How to Beat the Shadow-Spiller

Shadow-Spiller is one of the minibosses you face in Erebus in Hades 2. See how to beat the Shadow-Spiller along with the other enemies that spawn with it in this guide!

How to Beat Shadow-Spiller

How to Beat the Shadow-Spiller
Focus on the Thorn-Weepers First Stay behind the Shadow Spiller Stun it with Cast Better to fight upclose

Focus on Thorn-Weepers First

It is highly recommended that you take out the Thorn-Weepers first so you won't have to worry about incoming projectiles from blind spots. Once spawned, they rarely move in the area and instead rely on their ranged attacks to damage you. These will always spawn just outside the darkness from the Shadow-Spillers.

Stay Behind the Shadow-Spiller

The Shadow-Spiller's move are easy to predict because it either swings in a wide area on front of it, or it pounds the area in front of it. Making the best defensive position be behind the enemy. This could give you a better chance dodging at the right moment before you get hit.

Stun it with Cast

Another way of limiting the attacks of the Shadow-Spiller is to temporarily use Cast on it. This can give you a slightly bigger window to dodge when it gears for its attacks. If your Cast has a Demeter Boon, this will Freeze the enemy temporarily giving you more time to deal damage. Alternatively, if you have a Hestia boon for your Cast, this will provide Scorch damage over time.

Better to Fight Upclose

While you can see the health bar of the Shadow-Spiller from outside the darkness, range attacks do not reach it. It is much better to fight upclose as its moveset is limited to medium range attacks.

Best Build Against Shadow Spiller

Weapon	Best Hammer Upgrades
Sister Blades	Skulking Slice - Your Attacks deal +200% damagee striking foes from behind. Final Slice - The last strike in your Attack sequence deals +300% damage in a larger area.
Recommended Boons
Demeter Arrow Sigil	Hestia Flame Sigil	Aphrodite Heart Sigil

Skulking Slice and Final Slice

These two Daedalus Hammer upgrades bring out the most damage output from the Sister Blades with +200% backstab damage, and an extra +300% damage on your last strike in the sequence. Giving you more incentive to always dodge and get behind your enemy.

All Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

Demeter Boons for Freeze

Demeter's Boons will be beneficial with its Freeze ability. This will keep the Shadow-Spiller and even the Thorn-Weepers from attacking you.

Demeter Boons and Gameplay Tips

Hestia Boons for Scorch

Alternatively if you have Scorch from Hestia's boons, your attacks will deal damage over time. This is particularly good for Casts as it temporarily stops your enemies while dealing damage over time.

Hestia Boons and Gameplay Tips

Aphrodite Boons for Boosted Damage against Nearby Foes

Lastly, Aphrodite's passive boons that amplify damage done to enemies that are nearer to you. Giving you more incentive to keep the fight close, and always try to go for backstab damage.

Aphrodite Boons and Gameplay Tips

Hades 2 Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Hades 2 Bosses

Underworld Bosses
Hecate	Scylla	Cerberus	Chronos
Surface Bosses
Polyphemus	Eris	-	-

Hades 2 Minibosses

List of Underworld Minibosses
Erebus	Root-Stalker	Shadow-Spiller
Oceanus	Deep Serpent	King Vermin
Fields of Mourning	Phantom	Queen Lamia
Tartarus	Goldwraith	The Verminancer
List of Surface Minibosses
City of Ephyra	Satyr Champion
Rift of Thessaly	Charybdis