In Supergiant Games’ Hades, the gods of Olympus or Olympians will help Zagreus in his quest to escape the Underworld because they believe he aspires to join them on Olympus. Little do they know that is not Zagreus’ plan at all, and the reason he wants to leave the Underworld is to find his mother. Besides, without the aid of these gods, Zagreus could not escape the Underworld.
One of the Olympians that helps Zagreus in his Underworld escape attempts is Artemis. Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, is Zagreus’ cousin. In this guide, you’ll get to know Artemis’ boons to help Zagreus in his Underworld escape attempts.
Zagreus gets help from the Olympians in the form of boons, which are upgrades that make him stronger. A boon can be obtained by completing chambers as a reward or purchasing it from Charon’s Shop for 150 Obols. Boons, however, are effective only during the current escape attempt and vanish once Zagreus has died and returned to the House of Hades.
Boons
Artemis’ Boons cause Zagreus’ abilities a chance to deal Critical Damage and improve Cast abilities.
Artemis’ Status Curse is called Marked, which will increase the probability of dealing a critical hit to the cursed enemy, consuming the Curse, and afflicting a nearby enemy. In other words, you can snowball critical hits in a crowd of enemies—the critical hit chance increase stacks with her boons that improve critical hit chances.
Here is a list of Artemis’ boons:
| Boon | Description | Rarity | Boon Requirement |
| Deadly Strike | Your Attack is stronger, with a +15% chance to deal critical damage. | Common Attack Damage: +20% Rare Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic Multiplier: 2.3–2.5 | None |
| Deadly Flourish | Your Special is stronger, with a +20% chance to deal critical damage. | Common Special Damage: +40% Rare Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic Multiplier: 2.3–2.5 | None |
| True Shot | Your Cast seeks foes with a 10% chance to deal critical damage. Unblockable by shield-bearing foes. It cannot be combined with the Aspect of Beowulf. | Common Cast Damage: 70 Rare Cast Damage: 80 Epic Cast Damage: 90 Heroic Cast Damage: 100 | None |
| Hunter’s Flare | Your Cast damages foes around you, with a 10% Critical chance. | Common Cast Damage: 55 Rare Cast Damage: 63 Epic Cast Damage: 71 Heroic Cast Damage: 79 | Unique to Aspect of Beowulf |
| Hunter Dash | Your Dash-Strike deals more damage. It cannot be combined with the Aspect of Lucifer. | Common Dash Attack Damage: +50% Rare Dash Attack Damage: +60% Epic Dash Attack Damage: +70% Heroic Dash Attack Damage: +80% | None |
| Artemis’ Aid | Your Call fires a seeking arrow with a +35% Critical chance. Unblockable by shield-bearing foes. Costs 1/5th of the God Gauge per use (while other Gods’ Aids cost 1/4th) Max Gauge Bonus – Arrows Fired: 10 | Common Arrow Damage: 100 Rare Base Damage: 110 Epic Base Damage: 120 Heroic Base Damage: 130 | None |
| Pressure Points | Any damage you deal has a chance to be Critical. | Common Bonus Critical Chance: +2% Rare Bonus Critical Chance: +3% Epic Bonus Critical Chance: +4% Heroic Bonus Critical Chance: +5% | None |
| Exit Wounds | Your foes take damage when your Cast Ammo stuck in them is dislodged. It cannot be combined with the Aspect of Beowulf. It cannot be combined with Crystal Beam. It cannot be combined with Slicing Shot. It cannot be combined with Trippy Shot. | Common Dislodge Damage: 100 Rare Dislodge Damage: 120 Epic Dislodge Damage: 140 Heroic Dislodge Damage: 160 | Crush Shot, True Shot, Phalanx Shot, Flood Shot, or Electric Shot |
| Hide Breaker | Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Armor. | Common Critical Damage Bonus vs. Armor: 200% Rare Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic Multiplier: 1.8-2.0 Heroic Multiplier: 2.3-2.5 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis’ Aid, or Pressure Points |
| Clean Kill | Your Critical effects deal even more damage. | Common Critical Damage: +15% Rare Critical Damage: +22.5% Epic Critical Damage: +30% Heroic Critical Damage: +37.5% | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis’ Aid, or Pressure Points |
