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Dracula's Castle After Sandy Grave [wa05]
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Dracula's Castle After Sandy Grave [wa05]

Find Goggles, Axe Bomber, MIND Boost, STR Boost, Poncho, Potion, Tonic, and Tome of Arms 2 in Dracula's Castle After Sandy Grave in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

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Find Goggles, Axe Bomber, MIND Boost, STR Boost, Poncho, Potion, Tonic, and Tome of Arms 2 in Dracula's Castle After Sandy Grave in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Save your game in the nearby save room.
  2. 2
    Go west and make your way to the top of the room, then exit in the upper left corner.
  3. 3
    In the room with Skull Archers on platforms, jump up and kill them while progressing to the top.
  4. 4
    Head one room right and kill the Great Armor, then continue right.
  5. 5
    Go up, killing Lerajies, and take the [Goggles] at the top.
  6. 6
    Break the wall right of the Goggles to find the [Axe Bomber] Dual Crush skill.
  7. 7
    Drop down and go left to find the [MIND Boost] magic skill in the lower left corner.
  8. 8
    Jump upwards, defeating Lerajies, Mimics, and Larvas, watching out for floor cracks, and exit in the upper left corner.
  9. 9
    Avoid the wooden sticks thrown by skelerangs and make your way to the upper left exit.
  10. 10
    Walk two rooms left and activate the warp point.
  11. 11
    Go back one room right and follow the flying Ukoback upwards.
  12. 12
    At the top, go through the right door. Kill a Glaysa Labolas and continue right.
  13. 13
    Head back left to a huge stairway guarded by Hill Guard enemies.
  14. 14
    Kill the Hill Guards and walk left down the stairs.
  15. 15
    Use the platforms in the middle of the stairs to reach the upper left part of the room and find the [STR Boost].
  16. 16
    Go back to the platforms, then jump left to three small ledges to collect [Poncho], [Potion], and [Tonic].
  17. 17
    Drop to the bottom, kill Skeleton Flails, and head east to find [Tome of Arms 2], guarded by Lerajies.
  18. 18
    Go to the bottom left of this room and exit to another room with a huge stairway.
  19. 19
    In this new stairway room, find the [HP Max Up] in the lower right part.
  20. 20
    Collect [Monochle], [Uncurse Potion], and [Jade Corset] from the three platforms in the middle.
  21. 21
    Exit the room in the bottom left corner.
  22. 22
    Drop down to the room with two Skull Archers to find an area with a red gate on the left.
  23. 23
    Return to the eastmost stairway room where you found the STR Boost.
  24. 24
    Below the STR Boost, in the upper left corner, there is an exit. Walk through it.
  25. 25
    In the cold-looking stone cellar area, kill the Skeleton Flail in the upper part.
  26. 26
    Ignore the platform in the upper right corner and head west to a balcony with a crossbow armor. Take it down.
  27. 27
    Exit the balcony area by going further left.
  28. 28
    In the next area, there is a platform above leading to the next portrait; do not jump up yet.
  29. 29
    Drop down to find an [Iron Plate] in the lower right part and [Whip Knuckles] in the left part.
  30. 30
    Drop down from where the mimic enemy is and perform a double jump.
  31. 31
    Exit in the lower part of the room and keep walking to find a switch. Press it to open a gate.
  32. 32
    Back in the cellar area, head left to another balcony and keep walking left until you reach a red gate.
  33. 33
    Walk through the red gate to reach the entrance part of the castle.
  34. 34
    Avoid the larva enemies and exit left.
  35. 35
    In the area where the music changed, push the green block left to reach a platform in the upper left.
  36. 36
    Collect the [Nebula] up here.
  37. 37
    Drop back down to the very bottom of the room with the green block.
  38. 38
    Break the wall in the western end, near the slinger enemies, to find an [HP Max Up].
  39. 39
    Go back right two rooms.
Tips
  • Be aware of cracks in the floor in the area with Mimics and Larvas.
  • The skelerangs can be a bother; try to avoid their projectiles.
  • The green blockade in the upper right area can be left alone for now.
  • The switch in the stone cellar area opens a permanent path between the westmost stairway room and the cellar.
  • Use a double jump after dropping down from the mimic enemy to reach the lower exit.

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