The vast majority of resources in Hades 2 are straightforward. If you need a particular resource, you either go and find it in the wild somewhere, or you plant it and wait for it to grow in the Crossroads. You might need to bring a specific tool to harvest something, but that’s as far as complexity typically goes, but not in the case of this resource. Here’s how to get Shadow in Hades 2.
Where to get Shadow in Hades 2
Shadow is acquired through Alchemy within the Incantation Cauldron. Once you’ve progressed enough to where you need Shadow, a new tab will pop up in the Cauldron that lets you concoct Shadow with the right ingredients. The ingredients required are as follows:
- 30 Ash
- 30 Psyche
- 3 Fate Fabric
Ash and Psyche can both be acquired as side rooms on each run of Hades 2 and are hard to miss. As for Fate Fabric, this can be purchased from the Wretched Broker in the Crossroads for 60 Bones each. You can also use Charon’s Obol Points to order a bulk shipment of any of the above resources. Once you have the resources, simply take them to the pot and start the process. It should take 12 Whiles to brew. Once that’s passed, one Shadow will be yours.
What to do with Shadow in Hades 2
Shadow is used in two separate places. The first is the Permeation of Witching-Wards incantation, which unlocks access to the surface and opens a new side of the game. The other is in the Moonlit Essence from Shadow recipe, which converts one Shadow and one Cinder into five Moon Dust. Moon Dust is incredibly useful for leveling your Arcana Cards late into the game, so you’ll eventually want to farm Shadow for it.
