The Summit, the newest region introduced inHades 2’s Warsong Update, comes bearing big monsters—and also, new reagents and resources! Forget the boss fight, there’s new seeds to plant and Outcroppings to hack away at.

One of the resources introduced in the Warsong Update is the Serpent Scales—a resource gathered from Outcroppings using the Crescent Pick. Here, we’ll go over how to find it, and the current uses for this strange new material.

Melinoë gathering Serpent Scales on the Summit. The scales are blue-green and surrounded by more blue-green, root-like tendrils in the ground.

Hades 2 is still in Early Access at the point of writing, so some information in this guide may change over time.

How To Get Serpent Scales

Scattered throughoutthe Summitwill be these littleoutcroppings of blue-green, scaley stone. Or something like that–it could be from an actual monster…

This is where you’ll findSerpent Scales, gatherable with the Pick.

The Warsong Update changed how gatherable resources work. Instead of prioritizing Gathering Tools, and using those to increase your chance of finding specific types of resources,the associated Familiar will now increase those chances. So, fora better chance at finding Serpent Scales and other Outcroppings, bring the raven Raki.

If you haven’t recruited him to the cause yet, Raki can be found in Fountain Rooms in Erebus, and recruited with a Witch’s Delight treat. Along with replacing the Crescent Pick, he’ll Mark enemies to increase Melinoë’s Critical chance.

Serpent Scales viewed in Melinoë’s Reagent menu. They’re a pair of blue-green scales pressed into stone, like a fossil, and are described as being used for incantatons involving shedding and surfaces.

Giving Raki even more treats gives you the option toincrease chances of finding Outcroppingseven more often.

How To Use Serpent Scales

There aren’t currently a lot of uses for Serpent Scales, but there’s at least one more major update for Hades 2 expected before the final release, so the list here is likely to continue to grow. They’re described as being used in incantations that involveshedding and surfaces.

Currently, Serpent Scales are used for the incantationRage of the Elements, which lets Melinoëactivate statuesof the Olympianson Olympus that will aid her in battle.