In the update it said there are 2 new keepsakes. In the keepsake screen I only see 1 that isn't unlocked. I assumed Persephone would have one but I haven't been unable to gift her any of the 5 times I have seen her. Do I need to reach there more times or what. If someone knows how to unlock the new keepsake/s please tell. I don't mind being spoiled I want to have all the unlocks

I have 80 runs in this game, got all but one keepsakes. I just dont know how to get >!eris!< to let me give them nectar! is there some trick to it? do I need 100 >!trash!< or something?

So I've been playing for a while, I've escaped 6 times. Whose keepsake am I missing?

So I know giving him nectar doesn't work (both because I read it somewhere and because I tried because I wanted to see what would happen). I thought that maybe if you beat him the first time, you get his keepsake. Instead I just got titan blood, which is fine by me but I also want to get that darn keepsake so I can finish the prophecy! How do you get his keepsake?! I just want dad to love me enough to give me his stuff. :'(

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OK, so below is my guide (first vows, then arcana, then keepsakes and boons, then general thoughts). Heads up what works for me might not work for you. Sister blades were my last 32 heat and by far the hardest for me.

TAKEN Vows:

Blood (Max, +100% damage)

Dominance (Max, enemies have +30% life)

Rebuke (Max, enemies have 2 shields)

Fury (Max, enemies are +40% faster)

Suffering (x1, double damage for first hit. Do *not* max this alongside maxed vow of blood or the first hit in a region can be utterly insane)

Commotion (Max, +60% more foes)

Haunting (Max, +50% revenant chance)

Wandering (Max, +50% chance foes from higher region)

Scars (rank 2, healing at 50%. Do *not* max this, as it totally negates all healing except death defiances, meaning that even fountains don't help.)

Destitution (rank 1, +40% expense to all costs. I think maxing makes buying anything outright too hard and isn't worth one more fear)

Panic (50% magick at start of each location. So much easier than when this was 0% before the last patch.)

Forsaking (when you choose a boon, the unselected boons will be excluded for the rest of your run. This one is an ouch, but I thought better than other options).

SKIPPED Vows:

Bitterness: This vow means four fewer boons over the course of the run, and losing your first is a big deal since early boons help get your build going and make it easier to kill those mobs and guardians. You could consider it instead of forsaking (since that will usually max your boons in 2 gods easily), or lessen some of the rest of the pain from mobs. In my mind, this is the one I'm most on the fence about, since three fear is sizeable.

Arrogance: You *want* higher rarity boons; this punishment is huge for only one fear.

Desperation: At high fear, I need to dodge a lot and run around, cast to trap chasers, and spend as much time avoiding damage as I do killing mobs. This means all my 32 fear runs are over the 36 minutes that even the lowest time limit would give.

Abandon: I want my arcana.

Vows

TAKEN Arcana (bolding the ones I think are crucial):

I - The Sorceress (1 grasp) - slows as charging omega moves (this is a must for survivability, especially with fast mobs)

II - The Wayward Son (1 grasp) - restore life on leaving location (adds up, also helps me activate Divinity, but less crucial)

III - The Huntress (2 grasp) - deal +50% damage with less than 100% magick (I like, but less crucial)

V - The Moon (0 grasp, from activating IX) - hex charges automatically (this is *quite* good with many hexes)

VII - The Titan (2 grasp) +40 life and magick at start. absolutely crucial. It's almost 2 centaur hearts and two soul tonics. Non negotiable. Also helps activate Divinity.

IX - The Unseen (5 grasp): Magick recharges automatically. Required.

XII - Eternity (4 grasp): 3 death defiances. Might as well activate the Vow of Abandon if you don't want this one. Also activates Divinity.

XIII - The Centaur (0 grasp): Get 5 max life and magick every 5 locations. This adds up and is quite good.

XVI - The Fates (3 grasp): 3 dice, can alter locations. You'll need this. It can be great to alter a minor location if it'll give you a guaranteed nectar (which is also a random pom), or a miniboss to your desired god. The more dice the better.

XVII - The Boatman (5 grasp): 300 starting gold. OK, this one is debatable for this much grasp, but it helps activate both the Seer (which is very, very good) and Divinity. Also, with the Vow of Destitution this can be very helpful to solidify your build early. You could swap for other arcana, but I think the downside would be better than the upside.

XVIII - The Artificer (3 grasp): Change 3 minor rewards to major rewards. This used to be six grasp before the last patch and I'd still find a way to make it work at that earlier level. Turning an early ash into a boon is spectacular, but even a centaur heart is still stellar. And you get to do that three times!

XX - The Queen (0 grasp): +10% duo chance

XXI - The Seer (0 grasp): 4 dice. This is stellar, and a reason to grab XVI, XVII, and XXII.

XXII - The Champions (4 grasp): 3 dice, can alter boons and some other rewards. This is necessary and more dice is better always.

XXIV - Divinity (0 grasp): +20% epic chance. This is stellar, and a solid reason to activate a row or column.

SKIPPED ARCANA:

All arcana are good. There are solid reasons to sub in many perhaps especially The Messenger, Origination, The Lovers, Excellence, or Strength, but doing so would almost certainly deactivate some of the zero cost I've got.

