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FAQ/WALKTHROUGH
VERSION 3.3
Authored by: BkStunt_31 ( Gregorio31 @ gmail . com )

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Hello everyone, Bkstunt here with a walkthrough for Castlevania: Lords of
Shadow. As I'm sure you know, Lords of Shadow is a reboot of the famous
Castlevania franchise, developed by Mercury Steam with some insight from
Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame. It introduces a new protaganist,
storyline, and new game play to the series.
Having always been a huge Castlevania fan, it is my HONOR to bring you
what I will strive to make the most complete FAQ and Walkthrough on the net.
Here you should find everything you'll need to conquer Lords of Shadow.
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Onto the table of contents, and don't forget to have fun!
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Note: Press Ctrl+F and enter in the code to skip to that section.
Version Updates:.....................................................(LoS 1.0)

Walkthrough:.........................................................(LoS 2.0)
Chapter I:
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part

I: Besieged Village.............................................(LoS
II: Hunting Path................................................(LoS
III: The Dead Bog...............................................(LoS
IV: Pan's Temple................................................(LoS
V: Oblivion Lake................................................(LoS

1-1)
1-2)
1-3)
1-4)
1-5)

Chapter II:
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part

I: Enchanted Forest.............................................(LoS
II: Underground Caves...........................................(LoS
III: Labyrinth Entrance.........................................(LoS
IV: Waterfalls of Agharta.......................................(LoS
V: Agharta......................................................(LoS
VI: Dark Dungeon................................................(LoS
VII: Sanctuary Entrance.........................................(LoS
VIII: Sanctuary of Titans.......................................(LoS
IX: The Black Knight............................................(LoS

2-1)
2-2)
2-3)
2-4)
2-5)
2-6)
2-7)
2-8)
2-9)

Chapter III:
Part I: The Three Towers.............................................(LoS 3-1)
Part II: The Dark Lord of the Lycans.................................(LoS 3-2)
Chapter IV:
Part I: Mountain Fortress............................................(LoS 4-1)
Part II: The Crow Witch..............................................(LoS 4-2)
Chapter V:
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part

I: Veros Woods..................................................(LoS
II: Wygol Village...............................................(LoS
III: Abbey Catacombs............................................(LoS
IV: Abbey Library...............................................(LoS
V: Abbey Tower..................................................(LoS
VI: Brauner.....................................................(LoS
VII: Castle Sewers..............................................(LoS

5-1)
5-2)
5-3)
5-4)
5-5)
5-6)
5-7)

Chapter VI:
Part
Part
Part
Part

I: Castle Courtyard.............................................(LoS
II: Maze Gardens................................................(LoS
III: Castle Hall................................................(LoS
IV: Refectory...................................................(LoS

6-1)
6-2)
6-3)
6-4)

Chapter VII:
Part I: Balcony......................................................(LoS 7-1)
Part II: Electric Laboratory.........................................(LoS 7-2)
Part III: Chromatic Observatory......................................(LoS 7-3)
Chapter VIII:
Part I: Outer Wall...................................................(LoS 8-1)
Part II: The Clockwork Tower.........................................(LoS 8-2)
Part III: Olrox......................................................(LoS 8-3)

Part IV: The Throne Room.............................................(LoS 8-4)

Chapter IX:
Part I: Bones Forest.................................................(LoS 9-1)
Part II: Woes Moor...................................................(LoS 9-2)
Part III: The Music Box..............................................(LoS 9-3)
Chapter X:
Part
Part
Part
Part

I: Titan Graveyard.............................................(LoS
II: Fire Pinnacle..............................................(LoS
III: Fire Cemetery.............................................(LoS
IV: Crematory Oven.............................................(LoS

10-1)
10-2)
10-3)
10-4)

