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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Arcana, Weapons & Relic Comparison

Choose Weapons for pickup instructions, Relics for passive effects and three-slot tradeoffs, or Arcana for spells, learned traversal and Mercy tasks.

October 2026 release · Sources checked October 17

Rose Belmont overlooking burning Paris beside the Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse title
© Konami Digital Entertainment · Newsroom artwork

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Story content
Weapons reference

Rusted Harpè and Aegis

sword_shieldOrdinaryCard ATK 25

Family move: Shield Bash · Acquisition: floor_pickup

Get it: Glowing near staircase debris

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Ossuary of the Innocents

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Burnt Sword of Fierbois

great_swordsOrdinaryCard ATK 25

Family move: Blade Dive · Acquisition: floor_pickup

Get it: After conversation with Joan

Paris Streets · Roof of the Tower

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Valmanway

balanced_swordsLegendaryCard ATK 75

Family move: Dash Through · Acquisition: boss_reward

Get it: Saint Louis/The Judge; card reportedly 75 despite Legendary family

Paris Streets · Palace of Justice

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Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Excalibur

great_swordsLegendaryCard ATK 100

Family move: Blade Dive · Acquisition: trial_reward

Get it: Arthur/Brittle King altar trial; more than first interaction

Notre-Dame · Chapel

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Ending encounters and trials — choose to reveal

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Relics reference

Abyssal Eye

Effect: controlled enemy damage. +35%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Cemetery Entrance.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Cemetery Entrance

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Pale Thorn

Effect: front-facing damage reduction; rear vulnerability. -60%; back damage +100%

Exploration pickup · Has a tradeoff

Get it: Find the relic chest in Hot Springs.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Hot Springs

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Nightshade

Effect: potion restores mana. 40% maximum mana

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Pillaged Tombs.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Pillaged Tombs

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Vampire’s Fang

Effect: cosmetic bat pet companion. bat familiar cosmetic

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Ossuary of the Innocents.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Ossuary of the Innocents

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Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Sinister Rune

Effect: first hit on full-health enemy. +40%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Eastern Access Shaft.

Clock Tower · Eastern Access Shaft

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Forsaken Ring

Effect: damage while at full health. +25%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Antechamber of Sin.

Catacombs of Paris · Antechamber of Sin

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Specter’s Whisper

Effect: low health damage bonus. +30%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Catacomb Entrance.

Catacombs of Paris · Catacomb Entrance

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Beelzebub’s Seal

Effect: higher damage; lower max health. +30%; HP maximum -50%

Exploration pickup · Has a tradeoff

Get it: Find the relic chest in Chapel of Patience.

Notre-Dame · Chapel of Patience

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Family’s Grace

Effect: blocks hit; freezes nearby enemies. 60 second cooldown

Midnight Edition bonus · excluded from missing pickups

Get it: Included with Midnight Edition.

Area not assigned · Midnight Edition bonus

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Haunting Relic

Effect: post-hit defense bonus. +60%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Steps of Misdirection.

Hall of Mirrors · Steps of Misdirection

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Midnight Tear

Effect: lower mana increases defense. up to -50% damage received

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Rhetoric Shelves.

Library · Rhetoric Shelves

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Eldritch Talisman

Effect: save-room invulnerability. 15 seconds, post-hit invulnerability doubled

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in East Gallery.

Notre-Dame · East Gallery

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Blackened Heart

Effect: on-hit healing; disables potions. +2 HP, potions disabled

Exploration pickup · Has a tradeoff

Get it: Find the relic chest in Abandoned Staircase.

Main Hall · Abandoned Staircase

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Crypt Key

Effect: opening chest restores health and mana. full HP and mana

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Seer’s Hovel.

Area not assigned · Seer’s Hovel

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Lich’s Mark

Effect: rapid casting cost reduction. -40% if cast within 1.5 sec

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Rhetoric Shelves.

Library · Rhetoric Shelves

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Banshee’s Wail

Effect: mana from damage received. 1 mana per 1 damage

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Servants’ Quarters.

Main Hall · Servants’ Quarters

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Infernal Medallion

Effect: cheaper spells; mana cap penalty. -10 mana; max mana cap 80%

Exploration pickup · Has a tradeoff

Get it: Find the relic chest in Reliquary.

Notre-Dame · Reliquary

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Mourning Bead

Effect: movement bonus after kill. +35% for 7s

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Path of the Abyss.

Catacombs of Paris · Path of the Abyss

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Dusk Amulet

Effect: movement at low mana. +35% at ≤15% max mana

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Delived Level.

Hall of Mirrors · Delived Level

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Sand Charm

Effect: 35% speed for 30 sec after save/ferryman. +35% for 30s

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Servants’ Refectory.

Hall of Mirrors · Servants’ Refectory

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Moonlit Shard

Effect: 20% XP gain from defeats while at full HP. +20%

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Path of the Builder.

