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Keepsakes

Hades Keepsake Guide and Nectar Priorities

Know who to gift Nectar to first and which keepsakes help early clears, god targeting, and boss consistency.

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Route gifts and swaps together

Keepsake pages should answer two questions: who deserves early Nectar, and what should be equipped before each biome to support the current plan.

01 · Survive first

Lucky Tooth

Use Lucky Tooth when you are still learning bosses or trying for a first clear. Swap later when your build needs god targeting.

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02 · Gift route

Nectar

Give early Nectar to characters whose keepsakes solve immediate problems: Skelly for survival, Cerberus for health, and Olympian gods for boon targeting.

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03 · Swap plan

Hades Nectar and Keepsake Priority Guide

Early Nectar is best spent unlocking useful first keepsakes. Survival keepsakes help you see more bosses; god keepsakes help you build intentionally once you understand what your weapon wants.

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Lucky Tooth
Keepsake

Lucky Tooth

Skelly’s safety keepsake gives one extra revive and is one of the simplest first-clear tools.

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Owl Pendant
Keepsake

Owl Pendant

Athena keepsake planning for Divine Dash, Deflect safety, and stable first-clear boon targeting.

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Thunder Signet
Keepsake

Thunder Signet

Zeus keepsake planning for lightning starts, multi-hit weapons, Jolted routes, and room-clear pressure.

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Conch Shell
Keepsake

Conch Shell

Poseidon keepsake planning for Tidal Dash, knockback control, wall-slam routes, and safer room clears.

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Adamant Arrowhead
Keepsake

Adamant Arrowhead

Artemis keepsake planning for crit starts, cast burst, pressure windows, and focused boss damage.

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Blood-Filled Vial
Keepsake

Blood-Filled Vial

Ares keepsake planning for Doom, Blade Rift, Merciful End prerequisites, and delayed-damage routes.

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Eternal Rose
Keepsake

Eternal Rose

Aphrodite keepsake planning for Weak safety, high base damage, and boss-friendly scaling.

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Overflowing Cup
Keepsake

Overflowing Cup

Dionysus keepsake planning for Hangover starts, damage over time, Festive Fog, and beginner-safe pressure.

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Frostbitten Horn
Keepsake

Frostbitten Horn

Demeter keepsake planning for Chill control, Crystal Beam routes, and late-game boon pool shaping.

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Lambent Plume
Keepsake

Lambent Plume

Hermes keepsake planning for speed clears, dodge stacking, fast rooms, and when the tempo risk is worth it.

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Cosmic Egg
Keepsake

Cosmic Egg

Chaos keepsake planning for free Chaos gates, higher-rarity Chaos boons, and risk-aware early routing.

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Old Spiked Collar
Keepsake

Old Spiked Collar

Cerberus keepsake guide for raw health, first-clear safety, and deciding when extra max life beats another revive.

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Evergreen Acorn
Keepsake

Evergreen Acorn

Eurydice keepsake guide for blocking boss hits, late-biome swaps, and protecting promising builds from burst damage.

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Chthonic Coin Purse
Keepsake

Chthonic Coin Purse

Hypnos keepsake guide for early gold, shop routing, and when a coin boost is better than safety.

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Bone Hourglass
Keepsake

Bone Hourglass

Charon keepsake guide for Well of Charon item duration, temporary buffs, and shop-aware run planning.

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Pierced Butterfly
Keepsake

Pierced Butterfly

Thanatos keepsake guide for no-hit room scaling, confidence checks, and when bonus damage is worth the pressure.

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Black Shawl
Keepsake

Black Shawl

Nyx keepsake guide for backstab and undamaged-target burst, melee openers, and safe aggression.

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Shattered Shackle
Keepsake

Shattered Shackle

Sisyphus keepsake guide for boonless damage, early-room power, and when to delay core boons.

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Pom Blossom
Keepsake

Pom Blossom

Persephone keepsake guide for passive Pom leveling, long-run scaling, and choosing when upgrades beat god control.

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Myrmidon Bracer
Keepsake

Myrmidon Bracer

Achilles keepsake guide for frontal damage reduction, back-hit risk, and disciplined boss positioning.

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Skull Earring
Keepsake

Skull Earring

Megaera keepsake guide for low-health damage, danger thresholds, and whether clutch power is worth the risk.

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Distant Memory
Keepsake

Distant Memory

Orpheus keepsake guide for ranged damage, spacing discipline, and builds that punish from a distance.

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Harpy Feather Duster
Keepsake

Harpy Feather Duster

Dusa keepsake guide for urn healing, room comfort, and whether sustain can replace stronger combat tools.

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Broken Spearpoint
Keepsake

Broken Spearpoint

Patroclus keepsake guide for post-hit invulnerability, poison safety, and surviving burst-heavy rooms.

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Sigil of the Dead
Keepsake

Sigil of the Dead

Hades keepsake guide for the Aid call, story progression, and using invisibility windows with purpose.

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