This comprehensive tier list ranked all the Keepsakes available in Hades 2 from the best to the worst.
In Hades 2, Keepsakes are special equipable items that provide various bonuses and abilities to help Melinoe on her perilous journey through the Underworld. These powerful trinkets can be earned by gifting Nectar to different characters throughout the game.
If you are new to the game and want to know which Keepsake to get first, you have come to the right place. We have ranked all the Keepsakes in Hades 2 from the best to the worst!
With a total of 27 Keepsakes available in Hades 2, it might be challenging to assess which ones are the most effective. This Keepsakes tier list categorizes all of them, ranking them from S tier to C tier:
Keepsakes Tier List | Keepsake Names |
S Tier | Cloud Bangle, Vivid Sea, Barley Sheaf, Purest Hope, Beautiful Mirror, Iridescent Fan |
A Tier | Adamant Shard, Everlasting Ember, Silver Wheel, Luckier Tooth, Knuckle Bones, Metallic Droplet |
B Tier | Gold Purse, Silken Sash, Lion Fang, Blackened Fleece, Crystal Figurine, Aromatic Phial, Concave Stone, Experimental Hammer, Transcendent Embryo |
C Tier | Moon Beam, Evil Eye, Engraved Pin, Ghost Onion, White Antler, Discordant Bell |
The S-tier Keepsakes offer amazing benefits that can significantly boost almost any build in Hades 2:
Keepsake | Effect |
Barley Sheaf (Demeter) | Increases the likelihood of Demeter’s boons. Lets you rarify her common blessings once per night. |
Beautiful Mirror (Aphrodite) | Boosts the odds of finding boons from Aphrodite. Allows you to rarify her common boons once per night |
Cloud Bangle (Zeus) | A Boon from Zeus is more likely to appear. Allows rarifying his common blessings once per run. |
Iridescent Fan (Hera) | Increases the chances of encountering Hera’s boons and enables rarifying her common blessings once per run. |
Purest Hope (Apollo) | Makes it more probable for Apollo’s boons to appear. His common blessings can be rarified one time each run. |
Vivid Sea (Poseidon) | Poseidon’s boons have an increased chance of appearing. His common blessings can be rarified once per run. |
These impressive Keepsakes offer significant advantages and are excellent options for various situations in Hades 2:
Keepsake | Effect |
Adamant Shard (Hephaestus) | Hephaestus’ boons are more likely. Lets you rarify his common blessings once each run. |
Everlasting Ember (Hestia) | Improves chances for boons from Hestia. Her common blessings can be rarified one time per night. |
Knuckle Bones (Odysseus) | The next Guardian has 5% less Life. Take 15% reduced damage from Guardians. |
Luckier Tooth (Schelemeus) | Automatically restore 51 Life once if your health drops to zero. Provided by Schelemeus. |
Metallic Droplet (Hermes) | Increases movement speed, attack speed, and channeling speed by 20% for the next 200 seconds. |
Silver Wheel (Hecate) | Restore up to 1000 Magick over 3 seconds after using Magick. |
The B tier comprises Keepsakes that excel in particular scenarios but may be less universally valuable in Hades 2:
Keepsake | Effect |
Aromatic Phial (Narcissus) | Fountains restore an extra 20% health, and the next fountain upgrades a random common Boon to rare. |
Blackened Fleece (Medea) | After taking 250 damage, your Omega moves to deal 20% additional damage. |
Concave Stone (Echo) | After selecting a Boon, there’s a 25% chance to randomly receive an additional one, once per night. |
Crystal Figurine (Circe) | Activates 1 random Arcana Card after defeating the next Guardian. |
Experimental Hammer (Icarus) | Grants 1 random Daedalus Hammer upgrade that lasts for 10 encounters. |
Gold Purse (Charon) | Instantly gain 100 Gold Coins at the start of your run. |
Lion Fang (Heracles) | Deals 30% bonus damage but loses 5% of this bonus after each encounter. |
Silken Sash (Arachne) | Start with 20 Armor. Gain 2 Armor after each cleared Location while you have at least 1 Armor. |
Transcendent Embryo (Primordial Chaos) | Bestows a random common Chaos blessing once per night, replacing it every 8 encounters. |
While not inherently weak, the C-tier Keepsakes tend to be more specialized or have drawbacks to consider:
Keepsake | Effect |
Discordant Bell (Eris) | After each encounter, you deal 0.5% more damage but also take that much more. |
Engraved Pin (Moros) | Become invulnerable for 10 seconds upon reaching zero health. Restores 30 health if no foes remain. |
Evil Eye (Nemesis) | Deal 20% more damage to the enemy that last killed you. |
Ghost Onion (Dora) | Fully heal whenever you leave a Location, up to a max of 50 total healing per night. |
Moon Beam (Selene) | Get 1 extra upgrade for your Hex ability from the next Path of Stars. |
White Antler (Artemis) | 20% chance for Critical hits while at 30 Life or below. |
To maximize the effectiveness of your Keepsakes, consider which bonuses synergize best with your play style and build. Test different combinations to discover what suits you. As you use a Keepsake more frequently, it will level up and give you even greater benefits.
If you want to know more details about the Keepsakes and how to find them in Hades 2, you can check out our Keepsakes guide too!