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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Guide

How to Beat Death

Recommended Preparation

Area

Dracula's Castle

Difficulty

Hard

How to Unlock

Dracula's loyal servant, who feeds on the souls of the dead — officially named on the Steam store page with voice credit (Aaron LaPlante). The souls harvested in the Parisian catacombs are his feeding; he waits in the endgame (provisional mapping: castle area).

Encounter

Story encounter

How to Get the Summon Item: The soul-harvest conspiracy Rose has been unpicking since The Fallen's confession points directly at Death's table; the exact arena is being verified in our post-launch playthrough.

Boss Mechanics

Dracula's Loyal Servant

Death — the franchise's perennial scythe-bearing final guardian — is confirmed in Belmont's Curse as feeding on the souls the guardians carried into the catacombs. Expect the classic reaper template evolved for the whip-swing era; phase documentation is in progress post-launch.

The rarest story-tier achievements cluster around this endgame stretch (0.1–0.3% global unlock) — treat those milestones as confirmation you are on pace.

Step-by-Step Strategy

Preparation

Death historically punishes greedy whip strings and rewards calm spacing. Come with the Armoury explored (legendary weapon finds help — Stuff of Legends sits at 0.4% globally), Arcana blessings unlocked (Pick a card, any card: 0.1%), and every mirror activated for fast retries.

After the Kill

Death's Arcana joining a Belmont's tarot deck leaves only the master himself — Dracula (voiced by Graham McTavish) — at the heart of the dark conspiracy beneath Paris.

Rewards

  • New Arcana (Death, sealed into a tarot card)

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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