Poseidon does have some builds that go nuts to butts, I'd at least bump him up a tier for his duo potential with zues. If you've tried aspect of lucifer on the rail try for a super soaker build with zues call and hope for the duo that strikes an enemy with 40 lightning damage every time you knock them back. Absolutely melts. Luck does play a big roll for a lot of the Gods you have ranked lower I admit so it does make them 'worse' in terms of ease of use.

You're sleeping on Artemis though she should be at least A tier if not higher since crits are busted in Hades. I agree that aphro call is best when using the full call but the lesser calls are still good if you can mind control the right enemy or even use it to stall out certain bosses. For example you can immune Asterius' whirlwind ability with aphro call if you want, works on any boss really to give yourself some indirect invulnerability to boss damage.

Personally I would put Poseidon way higher simply because he has the best dash and one of the best casts in the game. Zeus is also very strong with the right secondary boons and has probably the best duos (lightning rod, sea storm, smoldering air, vengeful mood, etc).

My issue with Zeus is he prefers if you stack his boons, and sometimes i only see his boons pop up once or twice or when i have to decide between him or the hammer (i almost always go for hammer when it pops up)

Dionysus is actually super good as well, especially on anything that attacks quickly. Hangover is a great mechanic that can just melt people. Premium Vintage also makes your health pool godly if grabbed early enough. Also, pairs will with Athena for their duo or Demeter for stacking debugs.

Demeter's cast plus Artemis duo is gas. Also the other Demeter cast upgrades are sick. Aphrodite's duo with Demeter is actually pretty good too.

I'd argue Poseidon is only really good for his Dash, a couple of his Duo Boons, and his call and cast being on the stronger end. His attack is arguably the worst of all of them, his special is kind of mid, and outside of Hydraulic Might, his utility is lacking. I grab Poseidon a lot, but it's only because I want Mirage Shot or Sea Storm. I think gods like Ares, Zeus, Artemis, and Aphrodite are just better "pure damage" gods, and Dionysus, Athena, and Demeter have better support boons.

I'd still rank Poseidon higher than Demeter, but he's like 2nd worst to me.

Could you help me make Zeus work? I did basically everything you can do in the game, and have never had a run that primarily relies on his boons.

Aphrodite’s call’s charm effect interrupts bosses and can be used frequently on Hades basically stun lock him. I actually really like it.

Pretty much agreed here. After playing this game for years, I've grown comfortable with pretty much every single god.

I don't like every god, e.g. Dio and Ares main mechanics are kinda meh to me. But they do have things that can scale ridiculously well. Dio's cast might be the best in the game, and Ares blades and revenge damage mechanics are a lot of fun. No matter who I pick I'm pretty happy with how I can scale them.

I think his boons are not as good as in hades 1.

Ps5 player still waiting for hades 2 to come out

Iirc you have to atleast MEET the last guardian of the surface for his boons to start spawning

WHERE IS OMNI-MAN!? WHERE IS HE!?

He’s like >!Demeter!< in hades 1. Only appears after you meet >!Typhon!< on the surface route

I did not know that liking Theseus was legal yet

Cerberus in 2nd tier, this entire list is null and void

All my homies love that one shade cheering for us in the third bossfight

This is Tis slander

A decent Tier 2 teams. He stepped up slightly in the end.

I think it's hard to accurately judge his performance while being a stand-in for a dead and unstable team. It wouldn't hurt for some tier 2 teams to give him a tryout.

I feel people are being a bit harsh, he’s coming on a already struggling team that lost its two biggest players, then while the rest of the team is filling up and taking over those old roles he’s being expected to replace monesy and igl in 1 month (14 series and 3 of them bo1s)

Safe to say he didn’t have a very easy odds to settle in and still put decent numbers and showed he has the ability on some maps

Guangdong Tigers, ni hao

From G2 to T2.

Decent. I like his design and his boons are great. But in the second game, Dionysus hangs out partying in a bathhouse while the rest of Olympus is literally at war. I know the devs needed an excuse for him to stay out of the main gameplay so they could use a different set of gods, but I’m pretty pissed that they didn’t acknowledge his warlike aspect at all. He’s reduced to “lol drunk frat boy” again.

If Olympus were at war, Dionysus would be on the front line with his army of maenads and panthers, dismembering his enemies and driving them mad. Give me scary Dionysus!!!