Chapter XI:
Part I: Necromancer's Abyss.........................................(LoS 11-1)
Part II: The Dracolich..............................................(LoS 11-2)
Chapter XII:
Part I: The Final Fight.............................................(LoS 12-1)
Extras:
Trials...............................................................(LoS
Complete Move List...................................................(LoS
Magic and Move List Discussion.......................................(LoS
Complete Enemy List..................................................(LoS
Trophies.............................................................(LoS
FAQ..................................................................(LoS
Credits and other ramblings..........................................(LoS

3.0)
4.0)
4.1)
5.0)
6.0)
7.0)
8.0)

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Version 1.0: October 5th-6th 2010
Main Walkthrough well underway, covering Chapter's I and the impressively huge
Chapter II. Some Trial's done, but no where near close. Many items require
return trips in the earlier chapters, using new moves or skills, which I
remind myself of using the guide. Just finished Chapter III as well, which
is really short. Chapter IV looks short as well.
Version 1.2: October 6th-7th 2010
Added in Chapter's IV and V. IV was pretty short, V was fairly decent.
Did some minor editing and added in strategies on the black knight as well
as some credits.
Version 1.4 October 7th-8th 2010
Added in Chapter's VI and VII, and one of VIII. Haven't gotten a chance to

get to all the emails to verify/check them yet, but I will before the main
part is over and give credit where credit is due.
Version 1.5 October 8th-9th 2010
Verifying alot of user emails, adding in credits. Did a few more trials since
I had company. Did some minor editing. Found some more gems that I had been
missing. Stayed up late and finished Chapter VIII. Added in all the places you
can now reach with the Seraph Shoulders.
Version 1.6 October 9th 2010
Finished Chapter X. Still missing some gems from that chapter.
Version 2.0 October 10th 2010
Finished the walkthrough section. Added in more trials, as well as every
gem locations. Also added in what I could on the trophy section. Updated the
credits as well.
Version 2.5 October 17th/18th 2010
Took a (well-deserved break). Finally ran the walkthrough section through a
spell checker. I know, that whole 2 weeks or so that this has been posted, the
whole time it wasn't spell checked! Crazy! (I'm a pretty good speller,
though). Added in xXNuttaXx's Monster List. That list is awesome, check it
out! Did some more editing and email answering (a lot more).
Also added in and personally completed all of the trials. Just need to add
in the move list, which will be in the next update.
Version 3.0 November 1st 2010
Took another break. Updated the move list, along with an interesting
discussion of the best way to utilize magic that I stumbled into on the
gamefaqs boards. Answered a LOT of email, but it's dying down now that the
game has been out for nearly a month. In between versions, I did get a chance
to play through Bayonneta and Dante's Inferno, which were both fun but I still
found Castlevania LoS to be better (really impressed with this game still). No
more planned updates from here on out, just answering emails and making
changes or inputs as needed.
Also thank you to everyone who's made the guide a starred one on gamefaqs.
Yes, I know it's the only one, and hopefully you'll find everything you could
want to know about the game here.
Version 3.2 November 27th 2010
Did some much needed grammer checks and added in some lines to make the
chapters and parts stand out more (trying to reduce the "wall of text"
feeling). Also highlighted the gems like ::[THIS]:: (Which took FOREVER to go
back and do!) to make them stand out and easier to collect. Also got to a few
more emails, but not all of them.

Version 3.3 November 27th 2011

Added in some email tips that needed added in (for the past year or so!).
Made the formatting a little better. Didn't do an overhaul, since I like to
see how my skills in faqing have evolved, so really this "version" only has
several minor changes and a bunch of new tips.

