get an Animal Familiar in Hades 2

How to get an Animal Familiar in Hades 2

By Lidia Rozo | 2024-05-07 12:33:07
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What to know about getting an animal familiar in Hades 2?


In this search to know how to get an animal familiar in Hades 2, it is necessary to consider that Melinoë may be a goddess and princess of the underworld, but she is also a witch in Hades 2, well, in Hades 2 we are allowed to get an Animal Familiar can accompany us on our journey.

How to get an animal familiar in Hades 2?


We have the opportunity to obtain an Animal Familiar in Hades 2 after unlocking the right enchantment for it. Unfortunately, the problem here is that the enchantment usually doesn't arrive for quite some time. It may take us a few hours before the game begins to hint that we might have an animal friend to accompany us on this adventure.
As we've detailed above, getting the enchantment for an animal familiar in Hades 2 requires a few steps. The game is also usually not very open when it comes to telling us the correct path to follow.
These are the steps to follow to unlock familiar animals:
  • We will unlock and cast the 'Woodsy Lifespring' enchantment to create a hidden clearing in Erebus.
  • We will collect the Silver and Moly materials and continue playing until the enchantment in the Cauldron menu.
  • We will gather Nectar and Lotus at least once.
  • We will discover the hidden clearing in Erebus. If we have made the correct progress, a cat should appear near the exit.
  •   We will greet the cat before going to the next location.
  • We continued visiting the clearing and petting the cat. After the third time, Melinoë will wonder if she is hungry.
  • Next, we fight Hecate in Erebus until the topic of animal familiars comes up.
After winning the fight, Hecate will give us the "Faith of the Familiar Spirits" enchantment.If any of the situations mentioned have not yet occurred, we will continue playing and progressing taking these steps into account.
Once we have received the enchantment, we must cast it into the Cauldron. To cast Faith of Familiar Spirits, we will go to the Cauldron at the Crossroads and complete using 2 Nectar and 1 Lotus. We can collect Lotus by hand in the Oceanus region. Casting the charm gives us a 'Witch's Delight', food that is used to convince an animal to become our familiar. After choosing a familiar, we get the 'Beast Loved Morsel' enchantment that allows us to obtain:
  • +2 Witch's Delight.
  • Costs 1 Star Dust.
  • 2 Lotus create it.


All animal familiars in Hades 2


There are two animals we can turn into Animal Familiars in Hades 2. The obvious first choice for many is Frinos, Melinoë's amphibian friend and unlicensed therapist who resides at the camp. Giving the helpful frog a witch's treat should turn Frinos into a familiar. The second animal we can turn into a familiar is the aforementioned cat. However, it may be gone the next time we visit the hidden clearing.

How to introduce a cat to Hades 2?


We can find the well-known cat on the surface, in the Thessalian Rift. First, we need to learn a spell that allows us to float to the surface. We will find the cat lying on the ground, far to the left of the docks, which is supposed to be a safe place after the fight with the Guardian. We can give her a witch's gift, and Tula the cat will become our new ally.

How to equip a familiar, and what is it for in Hades 2?



All the animals we know can be found in the Crossroads training area. They are located next to the gathering tools in the lower left corner of the Silver Pool. To take it with us while traveling, we press the fire button (RB on the Xbox bar) when we see it above our head. Pets are extremely useful, but they won't win all of our battles. Each of these provides a small passive buff, defensive or offensive movement, and tool usage.

frino
  • Adds 10 maximum health points.
  • 1 use of the World Table
  • Sometimes absorbs long-range blows that can hit Melinoe.

Tula
  • 1 Death Defiance bonus revives Melinoe.
  • Restores 10 health points.
  • Use the fishing rod 1 time.
  • When running through Tula, he attacks the nearest enemy, dealing 99 damage, but has a cooldown.

How to improve pets in Hades 2?


Our animal friends can become more useful over time. By giving them more witches, we can improve the skills. Take Tula as an example. We will approach Tula at the intersection and choose the "Delicious treats" option to treat the witch to her. This opens the Family Relations menu where we can improve one of the three skills listed above. Upgrading Tula's Claw Link causes it to attack the target once. Then we will receive a new spell called "Aid the Faithful Beast". This spell increases our pet's ability to harvest crops, giving us a bonus of 2 to the use of tools. To help the beast stay faithful, we need:

  • 1 tear
  • 1 wool
  • 4 wheat.

Now that you know how to get an animal familiar in Hades 2, you can follow this guide step by step and achieve it quickly.
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