Chaos

Chaos
	Info
Title	Primordial Originator
Relations	Gaia (Daughter); Tartarus (Son); Erebus (Son); Nyx (Daughter); Charon (Grandson); Thanatos (Grandson); Hypnos (Grandson)
Affiliation	None
Voice	Peter Canavese

“	Please tell me how my power over all existence may be of small assistance to you this time, Son of Hades?	„
	~ Chaos

Chaos is the embodiment of the primordial void from which Nyx and the Titans arose. They offer boons to Zagreus which, unlike the instant boosts offered by the Olympian gods, trade a debuff for a certain number of encounters in exchange for greater power further down the line.

Chaos resides within the Chaos Gates sometimes found within chambers.

Affinity[]

If given Nectar, Chaos will give you the Cosmic Egg.

Once you have given Chaos 6 Nectar, you will not be able to give more gifts until you complete a favor for them.

After you complete the favor, they can be gifted Ambrosia, although they will not give a Companion in return.

Chaos' affinity gauge is maxed out at 8 hearts, requiring the gifting of 6 Nectar and 2 Ambrosia total.

Favor[]

Chaos' favor is part of the same event as Nyx's favor, requiring you to reunite the two of them to fulfill one of the Fated List of Minor Prophecies. At some point, Chaos will reveal that they tried to reach out to Nyx, per Zagreus' advice. Later on, Nyx will instruct you to upgrade the eldest sigil in the administrative chamber to serve as a bridge to Chaos, which will cost you 3142 at the House Contractor. After purchasing the upgrade, you can find Nyx in Chaos' domain, and Chaos will remark that they are pleased to be able to reconnect with their daughter. From then on, you can give Ambrosia to Chaos.

Codex entry[]

''...Even Nyx, our Mother Night, comes from somewhere; even the Olympians above, and the Master himself. Eternal though they are, they came unto this world after they, or their ancestors, sprang from the darkness of Chaos. Here, within the Underword, we are closer to Chaos than the mortals and the gods above. Closer to that first, long-forgotten, primordial consciousness, oft forgotten now or believed dead and gone. Yet, as all of us residing in this realm are well aware, the dead survive eternally, and thus are closer to the gods. Perhaps, then, all of us exist and make our choices precisely as Chaos envisioned in ancient aeons past.''

Unlocking the complete Codex Entry requires deepening Zagreus' relationship with Chaos.

'Nyx certainly seems to think so, from what little she has said of her parent. It seems the two broke ties at some point; not for any specific cruelty, but as a wolf cub leaves her pack, seeking her own way. Thus having grown apart, their connection weakened, and failed. All they now share is a solitary fate.''

Quotes[]

For quotes and dialogue regarding Chaos, please refer to Chaos/Quotes.

Boons[]

Chaos's boons function differently from the Olympian gods' boons. They come in two halves: a Curse and a Blessing, which are randomly selected. The Curse negatively affects Zagreus for a given number of encounters, after which it permanently transforms into the Blessing for the remainder of the run. The rarity of the overall boon only affects the Blessing.

A boon's name depends on which effects were randomly chosen, with the first half being the Curse and the second half the Blessing (e.g. Pauper's Favor, Abyssal Grasp).

Unlike other boons, you can get the same Blessing more than once in a run and the effects stack additively. Their boons cannot be upgraded with Pom of Power, or sold.

The damage inflicted by the Maimed, Flayed, and Addled Curses cannot reduce Zagreus below 1 . The animation, sound, and voice line for taking damage will still play, but his health will not actually drop.

Boon

Description

Rarity

Notes

Prerequisites

Affluence

Any

you find is worth +X%.

Common:	30%–50%
Rare:	45%–75%
Epic:	60%–100%
Heroic:	N/A

Ambush

You deal +X% damage striking foes from behind.

