Early on during your adventures in Hades 2, you learn about elements and how they relate to the godly boons you so often hoover up. Hades 2 Boon Elements offer you a new way to grow stronger with Infusions, and the best ones may help you win.
It doesn’t take long for elements to appear in Hades 2. By the time you summon the Fated List of Minor Prophecies, the incantation you require should appear in the Cauldron menu. It’s called ‘Divination of the Elements’, and it costs a mere 5 Psyche to activate. Once you do, boons offered by your Olympian kin will bear the mark of an element.
Hades 2 Boon Elements explained
Once you can see the elemental affinity of boons, you’ll notice small symbols appearing on the top-right corners of their icons. These icons represent the typical elements we all know: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. Picking a boon with an element adds it to the list, which you can see by opening your boon info menu.
Boon Elements work by stacking them up and activating a new type of boon called an Infusion. You can find Infusion boons even if you don’t have enough elements stacked, but once you do, it becomes activated automatically. Each god has their own Infusion boon, often requiring a set amount of elements before working. They can increase damage or health, or offer some other kind of buff.
Every god in Hades 2 offers you boons tied to an element. For the most part, the kind of elements you get from the various gods makes logical sense. Poseidon, for example, offers Water boons. Hestia, on the other hand, deals mostly with Fire. But some combine elements, such as Hephaestus who dishes out Earth and Fire boons. Hermes offers a mix of Air, Earth, and Fire.
You can also find elements out in the wild. The City of Ephyra on the surface includes Locations that, when completed, sometimes have optional doors to clear. These doors also offer up some kind of smaller reward, such as Psyche or Gold Crowns. But on rare occasions, you may find a tiny element appear.
Best Infusion boons in Hades 2
There aren’t many Infusion boons in Hades 2, and fewer are worth talking about. Most grant a small buff that’s worth taking, so long as you’ve stayed cognizant of what elements you’ve gathered.
Regardless, the best Infusion Boons in Hades 2 can actually help — maybe even save your life.
| God | Type | Infusion Boon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphrodite | Air | Wispy Wiles | While you have at least 4 Air, you gain a 15% chance to dodge any damage. |
| Apollo | Fire | Self Healing | While you have at least 3 Fire, restore 30% life when you take damage. |
| Hera | Earth | Proper Upbringing | When you have at least 3 Earth, all your Common Boons gain Rarity. |
| Hestia | Fire | Slow Cooker | Your Attacks and Specials gain Power for each Fire you have. |
| Hephaestus | Earth | Martial Art | Your Attack and Special deal more damage for each Earth you have. |
| Demeter | Earth | Coarse Grit | When you have at least 6 Earth, you will not take more than 15 damage per hit. |
The amount of Infusion boons is rather sparse. But as you can glean from the list, some are certainly worth seeking out. Hopefully Poseidon can show up with something worth grabbing one of these days.
