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This article summarizes various ways to increase the blood volume limit and recovery in “Hades 2”.
Life recovery method during adventure
Centaur’s Hearts
This blue heart-shaped prop has a red trident or horn pattern on it. After picking it up, it can directly increase the maximum health value and restore the same amount of life. It is the most direct and reliable way to strengthen in adventure.
Charon’s Wares
In the shop of Charon, the God of Styx, they sometimes sell some “snacks” (such as French fries and hot dogs), which can be purchased with Obol gold coins to restore life, but will not increase the upper limit of life. In addition, after unlocking the “Rise of the Well of Hades” spell in the cauldron at the three-way intersection, Charon’s Well will randomly appear in each room, allowing you to purchase “Life Essence” to restore your life.
Fountains
After clearing each area and defeating the boss, a fountain will appear in the scene. Interacting with it can restore a certain proportion of lost life, which is an important source of continuation power on the strategy road.
Powerful support from gods and allies
God Boons of Olympus
The gods of Olympus will grant you various “blessings”, which are the core of character building (Build). For example, Hestia, the goddess of home, can increase your maximum magic power and life by giving up an existing blessing; Hephaestus, the god of craftsmen, can increase your life based on your maximum magic power. Among them, the double blessing “Phoenix Skin” jointly granted by the sun god Apollo and Hestia is a powerful passive recovery skill. Although 100 points of maximum health must be sacrificed first, it can be exchanged for the powerful endurance of “when not injured or attacked in a short period of time, 3 points of life per second will be restored.”
Selene’s Gifts of the Moon
During the adventure, you have the opportunity to meet Selene, the moon goddess, and receive the “Gift of the Moon” from her. This is an active skill that requires mana to be charged after use before it can be activated again. Among them, “Moon Nectar” is a practical recovery skill. It can restore 25 points of life after activation and can be used up to three times (the times will be reset after contact with the fountain).
Primordial Chaos’ Blessings
The Lord of Chaos can provide powerful blessings, but there is no free lunch. You must first endure a random curse and survive the test of several battles before the blessing will take effect. There are two kinds of blessings related to life: “Soul” can directly increase your maximum health; “Blood” allows you to restore health when you leave the room.
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
Hammer of Daedalus provides upgrade options for your currently equipped weapon. If you happen to be equipped with the “Witch Staff”, there is a chance that the “Vampire Cataclysm” upgrade will occur. The effect is that when you kill an enemy with an Omega attack, you can recover 5 points of life.
Friendly NPCs in Dungeons
Deep in the dungeon, you will meet some friendly NPCs. You will meet the spider queen “Arachne”, who will enthusiastically weave various dresses for you. These dresses can provide “armor value” and will be consumed first before your health is deducted. Among them, “Emerald Dress” not only provides 50 points of armor, but also recovers an additional 2 points of life when leaving the room. Another NPC “Narcissus” will give you various gifts, among which “Heartfelt Condolences” can directly increase your maximum health by 50 points and 10 embers.
Permanent reinforcement and pre-war preparation
Arcana Cards
Secret cards are a vital permanent enhancement system in the game. You need to use “Jhin” to unlock cards, and consume “Souls” to increase the maximum number of cards that can be activated in each adventure. Here are a few practical survival cards:
- prodigal son:Recover 2 health points when leaving the room; if the health is below 30%, recover 4 points.
- Titan:Increases maximum health and magic power by 20 points.
- Centaur:For every five rooms passed, 3 points of health and magic power will be added.
- eternal:Give you one more chance to “escape from death”. This effect will be triggered when the protagonist dies, immediately restoring 40% of the maximum life and magic power, preventing you from returning to the fork in the road.
Keepsakes
Give the fairy brew to specific characters to get “souvenirs” from them. These accessories can be equipped before departure, and their effects will be upgraded with the number of battles. Here are a few key life-saving keepsakes:
- Dora’s “Ghost Onion”:The health points can be restored to full when leaving the room, but there is a limit to the total amount of health restored in a single adventure.
- Skeleton Mess’s “Lucky Fang”:It can be triggered upon death and automatically restore a certain amount of health, which is equivalent to having an extra life.
- Moros’ “Engraved Pin”:It can be triggered when you die and enter an invincible state for 10 seconds; if there are no enemies on the field at this time, 30 points of life will be restored.
- Narcissus’ “Fragrance Bottle”:Increases the recovery amount of the fountain, and the next fountain will upgrade you to a random common blessing to a rare level.
Cauldron Incantations
At the cauldron at the fork in the road, you can use various materials collected during the adventure to cast spells, thereby unlocking permanent new features or rewards. For example, after casting the “Forest Fountain of Life” spell (requiring 3 silver ores and 1 magic flower), a hidden woodland will be generated in the Erebus area, providing additional fountain recovery points. As the game progresses, you can also unlock more practical spells that add fountains to different areas.
In summary, “Hades 2” provides a variety of means of survival and recovery. Whether relying on the blessings of the gods to improvise, or making pre-war plans through cards and souvenirs, players can assemble the most suitable survival strategy based on their own play style. Being familiar with and making good use of these life-extending magic weapons will be the indispensable key to victory when players conquer the underworld and challenge the time titan “Cronos”.
