Hades II: Hades 2 100% Achievement Guide

Steam Community guide by JerichoDukes.

Witch of the Woods

Clear Erebus
Successfully beating the first floor boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Depths

Clear Oceanus
Successfully beating the second floor boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Plains

Clear the Fields of Mourning
Successfully beating the third floor boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Abyss

Clear Tartarus
Beat the final boss. For early access players, a win in v1.0 is required.

Witch of the Outskirts

Clear the City of Ephyra
As you progress through the story, you'll start to learn about a war on the surface. Eventually, Hecate will give you a specific incantation called Permeation of Witching-Wards. Completing this incantation will allow you to start a new route of floors on the surface.
Successfully beating the first surface boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Waters

Clear the Rift of Thessaly
Successfully beating the second surface boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Mountains

Clear Mount Olympus
Successfully beating the third surface boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement.

Witch of the Clouds

Clear the Summit
Successfully beating the final surface boss and leaving the room will earn you this achievement. For early access players, a win in v1.0 is required.

Death to Chronos

Complete the lifelong task of the Princess of the Underworld
Once you defeat Chronos and talk to Hecate you will unlock the incantation Dissolution of Time. This will require 5 of his drops and entropy, which you get from defeating Typhon. To unlock the incantation to defeat Typhon, keep defeating him and talk to Hecate after each night. Eventually you will get Disintegration of Monstrosity, which drops the item you need to defeat Chronos once you defeat him one last time.

Golden Age

Reach the epilogue of the story
After completing the base game, you will start trying to find the fates. Their prophecy will continue changing, so make sure you're looking for the next steps. Eventually, you'll need to speak to a collection of characters about the fates:

He Who is Our Emissary - Moros
They Who Created the World - Chaos
He Who Cast Us Out - Chronos
She Who Trained You - Hecate
He Who Rebels Against the Gods - Prometheus
He who labors for the gods - HeraclesOnce that's done and you need to find them you can:
Equip Moros' keepsake, get to Oceanus.
The first room you encounter enemys you kill all of them BUT ONE, let him kill you->you have 10 seconds time to clear the room before dying so cleare the room.
Do this three times.
The fourth time you let yourself die without fighting back and you should get the epilogue cutscene.Another way to approach it is:
Popping the Athena keepsake for Erebus and getting her boon that lets you have a death defy that recharges every room but primes your magic. Using death defies will still let you get the epilogue cutscene.

So Mote It Be

Cast 50 Incantations at the Crossroads Cauldron
This will come naturally as you progress through the game. Incantations are necessary to progress the story and upgrade various aspects of your character/companions.
If there is a specific incantation that you've been unable to trigger, you can see all of their prerequisites on the Hades wiki, but most should unlock through natural progression: https://hades.fandom.com/wiki/Cauldron

Infinite Possibility

Clear 20 Chaos Trials
Chaos Trials are one floor challenges that become available after completing the "Abyssal Insight" incantation. Each trial requires you to use a provided loadout to clear the floor. Each trial has its own difficulty rating, and they range from very easy to challenging. If you're having difficulties with a specific trial I would recommend searching for a clear video, but their approaches are usually straightforward.

Chaos in Hell

Clear the 'Great Chaos Below' Trial
The randomized Chaos trials will unlock once you have every keepsake, weapon aspect, and arcana card unlocked. Great Chaos Below requires you to do an entire Underworld run with 20 random Fear from vows, a random weapon, and random keepsake. Good luck!

Improbable Outcomes

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Improbable Outcomes'
Clear two randomized Chaos trials back to back. I would recommend the 0 fear ones.

Elysian Glory

Prevail in the Contest of Champions
Post-game in Charon shops there can be an infernal contract. Claiming it sends you to the arena in Elysium with a secret boss. Thanks everyone for the info! I hope to add more specifics to this section shortly.

Hand of the Fates

Fulfill 60 Minor Prophecies
Once you complete the Incantation 'Fated Intervention' (available early on in the game after finding a Moros) prophecies will become available. The next achievements will all be various prophecies and their requirements.
In addition to the following specific prophecy achievements, there are a lot of familiar prophecies from the first Hades. Get all the boons for each god, all the duos, etc. This should come naturally as you progress through the game, and make sure to check your list after each run for new prophecies!
All of the achievements below that state, "Fulfill the Prophecy..." require you to have that prophecy available on the list before completing it.

Bearing Dark Gifts

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Bearing Dark Gifts'
Fully clear a run with every weapon aspect, either Chronos and Typhon work for this. Thanks _biggoodeeny for this info!

