Animal familiars act as your companions in-and-out of battle in Hades 2. Each familiar will join you on your runs and provide you with bonuses like collecting resources for you, increasing your stats, and damaging enemies. However, to unlock all of them, you’ll need to progress fairly far into the Underworld and the Surface, as well as unlock a few incantations.
Here are all of the animal familiars in Hades 2, and how to unlock them.
How to unlock animal familiars in Hades 2
To unlock animal familiars in Hades 2, you’ll first need to complete the “Faith of Familiar Spirits” incantation, which you’ll unlock after you complete the following:
- Defeat Hecate five times.
- Mine an outcropping with the Crescent Pick twice.
- Interact with a lonely shade using the Tablet of Peace twice.
- Dig using the Silver Spade once.
Afterward, you’ll find the incantation at the Cauldron, which can be unlocked with one lotus and two nectar.
Now, all you’ll need to do is find each familiar out on a run and give them a witch’s delight to invite them back to the Crossroads. However, after you use at least three witch’s delights, you will unlock the “Bravery of Familiar Spirits” incantation, which allows you to upgrade your familiars’ abilities.
All animal familiars in Hades 2
There are five animal familiars in Hades 2, and each of them are found in different areas around the Underworld and the Surface.
Frinos the Frog
Frinos is the first animal familiar that you’ll find in Hades 2 as they’re sitting there waiting for you after every run. Frinos’ dedicated resource is grasp, as they’ll help you compel Lost Shades that you encounter.
Frinos has three abilities:
- Life Bond: While together, you have +10/20/30/40 max life.
- Soul Bond: While together, you are 20/30/40/50% more likely to find Lost Shades.
- Drive Bond: Frino deals 0/10/20/30 damage by leaping onto foes.
Toula the Cat
Toula can be found in the area between the City of Ephyra and the Rift of Thessaly on the Surface path. You’ll find them taking a nap on the docks near the left edge of the map. Toula’s dedicated resource is fish, as they’ll instantly catch fish from any fishing point. Additionally, you’ll earn another Death Defiance if Toula joins you on your run.
Toula has three abilities:
- Heart Bond: Death defiance effects from Toula restore 20/40/60/80 life.
- Sense Bond: While together, you are 20/30/40/50% more likely to find fishing points.
- Claw Bond: Toula claws at surrounding foes 4/6/8/10 times prior to losing interest.
Raki the Raven
Raki can be found in the fountain room in Erebus on the Underworld path. You’ll find them sitting beside the encounter entrances, so make sure not to miss them! Raki’s dedicated resource is ore, as they’ll destroy any outcropping for you.
Raki’s abilities are as follows:
- Vision Bond: While together, you have +1/2/3/4% chance for any damage you deal to be critical.
- Stone Bond: While together, you are 20/30/40/50% more likely to find outcroppings.
- Wing Bond: Raki swoops down to peck at foes every 9-10/7-8/5-6/3-4 seconds.
Hecuba the Hound
Hecuba can be found in the same room as Echo in the Fields of Mourning on the Surface Path. They’ll be waiting for you at the end of the room, just before the encounter doors. Hecuba’s dedicated resource is seeds, as they’ll use their paws to dig in the dirt and potentially find food for you at the same time.
Hecuba has three abilities:
- Spirit Bond: While together, you have +15/30/45/60 max magick.
- Earth Bond: While together, you are 20/30/40/50% more likely to find digging spots.
- Guard Bond: Hecuba stuns surrounding foes every 9-10/7-8/6-7/5-6 seconds.
Gale the Polecat
Gale can be found in the room just before the boss in Mount Olympus, not to be confused with the boss at the Summit. Gale’s dedicated resource is flora, and they’ll grab any greenery or flowers that you find. However, Gale’s most important bonus is their ability to block incoming damage, but they can only do so a few times in each region.
In addition to Gale’s ability to block damage, Gale has three upgradable abilities:
- Veil Bond: While together, you have +3/4/5/6% dodge chance and move speed.
- Nature Bond: While together, you are 20/30/40/50% more likely to find flora.
- Wild Bond: Gale deals 250/300/350/400 damage when scratching foes in retaliation.
