All Hades 2 Incantations And Their Rewards, Explained

Author Dalboyy 19 Nov 2024

Trained by Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, Melinoë can use Magick during combat and cast mystical spells that assist her in her quest to kill Time. But what are all the Hades 2 Incantations, and what kind of rewards do they offer?

All Hades 2 Incantations and Rewards

Below you’ll find the list of all Incantations in Hades 2 and what they offer on activation. Every Incantation requires materials; you can’t make a good stew without ingredients. Again, keep in mind that most Incantations won’t be available until they’re needed. Often, that means you’ll only be able to learn them once you’ve made enough progress in your quest. Keep playing and soon you’ll gain access to the whole list.

The early-game Incantations require materials that don’t take long to locate and gather. With Gathering Tools, you should be able to acquire enough ingredients during the first in-game week to unlock a large portion of the Incantation list. The further down you go, however, the more expensive the Incantation, and the more danger you’ll be in when searching for the necessary resources.

A large, yellow exclamation point will hover the Crossroads Cauldron if you have enough ingredients to unlock an Incantation.

There are also rare resources created via Alchemy, which are included below the Incantation list.

These two guides should help you discover what you need for Incantations:

Every Plant and Seed guide
All Resources and Reagents guide

Incantation	Materials Required	Reward
Fated Intervention	1 Silver, 2 Ash, 2 Moly	Gain the attention of the Three Fates, who later grant you access to the Fated List of Minor Prophecies.
Summoning of Mercantile Fortune	10 Bones	Brings the Wretched Broker and their shop to the Crossroads.
Night’s Craftwork	1 Ash	Unlocks the Crescent Pick tool at the Silver Pool, allowing you to gather minerals.
Flourishing Soil	1 Moly	Gives you two Soil Plots in which to use seeds to grow plants in the Crossroads. Reward: +1 Nightshade Seeds.
Kinship Fortune	60 Bones	The Wretched Broker will begin selling exotic goods, such as Nectar. Reward: +1 bottle of Nectar.
Forget-Me-Not	1 Moly	Allows you to place a reminder icon on items with materials you need.
Reagent Sensing	1 Moly	Selene will guide you to nearby resources after each finished Encounter.
Gathering of Ancient Bones	2 Limestone	Randomly gives one Main Weapon a Grave Thirst, allowing you to earn +2 Bones after every Location.
Doomed Beckoning	3 Fate Fabric, 1 Nightshade	Causes Moros to appear to you after a later failed run, which soon leads him to join you in the Crossroads.
Briny Lifespring	3 Limestone, 3 Lotus	Creates a safe Location in Oceanus that contains a health pool. The chamber can contain resources.
Divination of the Elements	5 Psych	Reveals the elemental affinities of godly boons, leading to powerful Infusion Boons.
Floral Fortune	1 Ash, 1 Nightshade	Creates a Pawn Shop tab at the Wretched Broker’s store, allowing you to sell goods for Bones.
Woodsy Lifespring	3 Silver, 1 Moly	Creates a safe Location in Erebus that contains a health pool.
Rise of Stygian Wells	1 Moly, 1 Nightshade	Causes some Locations in the Underworld to have a Well of Charon, where you can exchange Gold Crowns for healing, materials, or temporary buffs.
Surge of Stygian Wells	3 Moly, 2 Cattail	Causes a Well of Charon to appear in the safe area between Regions.
