Perk
Shadow Presence
Shadow Presence adds 10% Attack and Special damage per rank when you strike foes from behind. It has five ranks; the listed Darkness costs are 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
Max Rank 5
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Hades
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Perk
Chtonic Vitality
Chtonic Vitality restores a small amount of health when you leave a chamber, increasing by 1 per rank. It has three ranks, with listed costs of 10, 20, and 40 Darkness.
Cost per Rank 10 Darkness 20 Darkness 40 DarknessMax Rank 3
Stats, effects & acquisition Perk
Death Defiance
Death Defiance restores 50% health instead of dying when your Life Total is depleted, once per rank. It has three ranks; listed costs are 30, 500, and 1,000 Darkness.
Cost per Rank 30 Darkness 500 Darkness 1000 DarknessMax Rank 3
Stats, effects & acquisition Perk
Greater Reflex
Greater Reflex grants one additional Dash in quick succession. It has one rank and costs 50 Darkness.
Description Perform +1 additional Dash in quick succession.Cost per Rank 50 DarknessMax Rank 1
Stats, effects & acquisition Perk
Infernal Soul
Infernal Soul increases your supply of Bloodstones for Cast by 1 per rank. It has two ranks; listed costs are 20 Darkness and 5 Chtonic Keys for the First Batch, then 80 Darkness.
Max Rank 2
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Deep Pockets
Deep Pockets starts each escape attempt from the House of Hades with 10 Charon's Obols per rank. It has ten ranks; the listed costs include 30 Darkness and 10 Chtonic Keys for the Second Batch, followed by 35 through 75 Darkness in increments of 5.
Max Rank 10
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Thick Skin
Thick Skin raises your Life Total by 5 per rank, up to ten ranks. The listed costs include 40 Darkness and 10 Chtonic Keys for the Second Batch, followed by Darkness costs of 55, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, and 85.
Description Raise your Life Total, +5 per rank.Max Rank 10
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Privileged Status
Privileged Status adds 20% damage per rank against foes afflicted by at least two Status Curse effects. It has two ranks; the listed costs are 50 Darkness and 20 Chtonic Keys for the Third Batch, then 500 Darkness.
Max Rank 2
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Olympian Favor
Olympian Favor increases the chance for a Boon to be Rare by 1% per rank. It has 40 ranks and costs 20 Chtonic Keys for the Third Batch, plus 50 Darkness per rank.
Max Rank 40
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Gods' Pride
Gods' Pride increases the chance for a Boon to be Epic by 1% per rank. It has 20 ranks and costs 30 Chtonic Keys for the Last Batch, plus 100 Darkness per rank.
Max Rank 20
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Fated Authority
Fated Authority lets you randomly alter the next chamber's reward, with one die roll total chance per rank. It has eight ranks; listed costs include 500 Darkness and 30 Chtonic Keys for the Last Batch, followed by 750, 1,000, 1,250, 1,500, 1,750, 2,000, and 2,250 Darkness.
Max Rank 8
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Fiery Presence
Fiery Presence adds 15% Attack and Special damage per rank when striking undamaged foes. It has five ranks, with listed Darkness costs of 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
Max Rank 5
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Dark Regeneration
Dark Regeneration restores health when you collect Darkness, equal to 30% of the collected amount per rank. It has two ranks and costs 30 and 60 Darkness.
Cost per Rank 30 Darkness 60 DarknessMax Rank 2
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Stubborn Defiance
Stubborn Defiance restores 30% health instead of dying when your Life Total is depleted, once per chamber. It has one rank and costs 600 Darkness.
Cost per Rank 600 DarknessMax Rank 1
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Ruthless Reflex
Ruthless Reflex grants 50% damage and dodge chance for 2 seconds when you Dash just before getting hit. It has one rank and costs 75 Darkness.
Cost per Rank 75 DarknessMax Rank 1
Stats, effects & acquisition Perk
Abyssal Blood
Abyssal Blood reduces the move speed and damage of foes with a Bloodstone in them by 6% per rank. It has five ranks; the listed costs include 20 Darkness and 5 Chtonic Keys for the First Batch, then 40, 60, 80, and 100 Darkness.
Max Rank 5
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Stygian Soul
Stygian Soul regenerates Bloodstones for Cast instead of requiring pickup, with regeneration faster by 1 second per rank. It has two ranks; listed costs are 60 Darkness and 5 Chtonic Keys for the First Batch, then 120 Darkness.
Max Rank 2
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Golden Touch
Golden Touch grants wealth when you clear an Underworld region, equal to 5% of your current Charon's Obols per rank. It has three ranks; listed costs are 70 Darkness and 10 Chtonic Keys for the Second Batch, then 90 and 110 Darkness.
Max Rank 3
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High Confidence
High Confidence adds 5% damage per rank while your Life Total is at 80% or above. It has five ranks; listed costs are 50 Darkness and 10 Chtonic Keys for the Second Batch, then 100, 150, 200, and 250 Darkness.
Max Rank 5
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Family Favorite
Family Favorite adds 2.5% damage per rank for each Olympian whose Boons you have. It has two ranks; listed costs are 50 Darkness and 20 Chtonic Keys for the Third Batch, then 150 Darkness.
