Hades II: Walkthrough & Boss Guide
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This page covers the full release of Hades II (1.0). It outlines the setting, the two routes, the six Nocturnal Arms, how Arcana Cards work, and the main regional bosses with notes on the Chronos fight. It is not a complete run guide. The route and boss order follows Wikipedia; weapons and Arcana follow the Fextralife wiki; Chronos notes follow Gamepressure.
Hades II entered early access on Windows on 5 May 2024. The 1.0 version released on 25 September 2025 for Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions followed on 14 April 2026 (Wikipedia).
Chronos, the Titan of Time, seizes the Underworld and imprisons Hades, Persephone and Zagreus. Hecate raises Melinoë, Zagreus' sister, to defeat him. Each failed run returns Melinoë to the Crossroads, where items and upgrades carry over.
There are two paths. The Underworld route runs through Erebus, Oceanus, the Fields of Mourning and Tartarus. The Surface route runs through Ephyra, the Rift of Thessaly, Mount Olympus and the Summit. Regional bosses, in order, are Hecate (Erebus), Scylla and two sirens (Oceanus), Cerberus (Fields of Mourning), Chronos (Tartarus), Polyphemus (Ephyra), Eris (Rift of Thessaly), Prometheus (Mount Olympus) and Typhon (Summit).
Melinoë can use six weapons: the Witch's Staff (the default weapon), Sister Blades, Umbral Flames, Moonstone Axe, Argent Skull and Black Coat. The Fextralife wiki lists the unlock costs: Sister Blades 1 Silver, Moonstone Axe 3 Silver and 3 Cinder, Umbral Flames 3 Silver and 3 Cinder, Argent Skull 1 Bronze and 2 Glassrock, and Black Coat 2 Cinder and 2 Adamant. You unlock them at the pool of light in the staging room before a run.
Arcana Cards are unlocked at the Altar of Ashes with Ashes, which you earn from certain encounters, and some cards also need an extra item. Grasp limits how many cards can be active at once. Melinoë starts with 10 and most cards cost 1 to 5. Psyche is spent to raise the Grasp limit. The wiki lists 25 cards in a 5x5 grid.
Gamepressure describes Chronos as a two-phase fight with two separate health bars. Phase 1 takes place in the House of Hades and phase 2 moves to a clock-face arena. In phase 2, the Time Implosion attack means you must run to the safe zone, since standing outside it can kill you instantly. Time effects such as Omega slowdown, Selene's Phase Shift Hex and pausing are disabled during the fight.
Melinoë defeats Chronos, who revives through his time powers. She then faces Prometheus and Typhon, who attack Mount Olympus. With help from a past Zagreus she destroys Typhon. Zagreus persuades Chronos to repent, and the Underworld is restored. The epilogue reveals that Hecate is an older version of Melinoë from an alternate timeline (Wikipedia).
⚔️ Boss Guides
Hecate (Erebus)
What we can verify
Hecate is the boss of Erebus, the first Underworld region. Defeating her also yields one Cinder per run, according to the Fextralife wiki. Tactics are not covered here.
Scylla and the sirens (Oceanus)
What we can verify
The Oceanus boss is Scylla, who appears with two sirens (Wikipedia). Tactics are not covered here.
Cerberus (Fields of Mourning)
What we can verify
Cerberus is the regional boss of the Fields of Mourning. Tactics are not covered here.
Chronos (Tartarus)
Phase 1 (House of Hades)
Gamepressure lists Scythe Slash, Scythe Charge, Scythe Throw (described as the most dangerous move: dash as soon as he raises the scythe), Scythe Whirlwind, Sand Dome, golden orbs, and banners with reinforcements that you should destroy quickly. It also advises luring satyrs away from the Titan and killing them quickly because they summon Vermin.
Phase 2 (clock-face arena)
Time Implosion, golden circles, sand domes, orbs, clock hands, golden beams and hourglasses. The key rule is to run to the safe zone during Time Implosion.
Polyphemus (Ephyra)
What we can verify
Polyphemus is the boss of Ephyra, the first Surface region (Wikipedia). Tactics are not covered here.
Eris, Prometheus and Typhon
What we can verify
Wikipedia lists Eris as the boss of the Rift of Thessaly, Prometheus as the boss of Mount Olympus and Typhon as the boss of the Summit, in that order along the Surface route. Tactics are not covered here.
Sources & fact-check
Release facts, mechanics and boss details on this page were checked against these sources on 12 October 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.