Hades 2: All Keepsakes and How to Get Them

With Hades 2 in Early Access, players will seek out ways to become stronger, so keepsakes are the key to upgrading Melinoë. The Hades title prides itself on very fun and replayable content which is fuelled by seeking out new gear, crafting weapons, and testing out different builds to help you defeat your foes.

With that being said, we will go over everything we know so far about keepsakes in Hades 2. We will take a look at how you can obtain them, how you can upgrade them, and what keepsakes are currently available in the game.

How to Obtain Keepsakes in Hades 2

Hades 2 How to Get Keepsakes — Supergiant Games

You can get keepsakes by turning in Nectar to specific NPCs in Hades 2. There are a total of 27 keepsakes in Hades 2 and a total of three levels per keepsake that you can upgrade.

You can obtain Nectar through the following methods:

Receive it as an Encounter Reward
Trade with the Wretched Broker at The Crossroads
Cast Kinship Fortune Incantation
Buy it with Gold from Charon
Summon Moros for a second time

How to Upgrade Keepsakes in Hades 2

To upgrade your keepsake in Hades 2, you will need to have the keepsake equipped and complete a certain number of encounters to be able to upgrade it from Rank 1 to Rank 3.

To upgrade a keepsake from Rank 1 to Rank 2, you will need to win 25 encounters with the keepsake equipped.

To upgrade a keepsake from Rank 2 to Rank 3, you will need to win an additional 50 encounters with the keepsake equipped.

All Keepsakes in Hades 2

Below, you can find a table of all the keepsakes found so far in Hades 2. Please keep in mind that not all of the effects are confirmed as players are still discovering and ranking up each keepsake.

Keepsake	Giver	Effects
Silver Wheel	Hecate	Automatically restores 1,000/1,500/2,000 Magick per night.
Knuckle Bones	Odysseus	The first boss fought after equipping this loses 5%/10%/15% of their health, and you take 15% less damage from bosses.
Luckier Tooth	Schelemeus	After falling to zero Life, you will restore a large percentage of it automatically. The percentage grows with each rank.
Ghost Onion	Dora	Whenever you exit a location, you restore your Life to max, up to a total value of 50/75/100.
Evil Eye	Nemesis	Deal +20%/+25%/+30% damage to the last enemy that killed you.
Engraved Pin	Moros	After you fall to zero Life, you become Impervious for 10 seconds. If you kill the remaining enemies within 10 seconds, you gain 30/X/X Life back.
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 equip this Keepsake.
Metallic Droplet	Hermes	Your move, strike, and channel are 20% faster for the next 200/300/400 seconds.

Keepsake	Giver	Effects
White Antler	Artemis	While you have less than 30 Life, you have a +20%/+30%/+40% critical chance.
Moon Beam	Selene	You gain +1/+2/+3 Hex upgrades from the next Path of Stars you acquire.
Cloud Bangle	Zeus	Boons from Zeus are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night.
Iridescent Fan	Hera	Boons from Hera are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night.
Vivid Sea	Poseidon	Boons from Poseidon are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night.
Barley Shef	Demeter	Boons from Demeter are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night.
Purest Hope	Apollo	Boons from Apollo are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night.
Beautiful Mirror	Aphrodite	Boons from Aphrodite are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night.
Adamant Shard	Hephaestus	Boons from Hephaestus are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of his once per night.

Keepsake	Giver	Effects
Everlasting Ember	Hestia	Boons from Hestia are more likely and you can Rarify a Common/Rare/Epic blessing of hers once per night.
Lion Fang	Heracles	You deal +30%/+40%/+50% damage, but this reduces by 5% per encounter.
Blackened Fleece	Medea	After taking 250 damage over the course of a run, your Omega Moves deal +20%/+30%/+40% damage.
Crystal Figurine	Circe	After the next boss fight, activate a random Arcana card at rank 1/2/3.
Silken Sash	Arachne	Gain +20 shield and buff this by +2/+3/+4 every time you complete a location if you still have some shield remaining.
Aromatic Phial	Narcissus	Fountains restore +20% Life, and the next fountain you use will improve a Common Boon of yours to Rare/Epic/Heroic level.
Concave Stone	Echo	After choosing a Boon, 25%/X/X you will get an additional Boon. This happens once per night.
Experimental Hammer	Icarus	Gain 1 random Daedalus Hammer effect for the next 10/15/20 encounters.
Transcendent Embryo	Chaos	Gain a random Common/Rare/Epic Chaos blessing once this night, and replace it every 8 encounters.

And that covers all of the keepsakes found so far in Hades 2 Early Access. Should the devs implement some changes, we will make sure to update you accordingly.