Castlevania: Symphony of the Night/Sub Weapons

As a tradition of Castlevania series, our heroes can wield various types of sub-weapons, at different costs of hearts.

Notice that, Maria Renard uses different sets of sub-weapons in Sega Saturn (SS) version and Dracula X Chronicle (DXC) version.

List of sub-weapons

The standard set of hunter's subweapons have holy element, if possible.

Name	Cost	Effect	Variations
Dagger	Alucard: 1 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 4	Throw a dagger that go straight forward	Maria (SS) throws three at the same time
Holy Water	Alucard: 3 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1	Drop a vial which becomes fire on the ground Fire element	In the case of Maria (SS), the track of vial is slightly higher
Cross	Alucard: 100 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1	Throw a boomerang that goes forward for a distance, then return	Alucard can only use the item crush version
Axe	Alucard: 4 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 4	Throw an axe upward in a curve arc	Maria (SS) throws three at the same time, each with different arc
Stopwatch	Alucard: 20 Richter: 10 Maria (SS): 10	Freeze some enemies and slow down more, for 5 seconds	-
Holy Book	Alucard: 5 Richter: 5 Maria (SS): 5	A magic book whips back and forth around the user	-
Rebound Stone	Alucard: 2 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1	Throw a small stone which rebounds on the walls and hit enemies for multiple times	-
Aguen	Alucard: 5 Richter: 10 Maria (SS): 10	Send a lightning to strike enemy Hold the button to deal multiple hits by using more hearts Thunder element	-
Bibuti	Alucard: 3 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 2	Drop some ashes on the ground, dealing damage to enemies touching	-
Maria Doll	Maria (DXC): n/a	-	Only used for item crush
Bird	Maria (DXC): 2	Release two fire wings from shoulder and point diagonally upwards Has no effect in the air but still consume hearts Fire element	-
Cat	Maria (DXC): 1	Release a cat that runs forward and pounce on an enemy, up to three times Thunder element	-
Turtle	Maria (DXC): 1	Create a turtle shell staying in front of her, which is able to block projectiles, for a while	-
Dragon	Maria (DXC): 3	Send a small dragon from behind which goes forward and swoop enemies Ice element	-

Item Crush

Richter and Maria (DXC) can perform special moves with specified sub-weapons, with a higher cost of hearts.

• Nothing

Richter will enchant himself with power that, his whip gains additional attack with fire element, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.

• Dagger

Richter will throw lots of daggers forward in high speed. Costs 10 hearts.

• Holy Water

Richter will summon a rain of holy water, dealing damage to all enemies nearby, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.

• Cross

Richter or Alucard will be wrapped in a pillar of light, and some huge crucifixes will circle the user while going upwards. Costs 15 hearts for Richter, and 100 for Alucard.

• Axe

Richter will summon a round of axes, which cycle and fly outward into different directions. Costs 10 hearts.

• Stopwatch

Instead of a single stopwatch, Richter will call out four, each tickle one after another, resulting in 20 seconds of effect in total. Costs 20 hearts.

• Holy Book

Richter will release a book overhead, which becomes six pages in a pentagram formation, then channel and release a wide beam at long range. Costs 15 hearts.

• Rebound Stone

Richter will hold up his fist and release a flash engulfing full screen. Costs 10 hearts.

• Aguen

Richter will release lightning in all directions for a while. Costs 15 hearts.

• Bibuti

Richter will release a continuous smoke blast above head for a while. Costs 10 hearts.

• Maria Doll

Maria will send her doppelganger forward and attack enemies, like in her Rondo of Blood time. Costs 8 hearts.

• Bird

Maria will summon a giant red bird which attacks with two strains of fireballs. Costs 20 hearts.

• Cat

Maria will summon a white tiger behind her, which sends wave slashes along with her normal attack, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.

• Turtle

Maria will summon a turtle which creates a blackhole and steal health from enemies to her. Costs 20 hearts.

• Dragon

Maria will summon a huge blue dragon which attacks all enemies on the screen. Costs 50 hearts.