Castlevania: Circle of the Moon/Equipment

There is a variety of armor found throughout the castle, all of which boosts defense and some of which affects other stats — and not always positively. Be careful not to lose all of your strength or intelligence when raising your defense. Unlike most games, armor cannot be bought or found in treasure chests — it can only be found by defeating enemies.

As soon as you start a new game, fight Bats and Skeletons until you have the and two.

Armor
Armor that is worn over the body. Robes generally raise intelligence over defense, while armor and mail raises defense without boosting intelligence. Only one piece can be equipped at a time so you have to choose what works best for you. Be sure to only choose a robe over armor if it will have an effect on your MP recovery rate. If you have an intelligence score of 730 and equip the Night Suit, you won't recovery MP any faster, so you're better off with strong armor. Early on you may want robes, and then switch to armor once your intelligence is high enough that you don't lose MP while your DSS combination of choice is active. When you are fighting Lilith and Dracula you'll want a strong robe, such as the. You'll want to use a lot of summons and those two enemies deal so much damage that a boost in defense won't make a difference.


 * Asterisks (*) denote rare drops.

The (which should be called the "Shining Armor", but was mistranslated) is found at the end of the Battle Arena and is the only equipment not dropped by an enemy.

Arms
Amulets and gauntlets worn on the arm. While many raise defense, the main purpose of arm equipment is to raise your other stats. Luck boosting equipment is highly useful when going after items, equipment, and Cards, however they should be exchanged for something else when you have what you need.

Notes:
 * The turns you into a bear instead of a skeleton when using the Pluto/Black Dog DSS combination.
 * You must have two equipped at once to get the stat boosts.
 * boost stats depending upon which arm they are worn — on the right they boost strength and intelligence, while on the left they boost defense and luck.
 * The is just that — a toy. It does nothing.


 * Asterisks (*) denote rare drops.