Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Weapons

If you see any item with "(SS)" label, then it only appears in Sega Saturn version.
For each weapon, these labels in description identify a certain control pattern:

• (A): then then attack button.
• (B): then then attack button.
• (C): Press both attack buttons at the same time, with correct item in the other hand.

Daggers

Items: 9 in PS version and 10 in SS version.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Stone Sword	Dagger	1	Stone element	Drop: Gorgon
Basilard	Dagger	1	(B): Slash (ATK +5)	Found: Alchemy Laboratory Drop: Bloody Zombie
Short Sword	Dagger	2	-	Drop: Bone Scimitar
Holbein Dagger	Dagger	6	Swing as you walk Attacks diagonically	Drop: Lesser Demon
Rapier	Dagger	7	(A): Repeated strike (ATK = 15)	Drop: Dhuron, Armor Lord
(SS) Astral Dagger	Dagger	12	(A): Fly to nearest enemy	Found: Cursed Dungeon
Jewel Sword	Dagger	15	Enemy may drop extra Jewels (A): Swing creates up to 8 small coins	Found: Entrance Drop: Discus Lord
Were Bane	Dagger	18	Stronger against were-beasts (A): Repeated strike	Drop: Hunting Girl
Shotel	Dagger	20	(A): Throw like a ranged weapon	Found: Reverse Outer Wall Drop: Blade Master
Combat Knife	Dagger	24	(A) or (B): Slash	Found: Abandoned Mine Drop: Gurkha

One-handed swords

Items: 33 in both PS and SS versions.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Tyrfing	Sword	-30	Dark element	Found: Castle Keep
Badelaire	Sword	1 per game hour	Stronger as hours pass	Found: Forbidden Library
Alucart Sword	Sword	2	Equip with Alucart Shield and Alucart Mail for Luck +30	Found: Marble Gallery
Gladius	Sword	3	-	Found: Outer Wall
Scimitar	Sword	5	-	Found: Underground Caverns Drop: Skull Lord
Cutlass	Sword	7	-	Found: Royal Chapel Drop: Sword Lord, Corner Guard, Owl Knight
Saber	Sword	9	-	Buy: $1500 Drop: Armor Lord, Magic Tome
Falchion	Sword	10	-	Found: Castle Keep
Broadsword	Sword	12	-	Found: Olrox's Quarters Drop: Spectral Sword (Lv.13 and Lv.15)
Bekatowa	Sword	14	-	Found: Clock Tower Drop: Sword Lord
Damascus Sword	Sword	17	-	Buy: $4000 Drop: Corner Guard
Hunter Sword	Sword	20	DEF -1	Drop: Blade
Bastard Sword	Sword	20	-	Found: Reverse Keep Drop: Spectral Sword (Lv.13 and Lv.15)
Talwar	Sword	22	-	Found: Anti-Chapel
Sword of Hador	Sword	24	-	Found: Death Wing's Lair
Mormegil	Sword	25	Dark element	Found: Catacombs
Firebrand	Sword	25	Fire element (A): Fire blast (ATK 40 for 5 MP)	Buy: $10000 Drop: Lossoth
Icebrand	Sword	25	Ice element (A): Ice blast (ATK 40 for 5 MP)	Buy: $10000 Found: Catacombs Drop: Fishead
Thunderbrand	Sword	25	Thunder element (A): Thunder slash (ATK 40 for 5 MP)	Buy: $10000
Gurthang	Sword	25	DEF +1 Double damage during manual Dark Metamorphosis (A): Stronger Swing with brief Dark Metamorphosis effect	Drop: Spectral Sword (Lv.36)
Vorpal Blade	Sword	25	Swing as you walk	Drop: Archer
Holy Sword	Sword	26	Holy element (A): Holy Burst (ATK 35 for 5 MP)	Found: Colosseum Drop: Vandal Sword
Luminus	Sword	26	-	Found: Reverse Clock Tower
Harper	Sword	28	-	Buy: $12000
Gram	Sword	30	-	Found: Reverse Colosseum
Terminus Est	Sword	32	DEF +2 Poison element	Drop: Nova Skeleton
Marsil	Sword	33	DEF +1 Fire element (A): Inferno blast (ATK 60 for 5 MP)	Drop: Fire Demon, (SS)Efreet
Dark Blade	Sword	35	DEF +2	Found: Reverse Caverns
Crissaegrim	Sword	36	DEF +1 Swing as you walk 4 hits each swing	Drop: Schmoo
Mourneblade	Sword	36	DEF +1 Hitting anything causes Soul Steal, heals 8 HP	Drop: Azaghal
Mablung Sword	Sword	39	(C): Trigger shield spells	Drop: Spectral Sword (Lv.36)
Alucard Sword	Sword	42	(A): Teleport and attack from behind (50 ATK for 5 MP)	Starting gear Found: Cave
Sword Familiar	Sword	same as level of sword familiar	-	Other: Sword Familiar reaches Lv.50

Ranged weapons

All of them can be thrown further by pressing Front + Attack.
Items: 3 in both PS and SS versions.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Chakram	Ranged	15	Two can be thrown at the same time	Drop: Discus Lord
Heaven Sword	Ranged	21	DEF -1 (C): Equip two to use Trick Swords (5 MP, ATK +50)	Drop: Cloaked Knight
Runesword	Ranged	40	DEF -4	Drop: Dodo Bird