Unfinished Business

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Unfinished Business'
Raise your relationship with Odysseus until you get a prophecy called "Nobody but Nobody" to take his keepsake to Polyphemus. Complete this, then continue talking with him at every opportunity until you get the "Unfinished Business" prophecy. You'll now need to bring his keepsake to Polyphemus (again), to Scylla once, and to Circe twice and then let Odysseus speak to them. This prophecy starts when Odysseus is drunk in the tavern, so make sure to keep checking there for him if he's not at his usual post on the right side of the Crossroads.

Haunted by the Past

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Haunted by the Past'
Recover Dora's lost memories. This is done by progressing her relationship far enough and speaking with the third surface boss enough times.

Soundest of Sleepers

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Soundest of Sleepers'
Give Hypnos as much nectar as possible, and talk with him any time he has new dialogue. Eventually you will be able to give him dream vapors but fail to wake him.
Afterwards, visit Medea on the surface to unlock an incantation for enhanced dream vapors. This will also fail to wake him. Visit Medea again for a final 'End Dumbest Slumber' incantation to wake Hypnos and complete the prophecy.

Silk and Spitefulness

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Silk and Spitefulness'
Once you progress Arachne's relationship far enough, you will get a dialogue before the Hecate boss fight about reversing her curse. Hecate tells you that you have to discuss it with Athena and find out who made the curse. Continue forcing dialogue with Athena (on the surface, or in Underworld regions where she's been summoned before), Hecate, and Archane to progress this prophecy. Eventually you will learn who made the poison for the curse, and Arachne and Hecate will have a couple of dialogues about this. You then need to talk to Athena until she agrees to meet Arachne with the Gorgon Amulet.
Thereafter you will need to speak with Arachne multiple times, preferably while holding the Gorgon Amulet. It will take two visits with the Amulet equipped in Erebus and speaking with Arachne to complete this storyline.
Thank you Arlieth for the detailed breakdown on this!

Voice and Vanity

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Voice and Vanity'
The second Underworld NPC is Narcissus and the third is Echo. You need to continue talking to them as often as possible and eventually Narcissus' waters will become murkey, and he will go visit Echo.

Denizens of the Depths

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Denizens of the Depths'
Catch 20 different fish with the rod of fishing. Each region has unique fish and this will unlock naturally over time. You also need to have progressed (but not maxed out) your bond with Poseidon.

Unrivaled Prowess

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Unrivaled Prowess'
Observe all bosses under the Vow of Rivals. This means that for the final surface and Underworld bosses you do not need to defeat them. Once the vow unlocks you will have to beat the first surface and underworld boss, then the second ones, etc. Meaning this will unlock across 8 runs and will be a good opportunity to get your night's champion rewards.

Sword of the Night

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Sword of the Night'
Defeat the final boss on the surface route with all six weapons.

Arcana of the Ages

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Arcana of the Ages'
Defeat the final boss of the Underworld Route with each Arcana card active (cumulatively, does not need to be in one run).

Born to Win

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Born to Win'
Visit Chaos with their Embryo keepsake (two star level) and you will get a prophecy to bring it through an entire run without changing it. Completing this run will finish the prophecy. I've been told that you can do this prior to getting the prophecy and it should unlock retroactively.
If Chaos doesn't have any more unique dialogue and you're not being offered the Born to Win prophecy, one fix suggested by the community is to to take at lease one boon from Chaos on the surface. After that, go back to the underground, talk to them with the embryo, and you should get offered the prophecy.

Natural Talent

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Natural Talent'
Defeat Hecate with no arcana active in the Altar of Ashes.

Breadth of Knowledge

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Breadth of Knowledge'
Unlock all of the Arcana cards at the Altar of Ashes.

The Arms of Night

Fulfill the Prophecy 'The Arms of Night'
Unlock all six Nocturnal Arms in the training room.

The Unseen Sentinel

Fulfill the Prophecy 'The Unseen Sentinel'
Gather all aspects of the Nocturnal arms. While most aspects are unlocked via crafting at the waking pool, Thanatos' axe requires you to give a nectar to Chaos and get the waking phrase. For the hidden aspects to unlock, you must meet the following critiera:

All other aspects of the weapon have to be unlocked.
One non-Mel aspect must be Level V.
Speak to the Waking Phrase giver (always the weapon's second aspect namesake).
Staff = Circe
Sister Blades = Artemis
Umbral Flames = Moros
Moonstone Axe = Charon
Argent Skull = Medea
Black Coat = Selene
After receiving the Waking Phrase, you must interact with the Waking Pool (the center of the weapons' dias).
Purchase the initial forging of the weapon with materials.It is possible that you need to be holding a level 5 of aspect of the weapon when speaking with the waking phrase giver and have a non-Mel aspect of the weapon fully upgraded to level 5 as well.

