Poseidon/Boons (Hades II)

Poseidon boons revolve around in doing Splash damage that knocks enemies away from Melinoë except for Wardens and Guardians. Poseidon's Status Curse is Froth which has a 25% chance to make afflicted enemies take 50 damage when hit by an attack. Lasts 3 seconds. Additionally, Poseidon has boons that improve minor rewards that you find. Poseidon's elemental affinity is Water and Aether for his Duo Boons.

“	"The vast seas roil when he wills it thus, and the mountains tremble." "The surface of the world in its entirety is his domain by fate." "The raw might of a crashing wave; a simple manifesting of his awesome strength."	„
	~ Boon selection quotes

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Description	Type	Notes	Prerequisites
Wave Strike Your Attacks hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away. ▸ Splash Damage: 20/25/30/35 Splash counts as Olympian Damage	Attack	The effect of Wave Strike is classified as Splash. The Splash effect from Wave Strike triggers with every strike you land, activating instantly or nearly instantly depending on the weapon's moveset. There is a 0.15 second cooldown by default between Splash activations. For Umbral Flames, both its Attack and Ω Attack have a 0.3 second cooldown between Splash activations.	None
Wave Flourish Your Specials hit foes with a splash that knocks other foes away. ▸ Splash Damage: 30/40/50/60 Splash counts as Olympian Damage	Special	The effect of Wave Flourish is classified as Splash. The Splash effect from Wave Flourish triggers with every strike you land, activating instantly or nearly instantly depending on the weapon's moveset. There is a 0.15 second cooldown by default between Splash activations. For Umbral Flames, both its Special and Ω Special have a 0.3 second cooldown between Splash activations.	None
Tidal Ring Your Casts also immediately hit foes with a powerful splash that inflicts Froth. ▸ Splash Damage: 80/120/160/200 Splash counts as Olympian Damage	Cast	Froth Curse: When hit, afflicted foes have 25% chance to take 50 damage. Lasts 3 Sec. Cannot be combined with Local Climate Cannot be combined with Hostile Environment The effect of Tidal Ring is classified as Splash. This boon benefits from the Ω Cast detonation effect (e.g., Hermes' Winner's Circle (especially when combined with Dark Side's Sanctity upgrade), and Aspect of Charon's Cleave-Cast). The faster Cast expires or Ω Cast detonates, the sooner Tidal Ring activates, allowing the splash to be reapplied more quickly. Currently Bugged: The splash effect of Tidal Ring is not affected by any Cast damage increase boons or upgrades, such as Arachne's Scarlet Dress and Chaos's Chasm.	None
Breaker Rush Whenever you Sprint, hit the first foe you run into with a blast that knocks foes away. ▸ Impact Blast Damage: 80/100/120/140 Breaker Rush counts as Olympian Damage	Sprint	Once Breaker Rush hits a foe, the effect is consumed, leaving you sprinting normally. You can reactivate Breaker Rush by dashing and sprinting again. The effect of Breaker Rush is not classified as Splash, meaning it does not inflict Froth nor benefits from Splash-related boons.	None
Flood Gain Your Moves make you briefly restore any you use, repeatable after 8 Sec. ▸ Magick Flood Duration: 4 Sec./5 Sec./6 Sec./7 Sec.	Magick		None
Hydraulic Might At the start of each Encounter, your Attacks and Specials are stronger for 10 Sec.. ▸ Initial Damage Bonus: +100%/+133%/+166%/+200%			None
Buried Treasure Any Minor Finds and are worth more, and you receive , , and now. ▸ Reward Value: +50%/+75%/+100%/+125%		This boon cannot be upgraded via Buried Treasure only applies to Minor Finds and received as Location rewards. and rewards from this boon can be duplicated by Sea Star, with the effect applying to the duplicates as well. rewards from this boon cannot be upgraded to Major Find via The Artificer. This Boon may still be offered in Asphodel, but the immediate rewards (, , ) will be lost as you transition out of the region before collecting them.	None