Two-handed weapons

Items: 16 in PS version and 18 in SS version.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Muramasa	2-Handed	-5	DEF -4 Continuous Dark Metamorphosis effect Suck blood to gain attack Slash Flurry when ATK is >1	Drop: Vandal Sword, Scarecrow, (SS)Wraith
Nakamura	2-Handed	-5	Curse element	Drop: Blade Soldier
Red Rust	2-Handed	-2	Curse element Occasionally fails to attack	Drop: Bone Scimitar
Takemitsu	2-Handed	1	Blunt weapon (can kill Slimes)	Found: Long Library Drop: Fleaman, Auxillary Sword (from Spectral Sword Lv.15)
Nunchaku	2-Handed	10	2 hits each attack	Found: Underground Caverns
Claymore	2-Handed	26	(B): Dash Thrust (4 MP)	Found: Underground Caverns Drop: Valhalla Knight
Sword of Dawn	2-Handed	27	(A): Summon a random type of Dawn Warriors (4 MP)	Found: Reverse Keep
(SS) Alucard Spear	2-Handed	28	(A): Repeated Thrust (B): Long range thrust	Found: Hell Garden
Flamberge	2-Handed	31	(B): Dash Thrust (4 MP)	Drop: Cloaked Knight
Katana	2-Handed	32	(A): Slash Flurry	Found: Necromancy Laboratory Drop: Tombstone
Zwei Hander	2-Handed	38	(B): Dash Thrust (4 MP)	Drop: Blue Venus Weed
Estoc	2-Handed	39	Attack is thrust	Found: Olrox's Quarters Drop: Valhalla Knight
(SS) Double Blade Axe	2-Handed	42	-	Drop: Gargoyle (Lv.35)
Obsidian Sword	2-Handed	42	(B): Dash Thrust (4 MP)	Drop: Lesser Demon
Osafune Katana	2-Handed	50	DEF -10 (A): Warp attack (B): Slash Flurry	Found: Reverse Caverns
Yasutsuna	2-Handed	60	DEF -20 Swing as you walk 2 hits each swing	Drop: Werewolf
Great Sword	2-Handed	65	-	Drop: Guardian
Masamune	2-Handed	90	DEF -30 (A): Warp attack	Drop: Black Panther

Things Sword of Dawn may summon:

• One Skeletal Soldier with spear and charge forward.
• Same as above but with a shield.
• One crouching Skeletal Archer.
• One standing Skeletal Archer.
• One Skeletal Mage casting a fireball.
• One Skeletal Esper shooting homing arrows.
• All above at once, one each.

Maces

Items: 6 in both PS and SS versions.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Mace	Mace	9	-	Buy: $2000
Morningstar	Mace	11	-	Found: Royal Chapel Drop: Flail Guard
Shield Rod	Mace	11	DEF +2 Gain another DEF +2 with a shield in the other hand (B): Summon a Gradius-style barrier (C): Trigger shield spells	Found: Colosseum
Holy Rod	Mace	12	Holy element (B): Holy Blast	Found: Long Library
Star Flail	Mace	15	(B): Power Flail	Found: Clock Tower
Moon Rod	Mace	17	(A): Quintet Crescent (4 MP)	Found: Reverse Clock Tower

Knuckles

Items: 5 in both PS and SS versions.

Name	Type	Atk	Special	Source
Knuckle Duster	Knuckle	1	-	Found: Underground Caverns Drop: Frog
Blue Knuckles	Knuckle	8	Release upper cuts Attack as you walk	Drop: Toad
Jewel Knuckles	Knuckle	21	-	Found: Outer Wall Drop: Rock Knight
Iron Fist	Knuckle	26	(A): Flurry of Fists	Drop: Werewolf
Fist of Tulkas	Knuckle	38	(A): Homing Fireball (B): Flurry of Fists	Drop: Lion

Shields

You must equip either Shield Rod or Mablung Sword at the other hand, and press both attack buttons to activate the shield spell.
Items: 13 in PS version and 14 in SS version.

Name	Def	Special	Shield Spell	Source
Alucart Shield	1	Equip with Alucart Sword and Alucart Mail for Luck +30	No effect	Found: Marble Gallery
Leather Shield	1	-	Raise defense	Buy: $400 Found: Alchemy Laboratory Drop: Slinger, Stone Roses
Medusa Shield	1	ATK +13 Stone element attack on contact Immune to stone	Fire rays	Drop: Medusa Head
Knight Shield	2	-	Raise offense	Found: Colosseum Drop: Slinger, Auxillary Shield (from Spectral Sword Lv.36)
Iron Shield	2	-	Throw two swords dealing multiple hits	Buy: $3980 Drop: Winged Guard
(SS) Woodland Shield	3	-	Shoot a vine with multiple hits	Drop: Man-eating Flytrap
Dark Shield	3	ATK+10 Dark element attack on contact	Cause a full-screen dark blast	Drop: Malachi
Axelord Shield	3	-	Summon an Axe Armor which charges forward	Drop: Axe Knight (Blue)
Shaman Shield	4	-	Raise intelligence	Found: Clock Tower
Herald Shield	4	Gain 1 heart whenever blocking projectiles with shield	Protect from fire & thunder	Found: Underground Caverns
Skull Shield	4	-	Shoot laser	Drop: Bone Ark, Skull Lord, Yorick
Fire Shield	4	Immune to Fire	Shoot three fire serpents	Drop: Fire Demon
Goddess Shield	4	-	Protect from dark attacks	Found: Necromancy Laboratory
Alucard Shield	5	-	Gain all elements and steal HP and hearts from enemies on contact	Starting gear Found: Underground Caverns