Hades 2 Guides
Hades 2 offers many maps and locales. Most journeys begin in Erebus, but players can also explore the Surface. If the story has progressed far enough, the Surface becomes a place to enter individual rooms, confront unique foes, and gather valuable resources. Yet the main character cannot stay there for long. This guide explains how to break the curse and extend life on the Surface in Hades 2.
How to survive on the surface in Hades 2
When the Surface is reached, a family curse chips away at Melinoe’s health until danger ends her. The odds are steep with the tougher enemies you face. Some arcana cards that restore power may still fall short on the Surface. Still, there is a proven method to remove the curse: create a special spell that lets the heroine stay on the Surface indefinitely.
How to survive on the surface in Hades 2
Reaching the Passage to the Surface is only the first step. The curse blocks deeper exploration for a long while. To counteract the health drain and survive on the Surface of Hades 2, players must run a series of additional Surface encounters until Moros appears in a dialogue. In that exchange, the illness is explained and the spell called Unraveling Fatal Ties is received.
How to get Thalamus in Hades 2
To craft the spell Untangling Fatal Ties, a set of ingredients is required:
- Lotus flower (2);
- Moss (2);
- Nightshade (2);
- Thalamus (2).
Lotus is easy to locate near the Ocean area. Moss can be gathered in the Surface zones, often near starting spots, so the curse does not complicate this task. Nightshades are plentiful on Erebus with a silver shovel; planting seeds at crosspoints and letting them grow is a quick process. Thalamus, however, is more elusive.
Finding Thalamus requires spending considerable time in the dungeon before facing the Gates of Chaos. One must travel through those gates and confront Chaos itself. It helps to equip the Silver Shovel beforehand and stock up on Nectar, used as a gift to Chaos to raise loyalty, which matters because Chaos Gates are rare and higher loyalty improves the odds of locating one.
Continue visiting the Realm of Chaos until Moros appears in conversation. Chaos will then grant unique Chaos Seeds. Each future visit to a Gate yields seeds from a designated spot using a shovel.
Plant the seeds at Crossroads and wait for germination. With all required ingredients in hand, the spell can be created to free Melinoe from the disease and restore freedom of movement on the Surface.
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