Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Items

This page contains all consumable items. A tag of "(SS)" indicates that it is only found in Sega Saturn version.

Throw
<!-- --- Boomerang                      Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 30 Hit     DEF +0 Anti-aerial weapon [use] Buy: Long Library ($500) Drop: Skelerang Find: Anti-Chapel, Royal Chapel --- Buffalo Star                   Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 90 Cut     DEF +0 Razor-sharp master star [use] Buy: Long Library ($8000) Drop: Ghost Dancer Find: Floating Catacombs, Reverce Colosseum --- Bwaka Knife                    Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 30 Cut     DEF +0 Bwaka throwing knife [use] Buy: Long Library ($400) Drop: Poltergeist (Spectral Sword [Olrox's Quarters]) Find: Anti-Chapel, Clock Tower, Reverse Clock Tower --- Cross shuriken                 Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 70 Cut     DEF +0 Powerful throwing star [use] Buy: Long Library ($5000) Drop: Blade Master Find: Catacombs --- Dynamite                       Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 100 Fire   DEF +0 Powerful! Be careful... [use] Drop: Bomb Knight --- Fire Boomerang                 Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 50 Fire    DEF +0 Flaming boomerang [use] Buy: Long Library ($1000) Drop: Skelerang Find: Anti-Chapel, Reverse Entrance --- Flame Star                     Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 100 Fire   DEF +0 Flaming throwing star [use] Buy: Long Library ($15000) Drop: Jack O'Bones --- Iron Ball                      Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 60 Hit     DEF +0 Plate Lord's iron ball [use] Drop: Plate Lord, Skull (Yorick), Spiked Ball (Bone Pillar) Find: Black Marble Gallery, Olrox's Quarters, Reverce Keep --- Javelin                        Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 50 Cut     DEF +0 Throwing spear [use] Buy: Long Library ($800) Drop: Bone Halberd, Scarecrow, Spear (Spectral Sword [Anti-Chapel]), Spear Guard, Winged Guard Find: Anti-Chapel --- Magic Missile                  Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 30 Cut     DEF +0 Shoots a magic arrow [use] Buy: Long Library ($300) Drop: Bone Archer, Bone Musket, Sniper of Goth Find: Anti-Chapel, Clock Tower, Floating Catacombs, Reverse Clock Tower, Royal Chapel --- Monster vial 1                 Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 40 Hit     DEF +0 Summons merman ally [use] Drop: Merman --- Monster vial 2                 Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 25 Hit     DEF +0 Summons bat ally [use] Drop: Bat --- Monster vial 3                 Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 30 Hit     DEF +0 Summons skeleton ally [use] Drop: Bone Ark, Nova Skeleton, Skeleton, Yorick Find: Catacombs --- Shuriken                       Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 50 Cut     DEF +0 Japanese throwing star [use] Buy: Long Library ($2400) Drop: Flying Zombie, Jack O'Bones Find: Anti-Chapel, Clock Tower, Death Wing's Lair, Royal Chapel, Reverse Clock Tower --- TNT                            Type: Throw 2 STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 MAT 60 Fire    DEF +0 Creates pillar of flame [use] Drop: Bomb Knight, Skeleton Ape Find: Anti-Chapel, Clock Tower, Royal Chapel, Reverse Clock Tower --- -->

Food
<!-- Apple                          Type: Food Crunchy delicious apple [use] - Heals 9 HP. Drop: Harpy, Jinnunja [Saturn version only] -- Banana                         Type: Food Best when nearly rotten [use] - Heals 7 HP. Drop: Hitotorisou [Saturn version only], Skeleton Ape -- Barley tea                     Type: Food Cool barley tea [use] - Heals 15 HP. Drop: Ouija Table Find: Abandoned Mine -- Cheese                         Type: Food Delicious cheese [use] - Heals 18 HP. Drop: Flea Man Find: Olrox's Quarters -- Cheesecake                     Type: Food With chocolate chips [use] - Heals 14 HP. Drop: Hunting Girl -- Chinese Bun                    Type: Food Vegetable steamed bun [use] - Heals 10 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Curry rice                     Type: Food Cooked with coconut milk [use] - Heals 28 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Delicious Meal                 Type: Food Full Course (5 [insert Japanese I can't read here]) [use] - Heals 75 HP. Found: Reverse Cursed Prison (Saturn version only) -- Dim Sum set                    Type: Food 3 Dim Sum dishes [use] - Heals 30 HP. Find: Reverse Outer Wall -- Frankfurter                    