
It's currently in early access, and about once a month we're treated to a lovely big update to make escaping the underworld that much more interesting. If you haven't played it, Hades is an excellent Greek mythology based rogue-like where you play as the son of the titular god, Zagreus, as you attempt to escape your literally hell-ish home. That's not all though, there's a new weapon modification, new upgrades and story events, and there's even fishing now too! This time around the game is introducing us to Demeter, the goddess of seasons, who'll be offering us her powers over the cold to fight back against the fires of hell. Upon completing the heart gauge, you'll have "Forged a Bond" with the character, and receive a Chibi Icon next to the character's keepsake in the Keepsake Selection Menu.Hades this week launched The Long Winter Update, bringing more blessings and boons to help poor Zagreus escape the underworld. Otherwise, you gain no additional items/benefits from gifting Ambrosia besides storyline progression, except for when you completely max out an affinity gauge (the heart gauge). A few characters (noted below) upon the first gift of Ambrosia will give you a special item, called a Chthonic Companion, which is basically a summon ability which you can use a few times per run. When you give a character Ambrosia for the first time, they will typically comment on the rarity of the stuff.

Subsequent gifts of nectar will only progress their affinity (hearts) level with you you do not gain any more items or benefit besides storyline progression.Īfter unlocking a character's final set of hearts by completing their favor, you need to gift Ambrosia to them to progress the final few hearts. When you give a character Nectar for the first time, they will give you a Keepsake, which is an item that you can equip to give you buffs during a run. Gifting characters nectar unlocks their first few hearts, up until a certain point which requires completing their "favor" to unlock the remaining (usually 3) hearts.

As a quick refresher, there are two items that you can gift characters with.
