[Top 3] Hades 2 Best Staff Builds That Are Powerful

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01 Jan 2025

[Top 3] Hades 2 Best Staff Builds That Are Powerful

The Witch’s Staff offers a lot of options in combat whether you wish to fight from afar, get in closer, and even a mix of the two isn’t outside it’s versatility. It is easy to pickup Witch’s Staff, but hard to master. These builds will fully extend your destructive might in Hades.

3. Hera’s Chain Curse Witch’s Staff

This build focuses on Hera, with your main source of damage being Sworn Strike and the hitch curse. Hera’s boons are specifically powerful for clearing non-boss rooms, utilizing Static Shock and Hereditary Bane for more chain damage. Dying Wish and Mean Streak deal even more damage for each enemy that gets killed.

With the boon Born Gain which has the most powerful magick regen, you can spam Omega attacks to your heart’s content. Which works great with the Engagement Ring cast and Super Nova so you can damage enemies no matter how far they are.

Since it’ll be a mix of mid range to long range combat, picking up Extending Wallop and Perfect Image is a great go to. With Extra Dose offering you some more damage if you find yourself using melee attack often.

Hera’s Chain Curse Excels In:

An insane amount of AOE damage.

Don’t need to worry about mana with Born Gain.

Can swiftly clear boss minions.

Destroys armor easily with Melting Swipe.

Extremely powerful early game, and great into the late game against Chronos.

Build details:

Weapon: Witch’s Staff

Arcana: The Huntress, The Titan, The Furies

Keepsake: Iridescent Fan

Boons: Sworn Strike, Nova Flourish, Engagement Ring, Blinding Sprint, Born Gain, Uncommon Grace, Keen Intuition, Hereditary Bane, Dying Wish, Super Nova, Extra Dose, Perfect Image, Static Shock, Mean Streak, Extending Wallop, Melting Swipe.

2. Heavenly Bolt Witch’s Staff

This build’s focus is on Zeus and his powerful boons, Heaven Strike will be your main source of damage. Frost boons like Ice Flourish and Arctic Ring for freeze stunning, and Soot Sprint for defense against ranged attacks. Double Cataclysm makes your omega attacks particularly punishing, with Weed Killer adding even more damage to it.

Double Strike boosts your blitz and Lightining Lance gives range to your cast. This is one of the only life steal builds as well, which provides a lot of security all the way to late game. Witch’s staff omega is great against multiple enemies, it’s just a matter of lining up the attacks.

Heavenly Bolt Excels In:

- High damage from Zeus boons, also adding to AOE capability.

- Great sustainability with life steal boon Vampiric Cataclysm.

- Omega has awesome range which means every boss can be killed from afar.

- Makes up for lack of defensive options with Demeter Boons that freeze enemies.

- The attack speed of Heaven Strike and it’s Omega version allows for great maneuverability.

Build details:

Weapon: Witch’s Staff

Arcana: The Huntress, The Titan, The Sorceress

Keepsake: Cloud Bangle

Boons: Heaven Strike, Ice Flourish, Arctic Ring, Soot Sprint, Hearth Gain, Double Cataclysm, Vampiric Cataclysm, Weed Killer, Double Strike, Lightning Lance.

1. Burning Nova Witch’s Staff

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This build essentially acts like a sniper build since Apollo’s boons are all about ranged attacks. This makes Witch Staff great with mid ranged and long ranged combat, taking Nova Strike and Extending Wallop. Ice Flourish is good for stunning certain enemies with freeze, while Blinding Sprint keeps you moving while forcing enemies to miss you entirely.

It’s also another lifesteal build which is great against large groups of enemies as well as late game when it can really hurt to take hits. Since this build has so much range taking Perfect Image could be great early and mid game since not getting hit gives you a ton of damage. Extra Dose finishes out this build giving it another attack for even more damage.

Burning Nova Excels In:

- Great sustainability with life steal from killed enemies.

- Amazing range with great close range capabilities.

- Crazy damage the further you are from enemies using Extending Wallop.

- Good for bosses that rely on close ranged attacks.

- Has great speed useful for negating enemy attacks, with a hit and dash playstyle.

Build details:

Weapon: Witch’s Staff

Arcana: The Huntress, The Titan, Eternity

Keepsake: Purest Hope

Boons: Nova Strike, Ice Flourish, Solar Ring, Blinding Sprint, Lucid Gain, Vampiric Cataclysm, Extending Wallop, Extra Dose, Super Nova, Perfect Image.