Skip to main content
Hades II Wiki

Hades II Cauldron Recipes

Updated 2026-06-09

Hades II Cauldron Recipes — Complete Ingredient Guide

Hades II Cauldron Recipes are the specific ingredient combinations you craft at the Crossroads Cauldron to unlock permanent upgrades. Each recipe consumes resources like Ash, Psyche, Bones, Lotus, and Fate Fabric in set quantities. Knowing the exact hades 2 cauldron recipes lets you target-farm the right materials instead of guessing. The Cauldron is the single most important progression hub in the game.

New cauldron recipes appear as you discover new resource types for the first time. Every time you pick up a material you have never seen before, visit the Cauldron immediately — a new incantation may have unlocked.

Key Cauldron Recipes and Their Effects

Below are the most important hades 2 cauldron recipes, organised by progression tier. Early recipes require common materials like Ash and Psyche. Mid-game recipes introduce Fate Fabric and Lotus. Late-game recipes consume rare materials from the surface and from fishing. Each recipe permanently unlocks a new feature: the Incantation of Forging (6 Ash + 3 Fate Fabric) grants the Silver Spade tool, while the Incantation of Midas (10 Bones + 5 Fate Fabric) increases Bones dropped by all enemies.

Hades II Cauldron UI showing available recipes and their ingredient requirements

  • Incantation of Forging — 6 Ash + 3 Fate Fabric — Unlocks Silver Spade
  • Incantation of Peace — 8 Psyche + 3 Lotus — Unlocks Tablet of Peace
  • Incantation of Midas — 10 Bones + 5 Fate Fabric — +20% Bones per enemy
  • Incantation of Wealth — 5 Lotus + 3 Bronze — Doubles gold chest loot
  • Incantation of Revelation — 12 Psyche + 6 Fate Fabric — Reveals all hidden chambers on map

Farming Strategy for Cauldron Ingredients

Efficient farming for hades 2 cauldron recipes means layering your tool choice with your destination biome. Need Ash? Take the Silver Spade to Tartarus. Need Lotus? Equip the Rod of Fishing and head to Oceanus. Need Fate Fabric? Run any biome with the Tablet of Peace to find secret chambers. The key insight is that most hades 2 cauldron recipes use materials from different biomes, so you will naturally collect everything by rotating your runs.

For step-by-step unlocking order, see Hades II Incantations Guide. Ingredient farming is covered in Hades II Resources & Materials. Combine cauldron-granted abilities with Hades II Arcana Cards for the strongest builds.

FAQ

Is there a list of all cauldron recipes in Hades II?
The game reveals recipes as you discover new materials. This guide covers all known hades 2 cauldron recipes from the Early Access build. Supergiant Games adds new recipes with major updates, so check back after patches for additions.
What happens if I craft a recipe and then reset my save?
All crafted recipes are permanent within a save file. If you start a new save or reset, you will need to gather materials and craft each hades 2 cauldron recipe again from scratch. Recipes themselves do not change between playthroughs.

Related pages