How to Get Moon Dust

Hades 2 is full of resources that you need to harvest, craft, or unlock. These resources can be used to craft Nocturnal Arms, Aspects, Incantations, and many more exciting things. One mid-to-late game resource you may find yourself needing is Moon Dust. 

Moon Dust takes a decent amount of time to unlock but is extremely handy in terms of crafting. If you need Moon Dust but you're not sure how to get it, you will find everything you need to unlock it in this guide.

How to Unlock Moon Dust

There are a variety of ways you can collect Moon Dust once you've unlocked it, which we will go over later. For now, you will need to know how to unlock Moon Dust in the first place. To unlock Moon Dust, you must cast the Consecration of Ashes Incantation. 

This Incantation will be given to you by Headmistress Hecate after defeating her in battle in Erebus and unlocks the ability to upgrade Tarot cards at the Altar of Ashes. You won't receive this Incantation early on in the game, as it requires unlocking many of the cards at the Altar and upgrading your Grasp at least once.

The Consecration of Ashes Incantation requires 6x Ash, 1x Cinder, and 6x Fate Fabric. You can find the Ash throughout your runs or at the Wretched Broker, where you can also get your hands on the Fate Fabric required for the Incantation. The Cinder is the most difficult item to get and involves defeating Headmistress Hecate in battle. 

Once you cast the Incantation, you will receive 3x Moon Dust, which you can use to upgrade Arcana Cards at the Altar of Ashes. On top of that, you will also unlock alternative avenues that you can use to get Moon Dust. You can either purchase it from the Wretched Broker at the Crossroads for 80x Bones, from Charon at the Tartarus store, or from Charon's Crossroads shop for 4x Obol Points. 

You can also craft Moon Dust using Alchemy recipes at the Cauldron. There are two Alchemy recipes you can use to create Moon Dust: 

•  Moonlit Essence from Shadow: Allows you to convert 1x Shadow and 1x Cinder into 5x Moon Dust.
•  Moonlit Essence from Stars: Allows you to convert 1x Star Dust into 3x Moon Dust.

Shadow and Star Dust are rare resources in their own right, so purchasing your Moon Dust is an easier option, especially if you have a lot of Bones saved up.