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Hades Guides - Beginner Route, Builds, Boons, Resources
A practical Hades strategy library for first clears, build planning, resource farming, and repeated run improvement.
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Guide pages should chain from first-clear survival into boon planning, Mirror upgrades, resource priority, and higher-Heat goals.
01 · First clear
Hades Beginner Guide: First Clear Route
First clears are usually won by survival economy, not perfect damage. Spend Darkness on extra lives and dashes, unlock defensive keepsakes, choose one or two build goals, and treat every boss as a lesson in leaving early.
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Hades Boon and Build Planning Guide
A good Hades build starts by deciding which button deals damage. Then you pick gods that scale that button, use keepsakes to control the first god, and avoid taking shiny boons that do not help the run’s core job.
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Mirror of Night Upgrade Guide
Mirror upgrades are the foundation of consistent Hades clears. Early Darkness should buy forgiveness first: extra lives, extra dashes, health, and reliable damage. Alternate talents become powerful later, once you understand what your build is trying to control.
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A spoiler-light route for your first successful escape: Mirror priorities, weapons, keepsakes, boons, and boss habits.
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Best Hades Weapon Aspects for Consistent Clears
How to choose weapon aspects by safety, build clarity, and boss consistency instead of raw tier-list hype.
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Hades Boon and Build Planning Guide
A practical way to stop taking random boons and start building around attack, special, cast, status, and duo goals.
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Athena Boons Guide
How to use Deflect, Divine Dash, exposed pressure, and Athena safety tools without turning the run passive.
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Artemis Boons Guide
Crit planning for attack, special, cast, Support Fire, and pressure builds that need clean burst windows.
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Zeus Boons Guide
How to use lightning, jolted pressure, multi-hit weapons, and Zeus scaling without diluting the build.
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Dionysus Boons Guide
Hangover stacking, Festive Fog, safe damage over time, and where Dionysus fits in beginner and aspect builds.
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Poseidon Boons Guide
Knockback planning, wall-slam damage, Tidal Dash control, and when Poseidon turns rooms into safe space.
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Ares Boons Guide
Doom timing, Blade Rift routes, Merciful End logic, and how to avoid slow Ares builds that never finish bosses.
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Aphrodite Boons Guide
Weak status, high base damage, safe boss trading, and where Aphrodite belongs in weapon and Duo plans.
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Demeter Boons Guide
Chill stacking, Crystal Beam routes, late-game unlock context, and how Demeter slows fights without slowing the run.
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Hermes Boons Guide
How to evaluate speed, extra dashes, attack tempo, cast recovery, dodge, and why Hermes should support the build you already have.
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Chaos Boons Guide
How to judge Chaos gates, temporary curses, long-term bonuses, Cosmic Egg value, and when the risk is worth the room.
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Hades Nectar and Keepsake Priority Guide
Who to gift Nectar to first, when to use defensive keepsakes, and when god keepsakes become stronger than raw safety.
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Legendary, Duo, and Heroic Boons Guide
How Hades boon rarity works, why prerequisites matter, and how to control your run toward Legendary, Duo, and Heroic outcomes.
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Hades Resource Farming Priority
What to do with Darkness, keys, gems, Nectar, Titan Blood, Diamonds, and Ambrosia as your account grows.
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Mirror of Night Upgrade Guide
Which Mirror upgrades matter first, when alternate talents are worth using, and how Mirror choices shape first clears.
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Pact of Punishment and Heat Guide
How Heat works after your first clear, which Pact conditions are manageable, and how to approach 8, 16, and 32 Heat.
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