| Hunter Instinct | Your God Gauge charges faster when you deal Critical damage. | Common Faster Gauge Gain on Critical: +0.25% Rare Faster Gauge Gain on Critical: +0.3% Epic Faster Gauge Gain on Critical: +0.35% Heroic Faster Gauge Gain on Critical: +0.4% | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, or Pressure Points |
| Hunter’s Mark | After you deal Critical damage to a foe, a foe near it is Marked. Range: 1200 ‘Marked’ effect expires after taking Critical damage. | Common Bonus Crit Chance: +30% Rare Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic Multiplier: 2.0–2.5 Heroic Multiplier: 2.5–2.7 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis’ Aid, or Pressure Points |
| Support Fire | After you Cast or hit with an Attack or Special, this fires a seeking arrow. | Common Projectile Damage: 10 Rare Projectile Damage: 12 Epic Projectile Damage: 14 Heroic Projectile Damage: 16 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Hunter Dash, Artemis’ Aid, or Pressure Points |
| Fully Loaded | Gain extra Cast Ammo for your Cast. Max Ammo: +2 Cast Ammo | Legendary | Requires two of three: Exit Wounds, Pressure Points, or Support Fire |
| Heart Rend | Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Weak foes. Bonus Critical Damage vs. Weak: +150% | Duo (Aphrodite) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, or True Shot / Hunter’s Flare and one of Aphrodite’s: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot / Passion Flare, or Passion Dash |
| Hunting Blades | Your Cast creates a faster Blade Rift that seeks the nearest foe. Seek Duration: 3.3 Sec. It cannot be combined with Freezing Vortex. It cannot be combined with the Aspect of Beowulf. | Duo (Ares) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, Hunter Dash, or Artemis’ Aid and one of Ares’: Slicing Shot / Slicing Flare |
| Deadly Reversal | After you Deflect, briefly gain a +20% chance to deal critical damage. Critical Duration: 2 Sec. | Duo (Athena) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot / Hunter’s Flare, or Artemis’ Aid and one of Athena’s: Divine Strike or Divine Flourish |
| Crystal Clarity | Your Cast is stronger and tracks foes more effectively. Beam Damage: +10% It cannot be combined with Cold Embrace. It cannot be combined with the Aspect of Beowulf. | Duo (Demeter) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, Hunter Dash, or Artemis’ Aid and Demeter’s: Crystal Beam |
| Splitting Headache | Hangover-afflicted foes are more likely to take Critical damage. Bonus Critical Chance per Hangover Stack: +1.5% | Duo (Dionysus) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, or Artemis’ Aid and one of Dionysus’: Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Dash, or Dionysus’ Aid |
| Mirage Shot | Your Cast fires a second projectile, though it has reduced damage. Secondary Shot Damage: 30% It cannot be combined with Curse of Drowning. | Duo (Poseidon) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot / Hunter’s Flare, or Artemis’ Aid and one of Poseidon’s: Tempest Strike, Tempest Flourish, Flood Shot, Tidal Dash, or Poseidon’s Aid |
| Lightning Rod | Your collectible Cast Ammo strike nearby foes with lightning every 1 Sec. Lightning Damage: 70 Requires the Infernal Soul Mirror Ability It lowers the range at which you can pick up Cast Ammo. | Duo (Zeus) | One of Artemis’: Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, Hunter Dash, True Shot / Hunter’s Flare, or Artemis’ Aid and one of Zeus’: Lightning Strike, Thunder Flourish, Electric Shot / Thunder Flare, Thunder Dash, or Zeus’ Aid |
Final Thoughts
With a proper boon build, Artemis boons can deal huge damage. Even though the damage bonus offered on her boons is lower than those offered by the other Olympian gods, her boons’ Critical hits deal three times the damage of normal attacks, which grants the best overall DPS gain. Also, her Cast-related boons can increase your total ammo or add a projectile, which will further enable Zagreus’s powerful Cast.
Artemis’ Support Fire is a great boon to have as it fires a 10-16 damage arrow at an enemy nearby every time you Attack, Special, or use your Cast. That can stack up to a lot of extra damage, which is great for fast-firing weapons.
It is also important to note that accepting all of Artemis’ Boons at least once will complete one of the prophecies in the Fated List of Minor Prophecies called Goddess of the Hunt, which will reward 150 Gemstones once completed.
