How to get Bronze in Hades 2

Where do you find Bronze in Hades 2? This upgrade material is essential if you want to craft the Rod of Fishing and start catching fish. You'll need to head to the surface for this material, but where exactly can it be found?

There are many Hades 2 incantations that also call for Bronze, but it takes a few hours of gameplay to unlock the warped gate and head for Olympus. We've found the most reliable areas to mine Bronze in Hades 2 and detailed them below, as well as what the material can be used for.

Bronze can be found in Hades 2 by heading to the surface with the Crescent Pick and looking for deposits in the City of Ephyra, the first major area of Olympus.

You'll need to ensure you have the Crescent Pick equipped, or you're unable to mine metal deposits in any area. To unlock the surface area, you'll need to cast the Permeation of Witching-Wards incantation at the Cauldron in the Crossroads. To get that incantation, chat to Hermes and Hecate during a run. You'll then need one Cinder, one Shadow, and three Moly. You can then find the entrance to the surface opposite the entrance to Erebus.

If you've activated the Reagent Sensing incantation by now, you can head to the City of Ephyra through the gap in the wall, and a silver trail will lead you to any harvestable deposits. Press RB/R1 to mine the Bronze when you find it. It looks like a large pile of, well, bronze, so it's hard to miss. You'll get three Bronze from each deposit you mine.

If you're heading to the surface for the first time, you might find that Melinoe's Underworld curse makes your stay very short - in this case, run towards the deposits as quickly as you can. To extend your stay, you'll need to cast the Unraveling a Fateful Bond incantation, which will remove the curse and allow Melinoe to make longer trips to the surface.

What to use Hades 2 Bronze for

You can use Hades 2 bronze for several purposes:

• Rod of Fishing gathering tool - 1 Bronze, 1 Fate Fabric
• Argent Skull weapon - 2 Glass rock, 1 Bronze
• Aspects of Night and Darkness incantation - 5 Bronze, 1 Nightshade
• Aspect of Moros (Umbral Flames) - 2 Bronze, 2 Tears
• Aspect of Melinoe (Moonstone Greataxe) - 1 Bronze, Varying Silver

If you're looking for more information on what that all means, you can check out our Hades 2 weapons guide to learn about the weapons in the game and their best aspects, and learn how to beat all of the Hades 2 bosses in your way.