The Typhon path in Hades 2 is much more difficult than Chronos, and I found myself hitting a wall when trying to defeat him. It is immensely satisfying when you finally start beating him consistently, but I had to build a very specific Melinoe machine to get there. I want to share that machine because I couldn’t find another guide that was as helpful as my own notes.

Before getting into the longer explanations, I’ll offer some quick tips.

  • Start with the Cloud Bangle or Everlasting Ember Keepsake. Hestia and Zeus both offer boons that deal serious damage over time. Don’t forget to rarify them!
  • Prioritize boons for your attack or special first. You’re using your attack and specials the most, so boons that modify those will apply effects like Scorch and Blitz most often.
  • Toula is my favorite companion overall, but especially for the Typhon fight. It’s hard to beat a free Death Defiance and damage to enemies.
  • Boons that increase your dodge chance made a big difference for me. Some, like Aphrodite’s Wispy Wiles can get your dodge chance percentage ridiculously high. Damage avoidance is crucial, and these boons are a big help.
    • Crystal Figurine is a good follow up Keepsake if you don’t need Luckier Tooth or Knuckle Bones.
  • Don’t skip Selene’s boon! I prefer those that give some invulnerability, like Dark Side or Wolf Howl. These are super useful to trigger when you know you won’t be able to dodge.
  • I cannot overemphasize the value of a boon that lets you place your Cast somewhere else. Zeus and Hestia both have these. This lets you do damage to Typhon while you’re doing something else, like dodging or attacking his minions.

Try Not To Get Hit

In other games you may treat your health like a resource, trading some away to get in a big hit. I play a lot of turn-based roguelikes where that’s a good strategy, so that’s how I played Hades 2 for a while. I encourage you to avoid that strategy here. Instead, take the time to avoid attacks. Get uncomfortable with the length of some fights. Slow down and you’ll start to see just how easy most enemy attacks are to avoid.

This may seem very obvious but it took me a while to realize that killing enemies as fast as possible wasn’t the best way to avoid damage. I ended up making a lot of mistakes and taking damage I didn’t need to take. Being able to avoid damage also helps when it comes to your boon choices. For example:

  • When you aren’t getting hit as much, you don’t need to choose boons that only benefit you when you get hit. Choose damage dealing boons instead.
  • When you get the choice between a health upgrade and something else, you don’t have to keep picking health upgrades just to stay alive.

Make Every Choice For Typhon

Early on I was having a lot of trouble with Prometheus, so I would choose Boons and upgrades that might help me with him. When I finally started making it to Typhon I felt ill-prepared. Most Boons that help you beat Typhon will help you beat the other bosses, but there are some that just don’t make sense against Typhon

  • Boons that inflict more damage when you’re behind an enemy can’t help you with Typhon because you can’t get behind him.
  • Boons that are more useful for a high number of weaker enemies don’t make much sense either. Typhon only spawns minions a couple of times.

You Got This

I don’t beat a lot of games, and I think Hades 2 is the hardest I’ve ever worked to get to end credits. It offers some of the most satisfying progression in a video game. While you keep getting more and more powerful, it’s still hard to overcome Typhon if you aren’t thinking critically about your boon choices. You do have to keep getting better at dodging attacks and patiently waiting for the right time to strike. It’s hard to beat the feeling of reaching Olympus with a build you know can beat him. Hopefully this guide can get you to that feeling faster.