Mirror of Night for Hades covers various passive bonuses that are available for players to unlock permanently for Zagreus. These bonuses will require Chtonic Keys to unlock through the large magic mirror present in Zagreus' room in the House of Hades. Unlike Boons and other randomized features of the player's runs, passive bonuses brought about through the Mirror of Night will persist cross all of the player's runs. Some of these bonuses should be prioritized more than others as Cthonic Keys can be hard to acquire. This page aims to present a list of all the bonuses that can be unlocked through the Mirror of Night, the prerequisites needed to unlock them, and their specific effects.
Hades Mirror of Night Guide
What is the Mirror of Night in Hades
The Mirror of Night is a special feature that can be accessed whenever you are in between runs. It can be located inside the far left side of Zagreus' Room in the House of Hades. This special feature grants Zagreus certain Talents that will help you manage your runs through the Underworld better and better. These Talents are unlocked by trading in Darkness, which you can collect through your runs.
The Mirror of Night provides a customizable progression system that helps players adapt their playstyle and enhance Zagreus' capabilities as they attempt to escape the Underworld. These capabilities may lie in his health parameters, damage boosts, and other attributes that will help make the game easier or enjoyable for you.
Hades Mirror of Night How to Unlock Talents
As aforementioned, you'll mainly want to collect Darkness to unlock Talents in the Mirror of Night. However, you'll only have a few to choose from at the beginning of the game. To unlock more choices, you'll need to exchange a certain amount of Chtonic Keys at the bottom of the mirror to unlock more Talents down the list. Each Talent also has an alternate version that confers completely different but possibly related bonuses. To unlock the alternate versions, make sure to keep talking to Nyx in between your runs as you fiddle with the Mirror of Night as she will unlock them for you.
Hades How Do Talents Work
Once a Talent is unlocked, its bonuses will persist permanently for Zagreus. This means that they are active across all of your runs. You can then spend more Darkness to upgrade them as specified in their descriptions. You cannot use both a Talent and its alternate version. If you choose to have the other side active, the primary version's effects will not be activated until you switch back to it. The primary and alternate versions are unlocked independently in terms of rank progression.
Hades Mirror of Night All Talents
NOTE: After the first four free Talents, the Mirror of Night will require you to trade in Chtonic Keys to unlock the next Talents in batches of two. You do not need to pay the required Chtonic Keys twice to get both Talents in a single batch. As mentioned previously, you'll need to speak to Nyx in between runs until she unlocks the alternate versions of each Talent for you.
Hades Primary Talents
| Talent | Description | Cost per Rank | Max Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Presence | Deal bonus Attack & Special damage when striking foes from behind, +10% per rank. |
|
5 |
| Chtonic Vitality | Restore a small amount of your health when you exit a chamber, +1 per rank |
|
3 |
| Death Defiance | Restore 50% health instead of dying when your Life Total is depleted, 1 time per rank. |
|
3 |
| Greater Reflex | Perform +1 additional Dash in quick succession. | 50 Darkness | 1 |
| Boiling Blood | Deal bonus Attack & Special damage to foes with Bloodstone in them, +10% per rank |
|
2 |
| Infernal Soul | Raise your supply of Bloodstones for your Cast, +1 per rank. |
|
2 |
| Deep Pockets | Start each escape attempt from the House of Hades with some wealth, 10 Charon's Obols per rank. |
|
10 |
| Thick Skin | Raise your Life Total, +5 per rank. |
|
10 |
| Privileged Status | Deal bonus damage vs. foes afflicted by at least 2 Status Curse effects, +20% per rank. |
|
2 |
| Olympian Favor | Raise your chance for a Boon to be Rare, +1% per rank. |
|
40 |
| Gods' Pride | Raise your chance for a Boon to be Epic, +1% per rank. |
|
20 |
| Fated Authority | Randomly alter the reward for the next chamber, 1 die roll total chances per rank. |
|
8 |
Hades Alternate Talents
| Talent | Description | Cost per Rank | Max Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiery Presence | Deal bonus Attack & Special damage when striking undamaged foes, +15% per rank. |
|
5 |
| Dark Regeneration | Restore some of your health when you collect Darkness, 30% of the collected amount per rank. |
|
2 |
| Stubborn Defiance | Restore 30% health instead of dying when your Life Total is depleted, 1 time per chamber. | 600 Darkness | 1 |
| Ruthless Reflex | Gain +50% damage and dodge chance for 2 Sec. when you Dash just before getting hit. | 75 Darkness | 1 |
| Abyssal Blood | Reduce move speed and damage of foes with Bloodstone in them, 6% per rank. |
|
5 |
| Stygian Soul | Regenerate your Bloodstones for your Cast (rather than pick it up), faster by -1 Sec. per rank. |
|
2 |
| Golden Touch | Gain wealth when you clear an Underworld region, +5% of your current Charon's Obols per rank. |
|
3 |
| High Confidence | Deal bonus damage while your Life Total is at 80% or above, +5% damage per rank. |
|
5 |
| Family Favorite | Deal bonus damage for each Olympian whose Boons you have, +2.5% per rank. |
|
2 |
| Dark Foresight | Raise your chance for Gold Laurel rewards, including Boons, Daedalus Hammers, Charon's Obols, and Poms of Power, +2% per rank. |
|
10 |
| Gods' Legacy | Raise your chance for a Boon to be Legendary or Duo (if possible), +1% per rank. |
|
10 |
| Fated Persuasion | Randomly alter Boon and Well of Charon choices, 1 die roll chance per rank (at a time). |
|
4 |
