Hermes Boons and Gameplay Tips

Hermes is one of the Olympian Gods that can assist Melinoe in Hades 2. The God of Swiftness can make your moves faster with his blessings. Read on to learn more about Hermes, their boons, and gameplay tips for their Boons in this guide!

Hermes Boons

List of Boons

Boon	Description	Stat Improved
	Close Call Gain +1 use of Death Defiance that makes everything else move 90% slower. ▶︎ Legendary Boon	Slow Duration: ・Common: 8 Sec. ・Rare: TBD ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: TBD
	Greater Evasion Whenever you are struck, you may Dodge any damage. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Dodge Chance: ・Common: +10% ・Rare: +15% ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: TBD
	Hard Target Most foes' ranged shots are slower. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Foe Projectile Speed: ・Common: -30% ・Rare: -40% ・Epic: -50% ・Heroic: TBD
	Mean Streak Each time you slay a foe, deal more damage for the next 30 Sec. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Bonus Damage per Slain Foe: ・Common: +1% ・Rare: +1.5% ・Epic: +2% ・Heroic: TBD
	Midnight Oil While your Hex is ready, you move and strike faster. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Bonus Move & Weapon Speed: ・Common: +15% ・Rare: +20% ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: TBD
	Nitro Boost Your Sprint is 20% faster and gives you a barrier that ignores instances of damage. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Hits Blocked per Encounter: ・Common: 1 ・Rare: 2 ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: TBD
	Quick Buck You find Gold Crowns in greater quantities. Receive 100 Gold Crowns now, plus the bonus! ▶︎ Passive Boon	Bonus Gold: ・Common: +20% ・Rare: TBD ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: TBD
	Saved Breath Your Omega Cast uses less Magick. ▶︎ Special Boon	Omega Cast Cost: ・Common: -50% ・Rare: -60% ・Epic: -70% ・Heroic: TBD
	Swift Flourish Your Specials are faster. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Special Speed: ・Common: +15% ・Rare: +18% ・Epic: TBD ・Heroic: +24%
	Swift Strike Your Attacks are faster. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Attack Speed: ・Common: +10% ・Rare: +15% ・Epic: +20% ・Heroic: TBD
	Witty Retort Your Hex requires using less Magick before it is ready. ▶︎ Passive Boon	Reduced Magick Cost: ・Common: -15% ・Rare: -20% ・Epic: -25% ・Heroic: TBD

List of All Boons

Hermes Info and Gameplay Tips

Character Info

Hermes	Epithet	God of Swiftness
	Faction	Olympian
	Voice Actor	Andrew Marks

Hermes's Playstyle

Most of the Boons you can receive from Hermes provide speed buffs for attacks and movement. He can also boost your survivability with an auto-dodge Boon or a Boon that slows down enemy projectiles.

Hermes's Boons are supplements for slots already empowered by Boons from other gods or Daedalus Hammer upgrades instead of being part of a specific playstyle.

Hermes's Synergies

Hermes's Boons are generally great and can work in any build, but the speed boosts are best paired with Boons that increase damage like Apollo or Aphrodite's to add more hits within the same amount of time.

Some of these can also be considered as staple Boons for Moonstone Axe, particularly Greater Evasion and Swift Strike to reduce the frames that Melinoe is vulnerable while swinging the weapon.

Hermes's Curse and Effects

Increases Action Speed

Hermes doesn't afflict curse or have a named effect. Instead, he can increase the speed of Melinoe's actions such as her Attack, Special, and Sprint.

Provides a Passive Dodge

Hermes's Greater Evasion makes Melinoe auto-dodge attacks by a fixed rate. Pair this boon with Apollo's Daze Boons to add an extra layer of "damage nullifier" to your kit.

Relationship with Hermes

Receive the Metallic Droplet Keepsake

At the first instance that you give an offering of Nectar to Hermes, you'll receive the Keepsake in return.

You can equip this keepsake by the Silver Pool before every night to increase your speed during the first 200 seconds of each run or after equipping it in between Locations.

Hades 2 Related Guides

Characters

Character Guides

Hades 2 Characters

The Unseen
Melinoe			Dora			Frinos			Schelemeus
Nemesis			Odysseus			Hypnos			Moros
-		Homer								-
The Gods
Selene			Zeus			Poseidon			Demeter
Apollo			Aphrodite			Hephaestus			Hestia
Artemis			Hermes			Hera			Chaos
Bosses
Hecate			Scylla			Cerberus			Chronos
Underworld NPCs
Charon			Arachne			Narcissus			Echo
Hades			-			-			-
Surface NPCs
Medea			Circe			Heracles			Icarus