All Hades 2 Door Symbols, Explained

As you explore the underworld in Hades II, you’ll sometimes come upon branching paths where a decision must be made. The door symbols in Hades 2 can help you determine which way to go, but only if you know what they mean.

How to Choose a Path in Hades 2

When you reach a branching path, both portals will have a symbol on them. These door symbols in Hades 2 tell you what you’ll find ahead. Based on your goal for the run, you should choose the path with the corresponding symbol.

Symbols show what you’ll find along the path, including key items like boons, materials for leveling up, and reagents. Others indicate bosses you’ll need to fight. Our guide to what all these Hades 2 door symbols mean will help you pick the right choice for every run.

Keep in mind that any boons and bonuses you acquire will be active only during that run, so if you die, you lose the perks. Materials and reagents, you’ll get to keep.

All Door Symbols and Their Meanings in Hades 2

Here are all the door symbols we’ve encountered in Hades 2 and what they tell you about the path that lies ahead.

Note: Hades 2 is newly released on Early Access. We’re still working our way through, so some screenshots of door symbols in later gameplay are still to come!

Symbol	Symbol Type	What It Means
	Deity Boon – Aphrodite	Receive a boon from Aphrodite
	Deity Boon – Apollo	Receive a boon from Apollo
Face symbol with multicolored eyes	Deity Boon – Chaos	Receive a boon from Chaos
	Deity Boon – Demeter	Receive a boon from Demeter
	Deity Boon – Hephaestus	Receive a boon from Hephaestus
Blue Shield Symbol	Deity Boon – Hera	Receive a boon from Hera
Golden Wing Symbol	Deity Boon – Hermes	Receive a boon from Hermes
	Deity Boon – Hestia	Receive a boon from Hestia
	Deity Boon – Poseidon	Receive a boon from Poseidon
	Deity Boon – Selene	Receive a Gift of the Moon boon from Selene
	Deity Boon – Zeus	Receive a boon from Zeus
	Improvement – Pom of Power	Increase the level of one active boon
	Improvement – Daedalus Hammer	Increase the power of one weapon attack
	Stats Boost – HP	Gain +25 to your max HP
	Stats Boost – Magick	Gain +30 to your max Magick
	Acquire Materials – Ashes	Acquire Ashes (Material used to buy skills while meditating)
	Acquire Materials – Bones	Acquire Bones (Currency used with the Shopkeeper at camp)
	Acquire Materials – Gold Crowns	Acquire Gold Crowns (Currency used at Charon’s shop and Wells of Charon)
	Acquire Materials – Nectar	Acquire 1 Nectar (Gift to allies to receive useful Keepsakes)
	Acquire Materials – Psyche	Acquire Psyche (Material used to increase Grasp)
	Supply Stop – Charon’s Shop	Visit Charon’s shop to purchase helpful boosts
	Supply Stop – Varies By Area	Visit with and receive gifts from an ally, depending on area In Erebus, receive Silken Fineries from Arachne In Oceanus, receive Second-Hand Gifts from Narcissus In the Mourning Fields, receive Plaintive Echoes from Echo In Tartarus, receive a boon from Hades In the City of Ephyra, receive Nightly Curses from Medea In the Rift of Thessaly, receive Changes & Fortunes from Circe
	Foe Ahead – Mini-Boss	Face a mini boss in the next stage (Will appear beneath another symbol, which also applies)
Letter Scroll Symbol	Fated List	Chance to complete a task from the Fated List lies ahead

All Guardian Battle Door Symbols and Rewards in Hades 2

While most of these symbols appear on doors at random, there are a few you’ll only spot once for each level of the underworld you explore. These symbols denote the entry point to a battle with a powerful Guardian and show the reward you’ll get when (and if) you win.

Symbol	Symbol Type	What It Means
	Erebus Guardian Battle	Defeat the Erebus Guardian & receive Cinder (Material used to unlock certain skills & for incantations)
Image of a pearl with the Guardian icon	Oceanus Guardian Battle	Defeat the Oceasnus Guardian and receive Pearl (Material used to cast incantations)
Image of water with the Guardian icon	Mourning Fields Guardian Battle	Defeat the Mourning Fields Guardian and receive Tears (Material used to cast incantations)
Image of wool with the Guardian icon	City of Ephyra Guardian Battle	Defeat City of Ephyra Guardian and receive Wool (Material used to cast incantations)
Image of a Golden apple with the Guardian icon	Rift of Thessaly Guardian Battle	Defeat the Guardian of the Rift of Thessaly and receive a Golden Apple (Material used to cast incantations)
	Next Level Arrow	Shown after defeating a Guardian, when you can progress to the lower level

Hades 2 Early Access is available now on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.