Hades Artifacts are special items that drop as rewards for winning Underworld Encounters. Artifacts are used for current escape attempts or are useful to get permanent benefits for future attempts. There are a few different Hades Artifacts such as Currency Artifacts, Bounty Artifacts, and there are other artifacts.
Hades Artifacts
There are two primary types of artifacts in Hades- Currency and Bounty. The remaining are listed at the bottom of this page.
Currency Artifacts
Currency artifacts are used to purchase weapons and upgrade abilities at various points in the game.
Name | Description |
 Chthonic Key | This Key is used to unlock weapons and various abilities. |
 Darkness | The item lets you upgrade abilities at the Mirror of Night |
 Gemstones | The item is used to renovate the Underworld and the House of Hades |
 Nectar | The item is used as gift for NPCs to increase your affinity with them and unlocking Keepsakes |
 Bounty Artifacts
Name | Description |
 Ambrosia | The item is used as a gift for NPCs to increase your affinity with them and unlocking Companions – (Ambrosia can only be gifted to characters you have done favors for.) |
 Diamond | Used for expensive renovations from the House Contractor |
 Titan Blood | Used to unlock and upgrade Aspects of weapons |
 Other Artifacts
Name | Description |
 Centaur Heart | Increases max health by 25 for the current escape attempt |
 Charon’s Obol | Used to purchase consumables such as Artifacts, and Boons |
 Daedalus Hammer | Used for modification to the current weapon, for that escape attempt. |
 Pom of Power | Increase the effectiveness of an existing Boon |
 Red Onion | Restores 1 HP – (Only obtained when failing a Perfect Clear challenge in Erebus.) |
 These are all of the artifacts in Hades. Hope this helps you better understand unique artifacts, currency artifacts, and other types.