Erebus is the first dungeon of Hades 2, comprising enemies that range from easy to difficult. To make your trip through Erebus easier, here’s a Hades 2 guide on the best tips to remember and how to beat Headmistress Hecate.
Hades 2: Best tips to beat Erebus
Erebus has a lot of unique qualities about it that can grant you victory if you stay sharp. You’ll find an abundance of enemies,Silver, and interesting terrain effects that can aid you on your way through. Here are some tips that I’ve used to get through Erebus easily:
Hades 2: How to beat Headmistress Hecate
The first boss you’ll encounter to end the region of Erebus in Hades 2 is Hecate, but how can you beat her? The Headmistress has plenty of fancy moves that can throw you off if you aren’t careful. Here are someimportant tipsfor taking on Hecate.
First off, you want to prepare yourself by getting some good Boons before you face Hecate. I recommend a Boon for your normal attack, your Special, and your Cast. Anything that candeal extra damage or slow Hecatedown is good, I had a Boon from Hestia that allowed my Cast to inflict burning damage, and you could also go for one of Demeter’s Boons that can freeze enemies.
I used theWitch’s Staffas my weapon since it’s great for long-ranged attacks so you don’t have to stand so close to Hecate. At the start of the fight, Hecate will send out a circle that expands to a certain point and then shrinks. I’d advise you to create a damaging Cast on her before you run out of the way, waiting for this attack to shrink down to go after Hecate again.
Hecate will also shield herself and summon enemies while also bringing damaging circles to follow you wherever you step. These circles take time to affect you, so don’t worry too much about dodging them andfocus on eliminating all the minions. This will drop Hecate’s shield and bring along the next attack.
When Hecate creates clones of herself, you’ll know which is the real one when itdoesn’t fade to greenafter attacking it. Once you find the real Hecate you’ll have some time to inflict damage before she changes the attack.
Can you avoid Hecate’s sheep attack in Hades 2?
Midway through the fight Hecate will throw a curse at you to turn you into a sheep. This seems to be unavoidable, sododging won’t work. Once you’re a sheep you have to avoid getting hit by her minions while dodging out of the way of the continuous circular attacks on the ground.
Never stop movingand continue to run in the same direction to avoid getting hit. Eventually, Hecate will be defeated and you can move on to Oceanus, the next dungeon region.
How to defeat a Root-Stalker in Hades 2
The typical mini-boss you’ll encounter in Erebus is the Root-Stalker which has a companion root to deal some extra damage. You’ll want tofocus on the rootto get rid of that first, but wait until it pops up from underground when near the Root-Stalker. Placing a Cast to hit both of them can kill two birds with one stone.
The most annoying attack of a Root-Stalker is when it aims a barrage of thorns at you. I advise you to spin in a circle to avoid the thorns butrun closest to the centernearest the enemy. If you’re too far away you’ll easily get hit with the thorns, but the closer you are the faster you may run out of its range.
They’ll also place downa set of brown rootswhich can heavily slow you down. You should avoid running over these roots altogether and wait until they despawn. Keep at it and eventually, the Root-Stalker will fall.
With Hecate defeated, you’re ready toput your Cinder to good useandmove on to Oceanus.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