Max Rank 2
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Dark Foresight
Dark Foresight raises the chance of Gold Laurel rewards by 2% per rank; listed examples are Boons, Daedalus Hammers, Charon's Obols, and Poms of Power. It has ten ranks and costs 20 Chtonic Keys for the Third Batch, plus 150 Darkness per rank.
Max Rank 10
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Gods' Legacy
Gods' Legacy increases the chance for a Boon to be Legendary or Duo, if possible, by 1% per rank. It has ten ranks and costs 30 Chtonic Keys for the Last Batch, plus 250 Darkness per rank.
Max Rank 10
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Fated Persuasion
Fated Persuasion lets you randomly alter Boon and Well of Charon choices, with one die roll chance per rank at a time. It has four ranks; listed costs include 1,000 Darkness and 30 Chtonic Keys for the Last Batch, then 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 Darkness.
Max Rank 4
Stats, effects & acquisition Reference coverage and sources
Bounded to the two supplied Mirror of Night sections from the Hades Fextralife page and their provided headers and sample rows. The source does not specify a platform, game edition, patch, or DLC variant; primary and alternate talent sets are kept distinct.
Counts describe the imported source tables. They do not establish complete coverage of every patch, DLC or upgrade variant. Multiple values remain labeled as listed values when the source does not identify their upgrade levels.
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Choose a survival approach
If you want recovery when Life Total is depleted, compare Death Defiance with Stubborn Defiance: one restores health per rank, while the other can do so once per chamber. See the survival choices before spending Darkness.
Death Defiance Stubborn DefianceMatch the Mirror to your combat pattern
If your damage plan depends on striking from behind, Shadow Presence describes that condition; if you prefer targeting undamaged foes, compare Fiery Presence. Consider how reliably your attacks meet each trigger.
Shadow Presence Fiery PresenceChoose a reward reroll target
If you want to alter upcoming options, compare Fated Authority’s chamber reward reroll with Fated Persuasion’s Boon and Well of Charon rerolls. Choose based on which choice type you want to influence.
Fated Authority Fated PersuasionKNOW YOUR OPTIONS
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Death Defiance
Death Defiance restores half of Zagreus’ health instead of ending an escape when his Life Total is depleted. Its ranks determine how many such recoveries are available.
Understand this choiceStubborn Defiance
Stubborn Defiance restores 30% health when Life Total is depleted, once per chamber. It is the alternate side to Death Defiance, whose listed recovery is 50% per rank.
Understand this choiceShadow Presence
Shadow Presence increases Attack and Special damage when Zagreus strikes foes from behind. Its benefit is tied to positioning, with the listed bonus rising by rank.
Understand this choiceFiery Presence
Fiery Presence raises Attack and Special damage against undamaged foes. It offers a different trigger from Shadow Presence, rewarding the opening hit rather than a rear strike.
Understand this choiceGreater Reflex
Greater Reflex grants one additional Dash that can be performed in quick succession. Its alternate, Ruthless Reflex, instead rewards dashing just before an incoming hit.
Understand this choiceBoiling Blood
Boiling Blood boosts Attack and Special damage against foes with a Bloodstone in them. Abyssal Blood instead reduces those foes’ movement speed and damage.
Understand this choiceInfernal Soul
Infernal Soul increases the supply of Bloodstones for Cast. Its alternate, Stygian Soul, regenerates Bloodstones instead of requiring Zagreus to pick them up.
Understand this choiceThick Skin
Thick Skin raises Zagreus’ Life Total by five per rank. High Confidence, its alternate, instead adds damage while Life Total remains at or above 80%.
Understand this choicePrivileged Status
Privileged Status increases damage against foes affected by at least two Status Curse effects. Family Favorite, its alternate, rewards having Boons from different Olympians.
Understand this choiceFated Authority
Fated Authority lets Zagreus randomly alter the next chamber’s reward. Fated Persuasion instead rerolls Boon and Well of Charon choices, so the two affect different decisions.
Understand this choiceFated Persuasion
Fated Persuasion lets Zagreus randomly alter Boon and Well of Charon choices. Its alternate, Fated Authority, targets the next chamber’s reward instead.
Understand this choiceCommon mistakes to avoid
Assuming both sides of a Talent can be active
The Mirror source states that a Talent and its alternate cannot be used together. Check which side is active before expecting both effects.
Treating conditional bonuses as always on
Several descriptions name specific triggers, such as striking from behind, attacking an undamaged foe, or meeting a health threshold. Match the effect to its stated condition.
Confusing the Fated reroll targets
Fated Authority alters the next chamber reward, while Fated Persuasion alters Boon and Well of Charon choices. Their descriptions do not promise a particular reroll result.
References & guide scope
A focused reference to persistent Mirror of Night Talents and their alternate sides in Hades. The available evidence supports these named choices, but does not support coverage of weapons, Boons, or keepsakes.
- The article uses the supplied Hades Steam identity and the Hades Mirror of Night source. The separate Weapon Aspects passage describes Hades II and was excluded.
- The Mirror source says it was last edited June 26, 2026. No patch or version compatibility is established, and its recommendations are not treated as current meta guidance.
- The supplied evidence does not substantiate detailed Hades weapon aspects, Boon effects, or keepsake progression, so those systems are outside this article.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.