Hades Duo Boons List - All The Combined Boons From The Gods (2024)

If you’ve been playing Hades recently, you’ll probably already know what Boons are. As you traverse the treacherous depths of the Underworld, your Olympian aunties, uncles, and cousins will offer you powerful buffs that allow you to drastically enhance your weapons and abilities — which is largely why Hades is so replayable. Zeus can energize your Eternal Spear with chaotically flitting lightning, while Poseidon might offer to enchant the Twin Fists of Malphon with propulsive tidal waves capable of rupturing your enemies as you box them into massive slabs of concrete. Dionysus just makes sure everyone you come within a ten-metre radius of immediately suffers from a demonic wine hangover.

But if you’re lucky enough to amass a decent variety of Boons on your travels, you might encounter a rare but immensely powerful kind of buff: a Duo Boon. This is exactly what it sounds like — it involves two Olympian Gods deciding that they’ll stop bickering with one another for four seconds in order to combine their deific magic and offer you something truly worthy of the Son of Hades. Some of the best builds in Hades revolved around Duo Boons.

So, if you’re curious about what all of the Duo Boons in Hades actually are, as well as what individual combination does, you’re in luck: Our Hades Duo Boon guide will make sure you maximize your potential of escaping the Underworld by knowing which Gods go well together, and which Duo Boons are just a bit sh*t. Bur first, make sure to check out our guides on the best Mirror of Night upgrades in Hades, as well as how to get more Titan Blood. If those words mean nothing to you, be sure read our Hades tips and tricks guide to get you started.

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Hades Duo Boons — List Of Duo Boons In Hades

In order to get a Duo Boon in Hades, you need to have specific Boons from specific Gods. Because the permutations for this are extraordinarily varied, we’ve put together a full list of every Duo Boon in Hades, including information on which two Gods you need to have Boons from in order to trigger them, as well as what each individual Duo Boon actually does.

Note: You only need one Boon from each relevant God to trigger a Duo Boon, meaning that having Ares’ Curse of Agony and Aphrodite’s Crush Shot has the chance of triggering the Curse of Longing Duo Boon the next time you speak to either Ares or Aphrodite.

Blizzard Shot

• Demeter (Frost Strike, Frost Flourish, Mistral Dash, Snow Burst)
• Poseidon (Flood Shot)
• Your Cast is slower and pierces enemies while also emitting shards around it, each of which deals 40 damage.

Calculated Risk

• Dionysus (Drunken Dash, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Strike, Dionysus' Aid)
• Athena (Athena's Aid, Divine Dash, Divine Flourish, Divine Strike)
• Enemy projectiles are 40% slower.

Cold Embrace

• Aphrodite (Passion Dash, Aphrodite's Aid)
• Demeter: (Crystal Beam)
• Your Crystal Beam Cast fires at your location for 4 extra seconds, dealing +30% Cast damage.

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Cold Fusion

• Demeter (Frost Strike, Frost Flourish, Mistral Dash, Demeter's Aid)
• Zeus (Static Discharge)
• Your Jolted effects are not cancelled out by enemies attacking, and always last 10 seconds.

Crystal Clarity

• Demeter (Crystal Beam)
• Artemis (Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, Hunter Dash, Artemis' Aid)
• Your Crystal Beam Cast deals +10% damage and seeks enemies.

Curse of Drowning

• Ares (Curse of Agony, Curse of Pain, Ares' Aid)
• Poseidon (Flood Shot)
• Your Cast becomes three individual pulses that deal area-of-effect damage to all enemies around you.

Curse of Longing

• Ares (Curse of Agony, Curse of Pain)
• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash)
• Causes your Doom effects to continuously stack when applied to foes inflicted by Weak — each individual Doom effect hits with 50% more potency than the previous one.

Curse of Nausea

• Dionysus (Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Dash)
• Ares (Curse of Agony, Blade Dash, Curse of Pain)
• Your Hangover effects are faster and deal damage every 0.3 seconds.

Deadly Reversal

• Artemis (Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Hunter Dash, Artemis' Aid)
• Athena (Divine Strike, Divine Flourish, or Divine Dash)
• Each time you successfully Deflect an enemy projectile, trigger a 2 second window in which you gain a +20% chance of dealing Critical damage.

Exclusive Access

• Dionysus (Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish, Trippy Shot, Drunken Dash, Dionysus' Aid)
• Poseidon (Tempest Strike, Tempest Flourish, Flood Shot, Tidal Dash, Poseidon's Aid)
• Increases the rarity of every Boon you find for the rest of your current run to Epic or higher.

Freezing Vortex

• Ares (Slicing Flare, Slicing Shot)
• Demeter (Frost Flourish, Frost Strike, Mistral Dash, Demeter's Aid)
• Your Blade Rift Cast is slower and 33% smaller, but it inflicts all enemies it touches with Chill.

