Hades 2has several resources that help you increase your power.

Most of these resources are quite easy to get, but some are tied to tougher areas or guardians.

Encountering a Deep Serpent in Oceanus is one way to end up in a watery grave.

Tears hovering above a cauldron in Hades 2

To reach the Mourning Fields area,you better defeat Scylla and the Sirens in Oceanus.

Upon reaching the last stages of the Mourning Fields, you’ll encounter a path that rewards a Tear.

When this option shows up, this is the only path available, andit will lead to theCerberusboss fight.

Deep Serpent fight from Hades 2 with the book of shadows portrait overlaid

Defeat Cerberus, andyou’ll get a single Tear as a reward.

Luckily, you don’t need that many Tears in your playthrough.

The incantation requires one Tear, one Wool, and four Wheat.

Tear reward before Cereberus fight in Hades 2

By the time you unlock aspects, you’d likely have defeated Cerberus multiple times anyway.

Glassrock is a rare resource in Hades 2.

Here’s how to get it.

Tears inside the inventory in Hades 2

glassrock in the mourning fields

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