What are the best Hades 2 keepsakes? Erebus is a tricky environment to navigate, and you might be wondering how to optimize your run. Luckily, gifting Nectar comes with great rewards that could turn your fate around.
While you’re seeking out all of the Hades 2 gods and characters to grant them your gifts, you’re likely to run into some formidable opponents. Check out our Hades 2 bosses guide if you’re struggling with any particular enemy. That aside, we’ve got all of the Hades 2 keepsakes and their effects right here.
All Hades 2 keepsakes
The first time you give a character in Hades 2 some Nectar, they will reciprocate with a gift of their own. These are keepsakes, and can be vital in turning the tides against Chronos. Each keepsake has its own effect, and the more you use a keepsake, the more powerful it becomes.
Here is every Hades 2 keepsake you can get in the early access build, along with its effect when they rank up:
| Character | Keepsake | Effect |
| Hecate | Silver Wheel | After you use mana, restore it over three seconds, up to a total of 1000/1500/2000 this night. |
| Odysseus | Knuckle Bones | The next Guardian loses 5/10/15% health. You take 15% less damage from Guardians |
| Schelemeus | Luckier Tooth | After you fall to zero health, automatically restore 51/76/101 health once this night. |
| Dora | Ghost Onion | Whenever you exit a location, fully restore your health, up to a total of 50/75/100 this night. |
| Nemesis | Evil Eye | Deal 20/25/30% additional damage to the last foe that vanquished you. |
| Moros | Engraved Pin | After you fall to zero health, become impervious for ten seconds. If no foes remain, restore 30/45/60 health. |
| Eris | Discordant Bell | After each encounter, you deal 0.5/1/1.5% additional damage, but also take that much more. |
| Charon | Gold Purse | Gain 100/125/150 Gold Crowns once this night. |
| Hermes | Metallic Droplet | You move, strike, and channel 20% faster for the next 200/300/400 seconds. |
| Artemis | White Antler | While you have no more than 20 health, you have a 20/30/40% chance to deal critical damage. |
| Selene | Moon Beam | You gain one/two/three additional upgrade(s) for your Hex from the next Path of Stars you find. |
| Zeus | Cloud Bangle | A Boon of Zeus is likely. You can rarify his common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Hera | Iridescent Fan | A Boon of Hera is likely. You can rarify her common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Demeter | Barley Sheaf | A Boon of Demeter is likely. You can rarify her common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Apollo | Purest Hope | A Boon of Apollo is likely. You can rarify his common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Aphrodite | Beautiful Mirror | A Boon of Aphrodite is likely. You can rarify her common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Hephaestus | Adamant Shard | A Boon of Hephaestus is likely. You can rarify his common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Hestia | Everlasting Ember | A Boon of Hestia is likely. You can rarify her common/rare/epic blessings once this night. |
| Heracles | Lion Fang | Deal 30/40/50% bonus damage, but lose 5% of this after each encounter. |
| Medea | Blackened Fleece | After you take 250 damage, your Omega moves deal an additional 20/30/40% damage. |
| Circe | Crystal Figurine | After the next Guardian, activate one random Arcana Card. |
| Arachne | Silken Sash | Gain 20 armor. While you have at least one armor, gain two/three/four armor after each location. |
| Narcissus | Aromatic Phial | Fountains restore an additional 20% health. The next makes one random common Boon of yours rare/epic/heroic. |
| Echo | Concave Stone | After choosing a Boon, 25% of the time randomly take one more, once this night. |
| Icarus | Experimental Hammer | Gain one random Daedalus Hammer upgrade that lasts for 10/15/20 encounters. |
| Primordial Chaos | Transcendent Embryo | Gain a random common/rare/epic Chaos blessing once this night. Every eight encounters, replace it. |
All of the above information has been gathered from our experience with the first Hades 2 early access build, but as soon as more NPCs and Keepsakes are added to the game, we will be sure to update this list. As we get more time in the game, we’ll be able to glean information on further strengthening each one as well.
If you just can’t wait for more on Supergiant’s sequel, we’ve also got all you need to know on Hades 2 Arcana Cards and how they work. We’ve also got the latest on the Hades 2 release date and our opinions on the early access version in our Hades 2 review if you’re itching to get involved.