Selene is the Moon Goddess who makes her graceful appearance in Hades 2 to assist the player by bestowing boons on them that will help them in their encounters.
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Selene’s boons can either be very good, or be decent at best. All of it depends on the player’s luck when they encounter her to see what she has to offer. Here’s a guide on which of her boons are worth getting and how to make use of the Path of Stars.
Best Selene Boons
Dark Side
Dark Side sounds like a great ability in theory, but it isn’t all that good. This boon from Selene allows the player to be turned into what is described as an “Impervious Living Nightmare,” which grants the player invincibility. However, this all lasts only 5 seconds, which isn’t long enough to justify choosing this boon over other way better options. It also needs 90 Magick to be used in order to be used again.
Wolf Howl
Wolf Howl is, perhaps, the weakest ability granted by Selene. Simply put, it allows the player to use their hex to rise up and then crash down on a targeted area. This deals 200 damage, which isn’t great compared to other abilities. This boon also leaves the player vulnerable to enemy attacks. The only upside is that it doesn’t require that much Magick to be able to be used again (only 80), and this is relatively low compared to others.
Twilight Curse
Twilight Curse is an ability that can give the player an advantage when faced with a barrage of enemies. Indeed, this boon allows the player to launch projectiles that, when connected, inflict morph. This can be done on up to 10 enemies. The downside of this ability is that it can be resisted by some strong enemies, which means that, as an ability, it might be pretty useless against bosses. It also doesn’t help the player as it uses up 140 Magick before being available again.
Phase Shift
Phase Shift is a great ability when facing a large group of enemies. This boon allows the player’s hex to make everything move 80% slower for 5 seconds. While the time isn’t a lot, it can sometimes be enough to take down enemies as they’re slowed down. This ability can also be quite useful against bosses, as it gives the player a good opening to attack them when they’re more vulnerable. This boon requires the player to dish out 150 Magick before being available once again.
Night Bloom
Night Bloom is a very interesting ability. With this power, the player is able to resurrect one of the enemies they have slain during that specific encounter and have them fight on their side. The enemy that is raised back is random, so it is a gamble, in that sense that Night Bloom might raise a borderline useless enemy. This ability also lasts 12 seconds, which can be quite useful, especially in boss fights, as they will help to chip down at the boss’s Health Points.
The player will be able to raise an enemy from the dead one time per 100 Magick, which isn’t bad at all. Overall, Night Bloom can be very useful.
Total Eclipse
Total Eclipse is quite a powerful boon from Selene. Making use of this boon, the player will be able to use their hex to blast an area and deal 1000 damage after 4 seconds. While this ability is very good, it can be quite a pain to use it as the player needs to first make use of 200 Magick, which is a significant amount, making it the most demanding of all Selene’s boons.
Lunar Ray
Lunar Ray is, perhaps, the most destructive of the bunch when it comes to what Selene offers. Using this boon, the player can fire up a beam that deals 1200 damage over 3 seconds using their hex. The player can control and move the beam while it’s active. This can be very useful against both powerful enemies, as well as a group. However, the player will have to direct the laser well or risk wasting it, as moving enemies can be a bit annoying to keep the beam aimed at.
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This ability can be used once every 120 Magick, which shouldn’t be hard to achieve.
Moon Water
While most of Selene’s Boons can be incredibly useful, Moon Water might take the crown as the very best boon that she offers.
This incredible boon allows the player to heal up to three times, every time using their hex. This is reset every time the player reaches and uses a fountain. The player will be able to use this boon after using 70 Magick. Each healing grants the player +25 HP. This is especially useful against bosses, as quite a few of them hit very hard.
Selene’s Path of Stars
Now that the player has chosen their boon to unlock with Selene, the next time they meet this moon goddess, they won't be able to choose another boon. Instead, the player will get the option of upgrading their already-picked boon, which is known as the Path of Stars.
Each boon has its own skill tree. Whether it’s worth upgrading or not depends on which one the player has. For example, one boon that should definitely be upgraded is the Moon Water boon, for reasons discussed already. Indeed, as a starter, the player can only use it three times until they reach the next fountain. However, using Selene’s upgrades, depending on how many points they have to spend, the player can make it 5 instead of 3 times.
This is definitely a game-changer, especially when encounters and boss fights get harder. Using the Path of the Stars, the player can also upgrade how much the Moon Water heals the player. It starts off at 25+ Health Points whenever used, and can go up a lot. With a few points, the player could make it up to 55+ HP if not more. Being able to heal 5 times, with each heal offering 55+ HP, instead of 3 times with 25+ HP is a game changer.
On the other hand, the player shouldn’t bother upgrading a boon such as Wolf Howl, as it isn't that great of an ability. They can try getting other boons instead.
Tips on How To Make the Best Use Of Selene’s Boons
Selene’s boons are quite unique in the sense that the player has to use a certain amount of Magick to be able to use them. The amount depends on which boon they choose. Because of that, the player should employ an omega-based fighting style to use up a lot of Magick.
It’s also useful to try and drink as many Soul Tonics as possible to increase the max Magick.
Different Gods’ boons that use up a lot of Magick are also recommended, such as Breaker Sprint from Poseidon.
Hades 2
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Released
- 2023-00-00
- Publisher(s)
- Supergiant Games
- Genre(s)
- Action , Roguelite
