My Hades 2 Early Access Patch 1 Weapon Aspect Tier List (opinion) 

HADES 2 Early Access Patch 2 Changed a *LOT* of balance, this Tier list reflects the state as of Patch 1 and is *NOT* fully accurate for the state of the game. But as the video revolves solely around my opinion and talks about my experiences with the game I'm going to leave it up. I've updated the title to "My Hades 2 Early Access Patch 1 Weapon Tier List (opinion)" to properly reflect this.

The aspect of Artemis is actually very good, that 50% crit chance is insane

Yup. Momus aspect carried me through 32 fear. The heal is so sick. The special damage us incredible. It's so safe.

I didn't like the Torches at first too. Then I fully upgraded Aspect of Mel and tried spamming Poseidon Omega Special with Born Gain. Easiest climb to 24 Fear. It's insanely strong and kills enemies so fast once you get a strong build going.

I think the umbral flames are polarizing but strong with certain setups. Hestia, Poseidon, arphodite are essential for that weapon. The skull and umbral flames definitely need some tuning overall

Probably one of the most fun builds I've had was torches with Zeus special, Aphrodite dash and their duo boon. Just dashing around with 6 flames popping blitz everywhere, was hilarious. Also had zeus hestia duo on top of that for some extra spice. Used to absolutely hate the torches as well, but I've started to really enjoy them once I stopped using the attack for anything other than applying double status effect.

Great video! I really appreciate this because finding the mats takes awhile to upgrade and unlock everything. I wanted to ask, what does feeding the familiars do? There's an option to give them treats.

YESS! I was waiting for this!

As long as you have the slo-mo card it's kind of hard to mess up with Artemis even if you wanted to. I also really hated umbral flames, but I did have one special charge build that took down bosses faster than most of the builds I have run so far. Unfortunately it sucked for Chronos as I had no faster charge hammer and relied heavily on the slo-mo card. I also healed after every counter so taking a few hits because they didn't flinch didn't matter.

Thank god you specified this was an opinion.

Great list :) fantastic game.

Nice vid as always, glad you are enjoying this masterpiece of a game!

You think there will be eventual DLC where you get the original weapons? I really miss the knuckles and the shield

It’s “muh-lin-o-ee”

The highest power level I've ever had was the Aspect of Charon Axe, but it was a hyper-specific build with the Posideon/Hephaestus duo boon as its lynchpin. I feel like the A-tier rating is warranted even though I'm sure nothing else comes even close in the raw damage department.

Putting aspect of Melinoe daggers in B when you can run flutterstrike backstab build is a wild take. Prolly one of the top 5 builds In the game.

i actually really enjoy Torches of melinoe. Demeter cast + Poseidon special, and just spam omega specials in melee range

I've beaten 32 with every aspect now, so I wanted to give my notes- Staff is the best weapon in the game bar none. It is able to take any boon and use it effectively. Momus is by far the strongest of the aspects, but every aspect belongs in either a or s by virtue of the base weapon its attached to. Artemis aspect is the same tier as pan aspect. Landing parries is not hard, the amount of damage it gives for it is absurd. The axe is worthless and I have no clue what you're on by calling the weapon strong. Charon aspect is fine, but the weapon is dangerous to use, low mobility, and doesn't deal nearly enough damage to beat timer. Skull is extremely fun. The issue however is that the damage uptime is far too low and it is is a liability when it comes to timer. You have to wait a solid second between skull drops and you need to have a solid mana plan to make special spam work. It's lines to victory are too narrow for me to put it higher than b. Torches are just awful. You need perfect rng to make it work. And with tight deadline active (oath of desperation i think?) perfect rng Is. Not. Enough. I have had a build with poseidon attack, support fire, a high level chain lightning, aphro flat damage, and Zeus min damage all stacking on top of each other, and it still was not enough damage to beat timer. It does not deal damage. It needs buffs. When it comes to torches, skull, and axe, the easiest time i had was fishing for hestia cast and having that be my main damage line.

Nah aspect of Artemis goes insanely hard. Slap a boon of Aphrodite and some hammer upgrades and you can decimate bosses in mere seconds. Specially if you get some omega attack enhancements (the hammer upgrade that also gives it extra range, that one demeter boon, etc). I've seen that thing delete half of a boss's healthbar in a single strike. All while giving you a free block against hard to dodge attacks. It's insane.

I was having a lot of trouble getting through 16 fear until I took off the timer vow. Now I'm not only close to 32 fear but am having a lot more fun playing the game despite the difficulty. I dont know how anyone can get through high fears with the timer. Channeling takes time, less boons to get, enemies are faster stronger with more hp, areas are bigger. I just don't see how its feasible as it was in the original game.

nice video. sister blades are my favorite weapon by far! everyone says the axe is the best but i suck with it i feel like it leaves you too exposed

My suggestion for this topic is either explain the effects of the Aspects in the vid, or list them in your remarks. I have put in few hours, but I can tell you that I dont remember all of the names and specifics.

I think Artemis is an easy s I have pulled off 3k plus damage in one hit consistently

Gotta say I’m shocked you rated the Melinoe skull so low. Easily my second most reliable weapon- WAY more damaging than either of the other skull aspects, and never felt awkward to me- unlike the punch skull. Cant stand that one. But hey, that’s the best part of the game right? These weapons are all so different that there’s no real WRONG way to build!

I’m honestly glad most people hate the wands /can’t play them because I find they’re too OP + it means more buffs are coming 😈

⬇ Moonstone Axe gang 🔥

Aspect of moros with aphro attack is absurd with the blasts. Just pop your special every few seconds and hold attack. I could not get eos to work properly based on how i dash around

Momus is basically Rama from Hades

ranged casts are so op

Aspect of Charion is S tier imo. Its so consistant and its really not that bad to hit Chronos with it. Plus being able to be safe most of the time with the shield is bonkers. I will say it becomes alot easier with the Hammer upgrade to increase the speed of the special channel, but doesnt spot the build without it like Momus without the double special. Other than that this has the best god pool in the game as most the duos synergise with it in some way. Give it another shot, was my weapon of choice for 32.

I really hope they completely rework the skull. Wish they could find a way to bring back the bow, shield and spear from the first game too

The flames suck.