Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Items

This page contains all consumable items. Most of them can be found in many locations, so that the location will not be listed here. 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
All other foods can be obtained by using a Meal Ticket. In order to use foods, equip at hand and press Attack, and mostly the food will be dropped on the ground, then pick the food up to gain healing. Items: 42 in PS version and 44 in SS version.

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 --- -->