Hades 1.0 Endgame FAQ and Guide
Q: I just beat the Final Boss! Did I beat the game?
- A (Part 1): No. But welcome to the beginning of the end of the game! You have officially beat the game when you see credits and hear a new song. To see the requirements on beating the game and getting to the Credits, check the next spoiler.
- A (Part 2): Beat the Final Boss ten (10) times total, to successfully beat the game and see the credits. You know you’re on your last attempt when a special event happens prior to the Final Boss “fight”…
Q: I’m sure I beat the game. Am I in the Epilogue? How do I beat the Epilogue?
- A: Congrats! Persephone is back at the House, and you are now post-credits. My personal labeling is that you are now post-credits but pre-Epilogue.
- Unfortunately, I cannot be specific as to how to unlock the Epilogue Quest (note: the Epilogue quest itself is fairly short) for now. I know, you’re probably viewing this guide early on just for this question. However, I will update the guide with the specific requirement as time passes and enough people reach it by themselves.
- That is, I unlocked the Epilogue by myself, and later acquired information as to the exact requirements for unlocking the Epilogue, but am not allowed to share for now, sorry!
- All I can say for now is that: keep running, and you’ll eventually get it! I played quite a bit in Early Access, and that definitely helped. If you’ve played Hades pretty extensively through Early Access, you’ll reach the Epilogue fairly soon…took me about a dozen runs post-credits.
Q: How do I unlock the new Aspect released in the 1.0 patch (and what is it)?
- A: The new aspect is the Aspect of Gilgamesh for the Twin Fists (Malphon).
- It gives the Twin Fists a new moveset, where a dash-special attack “Maims” the target. The regular attack is also slower but deals more damage (sort of like the Aspect of Arthur for the sword makes the Sword attack slower but deal more damage per swing). The “Maim” status makes the target deal more damage to you (enemy deals 25% extra damage to you), but also take more damage for a few seconds (you deal 50% extra damage to enemy). When the “Maim” effect expires, the enemy takes a burst of 100/175/250/325/400 damage (similar to Ares’ Doom mechanic).
- To acquire, you simply need to talk to Asterius (the Minotaur) in a mini-boss encounter (only; the Final Boss Fight with Theseus does not work). You may need to talk to him multiple times, depending on your progress on other storylines that also involve him (aka slight RNG to get the dialogue). Standard 4th Aspect unlock requirements apply (unlock Guan Yu Aspect on Spear + invest 5 Titan Blood into the weapon that you want to unlock, then talk to the right person enough).
Q: The Patch Notes says there are two new keepsakes! What are they, and how do I get them?
- A:
- Keepsake 1: The first keepsake is from Persephone (“Pom Blossom”). You can acquire it after beating the game (post-credits), by gifting her nectar once she has come back to the House of Hades.
- The effect of Persephone’s Keepsake is: After completing 6/5/4 encounters, a random boon gets +1 level (i.e. a Pom upgrade is applied to a random boon).
- Keepsake 2: The second keepsake is from Hades (“Sigil of the Dead”). You can acquire it after beating the game (post-credits), plus a few more runs. Eventually there will be a prompt to view a mini-cutscene in a special location. Afterwards, you can gift Hades nectar.
- The effect of Hades’ Keepsake is: Your Call becomes Hades’ Aid, and you start with 10%/20%/30% God Gauge filled at the start of every encounter. The God Gauge has 4 Bars; using 1 bar turns you “Unseen” for 2 seconds or until you attack. Using all 4 bars (Greater Call) turns you Invisible for 8 seconds (attacking does not break invisibility). While unseen/invisible, you move faster and deal more damage.
- Yes, you can use Hades’ Aid in the Final Boss fight for a slightly amusing interaction!
Q: How do I obtain Extreme Measures 4?
- A: After beating the game (post-credits), do a few more runs, talk to Hades a few times, and then the House Contractor will have the Extreme Measures 4 Upgrade for 100 Gemstones
Q: What are the differences in Extreme Measures 4?
- A: (Note: spoilers looks weird when you have a list. There’s a lot more than just the next sentence, the rest will show up when you hover over the next sentence!)