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I have written this guide while playing normal ("Warrior") mode. Also, one
important thing to note before we jump in is that almost every level has a
upgrade somewhere in it, such as life, shadow magic, and life magic gems.
You can also find Brotherhood Arks as well. These upgrades will, of course,
increase your abilities.
Castlevania is also very user-friendly. As the game is structured by chapters
and parts (levels), after beating any level you can go to the world map and
check out any stage you've beaten to see what upgrades you can find there.
You can use this to see what upgrades you may have missed, as well as how many
are in any given level. If you follow the guide though, you will get them all
anyway. I will also highlight them like ::[THIS]:: to catch your attention.
Ok, onto the walkthrough!
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Chapter I:
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---------------------------------Part I: Besieged Village (Los 1-1)
---------------------------------"Victory is the natural objective for every creature on this world."
We begin the game with the great Patrick Stewart telling us that we are
witnessing the end of mankind, then view a cut scene of Gabriel approaching
a village on horseback. It appears that the village is evacuating, but a
number of men stay behind to defend their homes. Well, there's a fine line
between courage and foolhardiness. Soon a few werewolves appear over the gate.
This first area is a tutorial (and also the first part of the demo off of the
PSN). The first wave will show you the difference between direct attacks with
the square button and area attacks with the triangle button. The next werewolf
will give you your first sub-weapon, the daggers (which werewolves are very
weak against). Go ahead and try out the dagger while taking care of the next
wave, where you will learn how to grab enemies.
The next wave you will kill for experience, which you can use to buy new
skills in your travel book. The travel book is a useful tool indeed, as it
can explain any of your abilities, let you upgrade and buy new abilities,

and keeps track of Castlevania's lore, people, and items.

For now, buy the skill Guillotine like they tell you to in order to earn a new
ability and the game's first trophy: "Welcome to the Club". You can also
check out the travel book now to see what it has to offer. Basically, all we
have now is the direct and area attack combo's, plus the rising strike and
rising assault, which lets us pop smaller enemies up into the air. You can
also learn about Gabriel's past, dark moods, childhood sweetheart Marie, and
how he ended up at the Brotherhood of Light's doorstep. Castlevania fans will
also note the name "Cronqvist" (from Lament of Innocence).
After taking care of the remaining werewolves, you'll encounter your first
warg. Quickly tap the displayed button to get him off of you, and you'll soon
learn how to block and dodge (and the quick recovery if you get hit). Time
to confront this level's boss.
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BOSS: Greater Warg |
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Difficulty: 1/10 |
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Use the blocking and dodging skill you just learned to protect yourself from
the warg. You can get in several hits before dodging away. Keep attacking the
creature and soon you'll kill it and learn how to interact with
items in a kick-ass cut scene.
Afterwards, Gabriel will introduce himself, and leave to find the guardian of
lake through the nearby forest. Poor horse. And so, Belmont will continue on
foot.
You will now learn about the world map, as you can revisit levels throughout
the game and accomplish trials in them. For example, you can complete the
first trial in Part I by defeating the Greater Warg with at least one
surviving villager.

------------------------------Part II: Hunting Path (Los 1-2)

------------------------------"What motivates a man to confront the challenges that most of us run from?
... The answer, is love."
We are now in the middle of the woods, as Gabriel wakes up meets a strange
horse thing. Kind of weird, but I guess it beats fighting wargs throughout
the forest. You'll get a quick tutorial on how to ride the horse and how to
attack from it. Go ahead and use triangle to kill off the werewolves and then
square to take down the wargs, pressing R2 to finish off the wargs. If you get
hit, you'll have to press the lining-up circles to stay on your mount. You'll
also unlock Marie's profile in the travel book, learning that she was
Gabriel's wife and was murdered.
Gabriel will then get hit by a branch and you'll learn how to counter-attack,
a very useful skill indeed, but requires precise timing. Since you can use it
in the middle of a combo, it's ideal for taking out enemies while laying on an
attack. Make sure to check out the knight to your south for a ::[Life Gem]::,

as you can miss it easily if you kill the werewolves too quickly. After
another kick ass cut scene, Gabriel will be back on the horse.
After two more warg riders, Gabriel will finally be knocked off, and forced to
fight another greater warg accompanied by several werewolves. The greater
warg is no different than the one from the besieged village, only it doesn't
have a life bar this time. Use the nearby health font if you need to and take
it out to finish the level.

