| “ | I heard about you. Look, I'm not like all the others on Olympus. The power of the hunt helps keep me company, so, maybe it'll help you, too. | „ |
| ~ Artemis |
Artemis is the Olympian Goddess of the hunt and the older twin sister of Apollo. She offers boons to Zagreus which give his abilities the chance to deal Critical damage. In addition, she also offers boons that improve Cast abilities.
While the damage bonus offered on her boons is lower compared to other Gods', the Critical hits they offer deal three times the damage of a normal ability, granting some of the best overall DPS gain offered by any single god or goddess. Artemis boons, when properly combined with other boons, have the potential to deal tremendous damage. In addition, her Cast related boons increase your total ammo or add a projectile, further enabling a powerful ranged tool.
Her signature Status Curse is Marked, which increases the chance of dealing a critical hit to the afflicted enemy, consuming the Curse and reapplying it to a nearby target. This essentially allows you to snowball critical hits in a crowd. This increase in chance will stack with her boons that offer Critical hit chance.
Artemis will return in Hades II and offer her boons to her cousin Melinoë in her fight against Chronos.
Characteristics and Personality[ | ]
Artemis is taciturn, unsociable, and indifferent to her Olympian family. As a goddess associated with hunting and a master archer, she prefers to retreat to the forest and be alone or with her nymphs, hunting or engaging in activities that do not involve social interaction or spending too much time with her noisy and complicated family.
A stoic goddess who prefers to associate with nature through her hunting and hide in own privaty world. Artemis is seen as "a lone she-wolf." As noted by other gods, she is socially awkward, which may be due to her presence as the goddess of the wilderness or the lack of social interaction due to her frequent nocturnal outings.
The Goddess of the Hunt tends to be direct and practical, questioning Zagreus about his choice of the Adamant Rail, as it is too noisy and doesn't seem very effective as a hunting weapon. She prefers the good old bow and arrow.
Despite not being "perfect Athena," she tries to act as the obedient daughter. However, all she receives is criticism from her father. Artemis can be quite sarcastic and doesn't like it when the gods poke their noses where they're not wanted or question why she's still single. She is a vengeful goddess and rebels quickly, unafraid to poke at the wounds of other Olympians if necessary.
Distant, reserved, is a master of dodging others, Artemis is not honest about feelings, and she is the only one who doesn't use a term of endearment to Zagreus, calling him only by his name. He may see her as a sort of distant role model, although in reality, she is quite nervous and unsure how to react in his presence. As the opens up, she will admit in a somewhat dismissive way that she considers him one of her best friends. She too sees nymphs as equals, despite them minor deities, which is quite revealing for a goddess of such high echelon.
Physical description[ | ]
Artemis appears as a lithe, young maiden with green-tinted hair and skin, adorned with a variety of close-fitting animal skins alongside a green hunting cape and a large quiver. Her hair is worn in a single large plait and crowned with a pair of animal horns, specifically those of a deer, one of her sacred animals, and her association with the moon can be seen in the crescent symbols worn in her hair and on her breast. She is seen armed with a large wooden bow with a trio of quails perched on one end.
History[ | ]
Before Hades[ | ]
Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and older twin sister of Apollo. It's said that right after being born, she helped her mother with Apollo's birth.
She's never been too close to humans or other gods, prefering the solitude of the woods and the hunt. There are tales of her anger towards those that disrespect her, however. She's known for having a big group of virgin huntresses who have vowed to remain virgin and never be with a man with her. One such huntress is named Callisto.
Hades[ | ]
Artemis is one of the Olympian gods that lends their help to Zagreus. Her conversations often include talks about hunting and encouragements to Zagreus. She also speaks her opinion about others freely, and often mentions her discomfort in them always being on her case or misinterpreting her intentions and domain.
Epilogue[ | ]
During the feast, Artemis was super excited to finally meet Achilles face to face. Despite not being very sociable, she enjoyed the time she spent there.
From then on, she keeps on lending her help to Zagreus.
Before Hades II[ | ]
Hades II[ | ]
Affinity[ | ]
If given Nectar, Artemis will give you the Adamant Arrowhead.
Artemis' affinity gauge maxes out at 7 hearts, requiring the gifting of 6 Nectar and 1 Ambrosia.
Favor[ | ]
Artemis' favor requires seeing multiple strings of dialogue in which she talks about her partner, Callisto. The gauge is unlocked when Artemis says that she feels like she can be herself with Zagreus.
Codex entry[ | ]
Mechanics[ | ]
Artemis' boon flowchart
Artemis' duo boon chart
Some of Artemis' boons give the chance for an ability to do Critical damage. This is a modifier that causes foes to take more damage than usual. A critical hit will deal +200% damage to an enemy, without any other modifiers, effectively being a 3x multiplier. The chance of this effect occurring is random, with the chance being determined by the specific boon slot (e.g. for Attacks the chance is 15%, whereas damage from Specials is 20%).
Additionally, all projectiles created by Artemis boons (her Cast Boon, True Shot, as well as Artemis' Aid projectiles, Mirage Shot projectiles, and Support Fire projectiles) will bypass held shields on Exalted Greatshields and Theseus.