Cleansing of Fountain-Waters	1 Moly, 1 Lotus	Enhances Fountains, which will now offer +10% Life on use.
Purification of Fountain-Waters	1 Nightshade, 1 Cattail	Fountains restore an additional +10% Life on use.
Kindred Keepsakes	4 Limestone, 2 Moly, 1 Lotus	Keepsakes cabinet will appear in the safe area between Regions.
Propensity Toward Gold	1 Limestone, 1 Fate Fabric	Locations may contain Golden Urns that reward in up to 15 Gold Crowns when shattered.
Rite of Vapor-Cleansing	2 Moly, 2 Lotus, 2 Nightshade	Unlocks the Hot Springs, causing it to appear in the Crossroads. The communal Hot Springs are used to deepen relationships and make Odysseus increasingly uncomfortable. Reward: +1 Bath Salts,1 uncomfortable war uncle.
Permeation of Witching-Wards	1 Cinder, 1 Shadow, 3 Moly	Allows Melinoë to travel past the Warded gateways and reach the surface area.
Consecration of Ashes	6 Ash, 1 Cinder, 6 Fate Fabric	Enhances the Altar of Ashes so you can upgrade Arcana Cards. Reward: +3 Moon Dust.
Rite of Social Solidarity	2 Nectar, 2 Garlic	Unlocks the Crossroads Taverna, where you can deepen relationships. Reward: +1 Ambrosia.
Reviving a Mournful Husk	1 Myrtle	Allows you to revive Golden Boughs in the Fields of Mourning.
Golden Lifespring	3 Marble, 3 Shaderot	Creates a safe Location in Tartarus that contains a health pool. The chamber can offer resources.
Necromantic Influence	5 Psyche, 5 Nightshade	Sprinting into Lone Shades will cause them to attack foes before dispersing. Look for the Shades with crescent moon insignias on their heads.
Empath’s Intuition	1 Fate Fabric, 3 Myrtle	Updates the Book of Shadows to include information on your relationship status with friends and acquaintances.
Unraveling a Fateful Bond	2 Lotus, 2 Moss, 2 Nightshade, 2 Thalamus	Lessens the effects of Melinoë’s blood-curse, allowing her to travel on the surface for longer. This unlocks after reaching the surface.
Rich Soil	3 Lotus	Creates two more Soil Plots in the Crossroads.
Rite of River-Fording	4 Driftwood, 2 Cattail	Unlocks the Crossroads Fishing Pier so you can further deepen relationships. Reward: +1 Twin Lures.
Unearthed Troves	5 Limestone, 1 Nightshade	Randomly creates an Infernal Trove in a Location, which, on activation, challenges you to kill enemies quickly for Gold Crowns.
Abyssal Insight	2 Fate Fabric, 2 Pearl, 2 Moly, 2 Nightshade	Unlocks the Pitch-Black Stone in the Crossroads Training Grounds to run Chaos Trials and earn the Star Dust resource.
Faith of Familiar Spirits	2 Nectar, 1 Lotus	Allows you to gain Animal Familiars to bring along in runs. Reward: +1 Witch’s Delight.
Aspects of Night and Darkness	5 Bronze, 1 Nightshade	Unlocks Aspects for Main Weapons, which can be activated at the Silver Pool.
Sandy Lifespring	3 Iron, 3 Driftwood	Creates a safe Location in the Rift of Thessaly that contains a health pool. The isle can offer resources.
Greater Favor of Gaia	2 Marble, 4 Bronze, 4 Iron	Allows you to upgrade Harvest Tools further in the Silver Pool.
Summoning a Colony of Bats	3 Moss, 3 Rubbish	Activating bat-filled cages in the City of Ephyra gives you access to a map of the area.
Attending a Faithful Beast	1 Tears, 1 Wool, 4 Wheat	Animal Familiars stay in Training Grounds and can harvest +2 more times after fully rested.
Rush of Fresh Air	3 Fate Fabric, 1 Wool, 2 Driftwood	Causes a Shrine of Hermes to appear in some Locations on the surface. The shrine allows you to put in a delivery for things like materials and boons.
Surge of Fresh Air	2 Fate Fabric, 2 Garlic, 2 Mandrake	Causes a Shrine of Hermes to appear in the safe area between Regions.