Heart Rend

• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash)
• Artemis (Deadly Flourish, Deadly Strike, True Shot)
• Deal +50% bonus Critical damage to all enemies inflicted with Weak

Hunting Blades

• Artemis (Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, Hunter Dash, Artemis' Aid)
• Ares (Slicing Shot)
• Turns your Cast into Ares’ Blade Rift, except it has increased speed and seeks enemies for 3.3 seconds.

Ice Wine

• Demeter (Frost Strike, Frost Flourish, Mistral Dash, Demeter's Aid)
• Dionysus (Trippy Shot)
• Your Festive Fog Cast explodes in an area with 30% Blast damage, while also inflicting Chill on all enemies caught in its radius.

Lightning Rod

• Artemis (Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Hunter Dash, Artemis' Aid)
• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Thunder Dash, Electric Shot, Zeus' Aid)
• Causes your uncollected Cast shards to deal 100 Lightning damage to nearby foes every 1.5 seconds.

Lightning Phalanx

• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Thunder Dash, Electric Shot)
• Athena (Phalanx Shot)
• Causes your Cast to bounce between enemies, with a maximum number of three bounces.

Low Tolerance

• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash)
• Dionysus (Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Dash, Dionysus' Aid)
• Allows your Hangover effects to be stacked up to three extra times on enemies inflicted with Weak.

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Merciful End

• Ares (Curse of Agony, Curse of Pain)
• Athena (Divine Strike, Divine Flourish)
• All successfully Deflected attacks immediately inflict +50 Doom on relevant enemies.

Mirage Shot

• Artemis (Deadly Flourish, True Shot)
• Poseidon (Flood Shot, Tempest Flourish)
• Your Cast also fires a second, weaker projectile dealing 30% damage of the first one.

Parting Shot

• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Aphrodite's Aid, Passion Dash)
• Athena (Divine Strike, Divine Flourish, Phalanx Shot, Divine Dash, Athena's Aid)
• Your Cast gains any buffs to backstab damage you already have, starting at +25% base backstab damage.

Scintillating Feast

• Dionysus: (Trippy Shot, High Tolerance)
• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Electric Shot, Thunder Dash, Zeus' Aid)
• Dionsyus’ Festive Fog Cast also deals +60 Lightning damage.

Sea Storm

• Poseidon (Tempest Strike, Tempest Flourish, Flood Shot, Tidal Dash, Poseidon's Aid)
• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Electric Shot, Thunder Dash, Zeus' Aid)
• All of your knockaway effects also inflict 40 Lightning damage on enemies.

Smoldering Air

• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash, Aphrodite's Aid)
• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Electric Shot, Thunder Dash, Zeus' Aid)
• Your God Gauge charges up automatically, but caps at 25%.

Splitting Headache

• Dionysus (Drunken Dash, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Strike, Dionysus' Aid)
• Artemis (Deadly Flourish, Deadly Strike, True Shot, Dionysus' Aid)
• Enemies inflicted with Hangover are 1.5% more likely to take Critical damage.

Stubborn Roots

• Athena (Divine Strike, Divine Dash, Athena's Aid)
• Demeter (Frost Strike, Frost Flourish, Demeter's Aid)
• If you are not using Stubborn Defiance, regenerate 1HP every 0.8 seconds.

Sweet Nectar

• Aphrodite (Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash, Aphrodite's Aid)
• Poseidon (Tempest Strike, Tempest Flourish, Flood Shot, Tidal Dash, Poseidon's Aid)
• All Poms of Power you find are increased by 1 level for the rest of your run.

Unshakeable Mettle

• Athena (Divine Strike)
• Poseidon (Tidal Dash, Flood Shot)
• You are immune to being stunned and gain +5% damage reduction against all bosses for the rest of your run.

Vengeful Mood

• Ares (Curse of Agony, Curse of Pain, Curse of Vengeance)
• Zeus (Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Electric Shot, Thunder Dash, Heaven's Vengeance)
• Your Revenge effects have a chance of activating without taking damage from an enemy (Also requires at least one Revenge buff from any Boon).

My favourite Duo Boon will probably always be Sea Storm, but each and every one of the combinations above has the potential to be incredibly powerful when used correctly. So, see which Boons fit your playstyle, choose your favourite weapon, and go on the hunt for the two Gods who constitute the Duo Boon you’re most interested in. Just remember that it’s okay to pick up other Boons along the way, and it’s absolutely possible to storm your way through the Underworld 50 times without so much as seeing a Duo Boon in Hades.

If you're after even more Hades guides, we've got you covered — we've also compiled a Hades best builds guide, a Hades Mirror of Night upgrades guide, a Hades tips and tricks guide, a guide on how to save in Hades,aHades Erebus Gate guide, and a handy guide on how to get more Titan Blood in Hades.

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