How to Farm Bones and How to Use

Bones is a Reagent item in Hades 2. See how you can get Bones, as well as all the uses for Bones in our guide!

How to Farm Bones

There are five ways to farm Bones as you venture through the Underworld. These include room rewards, taking advantage of Grave Thirst, selling materials at the Wretched Broker, completing prophecies from the fated list or through Charon's Shop.

1. Go through rooms with the Bones Icon
2. Unlock Grave Thirst With an Incantation
3. Sell Materials at the Wretched Broker
4. Complete Prophecies
5. Buy from Charon's Shop

Go Through Rooms with the Bones Icon

Going through rooms with the Bones Icon guarantee that you will get Bones as your reward for clearing the stage.

Door Symbols and Room Rewards Explained

Unlock Grave Thirst With an Incantation

Once you can complete the Gathering of Ancient Bones incantation, a random weapon will be imbued with Grave Thirst. This grants you a guarantee of +2 Bones for every room you clear if you have the weapon with Grave Thirst equipped.

A weapon imbued with Grave Thirst will have black aura emanating from it when you see it by the Silver Pool.

Sell Materials to the Wretched Broker

Nightshade (x10 Bones)	Deathcap (x15 Bones)	Wheat (x14 Bones)	Poppy (x16 Bones)
Garlic (x10 Bones)	Mandrake Root (x12 Bones)	Thalamus (x19 Bones)	Moper (x21 Bones)
Figment (x32 Bones)	Chiton (x23 Bones)	Gutternose (x35 Bones)	Soby (x24 Bones)
Anguish (x37 Bones)	Jiffy (x29 Bones)	Goldfish (x39 Bones)	Roach (x34 Bones)
Spike (x67 Bones)	Squid (x36 Bones)	Chrab (x59 Bones)	Mati (x66 Bones)
Projelly (x111 Bones)

After unlocking the Wretched Broker and performing the Floral Fortune incantation, you can now sell some of the items you have in exchange for bones.

Broker Exchanges

Received as a Reward for Prophecies

Prophecy	How to Unlock	How to Complete	Rewards
Combined Might	Unlocked by acquiring a Duo Boon for the second time.	Acquire all of the Duo Boons from Olympian Gods.	・Bones x3000
Denier of Suitors	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Narcissus.	Receive each of Narcissus' Tributes.	・Bones x250
Gifts of The Moon	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Selene.	Try out each of Selene's Hexes.	・Bones x300
Keeper of Shadows	Unlocked after obtaining the Book of Shadows.	Unlock 30 Entries in the Book of Shadows.	・Bones x120
Master of Light	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Apollo.	Try out each of Aphrodite's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Master of Swiftness	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Hermes.	Try out each of Hermes' Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Master of The Dead	Unlocked after acquiring a certain number of Boons from Hades	Try out each of Hades' Boons.	・Bones x250
Master of the Forge	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Hephaestus.	Try out each of Hephaestus' Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Master of the Heavens	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Zeus.	Try out each of Zeus' Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Master of the Sea	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Poseidon.	Try out each of Poseidon's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Mistress of Beauty	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Aphtodite.	Try out each of Apollo's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Mistress of Flame	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Hestia.	Try out each of Hestia's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Mistress of Seasons	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Demeter.	Try out each of Demeter's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Mistress of Wedlock	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Hera	Try out each of Hera's Standard Boons, including her Legendary Boon.	・Bones x400
Original Sins	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Primordial Chaos.	Have a taste of each of Chaos' curses.	・Bones x400
Original Virtues	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Primordial Chaos.	Have a taste of each of Chaos' blessings.	・Bones x400
Temporary Setback	Unlocks with the Fated List.	Beat Chronos at least once.	・Bones x1000
The Argent Skull	Unlocked after using the Argent Skull a certain number of times during your runs.	Acquire all of the Daedalus Hammer enhancements for the Argent Skull.	・Bones x250
The Moonstone Axe	Unlocked after using the Moonstone Axe a certain number of times during your runs.	Acquire all of the Daedalus Hammer enhancements for the Moonstone Axe.	・Bones x250
The Sister Blades	Unlocked after using the Sister Blades a certain number of times during your runs.	Acquire all of the Daedalus Hammer enhancements for the Sister Blades.	・Bones x250
The Umbral Flames	Unlocked after using the Umbral Flames a certain number of times during your runs.	Acquire all of the Daedalus Hammer enhancements for the Umbral Flames.	・Bones x250
The Witch's Staff	Unlocked after using the Witch's Staff a certain number of times during your runs.	Acquire all of the Daedalus Hammer enhancements for the Witch's Staff.	・Bones x250
Visions of Victory	Unlocked after completing the Abyssal Insight Incantation.	Look into the Pitch-Black Stone.	・Bones x80
Voice of Truth	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Echo.	Try out each of Echo's Blessings.	・Bones x250
Wings of Freedom	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Icarus.	Try out each of Icarus' Inventions.	・Bones x250
Witch of Changing	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Circe.	Try out each of Circe's Blessings.	・Bones x250
Witch of Shadows	Unlocked after gifting a certain amount of Nectar to Medea.	Try out each of Medea's Curses.	・Bones x250

All Prophecies in the Fated List

Buy from Charon's Shop

Occasionally Bones will appear in Charon's Shop on your run. You can purchase Bones for 90 Golden Crown. The chances of Bones being sold is randomized, so purchase Bones when you see them in the Shop.

Charon Shops and Character Guide

How to Use Bones

Used For Incantations

Bones is used in performing Incantations by the Cauldron in the Crossroads. These can achieve several effects varying from unlocking merchants and tools, to enhancing healing mechanics, and even augmenting certain boon-related gameplay aspects.

Incantations using Bones

Ingredients	Incantation	Effects
・Bones x10	Summoning of Mercantile Fortune	Persuade the Wretched Broker to appear, with whom you may trade Bones for various resources.
・Bones x60	Kinship Fortune	Update the Wretched Broker inventory with exotic goods suitable for gifting. Grants +1 Nectar

Best Incantations to Get First

Used to Purchase Items from the Wretched Broker

Bones are also used as a form of currency with the Wretched Broker. You can exchange bones for other reagents or greeneries, depending on what you need at the moment.

Bones Overview

Bones Information
Bones
Description	The remains of mortals past hold a certain value in the Underworld.
Type	Reagent
Shop Cost	90 Golden Crown
Room Reward Type	Minor

Hades 2 Related Guides

List of All Items

All Reagents

Bones	Ashes	Psyche	Fate Fabric
Silver	Limestone	Glassrock	Marble
Bronze	Iron	Plasma	Cinder
Pearl	Tears	Zodiac Sand	Wool
Darkness	Shadow	Entropy	Moon Dust
Star Dust	Nightmare	Rubbish