Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow FAQ/Walkthrough.

By MegaBelmont

Equipment

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| Item Name       | Effect  | Description                                     |
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| Ascalon         | ATT +102| Famous sword of the dragon slayers.             |
|                 | STR +10 |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Bamboo Sword    | ATT +1  | Sword fashioned from bamboo.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Baselard        | ATT +19 | Your standard dagger.                           |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Bastard Sword   | ATT +16 | Long sword with a broad blade and hilt.         |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Battle Axe      | ATT +50 | Axe designed for hand-to-hand combat.           |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Broadsword      | ATT +20 | Wide-bladed sword.                              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Burtgang        | ATT +50 | Mystical sword of protection.                   |
|                 | DEF +2  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cestus          | ATT +20 | Fist attachment used for punching.              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Claimh Solais   | ATT +106| Sword with a sparkling blade.                   |
|                 | DEF +4  |                                                 |
|                 | STR +7  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +7  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +7  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Claymore        | ATT +32 | Well-balanced longsword.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Combat Knife    | ATT +24 | Knife designed for hand-to-hand combat.         |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cutall          | ATT +20 | Short sword for stabbing.                       |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Dainslef        | ATT +96 | Ultimate magical sword.                         |
|                 | DEF -1  |                                                 |
|                 | CON -2  |                                                 |
|                 | INT -2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Death's Sickle  | ATT +130| Soul-hunting scythe of Death.                   |
|                 | LCK +13 |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Durandal        | ATT +58 | Sword forged by the hands of giants.            |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Estoc           | ATT +31 | Sword with a thin, needle-like blade.           |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Excalibur       | ATT +120| Legendary sword in the stone.                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Final Sword     | ATT +108| Sword carried by the Final Guard.               |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gabolg          | ATT +58 | Spear forged by witches.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gladius         | ATT +22 | Ancient Roman sword.                            |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gram            | ATT +38 | Famous blade known as "Gram."                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Great Sword     | ATT +40 | Heavy longsword.                                |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gungner         | ATT +29 | Lightning-infused spear.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Hammer          | ATT +34 | Your standard hammer.                           |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Handgun         | ATT +1  | Uses 9mm Parabellum rounds.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Hrunting        | ATT +30 | Poison-secreting sword.                         |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Joyeuse         | ATT +64 | Beautiful sword made out of gold.               |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Kaiser Knuckle  | ATT +10 | Your fist becomes as strong as an angry god's.  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Kaladbolg       | ATT +84 | Sword of darkness.                              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Katana          | ATT +31 | No-descript sword.                              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Knife           | ATT +5  | Cheap pocketknife.                              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Kunitsuna       | ATT +30 | Said to have killed a demon.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Laevatian       | ATT +65 | Enchanted sword of fire.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Lance           | ATT +32 | Long spear used by cavalry soldiers.            |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Mach Punch      | ATT +5  | Throws punches faster than the eye can see.     |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Milican's Sword | ATT +34 | Can turn enemies to stone.                      |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Muramasa        | ATT +44 | Its blade is hungry for blood.                  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Mystletain      | ATT +38 | Sword carved from a sacred tree.                |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Onikiri         | ATT +25 | Said to have killed a demon.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Osafune         | ATT +38 | Sword with a very long blade.                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Partizan        | ATT +39 | Spear with an extra-wide tip.                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Poison Fist     | ATT +60 |  Adds poison to your punches.                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Positron Rifle  | ATT +50 | Fires positive electrons.                       |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Rapier          | ATT +14 | Sword made for stabbing.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Rehab's Sword   | ATT +52 | Enchanted sword of ice.                         |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Roginus' Spear  | ATT +102| Holy spear.                                     |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Scimitar        | ATT +25 | Curved blade with a sharp edge.                 |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Short Sword     | ATT +8  | Short sword.                                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Silver Gun      | ATT +42 | Fires sterling silver bullets.                  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Spear           | ATT +17 | Standard spear.                                 |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Tallhammer      | ATT +56 | Lightning-summoning hammer.                     |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Trident         | ATT +39 | Spear with an extra-wide tip.                   |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Valmanway       | ATT +2  | Creates a bladed vortex that slices enemies to  |
|                 |         | pieces.                                         |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Warhammer       | ATT +45 | Hammer designed for hand-to-hand combat.        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Whip Knuckle    | ATT +49 | Allows you to throw whip-like punches.          |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Whip Sword      | ATT +16 | Extendable sword.                               |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Yasutsuna       | ATT +40 | Said to have killed a demon.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
