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Getting stronger and progressing further is the core mechanic in Hades 2, and luckily, Incantations can help immensely with this. After Melinoe’s first attempt in the Underworld, a Cauldron will appear at the Crossroads. Incantations will now be unlocked after reaching certain game progression markers, defeating a certain boss, reaching a specific area, etc. When new Incantations are unlocked, Melinoe can exchange resources at the cauldron to cast them.
Hades 2 All Incantations, Effects and Recipes
Every incantation in Hades 2 unlocks new features in the game. These features include new shops, improvements, and locations in the Crossroads, and some affect the Underworld and surface paths. In the future, it’s possible that we’ll see Incantations that affect the aesthetic of the Crossroads as well. The following table lists all the Incantations and their costs and effects, currently available in the game.
| Incantation | Effect | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Fated Intervention | Unlocks the Fated List, which rewards you for completing tasks | Silver x1, Ash x2, Molly x2 |
| Summoning of the Mercantile Fortune | Unlock the Wretched Broker, a shopkeeper who sells items for Bones | Bones x10 |
| Night’s Craftwork | Unlocks Gathering Tools, which allows you to gather resources in the Underworld | Molly x1 |
| Reagent Sensing | After clearing a room, a visual notification will appear if there are resources to be claimed | Molly x1 |
| Kinship Fortune | More exotic goods become available at Wreched Broker | Bones x60 |
| Gathering of Ancient Bones | Blesses one of your weapons for a night, which gives a bonus of 2 Bones for every room cleared | Limestone x2 |
| Doomed beckoning | Summons Moros to the Crossroads | Fate Fabric x3, Nightshade x1 |
| Divination of the Elements | Lets you see the elements of each Boon you have and allow for the use of Infusion | Psyche x5 |
| Flourishing Soil | Adds two Soil Plots at the Crossroads, unlocking Gardening and giving a Nightshade Seed | Molly x1 |
| Forge-Me-Not | Unlocks the ability to track recipes for items, reminding you what to collect | Molly x1 |
| Floral Fortune | Unlocks the ability to sell plants for Bones at Wretched Broker | Ash x1, Nightshade x1 |
| Rich Soil | Unlocks two more Soil Plots at the Crossroads | Lotus x3 |
| Permeation of Witching-Wards | Unlocks alternative path to the surface | Cinder x1, Shadow x1, Molly x3 |
| Rite of Vapor-Cleansing | Adds a Hot Spring at the Crossroads, gives one free point of Bath Salts and unlocks the purchase of Bath Salts at Wretched Broker | Molly x2, Lotus x2, Nightshade x2 |
| Rite of Socal Solidarity | Adds a Taverna to the Crossroads, gives one free Ambrosia and unlocks the purchase of Ambrosia at Wretched Broker | Nectar x2, Garlic x2 |
| Faith of Familiar Spirits | Gives a Witch’s Delight, which unlocks Familiars | Nectar x2, Lotus x1 |
| Consecration of Ashes | Unlocks the enhancement of Arcane Cards and gives free 3xMoon Dust | Ash x6, Cinder x1, Fate Fabric x6 |
| Unraveling a Fateful Bond | Allows Malinoe to breathe on the surface | Lotus x2, Moss x2, Nightshade x2, Thalamus x2 |
| Verdant Soil | Adds two more Soil Plots | Wheat x1, Garlic x1 |
| Abyssal Insight | Unlocks Trials Malinoe can attempt to get Star Dust | Fate Fabric x2, Pearl x2, Molly x2, Nightshade x2 |
| Rite of River-Fording | Adds Fishing Pier to the Crossroads, and gives Twin Lure for free | Driftwood x4, Cattail x2 |
| Aspects of Night and Darkness | Unlocks Weapon Aspects and Upgrades | Bronze x5, Nightshade x1 |
| Attending a Faithful Beast | Animal Familiar will work for you when left at the Crossroads | Tears x1, Wool x1, Wheat x4 |
| Greater Favor of Gaia | Unlocks upgrades for Gathering Tools | Marble x2, Bronze x4, Iron x4 |
| Empath’s Intuition | Upgrades Book of Shadows to show relationship progress with each character | Fate Fabric x1, Myrtle x3 |
| Observance of Gaia’s Secrets | Gain a 20% chance to gain one extra resource whenever one is collected | Molly x7, Lotus x7, Moss x7 |
| Rise of Stygian Wells | Enable the spawning of Wells of Charon during a run | Molly x1, Nightshade x1 |
| Woodsy Lifespring | Unlocks a rest area in Erebus that restores health | Silver x3, Molly x1 |
| Briny Lifespring | Unlocks a rest area in Oceanus that restores health | Limestone x3, Lotus x3 |
| Cleansing of Fountain-Waters | Improves fountain healing by 10% | Molly x1, Lotus x1 |
| Kindred Keepsakes | It enables the option to switch Keepsakes after a boss fight | Limestone x4, Molly x2, Lotus x1 |
| Surge of Stygian Wells | Wells of Charon appear in transition areas after the boss fights | Moly x3, Cattail x3 |
| Purification of Fountain-Waters | Improves fountain healing by 10% | Nightshade x1, Cattail x1 |
| Propensity Toward Gold | Unlocks golden urns that drop gold once destroyed | Lime x1, Fate Fabric x1 |
| Reviving a Mournful Husk | Creates Golden Boughs in Mourning Fields that point towards the goals of the current room | Myrtle x1 |
| Necromantic Influence | Creates shades allies that attack enemies, when Melinoe sprints through Lone Shade | Psyche x5, Nightshade x5 |
| Unearthed Troves | Unlock Infenal Troves that challenge you to defeat enemies under a set time for gold | Limestone x5, Nightshade x1 |
| Summoning a Colony of Bats | Unlocks an All-Seeing Bats that provides the map of the City of Ephyra | Moss x3, Rubbish x3 |
| Circles of Protection | Unlocks Warding circles through Erebus | Molly x1, Lotus x1, Mandrake x1 |
| Rush if Fresh Air | Unlocks Shrines of Hermes on the surface rout | Fate Fabric x3, Wool x1, Driftwood x2 |
| Golden Lifespring | Unlocks a rest area in Tartarus that restores health | Marble x3, Shaderoot x3 |
| Sandy Lifespring | Unlocks a rest area in Rift of Thessaly that restores health | Iron x3, Driftwood x3 |