On February 26, 2025 Supergiant Games dropped the Patch 8 Patch Notes for the Warsong update in the Hades 2 early access period. This small patch focuses on bug fixes and adjustments to the new enemies.

Key Takeaways

Here are our key takeaways from the Hades 2 Warsong early access update which brings more adjustments to Weapon ASpects, Boon and Daedalus.

• Enemy Adjustments - Some of the new enemies have been adjusted.
  • The new boss Typhon does less damage and is less aggressive.
  • Several enemies have reduced damage and attack range.
• Weapon Buffs - the Sister Blades and Argent Skull are a bit more lethal.
  • The Sister Blades have increased speed on the initial strikes in the attack sequence, helping you play more aggressively.
  • The Argent Skull has more starting shells, and reduced attack recovery time, blast away!
• Lots of bug fixes.

We appreciate all the feedback following last week's Warsong Update! This patch includes fixes and targeted adjustments for a smoother play experience as you battle toward the final confrontation. We're now shifting focus to our third Major Update outlined in our Roadmap. Until then, thank you for playing!

Note: *indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

Nocturnal Arms & Abilities

• Sister Blades: slightly increased speed of the first two strikes in the Attack sequence
• Argent Skull: increased starting number of Shells; reduced Attack recovery time

Boons & Blessings

• Heinous Affront (Zeus x Ares): significantly increased how frequently this can affect foes
• *Premium Service (Hephaestus): increased power level while using Black Coat (Melinoë)
• Success Rate (Hermes): removed Fig Leaf (Dionysus) as an offering requirement for this

Foes & Dangers

• Typhon: reduced damage and frequency of some attacks; adjusted Life and Armor of some minions; improved camera motion between phases
• Spawn of Typhon: reduced damage of some attacks; reduced range and speed of headbutt attack
• Prometheus: reduced damage of some attacks; other minor changes
• Aetos: slightly increased damage of fly-up attack
• Satyr Sapper: reduced damage of ranged attack
• Auto-Watcher: slightly reduced damage
• Auto-Seeker: reduced damage of ranged attack
• Blasket: reduced damage

Miscellaneous

• *Improved feedback when gathering Blood Drops from Ares
• *Increased appearance rate of Poppy Seeds in Tartarus
• Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Bug Fixes

• *Fixed certain effects not increasing Moonstone Axe Omega Special channeling speed as expected
• *Fixed Black Coat Omega Attack having unintentionally reduced range in the previous patch
• *Fixed Extended Family (Hera) not being affected by Boons from Artemis, Athena, or Dionysus
• *Fixed Nova Flourish (Apollo) not increasing the area of the Moonstone Axe Omega Special
• *Fixed Steady Growth (Demeter) sometimes not working correctly
• *Fixed Mint Condition (Hephaestus) not functioning in the newest Warden encounter in Thessaly
• *Fixed Gorgon Amulet (Athena) sometimes summoning multiple Athenas in the Mourning Fields
• *Fixed Fig Leaf (Dionysus) not functioning in the newest Warden encounter in Thessaly
• *Fixed Hermes sometimes unexpectedly showing up as the first Olympian on the surface over and over after reaching the final confrontation
• *Fixed several narrative events related to the final confrontation playing or not playing when expected
• *Fixed visual issues with the Altar of Ashes in ultrawide resolutions
• *Fixed a visual issue with the numbering on the Death Arcana in the Altar of Ashes
• Other minor fixes

Quote of the Patch

~Greek Myths: A New Retelling (C. Higgins)

Early Access Updates

The Hades 2 early access Patch 8 Patch notes bring enemy adjustments and bug fixes. This is just a small patch to introduce fixes as SuperGiant works on the next major update, they updated their roadmap with information on what to expect in the future. Keep an eye out for more news in the future as there is another major update on the horizon.

Written by: Tenkiei