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Olive is a new material introduced toHades 2with the release of the recent Olympic Update. Similar to other materials, it is required to perform some powerful new incantations, such as Spreading of Ashes, which lets you save multiple Arcana arrangements in the Altar of Ashes.
Being exclusive to Olympus, you will need to progress through a few regions and best a handful of bosses before acquiring them. You will also need to have the Silver Spade unlocked before starting. This guide will help you farm Olive Branches on Mount Olympus and grow them into Olives using the Soil Plots at the Crossroads.
How To Get Olives
The first thing that you need to do is toprioritize Silver Spadein your Gathering Tools. You can do this rightbeforeheading up the Surface. Once you have done that, progress through the Surface until youreach Mount Olympus.
You will need todefeat Polyphemusin the City of Ephyra andEris in the Rift of Thessalyin order to access Olympus.
Once you have arrived in Olympus,start searching for dirt mounds— these arecircular patches of dirt sparkling brightly. Whenever you see one, approach it, andpress RB / R1 to dig the Olive Branch— similar to materials likeThalamus,Nightshade, etc.
As mentioned earlier,Olive Branches are exclusive to Olympus, so you will not find them anywhere else.
After you havefarmed a few Olive Branchesfrom Olympus, return to the Crossroads andplant them at the Soil Plots. You can easily create Soil Plots byperforming theFlourishing Soil incantationat the Cauldron.
You will need tocomplete a total of 24 encounters before harvesting Olivesfrom the Soil Plots, so head back to Olympus for anothershowdown againstPrometheus,Titan of Foresight. And if you are having trouble with it, we have a detailed guide covering every aspect of the fight.
