New animal familiar: How to tame Raki the Raven
A couple of animal familiars can join you as part of the Hades 2 Olympic Update, and they are Raki the Raven and Hecuba the Hound. Be sure to have some extra Witch’s Delight treats, which can be crafted via the Beast-Loved Morsel alchemy recipe.
To tame Raki the Raven, you must first complete the Woodsy Lifespring incantation, which requires 1x Moly and 3x Silver. This causes a fountain room to appear randomly while you’re traversing the Erebus region.
You must pet Raki the Raven three times in Erebus’ hidden fountain room. On the third encounter, you’ll be able to give it a Witch’s Delight to tame it. Raki’s skills include:
Blood Bond: Increases your critical hit chance.
Stone Bond: Grants bonus resources from ore deposits.
Wing Bond: Raki swoops down and pecks hostiles more often.
New animal familiar: How to tame Hecuba the Hound
You’ll meet Hecuba the Hound in Echo’s room in the Fields of Mourning zone. There’s a chance that this pet will be at the small field just before the exit. Here’s what we did to tame Hecuba the Hound:
Prior to the release of the Olympic Update, we had already finished Narcissus’ and Echo’s questline. This meant chatting with the two characters in their respective rooms, as well as completing the Purification of Crystal Clarity incantation.
We had also fully upgraded at least one of the skills of each animal familiar (i.e. Frinos the Frog, Toula the Cat, and Raki the Raven).
We encountered Hecuba the Hound a few times in Echo’s room in the Fields of Mourning.
Eventually, when we spoke with Hecate at the Crossroads hub, we were told that “Hecuba and Gale are willing to watch over Melinoë.”
After this dialogue, we were able to tame Hecuba in the Fields of Mourning.
Hecuba’s perks include:
Spirit Bond: Increase your maximum magick.
Earth Bond: Gain bonus resources from digging spots.
Guard Bond: Hecuba stuns enemies more often.