High Surf Hit surrounding foes with a powerful splash as they start to strike, but you Prime 30. ▸ Splash Damage: 40/60/80/100 Splash counts as Olympian Damage		Prime A reduction to how much you can actively use. This boon cannot be upgraded via The effect of High Surf is classified as Splash. High Surf has an internal cooldown per foe, meaning its effectiveness increases with the number of enemies in an encounter. The more foes begin attacking, the more frequently High Surf triggers. However, against single-target encounters, the cooldown limits its effectiveness. High Surf does not trigger against projectile or ranged attacks if the enemy is outside its detection range. While High Surf functions similarly to revenge boons like Zeus's Divine Vengeance and Apollo's Light Smite, it is not classified as an after you take damage effect and does not benefit from Revenge-related boons.	None
Sea Star Whenever you claim rewards other than Boons, , or rare resources, a copy may appear. ▸ Double Reward Chance: 25%/30%/35%/40%		Sea Star can duplicate the following types of rewards: Any Minor Finds, including , , and Food, except the +10 variant Armor Centaur Heart and Centaur Soul Soul Tonic Gold Crowns, excluding those obtained from Wealth from the Dead Pom of Power Path of Stars Psyche obtained via: Fair Trade (Nemesis) Mystic Secrets (Narcissus) Red Onion , , , and Elemental Essences, excluding All rewards from Second-Hand Gifts, excluding and The Kiss of Styx from Life Savings can also be copied. However, it can only be collected if 2 or more have been used. If only 1 has been used, the reward will still appear but will be locked and uncollectible. Sea Star does not function while participating in the Chaos Trials. Sea Star cannot duplicate rewards purchased at the Shrine of Hermes. Sea Star cannot duplicate rewards dropped by Eris after being “blessed” by her.	None
Slippery Slope Your splash effects from Poseidon also inflict Froth, and Froth deals more damage. ▸ Froth Damage: +20%/+50%/+80%/+110%		Froth Curse: When hit, afflicted foes have 25% chance to take 50 damage. Lasts 3 Sec.	One of the following: Wave Strike or Wave Flourish
Geyser Spout Your Cast gains Power and knocks foes away. ▸ Omega Cast Power: +150/+200/+250/+300		Cannot be combined with Prominence Flare Cannot be combined with Meat Grinder Geyser Spout benefits from the Ω Cast detonation effect (e.g., Hermes' Winner's Circle (especially when combined with Dark Side's Sanctity upgrade), Aspect of Charon's Cleave-Cast, and Aspect of Momus's Pulse Orb). The faster the Ω Cast detonates, the sooner Geyser Spout activates, maximizing damage output.	Any Ring Boon.
Ocean Swell Your Moves also launc a wide wave ahead that knocks foes away, but use +5 . ▸ Wave Damage: 40/60/80/100			None
Water Fitness Gain for each you have. ▸ Max Life per Water Boon: +15	Infusion	Gods offering Boons: Poseidon, Aphrodite, Demeter, and Hera	2
King Tide Your splash effects from Poseidon are larger and deal bonus damage to Guardians. ▸ Splash Damage vs. Guardians: +200% Splash counts as Olympian Damage	Legendary	King Tide increases the size of the Splash effect by 35%, up to a maximum of 70%, scaling based on enemy size.	One of the following: Wave Strike or Wave Flourish Breaker Rush, Flood Gain, or Geyser Spout Hydraulic Might, Ocean Swell, Slippery Slope, or High Surf
Killer Current Your lightning deals more damage to Froth-afflicted foes. ▸ Bonus Lightning Damage: +30% Blitz, Lighting Bolts, and Chain-Lightning count as Olympian Damage	Duo (Zeus)	Froth Curse: When hit, afflicted foes have 25% chance to take 50 damage. Lasts 3 Sec. Although the boon's prerequisite requires either Blitz or Bolt effects, it applies to all of Zeus's lightning effects: Blitz, Bolt and Chain-Lightning. Scalding Vapor counteracts Killer Current, as it prioritizes triggering Steam and continuously removes Froth, preventing Zeus’s lightning effects from benefiting from the damage bonus.	One of each: Tidal Ring or Slippery Slope Zeus: Heaven Strike, Heaven Flourish, Storm Ring, Thunder Rush, Divine Vengeance, or Lightning Lance
