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Beating Chronos in Hades 2 is no easy feat. It’s almost impossible, even. The dude is time itself, what do you expect? If you want to even have a fool’s chance of beating TIME, then you need to do everything in your power to get more powerful. This means interacting with every single system in Hades 2, repeatedly, forever.
Keepsakes are one of the quickest ways to gain power in Hades 2, even if their effects can’t necessarily be combined. Keepsakes are powerful items that Melinoe can equip to gain modifiers to her run. The specific effect can vary wildly, so we thought we would dive into Keepsakes, how to unlock them, how to upgrade them, and what they do.
Note: Do be aware that Hades 2 is still in Early Access, so anything and everything is subject to change.
More Hades 2 content:
Beginner Tips | How To Reach The Surface | How To Survive The Surface | How To Get Nectar | How To Unlock Every Tool | How To Upgrade Your Tools | How To Unlock Every Weapon | How To Unlock Weapon Aspects | Complete Incantation Guide
How To Unlock Keepsakes
Keepsakes are gifted to you when you indulge in the ancient Olympian tradition of ‘giving people alcohol’. More specifically, handing over the Nectar Of The Gods – a golden liquid made from divine Golden Apples. Nectar as a resource is quite difficult to gather, so we put together a guide covering the resource which you should check out.
Every friendly character in Hades 2 will grant you a Keepsake when you give them a Nectar. Most characters will accept your Nectar immediately and hand over your reward. Some characters, however, will not. If this happens, you need to progress the story and keep on talking to that character until a rapport has been built.
Every Keepsake In Hades 2
There are a total of 27 Keepsakes in Hades 2, and they all do different things. Here’s a list of all of them, who to bribe, and what they do.
| Keepsake | Character | Effects |
| Silver Wheel | Headmistress Hecate | Restore 1000/1500/2000 Mana per night |
| Knuckle Bones | Odysseus | First Guardian fought loses 5%/10%/15% HP and you take 15% less damage |
| Luckier Tooth | Schelemeus | After falling to 0 HP, revive and heal a percentage of your current Max HP. Percentage increases with level. |
| Ghost Onion | Dora | Whenever you exit a Location restore you HP to Max, up to a total value of 50/75/100 per night |
| Evil Eye | Nemesis | Deal +20%/+25%/+30% damage to the last enemy that killed you (very hand for killing Chronos) |
| Engraved Pin | Moros | After you fall to zero HP, become Impervious for 10 seconds. If you kill all enemies in a location before the time runs out, revive and gain 30/40/50 HP |
| Discordant Bell | Eris | After each encounter deal and take +0.5%/+1%/+1.5% damage |
| Gold Purse | Charon | Gain 100/125/150 gold when you start a run/equip this Keepsake during a run |
| Metallic Droplet | Hermes | You move, strike, and channel are 20% faster for the next 200/300/400 seconds |
| White Antler | Artemis | While you have less than 30 life, you have a +20%/+30%/+40% Critic Chance |
| Moon Beam | Selene | You gain +1/+2/+3 Hex upgrades from the next Path Of Stars |
| Cloud Bangle | Zeus | Boons from Zeus are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Iridescent Fan | Hera | Boons from Hera are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Vivid Sea | Poseidon | Boons from Poseidon are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Barley Scarf | Demeter | Boons from Demeter are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Purest Hope | Apollo | Boons from Apollo are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Beautiful Mirror | Aphrodite | Boons from Aphrodite are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Adamant Shard | Hephaestus | Boons from Hephaestus are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Everlasting Ember | Hestia | Boons from Hestia are more likely and you can rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing once per night |
| Lion Fang | Heracles | You deal +30%/+40%/+50% damage but this decreases every encounter |
| Blackened Fleece | Medea | After taking 250 damage over the course of a night, your Omega Moves deal +20%/+30%/+40% damage |
| Crystal Figurine | Circe | After defeating the next boss, activate a random Arcana Card at rank 1/2/3 |
| Silken Sash | Arachne | Gain +20 Shield and increase this by +2/+3/+4 every time you complete a location. |
| Aromatic Phial | Narcissus | Fountains restore 20% Life and the next fountain you visit will improve a Common Boons to Rare/Epic/Heroic |
| Concave Stone | Echo | After choosing a Boon, 25%/30%/35% you will get an additional Boon once per night |
| Experimental Hammer | Icarus | Gain a random Daedalus Hammer effect for the next 10/15/20 encounters |
| Chaos | Transcendent Embryo | Gain a random Common/Rare/Epic Chaos Blessing once per night and replace it every 8 encounters. |
How To Upgrade Keepsakes
Upgrading Keepsakes will drastically increase their power during a run. Upgrading Keepsakes requires you to do battle with enemies. Every ‘room’ you clear will push your equipped Keepsake one step towards upgrading. It’s important to note you have to fight enemies to progress a Keepsake. You will not gain any EXP for visiting Charon, for example.
To reach level 2, you need to clear 25 rooms. Level 3 requires an additional 50 clears for a total of 75 rooms before you max out a Keepsake. This will take multiple runs, but it is well worth the effort.
That’s all we have on Keepsakes in Hades 2 for now. Be sure to check out our other guides for more Hades 2 content.
