindred Keepsakes
Allows Keepsake changes after bosses
4x Lime, 2x Moly, 1x Lotus
Rise of Stygian Wells
Spawns Well of Charon in the Underworld
1x Moly, 1x Nightshade
Surge of Stygian Wells
Guarantees Well of Charon appearances
3x Moly, 3x Cattail
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Incantations for Your Build - Weapons, Boons, Familiars, and Perks
Gathering of Ancient Bones
Extra Bones from weapon use
Aspects of Night and Darkness
Unlock/upgrade weapon aspects
5x Bronze, 1x Nightshade
Divination of the Elements
Reveal elemental affinities of boons
Insight Into Offerings
Full list of deity boons revealed
2x Ambrosia, 2x Poppy, 1x Apple
Consecration of Ashes
Enhance/upgrade Arcana Cards
6x Ashes, 3x Cinder, 6x Fabric
Recipe: Moonlit Essence from Stars
Creates Moon Dust
1x Star Dust
Recipe: Moonlit Essence from Shadow
Creates extra Moon Dust
1x Cinder, 1x Shadow
Faith of Familiar Spirits
Bring animal familiars to dungeons
2x Nectar, 1x Lotus
Attending a Faithful Beast
Animal Familiars harvest more resources
1x Tears, 1x Wool, 4x Wheat
Recipe: Witch’s Delight
Befriend and upgrade animal companions
1x Star Dust, 2x Lotus
Incantations Related to Romance
Rite of Vapor-Cleansing
Repairs Crossroads Hot Springs
2x Moly, 2x Lotus, 2x Nightshade
Rite of Social Solidarity
Repairs Taverna for drinks with companions
2x Nectar, 2x Garlic
Rite of River Fording
Repairs Fishing Pier for companion fishing
4x Driftwood, 2x Cattail
Empath’s Intuition
View relationship statuses with characters
1x Fabric, 3x Myrtle
Recipe: Sweet Nectar
Brew Nectar for gifting
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Understanding and utilizing incantations effectively can significantly enhance your gameplay experience in “Hades 2.” By strategically unlocking these incantations, you can tailor your adventure, enhance your character’s abilities, and interact more profoundly with the game world. Keep this guide handy as you explore the depths of the underworld and unlock the full potential of your journey.
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