Familiar Confidant

Fulfill the Prophecy 'Familiar Confidant'
Talk to Frinos in the Crossroads after a run across 6 different runs.

Sentimental Value

Collect every Keepsake
Similar to the first Hades, the first time you give an NPC a gift you will get a keepsake in return. Collecting them all will get you this achievement. Similar to Hades 1, you won't get them all until post-game.
The three post-game keepsakes are:

Jeweled Pom - Hades and Persephone, in the NPC room in Tartarus where you usually found Hades.
Calling Card - Zagreus, 2 wins at Elysium arena (same as 'Elysian Glory').
Time Piece - Chronos, in the room immediately after the Hecate boss fight. If he isn't there, clear both routes.

Close Comrades

Forge a bond with 10 comrades
Continuing to give gifts to NPC's will raise your relationship with them. You can give them one gift each time you see them. At specific points on their relationship track you will need to give them specific items (lures, bath salts, ambrosia). Once you reach a specific point in their track a bond will form, and you'll unlock their portrait by their keepsake in your box.

Soothing Soak

Take one of your comrades to the Hot Springs
Once you complete the "Rite of Vapor-Cleansing" incantation you will unlock the Hot Springs in the Crossroads. Giving a companion bath salts will trigger a cutscene and give you this achievement.

Catch of the Night

Take one of your comrades to the Fishing Pier
Similar to the hot springs, you can give a companion a twin lure to go fishing with them. This will require the rod of fishing (crafting it requires the "Night's Craftwork" incantation to be complete).

Ambrosia for Two

Take one of your comrades to the Taverna
Once you complete the "Rite of Social Solidarity" incantation you can purchase and gift ambrosia to your companions in the crossroads. This will be required later in their relationship tracks.

Animal Whisperer

Recruit all Animal Familiars
Recruiting familiars becomes available once you complete the incantation "Faith of Familiar Spirits". Once you have created a Witch's Delight, you will be able to give them to an animal once their specific requirements have been met. There are five animal familiars that you can recruit in Hades 2, with the following criteria:

Frinos, the Toad - No requirement, just give him the delight where you spawn in to the Crossroads each night.
Toula, the Cat -
Visit the docks between the City of Ephyra and the Rift of Thessaly more than once.
Successfully catch a fish using Rod of Fishing at least once.
Raki, the Raven - Visit the fountain room in the Erebus at least once
Hecuba, the Hound -
Hecuba can begin appearing after the following conditions are met:
Attempt the mission on more than 12 nights.
Nemesis must not be present in Echo’s room.
Unlock the Bravery of Familiar Spirits Incantation.
Spend at least 3 Witch's Delight (lifetime total) on upgrading Animal Familiar abilities.
To recruit Hecuba, the following additional requirements must be fulfilled:
Recruit other Familiars: Frinos, Toula (this may not longer be accurate).
Use Frinos’ ability to compel a Lost Soul at least once.
Spend at least 4 Witch's Delight (lifetime total) on upgrading Familiar abilities.
Hecate grants Mel permission to recruit Hecuba
Gale, the Polecat -
Gale can begin appearing after the following conditions are met:
Recruit at least three of the other Familiars: Frinos, Toula, and Raki.
Use Frinos’ ability to compel a Lost Soul at least once.
Unlock the Bravery of Familiar Spirits Incantation.Thank you to the Hades Wiki for having these steps clearly documented! The 1.0 patch notes mention reducing the requirements for some of the animals (likely Hecuba and Gale). So not all of their requirements may be needed now. I'll try to update as I learn more.

Beast Master

Fully upgrade all Animal Familiars
In addition to using Witch's delight to recruit new animal familiars, you can also strengthen your bond (their abilities) in the training room. Each animal ability has three upgrades (four total levels) each. Maxing them out will get you this achievement.

Unfamiliar Forms

Alter the appearance of each Animal Familiar
Circe will grant you the ability to change your familiars' forms once you have upgraded your pets enough. One comment in this guide mentioned only having one pet maxed out and every other pet ability upgraded once, so this may be the minimum needed. You will get a specific dialogue f