Memories help you stay safe indoors Hades 2. Most Keepsakes provide passive benefits while running and are aimed at improving your chances of survival (or at least your chances of not dying so quickly).
You get Keepsakes by donating Nectar, a semi-rare resource Hades 2‘s cast of gods, heroes, and other ancient Greek notables. If you played the original HadesMuch of this will seem familiar to you: it’s functionally the same system.
Here is how to get souvenirs in Hades 2how to rank Keepsakes and a list of all the Keepsakes we’ve found so far.
How to get mementos in Hades 2
When you are near a character, press RT (on the controller or Steam Deck layout) to give ‘gift’. In the menu that appears, select the “Nectar” option from the grid. (It’s a jar of honey.) If it’s the first time you give a nectar to that character, they will respond in kind by giving you a memento.
As far as we know, you can only get one souvenir from each character. In other words, if you want to unlock all the Keepsakes Hades 2you’re better off holding on to your Nectar until you’ve given every character you meet at least one.
How to level up Keepsakes in Hades 2
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Leveling up memories Hades 2 is simple: the more battles you survive while wearing a Keepsake, the stronger it becomes.
Based on our testing, you’ll need to complete 25 encounters (rooms with some sort of combat) to level up a Keepsake from rank 1 to 2, and then another 50 encounters to level it up from rank 2 to 3.
Ranking a Keepsake also increases its potency. For example, at rank 1, the Ghost Onion Keepsake can restore a total of 50 health over the course of a run. Take it to rank 2 and that figure jumps to 75 health.
You can equip Keepsakes at the cupboard in the room where you prepare for your runs, as shown in the screenshot at the top of this post. You can only wear one keepsake at a time.
List of souvenirs in Hades 2
There are 27 souvenirs in Hades 2although we’ve only unlocked 17 at the time of writing. What follows is a list of all the souvenirs we found Hades 2 (so far)plus details on who you can get them from and what effects they have.
Please note that although keepsakes are not numbered, they appear in a specific order in the keepsake cabinet. The chart below is organized in that order, with the charts we haven’t yet unlocked marked as “TBD.”
Hades 2 Memories and effects
| Character | Memory | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Character | Memory | Effect |
| Hecate | Silver wheel | After using magic, restore it for 3 seconds, for a total of 1,000 magic for the run. |
| Odysseus | Knuckle bones | The next Guardian (area boss) loses 5% health. You take 15% less damage from Guardians. |
| Schelemeus | Happier tooth | When you run out of health, you automatically restore health to 51 once. |
| Dora | Ghost onion | Every time you leave a room you fully recover your health, up to a total of 50 during the run. |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Moros | Engraved pin | After you run out of health, you become impenetrable for 10 seconds. When there are no more enemies, restore 30 health. |
| There is | Dissonant bell | After each encounter you deal +0.5% damage, but you also get a lot more. |
| Charon | Gold wallet | Earn +100 gold once this night. |
| Hermes | Metal drop | You move, punch and channel 20% faster for the next 200 seconds. |
| Artemis | White antlers | Although you don’t have more than 30 health, you have a +20% chance to deal critical damage. |
| Selene | Moonbeam | You get +1 upgrades to your Hex from the next Star Path you find. |
| Zeus | Cloud bracelet | You are more likely to receive a blessing from Zeus. You can make his common blessings rare after this run. |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| The meter | Barley shifted | You are more likely to receive a blessing from Demeter. You can make her general blessings rare after this run. |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Aphrodite | Beautiful mirror | You are more likely to receive a blessing from Aphrodite. You can make her general blessings rare after this run. |
| Hephaestus | Adamante shard | You are more likely to receive a blessing from Hephaestus. You can make his common blessings rare after this run. |
| Hestia | Eternal Sinterklaas | You are more likely to receive a blessing from Hestia. You can make her general blessings rare after this run. |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Arachne | Silk sash | Gain +20 armor. While you have at least 1 armor, you gain +2 armor after each room. |
| Daffodils | Aromatic bottle | Fountains restore +20% health. The next one makes one of your common favors rare. |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Primordial chaos | Transcendent embryo | Receive a random Common Chaos blessing once this evening. Replace these every eight encounters. |
We’ll update this guide as we unlock more Keepsakes Hades 2.