Hades 2: How To Find (& Beat) Headmistress Hecate (Boss Fight)

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Headmistress Hecate is the first boss that players will square off against in and acts as the initial guardian of Erebus. Like in the first game, boss fights to cap off each section of the game and are significant obstacles to progression. Even though she acts as the first boss, Hecate holds no punches against her star pupil and sets the tone early on.

Erebus is the first section of the Underworld that Melinoe in must fight her way through. Much to the shock of Melinoe, her first significant foe is her teacher, Headmistress Hecate. Although Hecate harbors no ill will toward Melinoe, she charges her student with defeating her before she can move on to the deeper, much more challenging sections of the Underworld. Mastering Hecate’s fight is essential to progression for both the player and the character.

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In, Headmistress Hecate is Melinoe's ally, and her boss fight has three major phases. Hecate starts the fight with a purple ring that expands out from around her. This area-of-effect ability is easy to dodge, but dashing inward to get closer to the target is better.

Once the initial ring dissipates, the Headmistressbegins to fire short-range waves of green energy. This attack is fairly well telegraphed, as she charges her staff before releasing the wave. Whenever you see this animation, dash behind her and start unleashing damage.

The second major mechanic is a clone ability, whichsplits Hecate into three different versions of herself. Depending on the phase you’re in, her attacks will differ. The real Headmistress is hidden among the clones, although there is no surefire way to tell which is real. It’s best to attack the clones nearest you and see if the health drains.

In phase one, the clones attack with short-range fire attacks. In phase two, they launch faster magic spheres. In the final phase, the clones use the pulsing