Observance of Gaia’s Secrets	7 Moly, 7 Lotus, 7 Moss	Grants a 20% chance to find +1 more resources that are gathered by hand.
Insight into Offerings	2 Ambrosia, 2 Poppy, 1 Golden Apple	Reveals a full list of all Olympian Boons in the Book of Shadows.
Verdant Soil	1 Wheat, 1 Garlic	Adds two final Soil Plots in the Crossroads.
Circles of Protection	1 Moly, 1 Lotus, 1 Mandrake Root	Activates Warding Circles in random Locations in Erebus. These circles will prevent damage at the place of activation for five seconds.
Summoning of Historic Travails	3 Marble, 1 Zodiac Sand	Causes the Learned Shade to appear in the Crossroads. Speaking with them allows you to view the outcomes of all your runs.
Summoning of Personal Insights	2 Shaderot, 2 Poppy	Causes the Record Keeper Shade to appear in the Crossroads. Speaking with them allows you to view your stats.
Circles of the Moon	1 Moly, 1 Lotus, 1 Mandrake	Whenever you activate Warding Circles, fully recharge your Hex if it is not ready.
Ashen Memories of Life	50 Ash, 3 Pearl, 3 Cattail	Whenever you claim rewards of Ash, gain +5 Max Life.
Psychic Slivers of Clarity	100 Psyche, 3 Cinder, 3 Mandrake	Whenever you claim rewards of Psyche, gain +3 Max Magick.
Bones of Burnished Bronze	3 Fate Fabric, 3 Tears, 3 Wheat	Whenever you claim rewards of Bones, gain +5 Armor.
Nectar of Godly Savor	3 Wool, 3 Nectar, 3 Garlic	Whenever you claim rewards of Nectar, gain +1 Lv. Pom Slice
Temporal Fluctuation	N/A	Lets time-slow effects such as Phase Shift (Selene) work vs. [Final Boss].
End to Deepest Slumber	1 Moly, 2 Mandrake, 3 Poppy	Attempts to stir Hypnos from his dormant state, adds +1 Dream Vapors.
Bravery of Familiar Spirits	1 Wool, 3 Wheat	Mostly used for strengthening one’s bond with Animal Familiars, grants +1 Witch’s Delight.
Favored of All Keepsakes	1 Ambrosia, 2 Iris, 2 Shaderot	Prioritize a Keepsake to re-equip it automatically whenever you return to the Crossroads.
Earthly Fortune	100 Bones	Update the Wretched Broker to bestow Prestige in exchange for recycling most any surplus resource.
Frozen Lifespring	3 Iris, 3 Adamant	Creates a location in Mount Olympus that contains a health pool.
Arisen Troves	1 Mandrake, 3 Iron	Cause Locations on the Surface to sometimes contain an Infernal Trove.
Dissolution of Time	??? Zodiac Sand, ??? Entropy	Suppresses the ability of Chronos to return to life after defeat.

All Alchemy recipes in Hades 2

Like with Incantations, you learn about Alchemy and obtain recipes as you progress through the game. There’s at least one recipe tied directly to story progression, so it’s important to check the Alchemy tab at the Crossroads Cauldron every chance you get. Thankfully, there aren’t as many recipes to learn as there are Incantations. And unlike Incantations, Alchemy can be used as often as needed.

Alchemy Recipe	Materials Needed	Reward
Shadow Extraction	30 Ash, 30 Psyche, 3 Fate Fabric	Awards +1 Shadow after 12 While.
Beast-Loved Morsel	1 Star Dust, 1 Lotus	Awards +2 Witch’s Delight after 14 While
Moonlit Essence from Shadow	1 Cinder, 1 Shadow	Awards +5 Moon Dust after 8 While.
Moonlit Essence from Stars	1 Star Dust	Awards +3 Moon Dust after 4 While.
Sweet Nectar	1 Golden Apple	Awards +3 Nectar after 8 While.

Completing Alchemy recipes takes time, which is indicated by something called ‘While’. Learn more about While and how it passes by reading our helpful guide.

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