Type: Food Local favorite [use] - Heals 19 HP. Drop: Flying Zombie Find: Castle Keep, Long Library -- Grape juice                    Type: Food Sparkling juice [use] - Heals 20 HP. Find: Royal Chapel -- Grapes                         Type: Food Juicy seedless grapes [use] - Heals 5 HP. Drop: Thornweed --- Green tea                      Type: Food Japanese green tea [use] - Heals 10 HP. Drop: Dark Octopus, Tombstone Find: Cave, Colosseum -- Gyros plate                    Type: Food With fries [use] - Heals 29 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Ham and eggs                   Type: Food Increases cholestorol [use] - Heals 22 HP. Drop: Bone Halberd, Flea Rider -- Hamburger                      Type: Food 100% US Grade A [use] - Heals 20 HP. Meal ticket only. (Of course, since this game takes place in 1796, the US has only existed for 20 years. I don't think the USDA  existed in 1796. Oh, never mind.) -- Ice Cream                      Type: Food 3-layer ice cream [use] - Heals 15 HP. Drop: Frozen Shade -- Lunch A                        Type: Food Lunch set A [use] - Heals 25 HP. Drop: Tin man -- Lunch B                        Type: Food Lunch set B [use] - Heals 26 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Meal ticket                    Type: Food (sorta) Mystery food ticket [use] - Causes a random food item to appear. Some foods only appear by using this. Buy: Long Library ($2000) Drop: Black Panther, Stone Rose Find: Black Marble Gallery, Reverce Caverns, Underground Caverns -- Miso soup                      Type: Food Japanese miso soup [use] - Heals 20 HP. Drop: Grave Keeper -- Morning set                    Type: Food Eggs, toast and coffee [use] - Heals 24 HP. Drop: Ouija Table -- Natou                          Type: Food Smelly fermented soybean [use] - Heals 32 HP. Drop: Grave Keeper -- Omelette                       Type: Food Western omelette [use] - Heals 23 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Orange                         Type: Food Japanese tangerine [use] - Heals 6 HP. Meal ticket only in PSX versions. Drop: Gardener [Saturn version only] -- Parfait                        Type: Food With whipped cream [use] - Heals 16 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Peanuts                        Type: Food Difficult to eat [use] - Heals 50 HP. When used, peanut is thrown high into air. Get under it and hold Up to eat. (Who says you shouldn't play with your food?) Drop: Gardener [Saturn version only] Find: Abandoned Mine, Reverce Caverns -- Pineapple                      Type: Food Tart southern fruit [use] - Heals 8 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Pizza                          Type: Food New York style! [use] - Heals 21 HP. Drop: Frog, Toad -- Pork bun                       Type: Food Chinese pork bun [use] - Heals 17 HP. Drop: Blue Raven Find: Catacombs -- Pot Roast                      Type: Food Castlevania pot roast [use] - Heals 50 HP. Drop: Flail Guard Find: Castle Keep, Clock Tower, Entrance, Outer Wall, Reverce Caverns, Reverse Clock Tower, Underground Caverns -- Pudding                        Type: Food A la mode [use] - Heals 17 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Ramen                          Type: Food Chinese ramen noodles [use] - Heals 30 HP. Drop: Schmoo -- Red bean bun                   Type: Food Chinese red bean bun [use] - Heals 12 HP. Drop: Black Crow Find: Floating Catacombs -- Rotten Meal                    Type: Food - Causes poison. Heals 1 HP if Topaz Circlet equipped. Find: Cursed Prison (Saturn version only) -- Shiitake                       Type: Food Japanese mushroom [use] - Heals 30 HP Find: Abandoned Mine, Cave, Reverce Caverns, Underground Caverns -- Shortcake                      Type: Food Strawberry shortcake [use] -Heals 11 HP. Drop: Salem Witch -- Sirloin                        Type: Food Sirloin steak [use] - Heals 100 HP. Drop: Lossoth, Minotaur Find: Castle Keep -- Spaghetti                      Type: Food Spaghetti Carbonara [use] - Heals 27 HP. Meal ticket only. -- Strawberry                     Type: Food Ripe red strawberry [use] - Heals 10 HP. Drop: Thornweed -- Sushi                          Type: Food Toro, ebi, tamago [use] - Heals 100 HP. Drop: Dark Octopus, Killer Fish -- Tart                           Type: Food Strawberry tart [use] - Heals 12 HP. Drop: Diplocephalus -- Toadstool                      Type: Food Poisonous mushroom [use] - Causes Poison. Heals 1 HP if Topaz Circlet equipped. Find: Reverce Caverns, Underground Caverns -- Turkey                         Type: Food Roast turkey [use] - Heals 80 HP. Drop: Flea Rider Find: Abandoned Mine, Castle Keep, Entrance -- -->

