Items & Equipment
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night features a wide array of items and equipment crucial for Alucard's survival and progression. These include various medicines for healing and status effects, as well as powerful weapons and armor.
Medicine Items
| Name | Type | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph (SS) | Medicine | Cannot be equipped; Related to game release event | Found: Underground Gardens |
| Library Card | Medicine | Teleport user to outside of Master Librarian's room (PSX); Teleport user into Master Librarian's room (SS) | Buy: $500 |
| Potion | Medicine | Restore 50 HP | Buy: $800; Drop: Bat, Corpseweed, (SS)Will O' Wisp |
| High Potion | Medicine | Restore 100 HP | Buy: $2000; Drop: Flea Armor |
| Elixir | Medicine | Restore all HP | Buy: $8000 |
| Life Apple | Medicine | Revive Alucard when out of HP (Faeries only) | Drop: Harpy |
| Hammer | Medicine | Cure petrify status (Faeries only) | Buy: $200; Drop: Gorgon, Hammer, (SS)Gargolye (Lv.35) |
| Antivenom | Medicine | Cure poison status | Buy: $200; Drop: Bone Pillar, Corpseweed, Ghost, (SS)Jinnunja, (SS)Spectre |
| Uncurse | Medicine | Cure curse status | Buy: $200; Drop: Ectoplasm |
| Heart Refresh | Medicine | Restore 500 hearts | Drop: Archer, Blue Venus Weed, Venus Weed |
| Manna Prism | Medicine | Restore all MP | Buy: $4000; Drop: Ectoplasm, Salome, (SS)Spectre, (SS)Will O' Wisp |
| Resist Dark | Medicine | Gain resistance to dark element for a while | Drop: Karasuman, Phantom Skull |
| Resist Fire | Medicine | Gain resistance to fire element for a while | Drop: Gremlin |
| Resist Holy | Medicine | Gain resistance to holy element for a while | - |
| Resist Ice | Medicine | Gain resistance to ice element for a while | Drop: Fishhead |
| Resist Stone | Medicine | Gain resistance to stone element for a while | Drop: Medusa Head (both types), (SS)Gargoyle (Lv.25) |
| Resist Thunder | Medicine | Gain resistance to thunder element for a while | - |
| Attack Potion | Medicine | Gain ATK +20 for a while | - |
| Str. Potion | Medicine | Gain STR +20 for a while | Drop: Wereskeleton |
| Shield Potion | Medicine | Gain DEF +20 for a while | Drop: Skeleton |
| Smart Potion | Medicine | Gain INT +20 for a while | - |
The game also features a variety of weapons and sub-weapons that can be found or purchased. These are essential for customizing Alucard's combat style.