How to Get Cinder and How to Use

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

Cinder Info

Cinder Information
Cinder
Description	An ember of potential, used but unspent, fallen from an ancient flame.
Type	Reagent
Room Reward Type	Boss

How to Get Cinder

How to Use Cinder

Used For Incantations

Cinder 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 Cinder

Ingredients	Incantation	Effects
・Cinder x1 ・Moly x1 ・Shadow x1	Permeation of Witching-Wards	Gain the ability to traverse Warded gateways, such as the one leading to the surface...
・Ash x6 ・F.Fabric x6 ・Cinder x1	Consecration of Ashes	Enhance the Altar of Ashes so that you can unlock the potential of your Arcana. Grants +3 Moon Dust.
・Cinder x1 ・Shadow x1	Moonlit Essence from Shadow	Brew +5 Moon Dust, with which to upgrade Arcana.

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Used to Unlock Arcana Cards

Cinder is also used to unlock some Arcana Cards in your Altar of Ashes. These cards offer semi-permanent buffs that remain active as long as you have them equipped. The number of cards you can equip is determined by your Grasp.

Cards Unlocked With Cinder

Arcana Grasp Cost	Ability	Cost
XIII: The Centaur (Cost: 0)	After every 5 Locations, gain +3/4/5 Max Life and +3/4/5 Max Magick. Awakening: Activate Cards that use 1 through 5 Grasp.	Rank 1: ・Ash x25 ・Cinder x1 Rank 2: ・M.Dust x3 Rank 3: ・G.Rock x8 ・M.Dust x6

How to Increase Grasp

Used to Craft Equipment

Equipment	Resource Cost
Umbral Flames Melinoe	・Silver x 3 ・Cinder x 3

Cinder is used as a crafting material in your Silver Pool. To craft a piece of equipment, go to the Silver Pool and select the item to be crafted.

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