Locations

This page will break down each area of the castle, the checks available in that are, and what access is needed for the area and each individual check. It should be noted that certain presets like Glitch or Speedrun will defy these guides since they do not use the normal requirements for accessing areas or checks. There are three primary color rooms. Red for save rooms, Blue for CD rooms, and Yellow for Teleporter rooms. There are two shades of purple used for checks, Dark purple for Guarded checks, the lighter purple for Equipment / Spread checks. If you don't know which presets use which Relic Location Sets, you can head to our Presets page to get an explanation of those.

First Castle

Castle Entrance

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Cube of Zoe"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Power of Wolf" a.k.a. "Entrance"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Holy Mail"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Jewel Sword" a.k.a. "Wolf-Bat Hallway"
Requirements: Soul of Wolf and Soul of Bat
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Alchemy Laboratory

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Skill of Wolf"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Aperture Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight and Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Bat Card" a.k.a. "Slogra and Gaibon"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Basilard" a.k.a. "Cannon"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

4)   "Cloth Cape"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Sunglasses"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Marble Gallery

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Spirit Orb"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Gravity Boots"
Requirements: Flight
Aperture Requirements: Flight and Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Holy Glasses"
Requirements: Equipped Silver Ring and Gold Ring
Relic Location Set: All

4)   "AlucarT Sword" a.k.a. "AlucarT" (Emphasis on the T)
Requirements: Use Stopwatch Subweapon
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

Outer Wall

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Soul of Wolf" a.k.a. "Elevator"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Jewel Knuckles" a.k.a. "That weird room with the mist check"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Gladius" a.k.a. "Near Doppelganger"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Telescope"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Long Library

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Faerie Scroll"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Jewel of Open" a.k.a. "Librarian Shop"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Faerie Card"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Relic Location Set: All

4)   "Soul of Bat"
Requirements: Leap Stone and Form of Mist
Relic Location Set: All

5)   "Bronze Cuirass"
Requirements: None
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

6)   "Holy Rod" a.k.a. "Bookcase"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

7)   "Library Onyx"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Clock Tower

Area Access Requirements: None

Checks:

1)   "Fire of Bat"
Requirements: Flight
Aperture Requirements: Flight and a Transformation
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Bekatowa" a.k.a. "Clock Tower Three Item"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Gold Plate" a.k.a. "Clock Puzzle"
Requirements: Leap Stone or Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

4)   "Cloaked Knight"
Requirements: Leap Stone or Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Castle Keep

Area Access Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Leap Stone"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Power of Mist"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Ghost Card" a.k.a. "Attic Relic"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: All

4)   "Falchion" a.k.a. "That other keep one above the save point"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Platinum Mail" a.k.a. "Second Attic"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

Royal Chapel

Area Access Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Silver Ring"
Requirements: Spike Breaker, Mist, and Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Goggles"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Morningstar"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Ankh of Life"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Mystic Pendant"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

6)   "Silver Plate" a.k.a. "Collectively Known as 'Chapel Towers' along with Cutlass"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

7)   "Cutlass" a.k.a. "Collectively Known as 'Chapel Towers' along with Silver Plate"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

8)   "Confessional"
Requirements: Jewel of Open or Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Olrox's Quarters

Area Access Requirements: Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Sword Card"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Echo of Bat" a.k.a. "Olrox"
Requirements: Flight and Soul of Wolf, Soul of Bat, or Form of Mist
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Olrox Onyx" a.k.a. "Three Vase Check"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Estoc"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Olrox Garnet"
Requirements: Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Colosseum

Area Access Requirements: Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Form of Mist" a.k.a. "Colosseum"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Shield Rod"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Blood Cloak"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Holy Sword"
Requirements: Gravity Boots or Flight
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Knight Shield" a.k.a. "Colosseum Shortcut"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

6)   "Green Tea" a.k.a. "Grave Keeper" a.k.a. "Colosseum Fountain"
Requirements: Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Underground Caverns

Area Access Requirements: Jewel of Open

Checks:

1)   "Crystal Cloak"
Requirements: Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Guarded, Spread, Equipment

2)   "Merman Statue"
Requirements: Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Gold Ring"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Flight
Relic Location Set: All

4)   "Holy Symbol" a.k.a. "Holy J" (Incorrectly referred to as "Merman Check" because Merman Statue is required for this check)
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Merman Statue
Relic Location Set: All