Boons[ | ]
Hades Boons[ | ]
| Boon | Description | Rarity | Notes | Prerequisites | ||||||||
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 Deadly Strike |
Your Attack is stronger, with +15% chance to deal Critical damage. |
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Tier 1 | None | ||||||||
 Deadly Flourish |
Your Special is stronger, with +20% chance to deal Critical Damage. |
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Tier 1 | None | ||||||||
 True Shot |
Your Cast seeks foes, with a 10% chance to deal Critical damage. |
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Tier 1
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None | ||||||||
Hunter's Flare |
Your Cast damages foes around you, with a 10% Critical chance. |
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Tier 1 | Unique to Aspect of Beowulf | ||||||||
 Hunter Dash |
Your Dash-Strike deals more damage. |
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Tier 1
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None | ||||||||
 Artemis' Aid |
Your Call fires a seeking arrow with +35% Critical chance. |
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Tier 1
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None | ||||||||
 Pressure Points |
Any damage you deal has a chance to be Critical. |
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Tier 1 | None | ||||||||
 Exit Wounds |
Your foes take damage when your  stuck in them is dislodged. |
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Tier 2
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Crush Shot, True Shot, Phalanx Shot, Flood Shot, or Electric Shot | ||||||||
 Hide Breaker |
Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Armor. |
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Tier 2 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis' Aid, or Pressure Points | ||||||||
 Clean Kill |
Your Critical effects deal even more damage. |
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Tier 2 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis' Aid, or Pressure Points | ||||||||
 Hunter Instinct |
Your God Gauge charges faster when you deal Critical damage. |
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Tier 2 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, or Pressure Points | ||||||||
 Hunter's Mark |
After you deal Critical damage to a foe, a foe near it is Marked. |
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Tier 2
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Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Artemis' Aid, or Pressure Points | ||||||||
 Support Fire |
After you Cast, or hit with an Attack or Special, fire a seeking arrow. |
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Tier 2 | Deadly Strike, Deadly Flourish, True Shot, Hunter Dash, Artemis' Aid, or Pressure Points | ||||||||
 Fully Loaded |
Gain extra for your Cast.
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Legendary | Tier 3 | Requires two of three:
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 Heart Rend |
Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Weak foes.
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Duo (Aphrodite) | One of each:
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 Hunting Blades |
Your Cast creates a faster Blade Rift that seeks the nearest foe.
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Duo (Ares) |
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One of each:
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 Deadly Reversal |
After you Deflect, briefly gain +20% chance to deal Critical damage.
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Duo (Athena) | One of each:
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 Crystal Clarity |
Your Cast is stronger and tracks foes more effectively.
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Duo (Demeter) |
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One of each:
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 Splitting Headache |
Hangover-afflicted foes are more likely to take Critical damage.
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Duo (Dionysus) | One of each:
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 Mirage Shot |
Your Cast fires a second projectile, though it has reduced damage.
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Duo (Poseidon) |
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One of each:
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 Lightning Rod |
Your collectible strike nearby foes with lightning every 1 Sec.
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Duo (Zeus) |
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One of each:
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Hades II Boons[ | ]
| Boon | Description | Rarity | Notes | Prerequisites | ||||||||
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Pressure Points |
Any damage you deal has a chance to be Critical. |
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TBA | None | ||||||||
| File:Silver Streak.png Silver Streak |
After you Dash', your Omega Moves deal more damage for 2 Sec. |
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TBA | TBA | ||||||||
Support Fire |
After you hit with your Attacks or Specials, fire a seeking arrow. |
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TBA | None | ||||||||
| File:First Blood.png First Blood |
Foes with at least 80% or 80% Armor may take Critical damage. |
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TBA | TBA | ||||||||
| File:Easy Shot.png Easy Shot |
A piercing arrow fires towards any foe damaged by you Ω Cast. |
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TBA | TBA | ||||||||
| File:Lethal Snare.png Lethal Snare |
Foes in your Casts may take Critical damage from your Attacks. |
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TBA | TBA | ||||||||
| File:Death Warrant.png Death Warrant |
A random foes occasionally becomes Marked. It it takes Critical damage, this repeats. |
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TBA | TBA |
Trivia[ | ]
- In Greek Mythology, it's said Artemis is one of the few goddesses Aphrodite has no power over. In her duo boon quote, however, Aphrodite comments on how Artemis is completely tongue-tied and she might be the cause. Otherwise, Artemis's reaction comes from not wanting to be found with Zagreus, so people don't get the wrong impression.
- Artemis is a fan of Achilles.
- Ironically, she was sided with the Trojans, Achilles's enemies, during the Trojan War.
- Unlike everyone else, Artemis seems to be covered in shadows, possibly because she's in the woods and not on Olympus.
- Her favor requires hearing about Callisto from her. There's multiple versions of her myth, but she's clearly one of the followers of Artemis who was raped by Zeus, who disguised himself as Artemis or, in some versions, Apollo. After finding this, Hera, or in some versions Artemis herself, transformed Callisto into a bear. Her son, Arcas, became a hunter himself, and almost killed his own mother, but Zeus interfered and transformed both on what would come to be known as the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations. Other versions of her death say it was Artemis that shot her, either for not recognizing her as a bear, because Hera told her so, or right after finding she broke her vows.
Additional notes[ | ]
For additional information on Artemis that does not pertain to Hades, see Wikipedia's article: Artemis
Artemis's hair appears mostly green, but in small parts the light makes it blonde. It might be just the light/shadow chosen for her that makes her hair appear green, while it is in fact blonde, a reference to Greek Mythology, since it's said she is blonde.
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