Best Incantations to Get First

Incantations are spells cast from the Cauldron in the Crossroads that give a permanent buff and even unlock new items in Hades 2. See a list of incantations here, as well as the best incantations to get first!

Best Incantations to Get First at the Cauldron

Night's Craftwork

Night's Craftwork is the first recommended incantation to get first because it lets you unlock Gathering Tools. This allows you to gather new resources such as Silver and Psyche, and other resources needed to craft better weapons.

Each Tool Required for Each Resource

Reagent Sensing

Reagent Sensing is another helpful incantation because it points you to the location of each reagent present in each room. This will prevent you from overlooking items as you complete each room.

List of Incantations

Incantation	Effects	Cost
Abyssal Insight	Activate the Pitch-Black Stone in the Training Grounds, then attempt its Trials for Star Dust.	・F.Fabric x2 ・Moly x2 ・N.Shade x2 ・Pearl x2
Aspects of Night and Darkness	Reveal Aspects within the Silver Pool that further empower each Main Weapon.	・N.Shade x1 ・Bronze x5
Attending a Faithful Beast	Have your Animal Familiars stay in the Training Grounds; when rested, they can harvest +2 times.	・Wheat x4 ・Tears x1 ・Wool x1
Briny Lifespring	Reveal a hidden chamber in Oceanus, where you may restore some healing in peace.	・Lime x3 ・Lotus x3
Circles of Protection	Activate Warding Circles found throughout Erebus, to then use to your advantage.	・Moly x1 ・Lotus x1 ・Mandrake x1
Cleansing of Fountain-Waters	Enhance Fountains so that they restore +10% Life.	・Moly x1 ・Lotus x1
Consecration of Ashes	Enhance the Altar of Ashes so that you can unlock the potential of your Arcana. Grants +3 Moon Dust.	・Ash x6 ・F.Fabric x6 ・Cinder x1
Dissolution of Time	Suppress the ability for Chronos to reconstitute himself night after night.	・Z.Sand x??? ・Entropy x???
Divination of the Elements	Reveal hidden elemental affinities of various Boons; Olympians will offer Boons that use these.	・Psyche x5
Doomed Beckoning	Beseech Moros to reappear, in accordance with the will of the Three Fates.	・F.Fabric x3 ・N.Shade x1
Faith of Familiar Spirits	Turn trusted beasts into your Animal Familiars. Grants +1 Witch's Delight.	・Nectar x2 ・Lotus x1
Fated Intervention	Beseech the Three Fates to lend their aid in a time of great need.	・Ash x2 ・Silver x1 ・Moly x2
Floral Fortune	Exchange plants and other goods for Bones at the Wretched Broker.	・Ash x1 ・N.Shade x1
Flourishing Soil	Create two Soil Plots, for growing Nightshade and other plants. Grants +1 Nightshade Seeds.	・Moly x1
Forget-Me-Not	Improve your memory. Press Special on recipes for aat-a-glance reminders for which resources you need.	・Moly x1
Gathering of Ancient Bones	Cause a random Main Weapon each night to have Grave Thirst, granting Bones after each Location.	・Lime x2
Golden Lifespring	Reveal a hidden chamber in Tartarus, where you may restore some Life and elude your foes.	・Shaderot x3 ・Marble x3
Greater Favor of Gaia	Reveal enhancements within the Silver Pool that further empower each Gathering Tool.	・Bronze x4 ・Marble x2 ・Iron x4
Insight into Offerings	Reveal a complete list of each Olympian's Boons (among other details) in the Book of Shadows.	・Poppy 2 ・Ambrosia 2 ・G.Apple 2
Kindred Keepsakes	Manifest your collection of Keepsakes in the spaces separating each Region.	・Moly x2 ・Lime x4 ・Lotus x1
Kinship Fortune	Update the Wretched Broker inventory with exotic goods suitable for gifting. Grants +1 Nectar	・Bones x60
Necromantic Influence	Gain the ability to Sprinto into Lone Shadows you encounter to turn them against your foes.	・Psyche x5 ・N.Shade x5
Night's Craftwork	Reveal Gathering Tools within the Silver Pool. Unlock them to gather Silver, Psyche, and more.	・Moly x1