5)   "Bandanna"
Requirements: Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

6)   "Nunchaku"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Holy Symbol
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

7)   "Secret Boots" a.k.a. "Under the Waterfall"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

8)   "Knuckle Duster" a.k.a. "Underwater on the way to Holy Symbol"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Holy Symbol
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

9)   "Caverns Onyx" a.k.a. "Above water on the way to Holy Symbol"
Requirements: Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

10)   "Waterfall Cave"
Requirements: Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Abandoned Mines

Area Access Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Demon Card"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Combat Knife"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Ring of Ares" a.k.a. "Demon Bro Door"
Requirements: Jewel of Open, Leap Stone, and active Demon Card
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

Catacombs

Area Access Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone

Checks:

1)   "Mormegil"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Guarded, GuardedPlus, Equipment, Extended, Scenic

2)   "Spike Breaker"
Requirements: Soul of Bat and Echo of Bat
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Bloodstone"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Icebrand"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "Walk Armor"
Requirements: Jewel of Open and Leap Stone
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Second Castle

Reverse Keep

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Bastard Sword"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

2)   "Royal Cloak"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Sword of Dawn"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Lightning Mail"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

5)   "High Potion" a.k.a. "Window Sill"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Reverse Clock Tower

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Darkwing Bat"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Moon Rod"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Dragon Helm"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Luminus"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

5)   "Sunstone" a.k.a. "Reverse Clock Puzzle"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Anti-Chapel

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Medusa"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Talwar"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Twilight Cloak"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

Deathwing's Lair

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Akmodan II"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Aperture Requirements: Flight, Holy Glasses, Spike Breaker, and a transformation.
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Alucard Mail"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Sword of Hador"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Reverse Colosseum

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Trio" a.k.a. "Fake Friends" a.k.a. "CVIII Heroes"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Guarded, GuardedPlus, Equipment, Extended, Scenic

2)   "Gram"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Fury Plate"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Zircon" a.k.a. "Reverse Shield Rod"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Necromancy Laboratory

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Beelzebub" a.k.a. "Beez"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Guarded, GuardedPlus, Equipment, Extended, Scenic

2)   "Katana"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Goddess Shield"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Black Marble Gallery

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Reverse Alucart Sword"
Requirements: Flight, Cube of Zoe, and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

2)   "Meal Ticket" a.k.a. "Reverse Jewel of Open Switch"
Requirements: Flight, Holy Glasses, and Jewel of Open
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

3)   "Library Card" a.k.a. "Reverse Forbidden Route"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Reverse Outer Wall

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "The Creature"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Aperture Requirements: Flight, Holy Glasses, Form of Mist
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Shotel"
Requirements: Form of Mist, Flight, and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Reverce Caverns

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Dark Blade" a.k.a. "Doppelganger 40"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Guarded, GuardedPlus, Equipment, Extended, Scenic

2)   "Force of Echo"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Aperture Requirements: Flight, Holy Glasses, Soul of Wolf, and Holy Symbol
Relic Location Set: All

3)   "Reverse Caverns Diamond"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Reverse Caverns Opal"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

5)   "Reverse Caverns Garnet"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

6)   "Osafune Katana"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

7)   "Alucard Shield"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

Cave

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Death"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Alucard Sword"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Life Apple" a.k.a. "Reverse Dmeon Switch Door"
Requirements: Flight, Holy Glasses, And Demon Card
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Floating Catacombs

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Gas Cloud" a.k.a. "Galamoth"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: All

2)   "Necklace of J"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

3)   "Floating Catacombs Diamond"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

4)   "Floating Catacombs Elixir" a.k.a. "Reverse Spike Breaker"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses; maybe Spike Breaker 
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Reverse Entrance

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Talisman"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic

2)   "Beryl Circlet"
Requirements: Holy Glasses, Soul of Bat, Soul of Wolf
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Reverse Entrance Antivenom" a.k.a. "Reverse Power of Wolf"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Extended, Scenic

Forbidden Library

Area Access Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses

Checks:

1)   "Forbidden Library Opal"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, GuardedPlus, Extended, Scenic

2)   "Badelaire"
Requirements: Flight and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, GuardedPlus, Extended, Scenic

3)   "Staurolite"
Requirements: Form of Mist, Flight, and Holy Glasses
Relic Location Set: Equipment, Scenic