Clock Tower · Path of the Builder

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Crystallized Blood

Effect: better consumable drop frequency; macro region not cross-checked. increased, exact chance not reported

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Dead-End Tower.

Area not assigned · Dead-End Tower

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Gloomstone

Effect: nearby secret indicator. visual indicator, no exact radius

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Sanctuary of Solitude.

Master's Quarters · Sanctuary of Solitude

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Phantom Ring

Effect: enemies respawn on room exit, useful for farming. leaving room instead of saving

Exploration pickup

Get it: Find the relic chest in Western Ascent.

Clock Tower · Western Ascent

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Ending encounters and trials — choose to reveal
Arcana reference

The Fallen

Spell stages: Holy Cross

Separately learned traversal: Arcane Whip

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Discover three distinct whip-family weapons
Inventory condition · Target 3

Defeat five enemies with one returning Holy Cross projectile
Same cast does not require simultaneity · Target 5

Defeat ten enemies using whip attacks
Cumulative · Target 10

Get it: Meet The Fallen at Gate to the Catacombs.

Paris Streets · Gate to the Catacombs

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Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

The Builder

Spell stages: Fist of Talos

Separately learned traversal: Smash

Learn Smash in the cracked-floor tutorial after Talos.

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Defeat three enemies with a single summoned fist
Single cast · Target 3

Defeat ten airborne enemies with the descending fist
Cumulative · Target 10

Defeat fifteen enemies with the ground-smash move
Cumulative · Target 15

Get it: Meet Talos at Throne of the Builder.

Clock Tower · Throne of the Builder

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The Artist

Spell stages: Masterpiece

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Defeat thirty enemies using a gargoyle dive
Cumulative · Target 30

Knock five enemies off ledges using gargoyle stone
Cumulative · Target 5

Reveal all Main Hall secret areas
Area completeness, not a count of one secret · Target 1

Get it: Learn Smash, reach Brauner’s Atelier, lift the doors with the cog and Smash the suspended sculpture.

Main Hall · Brauner's Atelier

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The Occultist

Spell stages: Blood Spikes

Separately learned traversal: Aerial Rush

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Defeat twenty-five enemies with bleed as finishing damage
Cumulative · Target 25

Obtain two paired-blade weapons
Inventory condition · Target 2

Keep one enemy bleeding for ten seconds
Single target · Target 10

Get it: Match the Star Chart constellation on the Library astrolabe. Climb the opened grapple route to the Observatory and defeat Carmilla. Learn Aerial Rush in the next hallway.

Library · Observatory

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The Temptress

Spell stages: Life Drain

The Life Drain spell consumes mana each second; not a fixed cast cost

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Maintain Life Drain on one enemy for five uninterrupted seconds
Single target · Target 5

Explore every room in Hall of Mirrors
Area completeness · Target 1

Defeat twenty-five enemies with Life Drain
Cumulative · Target 25

Get it: Meet Succubus at Belmont Manor.

Hall of Mirrors · Belmont Manor

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The Sage

Spell stages: Mirror Walk

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

Activate all thirty-four Mirror of Life save rooms
Cross-check 34 mirror ID records · Target 34

Restore one thousand HP with Mirror Walk
Cumulative HP · Target 1000

Defeat five enemies shortly after Mirror Walk evasion
Within 3 seconds · Target 5

Get it: Meet Eleanor at Mausoleum of the Queens.

Holy Innocents' Cemetery · Mausoleum of the Queens

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Ending encounters and trials — choose to reveal

The Self

Spell stages: Cursed Flame (initial) · Absolution (after the shadow trial)

Starting spell is Cursed Flame; final Absolution is unlocked by the Shadow of Rose encounter

Mercy tasks · 3
Later castle discoveries — choose to reveal

On five occasions defeat four enemies using one Cursed Flame
Five qualifying events · Target 5

Explore eighty-five percent of the map
Actual game percentage, not website checklist percentage · Target 85

Heal to full health ten times using Absolution
Cumulative · Target 10

Get it: Meet Rose's Shadow at Gallery of the Four Virtues.

Notre-Dame · Gallery of the Four Virtues

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Sources

Are ATK values a DPS ranking?

ATK values are reported weapon-card numbers. They do not account for attack timing, range, upgrades or enemy defenses. Choose by the actual family move and your preferred handling.

Does comparing Relics equip them?

The comparison is a reading aid for effects and drawbacks. It never changes Route’s current equipment input. Remove a comparison item before adding a fourth.

How do Arcana and movement abilities differ?

Arcana provide their named spell or attack. Traversal abilities are learned in separate tutorials along the route. After a reward fight, follow the next stage and confirm the ability only once you have learned it.

Maintained by Game Onramp. Source-supported guidance; not a personal playthrough.

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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Arcana, Weapons & Relic Comparison