Gifting Nectar and then Ambrosia deepens Zagreus's relationships — some into friendships, some into romance, and many into side-stories that are central to the game's real ending. Companion gifts even reward you with one-use summons for your runs.
How bonds progress
Nectar first
Give each character Nectar for their Keepsake and to open the relationship.
Then Ambrosia
Once a bond is high enough, gifting switches to Ambrosia, which deepens friendships and unlocks companions.
Follow their quest
Higher bonds trigger conversations and tasks — reuniting couples, resolving old grudges, earning trust.
Earn the payoff
Completing an arc can grant a companion summon, a title, or a step toward the true ending.
Romance & companions
- Romance options include Megaera, Thanatos and Dusa — you can pursue any, or all three.
- Each fully-bonded ally gives a Companion: a powerful one-use summon equipped for your run (e.g. Battie from Megaera).
- Some arcs need characters you only meet in the biomes — carry Nectar to Sisyphus, Eurydice and Patroclus.
- Maxed relationships and their stories are a large slice of full completion and the Fated List.
Key relationship arcs
🎵 Orpheus & Eurydice
Carry Nectar to each across runs to reunite the musician and the nymph — a beloved side-story.
⚔️ Achilles & Patroclus
Help your mentor reach Patroclus in Elysium; one of the game's most affecting arcs.
🌺 Persephone
The central arc — reaching and bonding with your mother drives the true ending.
💞 The romances
Megaera, Thanatos and Dusa each have their own arc you can pursue with Ambrosia.
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