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Hades Run Planning: reference facts and route context

Use this page when run planning affects your current Hades run and you need a safe next action.

Start with your problem

Run Planning decisions in Hades depend on weapon route, boon direction, keepsake control, Mirror state and Heat risk.

This page connects run planning to the current run plan instead of treating it as isolated encyclopedia text.

No route goal The reference is being used without a current run problem.

Name weapon, boon, keepsake or Heat blocker.

Avoid: Copy a generic build.
Source unclear The page needs a source check.

Open page-level source before acting.

Avoid: Use outdated Hades II or modded data.
Risky change The change may affect save, mod or Heat state.

Back up or make one reversible change.

Avoid: Stack several changes.

Problem solver

Diagnose the Run Planning blocker

Start from the run state that changes your next action.

No route goal

The reference is being used without a current run problem.

Name weapon, boon, keepsake or Heat blocker.

Do not: Copy a generic build. beginnerFacts

Source unclear

The page needs a source check.

Open page-level source before acting.

Do not: Use outdated Hades II or modded data. Source review

Risky change

The change may affect save, mod or Heat state.

Back up or make one reversible change.

Do not: Stack several changes. Checklist

Playable tools

Use this while planning your route

These tools turn the guide into a quick decision surface for boss attempts, builds, quests and backups.

Decision tool

Run Planning next-action selector

Pick the current blocker and get the safest next action.

Choose the current state to get the next action.

Checklist

Run Planning verification checklist

Use this before changing weapon route, Heat, keepsake or save state.

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Shows how the page turns a player problem into a next action.
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Player problem

Run Planning decisions in Hades depend on weapon route, boon direction, keepsake control, Mirror state and Heat risk.

This page connects run planning to the current run plan instead of treating it as isolated encyclopedia text.

How to use Run Planning

Start from the current run state before applying run planning advice.

  • Check weapon/aspect.
  • Check boon and keepsake route.
  • Check Heat or save/mod state.

What Run Planning changes

Run Planning is useful when it changes an immediate decision.

  • Use it to choose a next step.
  • Avoid unsupported assumptions.
  • Recheck after patch or mod changes.

When to stop

Stop when the source or current save state does not match.

  • Do not force old advice after updates.
  • Do not mix Hades II facts into Hades.
  • Do not use untrusted mod downloads.

Run Planning route checks

QuestionCheckNext action
Is run planning relevant now?Current weapon, boon, keepsake, Mirror or Heat state touches run planning.Use the run planning rows before changing the run.
Is run planning source-backed?This page points to Hades sources and checked fact rows.Open the source trail before copying advice.
Can run planning be changed safely?No save, mod, Heat or story lock blocks the next action.Make one reversible run planning decision first.

Action checklist

Do this in order

  • Confirm this is Hades, not Hades II.
  • Check weapon and keepsake state.
  • Open source-backed rows.
  • Make one route change.
  • Review after the next run.

FAQ

Common questions

Is this Run Planning page a full walkthrough?

No. It is a decision reference built around the current run blocker.

Why are sources listed?

Hades route advice depends on exact systems, so facts need page-level source trails.

Sources

Source trail