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If you want to become a combat master inHades 2, you need patience and many runs, learning the enemies' and bosses' moves. Eventually, you will get good enough and beat the toughest bosses without much trouble. You’ll start to wonder if there aren’t any more challenges for you.
The Oath of the Unseen and Testaments is the answer. This is a modifier system that increases the game’s difficulty in exchange for a rare reward. Essentially, once you turn on different modifiers, your runs will be harder. Learn all about these modifiers in this guide.
Hades 2 is currently in Early Access on Steam. As the game develops, more content will be added. We will update this article if anything changes.
How To Unlock The Oath Of The Unseen And Testaments
Afterdefeating Chronosfor the first time, you’ll unlock the Oath of the Unseen and Testaments. Once you do that andreturn to the Crossroads, head for the training room, whereyou willfind an altar between the Underworld and the Surface doors.
How To Reach Chronos
Defeating Chronos requiresstarting at the Underworld’s first biome, Erebus. You willencounterHeadmistress Hecateat the endof this biome. After that, youarrive in Oceanus, where youfightScylla and the Sirensat the end.
After beating the trio bosses, you willland in the Fields of Mourning, whose end is guarded by theInfernal Cerberus boss. Lastly,Tartarus is the final area, and it has Chronos as the last boss.
How The Testaments Of Night System Works
TheTestaments of Night is a modifier system.Activating certain modifiers willadd unique challenges to your runs, making them tougher.As this feature only appears after you have beaten the game once,thissystem is not designed for beginners.
When youinteract with the tablet, you will findTestaments on the leftside of the menu andVows on the rightside.Testaments show the bossesthat must be beaten, andvows are the modifiersyou must activate before you go on the run.
Before activating any Testament,look at the bottom ofeach boss card: they have an icon with one of Melinoe’s weapons. Also, check out thetop of the card: it has a purple skullwith a digit before it, which representsthe fear level. To activate the Testament, you need toequip the weapon shownandreach the displayed fear level.
Increasing the fear bar requires selecting one or more Vowsfrom the right side of the menu screen. For example, if you have a Scylla and the Sirens card withMelinoe’s Witch’s Staffand the purple skull has a two, you mustequip Melinoe with the Witch’s Staffandactivate at least two Vows.
Everyboss card will always remain grayed out (disabled)until you equip the specified weapon andactivate the Vows to raise the required fear level.
If you don’t fill the requisites, the Testament remains disabled for the future run,which means it will have the default difficulty.
Some Vows have ranks that you can intensify.Intensifying a Vowfrom rank one to rank threecounts as three fear levels. So if you see a skull with a three, you can choose between selecting three different Vows or just intensifying one to rank three.
For example, if you activate rank one of the Vow of Blood, enemies will inflict 20 percent increased damage to Melinoe. At rank two, this increases to 60 percent; at rank three, the damage buff against Melinoe increases to 100 percent.
Since each modifier offers unique challenges during a run, sometimesit is wise to limit the negative effects of certain Vows by activating and intensifying a single Vow type. This will help you remember to be cautious against a certain effect during the run.
Every time you beat an active Testament, theoverall fear level requirement will increase for future runs. For example, when you interact with thetablet for the first time, allbosses will have one fear level requirement. However, as you complete Testaments and return to Crossroads every night, the fear level of some cards will gradually increase.
Testament Rewards
Once a Testament is active and you beat the selected boss, you will berewarded with a Nightmare material. This resource is used toupgrade Melinoe’s Nocturnal Arm Aspects.
Rank 3
Vow of Rebuke
All enemies come with 1 or 2 Barriers, depending on the modifier rank. (Barrier negates all damage the enemy receives until they are broken.)
Rank 2
Vow of Suffering
Melinoe takes 100/300% more damage for the first strike in each area.
Vow of Commotion
There is a good chance of spawning 20/40/60% more enemies in every encounter.
Vow of Haunting
Most of the defeated enemies have a 25/50% chance of turning into a Revenant.
Vow of Wandering
Enemies have a 10/25% chance of being from the next Region. Enemies from the next biome can appear in the earlier biomes.
Vow of Scars
Melinoe’s healing effects are 75/50/0% less effective/not effective at all, depending on the active tier.
Rank 1
Vow of Forsaking
Selecting a Boon will cause two unpicked blessings to not appear in the rest of the run.
Vow of Bitterness
The first Boon in each Region becomes a red onion. A red onion heals Melinoe for one HP only.
Vow of Arrogance
Every time Melinoe picks a Boon, her Magick bar reduces by 5/10 for rarities greater than Common.
