Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (2024)

The Daedalus Hammer returns in Hades 2, and it does the exact same job it did in the first game: give your weapon a very strong, playstyle-defining effect. Of course, since Melinoe's arsenal is different from Zagreus', Daedalus Hammer's bonuses are also markedly different.

Considering how rare this item is and how many potential upgrades there are for one weapon, players will want to choose their options wisely, especially if they want to win against the hardest bosses in Hades 2. Here's a list of all Daedalus Hammer upgrades that we've found in the game so far.

We're yet to find all the Daedalus Hammer upgrades for the Argent Skull and Umbral Flames. Once we do find them (and if Supergiant decides to add or rework more Daedalus upgrades), this guide will be updated accordingly.

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Witch's Staff Daedalus Hammer Upgrades in Hades 2

Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (2)

Upgrade	Effect
Vampiric Cataclysm	After you slay a foe with your Omega attack, restore 5 hearts.
Cross Cataclysm	Your Omega Attack deals +50% more damage and also strikes sideways.
Rapid Thrasher	Attacks are 50% faster.
Wicked Thrasher	Attacks have +30 Power.
Mirrored Thrasher	Attacks hit twice, but you take +30% more damage.
Melting Swipe	Dash-Strike hits a larger area and destroys 60% of an enemy's total armor.
Rapid Moonshot	Your Specials are +25% faster.
Dual Moonshot	Specials fire two projectiles, but have 40% less range.
Shimmering Moonshot	Your Specials bounce to up to two more enemies, dealing 10% more damage per hit.
Aetheric Moonburst	Your Omega Special gains a power shot that dealst 50% more damage and restores 20 mana.
Giga Moonburst	You can channel 30 mana into your Omega Special to deal 300% more damage over a large area.
Extending Wallop	Attacks have more range and deal 100% more damage to distant

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades for The Sister Blades

Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (3)

Upgrade	Effect
Final Slice	The last attack in your basic combo deals 300% damage in a large area.
Skulking Slice	Attacks deal 200% more damage when striking enemies' backs.
Explosive Ambush	Omega Attacks hit a wide area and deals 400% more damage, but uses 20 mana.
Escalating Ambush	Gain +15 Power for every enemy you defeat in each encounter.
Sudden Flurry	Your Omega Special channels 40% faster.
Sureshot Flurry	Omega Special fires each shot in a straight line, and Specials gain 30% more range.
Flick Knives	Dash-Strike also fires your Special three times in a fan pattern.
Spiral Knives	Specials deal 20% more damage, and Omega Specials fire up to 16 shots around you.
Dancing Knives	Specials deal 15% more damage and can bounce up to two more enemies.
Hook Knives	Specials pierce through enemies and return to you at the end of their path.
Rapid Onslaught	Attacks and Omega Attacks are faster.
Melting Dart	Specials destroy a large percentage of an enemy's armor.

Sister Blades trade power and a bit of range to become the fastest weapon in Hades 2 so far. Its Omega Attack lets you teleport behind enemies for a quick backstab, and it's great for closing gaps while enemies launch attacks that face forward. Expect to dash around a lot when using these blades.

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Moonstone Axe Daedalus Upgrades

Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (5)

Upgrade	Effect
Furious Whirlwind	Omega Attacks channel faster, and you move 60% faster while it is active.
Psychic Whirlwind	While using Omega Attacks, you can still use your regular Attacks and Specials.
Advancing Whirlwind	Omega Attacks fire ahead of you and deals more damage.
Dashing Heave	Dash-Strike deals double damage in a larger area.
Unyielding Slash	Attacks have +10 Power, and you take 20% less damage while using them.
Sudden Cleaver	Omega Special channels 50% faster.
Giga Cleaver	Channel mana into your Omega Special to double-fire it ahead of you.
Executioner's Chop	The final hit of your basic attack chain hits twice, but uses 20 mana.
Empowering Guard	Blocking an enemy with your Special increases the damage you deal by 50% for 15 seconds.
Hell Splitter	Your Attack becomes a big chop with 300 Power.
Melting Shredder	Specials destroy 35% of any armor based on its total value.
Concentrated Whirlwind	Omega Attacks deal more damage as it hits the same target.

The Moonstone Axe is the heavy hitter in Melinoe's arsenal. It cleaves through wide swathes of enemies at once, but it can be excruciatingly slow to use at times. Expect to get hit a lot while using this weapon, though you can mitigate some of that risk if you're lucky enough to get some of Circe's boons in Hades 2.

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades For Umbral Flames

Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (6)

Upgrade	Effect
Mega Spark	Attacks travel faster and deal more damage.
Inverted Spark	Dash to make shots from Attacks reverse their direction and hit targets again.
Leaden Spark	Attacks knock foes away and have bonus Power.
Sustained Spark	Move and fire 20% faster when channeling your Attack.
Origin Helix	Omega Specials orbit 50% faster at the point where you fired it.
Triple Helix	Omega Specials spawn one extra flame.
Clean Helix	Omega Specials are channeled faster and use less mana.
Melting Coil	Fire your Special in a straight line and melt a large portion of your target's total armor.
Origin Coil	Your Specials orbit where you fire them and move 60% faster.

Umbral Flames is a curious weapon. It's a pair of mystic torches that requires Magick in order to be used to its full potential. Umbral Flames is very confusing to use at first, but once players start to understand the ins and outs of how it is intended to be used, it can be a powerful tool in the fight against Chronos in Hades 2.

Argent Skull Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

Hades 2: All Daedalus Hammer Weapon Skills (7)

Upgrade	Effect
Mega Driver	Specials travel farther and deal more damage.
Colossus Driver	Specials have +30 Power and you take 30% less damage while using them.
Bolstered Array	Gain two additional Skulls.
Possessed Array	Possessed Array
Twisting Crash	Omega Special waves return inward after their initial burst.
Melting Tackle	Specials destroy a large portion of an enemy's armor.
Colossus Tackle	Specials have 45 more Power and you take 30% less damage while using them.

Argent Skull is a ranged AOE weapon that's all about launching and retrieving exploding skulls. Its playstyle is very unique, even among Hades 2's already impressive selection of weapons, and players who want to spice things up can pick Argent Flames up and have a blast.

Hades 2

Action

Roguelite

Franchise: Hades
Platform(s): PC
Released: 2023-00-00
Developer(s): Supergiant Games