Hades Dionysus is how I got into hellenism. I went "damn, Dio is hot! What's with all the leopard stuff? And he's gotta be more than just the god of wine." And then I started to do research. One thing led to another and now I'm here lol

He's so fun, I agree. The Hades II redesign of him tho is just...something else lol

I love it, I haven't played the second one, but I have... concerns. And I'm not only talking about him having a whole leopard under the leopard underwear, but also that he looks very drunk and I dislike when media portrays him that way. It's too simplistic. I wish we could see his wild madness aspect more often.

Hades Dionysus is fine. I like the design, and his conversations in the first game are fun (Orphic Dionysian myths are apparently a collab between him and Zagreus to prank Orpheus).

I don't, however, like his depiction in Hades 2. He has so many epithets that aren't just 'drunk god of parties', and he even has a war aspect. Why is he not helping Olympus?

I wanted to do a guide that showcases 4 beginner-friendly builds and provides some general guidelines that I wish I knew as a beginner.

• General Considerations (Mirror, Keepsakes, Hammers & Hermes)
• Build #1: Aspect of Chiron (Bow)
• Build #2: Aspect of Chaos (Shield)
• Build #3: Aspect of Demeter (Fists)
• Build #4: Aspect of Hestia (Railgun)

I never noticed before but it's really interesting that only two of Demeter's duo boons aren't based on a specific Cast.

And even then, Cold Fusion is based on a specific Boon. Stubborn Roots is the only "generic" duo boon she has.

https://i.imgur.com/qdHEgUX.png
Alternative view. Not sorted by Gods.
Descriptions are referenced from the wiki, the requirements are then corrected by reading game code from v1.37133. Feel free to comment or if you spot any errors.

Not a big fan of many of these cheatsheets but this one is pretty clear. Good job.

The game itself already has a cheat sheet. Bring up the notebook, go to the Olympian gods, and click whatever button it says to view boons, then scroll down to the duo boons. It shows how to obtain and even highlights green the required boons you already have.

Huh, I didn't know you couldn't get Freezing Vortex and Hunting Blades at the same time.

I feel like I’ve had them at the same time but maybe my memory is foggy. Great sheet though!

Keep moving, talk to everyone, give away nectar often as possible, and there are more skills on your mirror than you probably realize (hint: left side of the skill theres a toggle button)

Concentrate on getting Keys! and enjoy, this game is awesome

Don’t get discouraged over dying a lot. You will get stronger and smarter as the runs will get longer. The boons will get better.

Not to mention, the story gets better and better. Have fun dying!

You are invulnerable when dashing, so with proper timing your can dash straight trough danger.

This only works when you are just dashing, if you dash-strike you can be hit.

Athena's Divine Dash is amazing and you should always go for it.

If someone in the main area is missing, or Hecate is hoarding the cauldron, just enter your training area and come back.

For those that don't like the limited use healing hex, there's an upgrade that allows you to stack additional uses per fountain, so you can fight Chronos with like 10 heals if you want.

All non-boss enemies with a red health bar (which includes mini bosses) are staggered long enough by any weapon (even the axe) that spamming your basic attack is always safe.

Breaking an enemy's armor staggers them just like if you hit their red health bar.

You basic cast is free and will snare enemies. This is huge by itself, but some of the cast improvements by boons are to the base cast, so it's free damage.

Arachne's boosts last the rest of the game, even if you lose the armor. not proven.

Frinos can absorb Hecate's morph hex and body-block a lot of hazardous fire from even bosses (anything that has a projectile and not an AoE graphic.)

Artemis and Icarus don't friendly fire, so feel free to pull enemies into their damage zones.

It can be easy to miss that you can upgrade your grasp with Psyche, just move past the aracana to the right (and expect the devs to fix this.)

Leaving the crossroads to the training ground and returning back won't expend any whiles, but it can change which NPCs are present/absent or skip past an incantation to free up the pot (alternatively, you can join the incantation.)

The second best way is to bring his HP to 0 while under the effects of Moros' keepsake!

In that run I had bonk hammer and last attack in attack sequence hits twice which makes a double bonk. Aphrodite on attack (pommed up), the demeter boon which empowers your attacks but they cost 20 Magick, heartthrob for some extra damage, demeter cyclone cast + hestia cast for instant origination. It was an all stars aligned type of run.

I haven't beaten a run yet (I know, I know, I'm working on it) but I already know my first W will be with the axe

That might be it, theres the Hephaestus boon that generates armor.

God modes is very useful for learning enemy attack patterns. I had a lot easier time finishing runs immediately after the first and only time I used it