Common:	40%–60%
Rare:	60%–90%
Epic:	80%–120%
Heroic:	N/A

Requires the Shadow Presence Mirror Ability

Assault

You deal +X% damage striking undamaged foes.

Common:	30%–40%
Rare:	45%–60%
Epic:	60%–80%
Heroic:	N/A

Requires the Fiery Presence Mirror Ability

Eclipse

Any

and

you find are worth +X%.

Common:	75%–100%
Rare:	112.5%–150%
Epic:	150%–200%
Heroic:	N/A

Favor

Boons have +X% chance to be Rare or better.

Common:	11%–20%
Rare:	16.5%–30%
Epic:	22%–40%
Heroic:	N/A

Also increase the chance of Epic and Legendary boons by +10%

Flourish

Your Special deals +X% damage.

Common:	30%–60%
Rare:	45%–90%
Epic:	60%–120%
Heroic:	N/A

Grasp

Gain +X

.

Common:	+1
Rare:	+1
Epic:	+1
Heroic:	N/A

Lunge

Your Dash Attack deals +X% damage.

Common:	30%–60%
Rare:	45%–90%
Epic:	60%–120%
Heroic:	N/A

Shot

Your Cast deals +X% damage.

Common:	30%–40%
Rare:	45%–60%
Epic:	60%–80%
Heroic:	N/A

Soul

Gain +X

.

Common:	30-40
Rare:	45–60
Epic:	60–80
Heroic:	N/A

Strike

Your Attack deals +X% damage.

Common:	30%–40%
Rare:	45%–60%
Epic:	60%–80%
Heroic:	N/A

Defiance

You have +1 use of Death Defiance (this escape attempt).

Legendary

Requires 1 of any other Chaos boon

Curses[]

If you're in the middle of a biome and trying to decide whether to accept a curse, check your current chamber number (upper right corner of the Boons screen) and be mindful of upcoming boss encounters. Bosses for the first 3 biomes appear in chambers 14, 24, and 36. The rooms immediately before them (13, 23, and 35) will always be non-combat chambers.

With the exception of Enshrouded, curses last for numbers of encounters (chambers with enemies) rather than chambers, so a 3 encounter curse accepted in chamber 10 would still be around for the boss fight in chamber 14 because of the shop or Pom in chamber 13.

Or a 4 encounter curse in chamber 8 could be around for the boss fight if you get a fountain afterwards - a fight in chamber 9, fountain in 10, fights 11 and 12, and shop/Pom in 13.

The curses which deal damage (Addled, Flayed, and Maimed) will not reduce your health below 1 HP.

Curse

Description

Rarity

Notes

Abyssal

For the next 3–4 encounters, you take +300%–500% damage from traps.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Addled

For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Cast, get hit for 3–5

.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Atrophic

For the next 3-4 encounters, your Life Total is reduced by 25–49

.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Will not appear if you have less than 50 total health.

Caustic

For the next 3–4 encounters, slain foes toss an Inferno-Bomb at you.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Enshrouded

For the next 4–5 chambers, chamber reward previews are hidden.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Excruciating

For the next 3–4 encounters, you take +20%–50% damage.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Flayed

For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Special, get hit for 3–5

.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Halting

For the next 3–4 encounters, your Dash has -20%–50% reduced range.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Maimed

For the next 3–4 encounters, each time you Attack, get hit for 3–5

.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Pauper's

For the next 3–4 encounters, you cannot earn

.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Roiling

For the next 3–4 encounters, you face +30%–80% more foes.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Slippery

For the next 3–4 encounters, you cannot collect

for 10–15 seconds.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Will not appear when Stygian Soul talent is selected.

Slothful

For the next 3–4 encounters, you have -40%–-60% move speed.

Common:
Rare:
Epic:
Heroic:

Gallery[]

Chaos Reward
Chaos Symbol
Chaos Bond Forged Icon

Additional Notes[]

For additional information on Chaos that does not pertain to Hades, see Wikipedia's article: Chaos (cosmogony)