-------------------------------Part III: The Dead Bog (LoS 1-3)

-------------------------------"Nothing will stop him... nothing will stand in his way."
No intro cut scene here, head down the path and examine the knight's corpse
for a ::[LIFE GEM]::. Collect five to increase your max health. The next
knight has a scroll which will tell you to wait for the bubbles to pass lest
the bog monsters get you. Past the second knight is a dead end, so jump onto
the nearby ledge to learn how to grab onto ledges and move across them.
After another great cut scene (man, this game has good cut scene's), you'll
then have to fight some goblins. Quickly throw the bomb back and use whatever
attacks you wish to take out the little creatures as they aren't too hard.
You'll soon unlock two new monster entries.
Now we have to cross the bog, so as the scroll told us, wait for the bubbles
to die down. You can only cross certain parts of the bog, as the rest is
poisoned, and it's extremely slow going, so time your passing over the bubbles
well. From the island, you can go left towards the health, or right up the
stairs. I recommend taking both paths, as we can find goodies on either side,
or you could revisit the level, trying out a different path each time.
Left Path:
Here you'll find more goblins to kill, so dispose of them. Here, jump past
the log to your right and go down the first bog path to reach a knight with a
::[LIFE GEM]::. From here you can move left to cross some more bogs and
another goblin camp, or right to intersect to the cave portion of the right
path. Either way, keep going to drop down a cliff and continue on the paths
merge section.
Right Path:
The right path is the logical choice, as it takes you away from the bubbles.
Head up the stairs and down the ledge to eventually find a big drop which has
a cave to your right. You can find a ::[LIFE GEM]:: on the knight in the cave,
but you'll have to fight off a few goblins to claim it. Keep heading onward
past the short bog sections to come to another goblin camp. Dispose of them
however you see fit and jump down the cliff to the paths merge section.
Paths Merge:
Jump down the ledge to reach another goblin camp, where you will learn to

grab the goblins to make them give up a grenade. Use the grenades to throw
at the tree, making a new path. Check out the knight to your left for another
scroll, telling of a relic which will help out Gabriel, and to hear yet
another name that Castlevania fans will know, Rinaldo Gandolfi (yet again,
Gandolfi from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence).
Keep heading down the bog for the most challenging portion yet, with no less
then four bubble sections. Time your movements accordingly, going around the
mud if you must, but don't take too long as you can actually sink too far
into the mud. Keep going along the stairs and expect some goblins to ambush
you from the bushes. You'll soon come to yet another split in the road.
Keep heading down the path and you'll find more goblins as well as a life
font if you need it.
Head up the stairs for now to reach the mausoleum the knight's scroll told you
about. Go around the side of it and use the ledges to find your way inside.
Here you will obtain the grip hook, which turns the combat cross into a
grappling hook. You can use your new-found hook at predetermined grip points.
Go ahead and use it to get out of the mausoleum.
Now you'll finally meet the monster
troll. He is resistant to daggers a
You'll also learn to jump above the
keep in mind that you can also just

that has been stalking you, the swamp

little, as shown by his bestiary page.
ground pounds that the enemy does, but
outrun them, as their range is limited.

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BOSS: Swamp Trodaggers
you can carry to 10, and grip the tree nearby. You'll find a health font to
the west, down the path, if you need it. Head down the stairs for one of the
game's breathtaking landscapes. Follow the on-screen instructions to learn how
to use the grappling hook and edge-hanging to platform in the game. You'll
also see a dead knight under the third set of stairs, so get to him before you
grapple down for another ::[LIFE GEM]::. Continue following instructions to
finish the level.

Lastly, turn the inner ring counter-clockwise.

From here shimmy yourself to the left, grabbing on when you need to, to find
the next rune and destroy it. He may try and grab you when your up here, but
just grab-jump (hold and press right and x) to avoid him. After you destroy it
you can grab onto his chin and swing around to get to his back. You'll see the
next rune below you, so go down to it and start hitting it until you see the
came
As you make your way along the right path you'll see some water down below
you. Drop into it and you'll fight some goblins. Further down the waterway
you'll find a corpse and a ::[LI