Golden Rule You deal more damage the more you have. ▸ Bonus Damage per 100 Gold: +5%	Duo (Hera)		One of each: Buried Treasure or Sea Star Hera: Sworn Strike, Sworn Flourish, Engagement Ring, Nexus Rush, or Born Gain
Natural Selection Your Boon(s) in the leftmost column gain Lv. spread across however many you got. ▸ Total Bonus Lv. for Main Boon(s): +8	Duo (Demeter)		One of each: Wave Strike, Wave Flourish, Tidal Ring, Breaker Rush, or Flood Gain Demeter: Ice Stirke, Ice Flourish, Arctic Ring, Frigid Rush, or Tranquil Gain Demeter & Poseidon: Buried Treasure, Sea Star, Steady Growth, or Plentiful Forage
Beach Ball Your Sprint creates a watery globe behind you, which surges ahead once you stop. ▸ Max Blast Damage (after 2 Sec.): 300 Beach Ball counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Apollo)	The effect of Beach Ball is not classified as Splash, meaning it does not inflict Froth nor benefits from Splash-related boons.	The following: Breaker Rush (Poseidon) or Blinding Rush (Apollo) One of each: Wave Strike, Wave Flourish, Tidal Ring, Breaker Rush, or Flood Gain Apollo: Nova Strike, Nova Flourish, Solar Ring, Blinding Rush, or Lucid Gain
Island Getaway You take less damage from nearby foes. Boons of Aphrodite treat all foes as nearby. ▸ Damage Resistance: +15%	Duo (Aphrodite)		One of each: Wave Strike, Wave Flourish, Tidal Ring, Breaker Rush, or Flood Gain Aphrodite: Flutter Strike or Flutter Flourish
Scalding Vapor If foes with Froth are struck by your fire effects from Hestia, they are engulfed in Steam. ▸ Steam Damage (every 0.2 Sec.): 20 Steam counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Hestia)	Froth Curse: When hit, afflicted foes have 25% chance to take 50 damage. Lasts 3 Sec. Steam A burning cloud that removes Froth from foes and rapidly deals damage. Lasts 2 Sec. Hestia's fire includes most of her fire-based abilities, such as Scorch, Controlled Burn, Glowing Coal, and Fire Walk (excluding Flash Fry). Although the description states Steam deals 30 damage, it actually deals only 25 damage per tick. Steam hits 9 times by default, unless the duration is refreshed. Steam duration can be reset by reapplying Froth to an enemy already affected by Hestia’s fire. Although it functions similarly to Scorch as a damage-over-time effect, Steam can deal Critical hits. Currently Bugged: Steam does not stack when Scalding Vapor is re-triggered on an enemy already under its effect.	One of each: Tidal Ring or Slippery Slope Hestia: Flame Strike, Flame Flourish, Smolder Ring, Highly Flammable, Controlled Burn, or Glowing Coal
Seismic Hammer Your Castcan cause a blast in the binding circle that deals 500 damage. ▸ Blast Recharge Time: 6 Sec. Blast counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Hephaestus)	Blast can inflict backstab damage by utilizing Back Burner, even against specific foes that typically cannot be backstabbed (e.g., Scylla). However, this backstab damage is unaffected by backstab damage increase effects from other sources. Currently Bugged: The prerequisite for Poseidon's side only requires Tidal Ring.	One of each: Tidal Ring or Geyser Spout Hephaestus: Volcanic Strike, Volcanic Flourish, or Smithy Rush
Arterial Spray Your splash effects from Poseidon may hit 2 times (and take the color of the River Styx). ▸ Double Splash Chance: 25% Splash counts as Olympian Damage	Duo (Ares)	The additional hit from Arterial Spray is classified as a Splash and appears with a red-black recolor. Arterial Spray is affected by Hermes' Success Rate, increasing the chance to +33%/+40%/+50%/+60%.	One of each: Wave Strike or Wave Flourish Ares: Vicious Strike, Vicious Flourish, Sword Ring, Stabbing Rush, or Grisly Gain
Shared Wealth Gain +90 with which to later pick something you like.		This "Boon" will only show up if you no longer have any boons to pick from a God. This is usually possible while having the Vow of Denial active.	Exhaust all of Poseidon's boon selection.