Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement - Guide to Zangetsu

Walkthrough

1
Enter the vestibule and run to the right into a darkened room.
2
Continue right; a statue will crash through the ceiling. Hit the nearby burning sconces (Statues) to destroy them.
3
Proceed right into the "Long Entrance Hallway." Defeat the Bats that swoop down from the ceiling. They drop Bat Fangs and Small Webbing.
4
Continue right, defeating more Bats near paintings, and potentially Mortes.
5
Enter the large room with a vaulted ceiling. Defeat the Sabnock. Stand on the stairs or platforms to avoid its lunging attack, then hit it while it's down. It drops Lion Mane.
6
Climb the columns and jump to the balcony on the left to collect the Blue Chest (#1).
7
On the same level to the right, kill the Bone Morte.
8
Climb to the top of the columns and jump through the hole in the ceiling.
9
Kill the Aello and Bone Morte to the right. Check the Bookcase (#3) to the left.
10
Go all the way right and drop through the hole in the floor. Open the Green Chest (#2) for a Leather Chestguard and defeat the Aello with Cerulean Splash.
11
Drop down a floor and go through the door on the right into another hallway.
12
Defeat the Gieremund, a dog-like enemy. Use Cerulean Splash or attack with magic. Use the stairs for height if needed to jump over its attacks.
13
Continue right, defeating Bats and a Ghost.
14
Defeat the Mortes erupting from the ground one by one.
15
Defeat more Bats that attack after passing the Mortes.

Tips

Reflector Ray is needed to access the upper level of the Castle Entrance room, but is not yet accessible.
Blood Steal is needed to pass through the hole at the bottom of the fountain, but is not relevant until later.
Bats tend to come in groups of three and swoop down from the ceiling. Let them come to you and time your swings.
Sabnock is aggressive but clumsy. Hit it when it lumbers towards you, then run away as it dashes and falls. Stand on stairs or platforms to hit it while it's down.
Gieremund moves fast and jumps. Attack with magic from a distance or use uneven ground/stairs to your advantage.

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