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Enemies Encountered: Salome, Frozen Half, Blood Skeleton, Skeleton, Galamoth.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Enemies Encountered: Salome, Frozen Half, Blood Skeleton, Skeleton, Galamoth.

Learn how to defeat Salome, Frozen Half, Blood Skeleton, Skeleton, and Galamoth in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Includes Galamoth boss strategy.

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Learn how to defeat Salome, Frozen Half, Blood Skeleton, Skeleton, and Galamoth in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Includes Galamoth boss strategy.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the entrance to this area, take the path on the right.
  2. 2
    In the room before saving, grab the Magic Missile and Buffalo Star.
  3. 3
    Enter the save room and proceed to the next room.
  4. 4
    In the next room, you will encounter Salome. To damage her, you must use spells like Soul Steal or Summon Spirit, or consumable items, as normal attacks trigger her shield. The cat-eye circlet can heal you from her cat attacks.
  5. 5
    Proceed to the larger room filled with bats. Take the path on the left.
  6. 6
    In this room, you will find another Salome and a Frozen Half.
  7. 7
    Continue to the next room, which is a spike room. Use the Spike Breaker armor or Mist form to pass.
  8. 8
    In the following room, go left, jump into the ceiling opening, and follow the path right to a dead end.
  9. 9
    At the dead end, find the Elixir and Library Card.
  10. 10
    Backtrack to the room with bats and take the path on the right.
  11. 11
    This room contains Blood Skeletons.
  12. 12
    The next room contains a Life Max Up and a Heart Max Up.
  13. 13
    The room after that has a singular Frozen Half.
  14. 14
    The subsequent sections are similar to the lava sections of the normal castle. The first has Skeletons and Frozen Halfs. The next has a drop-down area with pots containing a Shield Potion and an Attack Potion.
  15. 15
    To the right of where you found the potions, enter a room to find the Necklace of J (+5 defense).
  16. 16
    Leave the Necklace of J room, exit the hole, and continue right.
  17. 17
    The next room contains more Skeletons and Frozen Halfs.
  18. 18
    In the following room, take the path on the right to find a lamp with a $1 coin.
  19. 19
    Drop down and take the path on the left, skipping the save room.
  20. 20
    In the next room, find a Diamond. Do not sell it to the Librarian yet.
  21. 21
    Leave this room and save your game before the upcoming boss battle.

Boss Battle: Galamoth

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Equip the Beryl circlet to heal from Galamoth's lightning attacks.
  2. 2
    Attack Galamoth anywhere other than his weapon. Damage will be minimal (1-8).
  3. 3
    Use the Beryl circlet to heal from lightning attacks when low on HP or taking damage.
  4. 4
    For increased damage, stand on the higher platform and use the Knife or Agunei sub-weapon, aiming for Galamoth's head.
  5. 5
    Dodge his black spheres with Mist form.
  6. 6
    When Galamoth stops attacking, use the Knife sub-weapon.
  7. 7
    If low on hearts, use the Blood Cloak to restock.
Tips
  • Galamoth has a large amount of HP and will take time to defeat.
  • The cat-eye circlet heals you from Salome's cat attacks.
  • The Beryl circlet heals you from Galamoth's lightning attacks.
  • The head is more vulnerable to Galamoth's attacks.

After Galamoth:

  1. The room after Galamoth contains a Heart Max Up and a Life Max Up.
  2. Continue through the rooms to a dead-end room containing the Ruby circlet and the Gas Cloud relic.
  3. Return to the Underground Caverns.

Inverted Underground Caverns (2)

Suggested Level: 41

Items Found: Life Max Up X2, Potion, Heart Max Up X2, Shiitake X2, Opal, Meal Ticket X5, Zircon, Pot Roast, Manna.

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