Hades II: Silk and Spitefulness Achievement Guide (Contains Spoilers)

What you need to know

Unlocking the Silk and Spitefulness achievement in Hades II requires completing a specific chain of dialogue events involving Arachne, Hecate, and Athena. You will need to raise your friendship levels with these characters and progress through several specific encounters during your runs.

Step by step

1. Meet Arachne multiple times during Underworld runs until she talks about her past challenge with the gods, then trigger her next curse-related dialogue after reaching Friendship 3 with her.
2. Speak to Hecate at the Crossroads about Arachne's curse, then talk to Hecate again when she appears as a boss during an Underworld run.
3. Return to Arachne in the Underworld to discuss a potential remedy, then talk to Hecate at the Crossroads to learn who fashioned the poison. Reach Friendship 3 with Hecate if needed.
4. Visit Arachne again in the Underworld to talk about Hecate's findings, and complete the subsequent follow-up dialogue events when Arachne and Hecate appear together.
5. Talk to Arachne to discuss the situation involving the headmistress.
6. Encounter Athena on a surface run—ensure you have reached at least the City of Ephyra stage and have reached Friendship 2 with Athena—to ask about Arachne.
7. Continue encountering Athena after reaching Friendship 3 and Friendship 5 with her, waiting at least three runs after the first Athena conversation, until she proposes a way to put the matter to rest.
8. Return to Arachne in the Underworld to discuss persuading Athena to undo the curse, which unlocks the Minor Prophecy.
9. Equip the Athena Keepsake and talk to Arachne during an Underworld run to confront Athena, which completes the Minor Prophecy and awards the achievement.

Tips

• Raise your friendship levels with Arachne, Hecate, and Athena early, as several steps require specific gift milestones (Friendship 3 for Arachne and Hecate, and up to Friendship 5 for Athena).
• Make sure you reach the City of Ephyra stage on a surface run to properly initiate the dialogue with Athena.
• Keep the Athena Keepsake equipped for your final encounter with Arachne to trigger the quest completion step.