As players repeatedly try to escape the Underworld in Hades, they will eventually obtain a reasonably rare currency called Nectar in some quantity. Unlike many of the items that fans will find during their runs, this Nectar will be retained regardless of if the players escapes or not, and indeed they will be able to give it to the many NPCs that are found in the game. That said, some Hades fans may have questions about exactly who they should give their Nectar to, and this guide looks to provide answers.
To put things simply, players should first look to give each NPC in Hades, aside from Hades himself, a single Nectar. This is because all of these NPCs will give fans access to a Keepsake upon receiving their first Nectar, and ultimately players will want to unlock all of these special items in this acclaimed roguelike. For the uninitiated, Keepsakes grant unique bonuses over the course of a run, and here is a complete list of them with details on which NPCs they come from:
- Adamant Arrowhead (Artemis): The next Boon you find will be from Artemis. Her blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Black Shawl (Nyx): Deal 10/15/20% damage striking undamaged foes; also striking foes from behind.
- Blood-Filled Vial (Ares): The next Boon you find will be from Ares. His blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Bone Hourglass (Charon): Items from the Well of Charon have durations increased by +4/6/8 Encounters.
- Broken Spearpoint (Patroclus): After taking damage, become invulnerable for 0.5/1/1.5 sec. Refreshes after 7 Sec.
- Chthonic Coin Purse (Hypnos): Receive 100/125/150 Obols to spend as you please (once per escape attempt).
- Conch Shell (Poseidon): The next Boon you find will be from Poseidon. His blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Cosmic Egg (Chaos): Enter Blood Gates without losing Health. Blessings from Chaos have +20/30/40% chance to be Rare or better.
- Distant Memory (Orpheus): Deal up to 10/20/30% more damage to distant foes.
- Eternal Rose (Aphrodite): The next Boon you find will be from Aphrodite. Her blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Evergreen Acorn (Eurydice): When confronting Underworld Bosses, take no damage the first 3/4/5 times they hit you.
- Frostbitten Horn (Demeter): The next Boon you find will be from Demeter. Her blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Harpy Feather Duster (Dusa): Broken urns have a 2/3/4% chance to contain healing items.
- Lambent Plume (Hermes): Gain +1.0/1.1/1.2% Dodge chance and move speed for each Encounter you clear quickly.
- Lucky Tooth (Skelly): When you take lethal damage, miraculously survive with 50/75/100 Health (once per escape attempt).
- Myrmidon Bracer (Achilles): Take 20/25/30% less damage from the front, but 10% more from the back.
- Old Spiked Collar (Cerberus): Gain +25/38/50 Health.
- Overflowing Cup (Dionysus): The next Boon you find will be from Dionysus. His blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Owl Pendant (Athena): The next Boon you find will be from Athena. Her blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
- Pierced Butterfly (Thanatos): Gain +1/1.5/2% damage for each Encounter you clear without taking damage.
- Shattered Shackle (Sisyphus): Your Attack, Special, and Cast each deal +40/60/80% damage while not empowered by a Boon.
- Skull Earring (Megaera): Deal 20/30/40% more damage while at 30% Health or below.
- Thunder Signet (Zeus): The next Boon you find will be from Zeus. His blessings have +10/15/20% chance to be Rare or better.
For brand new Hades players that are looking for recommendations on who to give their first Nectars to, Cerberus and Skelly are both good options, as their Keepsakes grant more survivability. Achilles and Patroclus also provide Keepsakes that beginners should find very useful, and it is perfectly reasonable to prioritize giving early Nectars to those NPCs.
After a player has unlocked all of the Keepsakes in Hades, additional Nectars can be used to earn Companions that can be summoned during runs. The first step to unlocking these video game Companions is increasing Affinity with certain NPCs, and that is done by continuing to give them Nectar. The specific NPCs that grant Companions are Achilles, Dusa, Magera, Sisyphus, Skelly, and Thantos, and players should thus earmark any further Nectars for them.
Hades is available now for PC and Switch.
Source: Hades Wiki
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