- Oh boy. This one is real tough. And the music gets INTENSE. I’ll break it down by Boss Fight Phase.
Hades’ First Health Bar:
- He attacks faster.
- He gains the Aspect of Achilles ability (he can throw his spear and dash to it).
- At 66% and 33% HP (his invulnerability moments), he now summons mini-bosses (so far I’ve only seen the Tartarus Gemstone mini-boss) instead of Elite enemies.
- If you have the Pact of Punishment “Benefits Package” turned on, the Big Gemstone will have one or two extra modifiers too. From my experience (with 1 Benefits Package), the modifier is always connecting lasers.
- Boiling Blood Skulls have a small AoE slow-field (I think it’s a slow field, it doesn’t seem to damage you). They still explode like normal after 5 seconds (the expanding explosion ring might move faster, I can’t say for certain though).
Hades’ Second Health Bar:
- He now can heal from Urns if you don’t break them (seems like a limit of 2-3 heals of +1500 Health per heal-cycle).
- His Sun-Ray move seems to start up faster (unsure).
- He gains a “Cthonic Companion”! He can summon Cerberus (!) to run once across the battlefield and drop flaming rocks (think of them like the Urn Bombs in Tartarus) which deal damage in an AoE. Unsure as to what triggers it; roughly ~50% HP into Second Phase I think?
Hades’ THIRD Health Bar:
- Yes, he now has a THIRD stand. He revives at ~75-80% HP (instead of 100%) after defeating him the second time.
- Your vision is now limited (you can only see in a small area around yourself).
- Unsure if this is fully correct, but for the first 50% HP of this third phase, I think Hades tends to stick next to you and fight in your limited vision. At around 50% HP, he cloaks himself and dashes away, outside of your limited vision range. This means you have to dash around to “find” him which adds to the challenge. Careful not to dash into Urns due to limited vision!
- Hades still uses his moveset from his Second Health Bar, I think the only major addition in this third phase compared to the second phase is the limited vision aspect.
- I might be forgetting some stuff or this list of changes might be incomplete, but those were the standout changes from my few times facing him, so I’ll add in more details as we get them!
Q: How do I forge a bond (max hearts) with a certain cold character?
- A: To forge a bond with Demeter, you need to complete the Epilogue (beating the game and getting to post-credits is not enough). Then, talk to her a few more times, to unlock and then gift her the final Ambrosia to forge a bond!
Q: Are the following achievements bugged?
- A: “Friends Forever” (Max-rank each standard Keepsake) is bugged. I created a new Hell Mode file for fun, and the achievement instantly unlocked in the first cutscene. However, I did technically complete this achievement normally in my gameplay.
- “Well Stocked” (Buy 9 ‘Well of Charon’ items in one escape attempt) is bugged. The first time I attempted this, the achievement did not pop up. The second time, immediately upon my 9th purchase, the achievement popped up. My hunch is that purchasing items from Wells via level-transition stations (and in Styx) do not count towards the achievement, which seems like a bug. Regardless, just keep trying and you’ll get it.
- “River Denizens” (Catch a fish from each region) is NOT bugged (sort of). You need to catch a fish from Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium, Styx, and Greece (the Surface) to trigger this achievement. You do NOT need to catch a fish in Chaos though.
- “Complete Set” (Earn all Chthonic Companions) is NOT bugged. For most people, they just haven’t progressed far enough in a storyline to unlock the “last” Cthonic Companion (specifically; no new Cthonic Companions were introduced in 1.0, you might already have this achievement).
- “Something From Everyone” (Unlock each standard Keepsake) is NOT bugged. See an earlier question; there are TWO new keepsakes to earn after the 1.0 update.
Q: I heard there’s a new shade-y NPC/Vendor…where do I find it?
- A: The new NPC/Vendor is the “Resource Director”. You can find him in Hades’ Chambers. You need to beat the game (post-credits) and talk to Hades a few times, and then Hades will let you know of this new shade-y vendor! You can exchange Darkness + other resources for cosmetic embellishments to your HP bar.