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| Item Name       | Effect  | Description                                     |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Armor of Fire   | DEF +34 | Stronger against fire-attributed attacks.       |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Armor of Water  | DEF +33 | Stronger against water-attributed attacks.      |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Army Jacket     | DEF +23 | Jacket woven from a special fiber that is       |
|                 |         | difficult to cut.                               |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Blocking Mail   | DEF +35 | Parries attacks on occasion.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Casual Clothes  | DEF +5  | Normal, casual clothing.                        |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cloth Tunic     | DEF +7  | Tunic sewn from cloth.                          |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Copper Plate    | DEF +18 | Breastplate of hammered copper.                 |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Death's Robe    | ATT +4  | Robe once worn by Death himself.                |
|                 | DEF +44 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +4  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +4  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +4  |                                                 |
|                 | LCK +4  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Demon's Mail    | ATT +9  | Stronger against darkness-attributed attacks.   |
|                 | DEF +49 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +9  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Dracula's Tunic | ATT +6  | Tunic possessing the powers of Dracula.         |
|                 | DEF +41 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +6  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +6  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +6  |                                                 |
|                 | LCK +6  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Elfin Robe      | DEF +26 | Clothing woven by an elf.                       |
|                 | INT +10 |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Eversing        | DEF +45 | Fine suit of armor guaranteed to last forever.  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gold Plate      | DEF +38 | Breastplate of pure gold.                       |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gym Clothes     | DEF +12 | Clothing worn when practicing a sport or martial|
|                 | CON +2  | arts.                                           |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Iron Plate      | DEF +25 | Breastplate of iron.                            |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Leather Plate   | DEF +10 | Breastplate made of leather.                    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Ninja Suit      | ATT +2  | Loose-fitting garb of ninjas.                   |
|                 | DEF +23 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +2  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Olrox's Suit    | ATT +2  | Armored suit once worn by Olrox.                |
|                 | DEF +37 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +2  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +2  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Pitch Black Suit| DEF +32 | Bkack suit as dark as the night sky.            |
|                 | INT +3  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Samurai Armor   | ATT +3  | Red body armor used by samurai warriors.        |
|                 | DEF +20 |                                                 |
|                 | STR +3  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Silk Robe       | DEF +9  | Tunic sewn from silk.                           |
|                 | INT +5  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Silver Plate    | DEF +35 | Breastplate of pure silver.                     |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Soldier Uniform | ATT +2  | Uniform worn by a soldier who fought in the     |
|                 | DEF +23 | Demon Castle War.                               |
|                 | STR +2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Steel Plate     | DEF +31 | Breastplate forged from steel.                  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| War Fatigues    | ATT +3  | Sturdy clothing made specially for the          |
|                 | DEF +15 | battlefield.                                    |
|                 | STR +3  |                                                 |
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| Item Name       | Effect  | Description                                     |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Ancient Belt    | ATT +1  | Belt that lends its wearer a positive attitude. |
|                 | DEF +8  |                                                 |
|                 | STR +1  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +5  |                                                 |
|                 | LCK +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Black Cloak     | DEF +5  | Pitch black cloak reminiscent of the night sky. |
|                 | INT +2  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cape            | DEF +1  | Unexceptional cloth cloak.                      |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Chaos Ring      | ATT +1  | Contains the powers of chaos.                   |
|                 | DEF +2  |                                                 |
|                 | STR +1  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +1  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +1  |                                                 |
|                 | LCK +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Crimson Cloak   | DEF +3  | Blood-red cloak.                                |
|                 | INT +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Gold Ring       | DEF +1  | Makes enemies leave behind more money when you  |
|                 |         | wear this ring.                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Heart Pendant   | DEF +1  | Heart-shaped pendant.                           |
|                 | LCK +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Lucky Charm     | LCK +3  | Lucky Charm sold in Hakuba Shrine.              |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Pendant         | LCK +1  | Ordinary pendant.                               |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Rare Ring       | LCK +5  | Increases the appearance rate of rare items.    |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Red Scarf       | ATT +1  | A bright red scarf.                             |
|                 | DEF +3  |                                                 |
|                 | STR +1  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Rune Ring       | DEF +2  | Increases the rate at which MP is restored.     |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Scarf           | DEF +2  | Warm and cozy.                                  |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Sherman Ring    | DEF +1  | Increases experience points when you walk       |
|                 |         | wearing this ring.                              |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Soul Eater Ring | LCK +5  | Increases the appearance rate of spirits.       |
|                 |         |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Tear of Blood   | ATT +1  | Precious stone as red as blood.                 |
|                 | DEF +9  |                                                 |
|                 | STR +1  |                                                 |
|                 | CON +1  |                                                 |
|                 | INT +1  |                                                 |
|-----------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|