I've had fun with Judgment (XXV - 0 grasp) on 0 fear runs. You end up with more arcana by Tartarus, but the randomness hurts the early game.

My Arcana

Keepsakes:

I always start with the Crystal Figurine from Echo. Getting one extra arcana is solid, and if you hit Judgment after Hecate, you've got the jackpot since you'll fill your arcana completely by Tartarus. You could also consider a god if you want to force a build you love, or the purse or something, but I like this.

I'll usually swap to a god's keepsake for regions 2 and 3 to help solidify my build and elements. Having access to five gods is very good with the Vow of Forsaking, since you have to be careful not to exhaust gods' boons and wind up getting either a pittance of gold or forced to take a sacrifice boon you don't want.

Narcissus's Aromatic Phial is sometimes great to swap into after Region 1 if there's a boon you know you'll turn heroic that will just be killer (usually an attack, special, or cast boon that is your only common boon). If you take the Phial, remember to take it before you use the fountain (and to use the fountain after the next boss before swapping keepsakes), since you'll get the bonus life!

Echo's Concave Stone can be great before the Mourning Fields if your build is coming together but be careful--it can sometimes give you boons you don't want and I have seen it not hit even with a 75% chance and several boons (that's what happened on my final 32 fear win with the twin blades!)

For Tartarus and grandpa, several options can work. Skelly's Luckier Tooth can give you the save you need, but Odysseus's Knuckle Bones will likely save you more life against grandpa. Chaos's Transcendent Embryo can be quite good, although very random. And assuming you've taken some hits, Medea's Blackened Fleece can provide quite a damage boost for the last bit.

Boons:

Zeus's Storm Ring (cast) is one of my favorites. Although it only hits one enemy, it can cut through bosses quickly. And if you get Apollo and can Duo to Glorious Disaster, this is just murder.

Poseidon's Double Up is stellar early on, but remember that on its own it doesn't help your build. Water Fitness (infusion) is terrific: every water boon is 60% of a centaur heart and you'll have several from Poseidon already.

From Demeter, an early Plentiful Forage can really add up. In my experience, Frosty Veneer (six water infusion) is an autowin if you activate it. You'll have lots of life and this will negate those vows of blood and suffering--and even grandpa's autokill hits! If you get an early Demeter, this is a reason to force Poseidon and Aphrodite and go for this.

Aphrodite's Life Affirmation early is similar to Double Up for me--it's a big boost. Wispy Wiles infusion is quite good, especially if you can buff it with Zeus, Hermes, and Apollo.

With the axe or staff, prioritize percentage-increasing gods (Apollo, Demeter, Hera, or Aphrodite for close range attacks) for your attack and special.

My absolute favorite Duo is Elementary Particles (Hera + Hestia), since it's four infusions! Hestia's Hearth Gain is solid and will help activate this.

Golden Rule (Hera + Poseidon) can build massive damage, but with high fear you're going to be spending that gold quickly, so it's less valuable than at lower fear.

Glorious Disaster (Apollo + Zeus) turns your omega cast into a murder machine.

Other general thoughts:

Go with Frinos--the extra max life and some projectile intercepts is better than Toula's one dinky death defiance and a few strikes. The spirits he auto-rescues can give an air element, which is great for whispy wiles. Don't forget to make sure Frinos is between you and the center of the room in your fight with Hecate before knocking her into her second shield: he'll eat the transformation curse and quite possibly save you a lot of damage.

I recommend the shovel, but the rod is also an ok choice. The shovel makes more digging spots appear and if you have an early Plentiful Forage this is easily worth an extra 100 max health over a run. The rod makes more fishing spots appear and these can give you a water element, building towards Demeter's Frosty Veneer or giving bonus life from Water Fitness.

If a particular build is easier for you, consider forcing it by choosing the god's keepsake before Erebus instead of the Crystal Figurine. I'm pretty solid with all gods, but we all have our preferences. If something works for you, lean into it for the 32 Fear!

A lot of this guide involves running around dodging mobs, of which there will be a ton, picking them off, and then grabbing those revenants before they respawn. That's why my 32-fear runs are slooooow.

Hexes can be helpful for this reason. While Night Bloom (respawn your last killed mob) can be useful for the massive damage (they can cut through even Cerberus or grandpa pretty quickly!), my top is Dark Side. The invulnerable mode makes it easy to grab those revenants and get in some damage. Remember that there is a small window right after you activate while you are exposed to damage. Phase Shift slows things down enough to make it essentially safe, and one of the upgrades on Total Eclipse makes you invulnerable to damage before the meteor lands. This is outright the best if you can get it. My last win was due to Total Eclipse: I'd spam Omega Moves, filling my Hex, then summon the meteor and get in a bunch of hits and collect revenants while invulnerable.

Hope this is helpful--and if any of it doesn't work for you, throw that out and go with what makes your run easier!

They give a similar prophecy to the Hades 1 beat Hades with the egg equipped

also the embryo is also just a very good keepsake to equip if you don't know what else to use (similar to gold pouch)

I am missing on;y these 3 keepsakes. Does anyone knows where can I find them? Thanks in advance. 😊

Hey guys, I'm new to the game. I just gave Zeus some nectar. How to I equip the keep he gave me. Thanks.