Weapons

Explore the weapons in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, including whips like the Flame Whip and sub-weapons like Holy Water.

Whips

The Leather Whip: Simon's starting whip; it is also, obviously, the weakest. It will see you past the first few enemies you'll fight in the game, but before long you can get this upgraded to the Thorn Whip.

The Thorn Whip: Bought from the Town of Jova, where you start the game, for 100 Hearts, it has twice the power of the Leather Whip and increased range.

The Chain Whip: Purchased from the Town of Veros for 150 Hearts. It has the same length and twice the power of the Thorn Whip, and four times the power of the Leather Whip.

The Morning Star: Purchased from the Town of Ondol for 200 Hearts, making it most expensive whip. It has twice the power of the Chain Whip and 8 times the power of the starting Leather Whip. By taking it to the Uta Lower Road and finding the old man there, you can get this whip upgraded, free of charge, to the Flame Whip.

The Flame Whip: The most powerful whip in the game: it has 15 times the strength of the starting Leather Whip! It is not purchased, but by acquiring the Morning Star and visiting the old man in the Uta Lower Road, he will upgrade it into this weapon.

Sub-Weapons

Holy Water: One of the most important items used throughout the game, so it should be a priority to buy it early on in the starting Town of Jova – at the modest price of 50 Hearts. The Holy Water can be thrown as a short-range projectile to damage enemies (making it quite useful to throw down from higher surfaces). More importantly, however, it can also destroy certain stone blocks that can reveal hidden openings or items in various areas throughout the game, and for this reason is necessary to help you clear each mansion of the game. Unlike some other sub-weapons, the Holy Water doesn't cost any Hearts to use.

The Dagger: Purchased from the Town of Veros early on in the game, this has the shortest range and deals the least damage of the three types of throwing-knives; but it does at least cost no Hearts to use.

The Diamond: You have to undergo a pretty challenging side excursion through Denis Woods, west of Brahm Mansion to get this sub-weapon from the Gypsy Trader, who will provide it to you free of charge. This proves to be a pretty useful weapon, particularly in enclosed areas. When you throw it, it will ricochet around the area, changing angle and trajectory any time it comes into contact with a solid surface, while doing reasonable damage to any enemies it comes into contact with. Each Diamond will consume 1 Heart per use.

The Oak Stake: You can buy this from the cloaked traders found in each mansion of the game; it is not so much an offensive weapon to be used on enemies per se, but it still has its use in ultimately defeating evil, as you need to use this to pry open the glowing orbs found in the Remains Room of each mansion in order to collect the body part of Dracula it contains. They cost 50 Hearts to buy, and this is their sole use within the game. Simon is capable of carrying only one stake at a single time.

The Silver Knife: Acquired from the undead salesman raised by dropping a clove of Garlic in Camilla's Cemetery, located just east of the Town of Aljiba. It has better throwing range and is many times stronger than the regular Dagger weapon, although it does cost 1 Heart per use.

The Gold Knife: You win this weapon as a reward for defeating the Grim Reaper in Brahm Mansion. This is the best of the three throwing-knife weapons; much like the Silver Knife, it travels a long, horizontal distance when thrown, but has twice that weapon's power, and upon coming into contact with an enemy, creates a fireball that will continue to deal additional damage and stun-lock the enemy in place! It costs 2 Hearts per use of the Gold Knife.

The Flame: Referred to in the game as the " Sacred Flame", you'll find it concealed in the left wall, in the top-right room of the " Dabi's Path" cave, located between Berkeley Mansion to the west, and the Town of Aljiba to the east. By breaking the blocks there, you'll find this weapon, which has the same throwing trajectory as Holy Water, however it deals considerably much more damage, and also momentarily creates a column of flames at the spot where it lands, and can continue inflicting damage to any enemies caught in it. It costs you 1 Heart per use of the Flame.