Medicine
<!-- --- Antivenom                      Type: Medicine Cures poisoning [use] Buy: Long Library ($200) Drop: Bone Pillar, Corpseweed, Ghost, Jinnunja [Saturn version only], Spectre [Saturn version only] Find: Black Marble Gallery, Long Library, Underground Caverns, Reverse Entrance --- Attack potion                  Type: Medicine Temporarily raises ATT [use] - Gives a ATT +20 bonus. - Use in conjunction with the Strength Potion to get a +40 attacking bonus. Find: Floating Catacombs, Marble Gallery --- Elixir                         Type: Medicine Restores all HP [use] - Slow. Buy: Long Library ($8000) Find: Floating Catacombs, Reverce Caverns, Underground Caverns --- Hammer                         Type: Medicine Unpetrify [Familiar use only] - Only the Faerie Familiar can use this. Buy: Long Library ($200) Drop: Gargolye [Reverse Prison; Saturn version only], Gorgon, Hammer Find: Marble Gallery, Reverse Entrance, Reverse Outer Wall --- Heart Refresh                  Type: Medicine Restores 500 hearts [use] Drop: Archer, Blue Venus Weed, Venus Weed Find: Black Marble Gallery, Death Wing's Lair --- High potion                    Type: Medicine Restores about half HP [use] - Heals 100 HP. Slower than food items. Buy: Long Library ($2000) Drop: Flea Armor Find: Death Wing's Lair, Necromancy Laboratory, Reverce Keep, Reverse Entrance, Reverse Outer Wall --- Library Card                   Type: Medicine (odd, but true) Enchanted library card [use] - These teleport you directly outside of the Master Librarian's room. Use one when you fight Dracula to get an extra .1% Buy: Long Library Find: Black Marble Gallery, Catacombs, Colosseum, Floating Catacombs, Forbidden Library, Marble Gallery, Reverce Keep --- Life apple                     Type: Medicine Heals [familiar use only] - If Faerie Familiar is active, these revive you if you die. Drop: Harpy Find: Cave, Entrance, Marble Gallery, Reverse Clock Tower --- Luck potion                    Type: Medicine Temporarily raises LCK [use] - Gives a LCK +20 bonus. Drop: Bitterfly, Imp Find: Death Wing's Lair, Olrox's Quarters, Reverse Outer Wall --- Manna prism                    Type: Medicine Restores all MP [use] Buy: Long Library ($4000) Drop: Ectoplasm, Salome, Spectre [Saturn version only], Will O' Wisp [Saturn version only] Find: Anti-Chapel, Death Wing's Lair, Necromancy Laboratory, Olrox's     Quarters, Reverce Caverns --- Potion                         Type: Medicine Restores some HP [use] - Restores 50 HP. Slower than Food items, though. Buy: Long Library ($800) Drop: Bat, Corpseweed, Will O'Wisp [Saturn version only] Find: Alchemy Laboratory, Black Marble Gallery, Long Library, Marble Gallery, Reverce Caverns, Royal Chapel --- Resist Dark                    Type: Medicine Resistance to darkness [use] Drop: Karasuman, Phantom Skull Find: Black Marble Gallery, Castle Keep, Necromancy Laboratory --- Resist fire                    Type: Medicine Brief resistance to fire [use] Drop: Gremlin Find: Floating Catacombs, Forbidden Library, Olrox's Quarters, Reverce Keep --- Resist holy                    Type: Medicine Resistance to holy [use] Find: Castle Keep --- Resist ice                     Type: Medicine Brief resistance to ice [use] Drop: Fishhead Find: Forbidden Library, Reverce Keep, Underground Caverns --- Resist stone                   Type: Medicine Resistance to stone [use] Drop: Gargoyle [Cursed Prison; Saturn version only], Medusa Head [either color] Find: Castle Keep, Forbidden Library, Reverce Keep --- Resist thunder                 Type: Medicine Resistance to lightning [use] Find: Alchemy Laboratory, Floating Catacombs, Reverce Keep --- Sain Irishitajiki              Type: Medicine STR +0         CON +0          INT +0          LCK +0 ATK +0         DEF +0 Getto daze!! - Goofy picture of Alucard that apparently has no use. Quite why this is in the "Medicine" category is anyone's guess... Find: Underground Gardens (Saturn version only) --- Shield potion                  Type: Medicine Temporarily raises DEF [use] - Gives a DEF +20 bonus. Drop: Skeleton Find: Death Wing's Lair, Floating Catacombs, Reverse Outer Wall --- Smart potion                   Type: Medicine Temporarily raises INT [use] - Gives a INT +20 bonus. Drop: Marionette Find: Reverse Clock Tower --- Str. potion                    Type: Medicine Temporarily raises STR [use] - Gives a STR +20 bonus. Drop: Wereskeleton Find: Royal Chapel, Reverse Clock Tower --- Uncurse                        Type: Medicine Removes curse [use] Buy: Long Library ($200) Drop: Ectoplasm Find: Long Library --- -->