THE COBALT UNDERWORLD NOTES
A FIELD GUIDE FOR THE DAUGHTER OF HADES
Hades II guides.
One good night
at a time.
Know your weapon. Make the Boons work together.
Leave the Crossroads with a plan.
YOUR NEXT GOOD DECISION
Build around a rhythm.
Not a lucky screenshot.
Hades II uses one protagonist, Melinoë, and six Nocturnal Arms rather than a class roster. Their 24 aspects change what the same button means. Pick a weapon below, learn its loop and keep an alternative ready when the perfect Boon does not arrive.
THE SIX NOCTURNAL ARMS
Find the weapon
that feels like you.
Witch’s Staff
A little distance. A lot of options.
Builds, aspects & priorities
Sister Blades
Find the opening. Leave a mark.
Builds, aspects & priorities
Umbral Flames
Keep moving. Keep the fire alive.
Builds, aspects & priorities
Moonstone Axe
Make one opening count.
Builds, aspects & priorities
Argent Skull
Spend the shell. Plan the return.
Builds, aspects & priorities
Black Coat
Hold your ground. Choose your moment.
Builds, aspects & prioritiesFIND YOUR RHYTHM
What should
you take tonight?
Two preferences. A useful starting point.
Choose by how you like to play.
THE FIRST-CLEAR TIER LIST
Power is useful.
Usable power is better.
Our rankings weigh the setup, exposure and repeatability of a learning run. Open a placement to see why it fits—and when to choose something else.
Open the 24-aspect tier boardEditorial first-clear scope · all aspects remain viable
BEYOND THE WEAPON
Give every choice
a reason.
Shorter questions.
More useful answers.
First-clear plan
Leave the Crossroads with one damage plan, one defensive habit and one thing to learn. A failed run can still answer all three.
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Arcana & Boon planning
A strong card is only strong while its condition is true. Match the deck to your actual combat sequence.
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Keepsakes & route decisions
The best next Keepsake answers a problem the current run actually has. Review the damage plan, the reserve and the next fight.
Read the guideTHE SOURCE DESK
What this guide is built on.
Reviewed . Latest gameplay note found: Post-Launch Patch 2 · Hotfix 5, published . The newer September publisher post covers the documentary and concert.
Our routes, comparisons and first-clear recommendations are editorial synthesis from the references below. They are not a claimed Cobalt playthrough or a measured damage simulation.
- Supergiant Games · Hades II ↗Game identity and official publisher media.
- Supergiant Games · official Steam announcements ↗Post-Launch Patch 2 and Hotfix 5; checked 3 November 2026.
- Hades Wiki · Nocturnal Arms ↗Weapon identities and the difference between normal and Omega moves.