Observance of Gaia's Secrets	Gain 20% chance to find +1 resources whenever you gather them by hand.	・Moly 7 ・Lotus 7 ・Moss 7
Permeation of Witching-Wards	Gain the ability to traverse Warded gateways, such as the one leading to the surface...	・Cinder x1 ・Moly x1 ・Shadow x1
Power to Pause and Reflect	Suppress the ability for Chronos to prevent you from pausing during your confrontation.	・Moly 3 ・Z.Sand 3
Propensity Towards Gold	Reveal Golden Urns in various Locations, which yield up to 15 Golden Crown once shattered.	・F.Fabric x1 ・Lime x1
Purification of Crystal Clarity	Restore the waters surrounding Narcissus, so that he may carry on fawning over himself.	・Moly 3 ・Tears 3 ・Mandrake 3
Purification of Fountain-Waters	Enhance Fountains so that they restore an additional +10% Life.	・N.Shade x1 ・Cattail x1
Reagent Sensing	After Encounters, become alerted to any valuable resources in the area.	・Moly x1
Reviving a Mournful Husk	Make use of Golden Boughs in the Fields of Mourning, to better orient yourself there.	・Myrtle x1
Rich Soil	Create two additional Soil Plots near the grove.	・Lotus x3
Rise of the Stygian Wells	Cause Locations in the Underworld to sometimes contain a Well of Charon.	・Moly x1 ・N.Shade x1
Rite of River-Fording	Restore the Crossroads Fishing Pier, so it may be used (min. two guests at a time). Grants +1 Twin Lures.	・Cattail x2 ・D.Wood x4
Rite of Social Solidarity	Restore the Crossroads Taverna, where Shades and others rest and recover. Grants +1 Ambrosia.	・Nectar x2 ・Garlic x2
Rite of Vapor-Cleansing	Restore the Crossroads Hot Springs, so they may be used (min. two guests at a time). Grants +1 Bath Salts.	・Moly x2 ・N.Shade x2 ・Lotus x2
Rush of Fresh Air	Cause Locations on the surface to sometimes contain a Shrine of Hermes.	・F.Fabric x3 ・D.Wood x2 ・Wool x1
Sandy Lifespring	Reveal a hidden isle in the Rift of Thessaly, where you may restore some Life amid the tumult.	・D.Wood x3 ・Iron x3
Summoning a Colony of Bats	Make use of All-Seeing Bats in their cages around the City of Ephyra, to better orient yourself there.	・Moss x3 ・Rubbish x3
Summoning of Historic Travails	Persuade the Learned Sage to appear, with whom you may review the outcomes of your every night.	・Marble x3 ・Z.Sand x1
Summoning of Mercantile Fortune	Persuade the Wretched Broker to appear, with whom you may trade Bones for various resources.	・Bones x10
Summoning of Personal Insights	Persuade the Record Keeper to appear, from whom you may learn enlightening statistical details.	・Shaderot x2 ・Poppy x2
Surge of Fresh Air	Cause a Shrine of Hermes to appear in the space between each Surface Region.	・F.Fabric 2 ・Garlic 2 ・Mandrake 2
Surge of Stygian Wells	Cause a Well of Charon to appear in the space between each Underworld Region.	・Moly x3 ・Cattail x3
Unearthed Troves	Cause Locations you visit to sometimes contain an Infernal Trove.	・N.Shade x1 ・Lime x5
Unraveling of a Fateful Bond	Forestall the effects of your bloodline's ancient Life-draining curse that bars you from the surface.	・N.Shade x2 ・Lotus x2 ・Moss x2 ・Thalamus x2
Verdant Soil	Create two final Soil Plots near the grove.	・Wheat x1 ・Garlic x1
Woodsy Lifespring	Reveal a hidden glade in Erebus, where you may restore some Healing amid the gloom.	・Silver x3 ・Moly x1

This list is currently a work-in-progress. If you find more incantations, share in the comments below.

What are Incantations?

Spells Cast at the Cauldron

Incantations are spells cast from the Cauldron in the Crossroads. These incantations vary in effects. Some give a permanent buff, some unlock new vendors, or even manipulate chance and allow you an audience with the Unseen.

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