- For the Mirror of Fate location, see Abandoned Mine.
The Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb (焉道 Path of the Departed?), known as the Abandoned Mine in most English versions, is a location in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Overview
There is very little evidence of this place being a mine (and even less of it being abandoned), save for a few vertical chambers which display doors in the back which may be used to access the deeper and more rewarding regions of the environment. Rocky, mossy, darkened corridors make up the majority of this transition area.
The theme music of this area is Abandoned Pit.
Geography
The Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb is first reached after destroying a wooden floor in the Underground Caverns using an Ape Skeleton's exploding barrel, which appears after a switch is hit in the room across from the top of the waterfall, which requires the Leap Stone. The pit itself is a very short level which travels downward. It can be exited early to the right to enter a Teleport Room. Continuing downward leads to a room where the boss Cerberus is fought, which appears to be the entrance to Hades. Beyond this area are the Catacombs.
The corresponding level to the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb in the Reverse Castle is the Cave.
Item Data
Item Data: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
Summons "Devil" familiar | Attrib: Cut (thrust/swing); Fire (flame); Ice (ice blade); Thunder (thunderbolts/thunder spears) |
ATT +5 (thrust), ATT +10 (swing), ATT +30 (flame/ice blade/thunderbolts), ATT +45 (thunder spears) |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb |
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Flat combat dagger A stealthy flattened dagger |
Attrib: Cut |
ATT +24 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb Drop: Gurkha |
Effect: Overhand Stab (can be followed up with a Horizontal Knife Slash with another normal attack) Special: ←→ + [Attack] for Horizontal Knife Slash (ATT +15) | ||||
Immune to curses | Attrib: Curse |
INT +7 |
Drop: Venus Weed |
Effect: Immunity to Curse status and damage | ||||
Restores HP by holy damage | Attrib: Holy |
INT +6 |
Drop: Salem Witch |
Effect: Holy-based attacks of enemies heal Alucard instead of damaging | ||||
Strong vs. fire-based attacks | Attrib: Fire |
DEF +4 |
Find: Castle Keep Drop: Gremlin, Hellfire Beast, Efreet (Saturn-only) |
Effect: Cuts Fire damage by half | ||||
Damages all enemies [use] | Attrib: Hit |
ATT +40 |
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Reverse Caverns |
Effect: 8 hits per use | ||||
Cool barley tea [use] | HP +15 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb Drop: Ouija Table |
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Juicy seedless grapes [use] | HP +5 |
Drop: Thornweed |
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Japanese mushroom [use] | HP +30 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Cave, Reverse Caverns, Underground Caverns |
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Strawberry shortcake [use] | HP +11 |
Drop: Salem Witch |
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Ripe red strawberry [use] | HP +10 |
Drop: Thornweed |
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Difficult to eat [use] | HP +50 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Reverse Caverns Drop: Gardener (Saturn-only) |
Notes: Must catch with mouth (press ↑) to eat | |||||
Roast turkey [use] | HP +80 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Castle Keep, Entrance Drop: Flea Rider |
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Restores 500 hearts [use] | Hearts +500 |
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Black Marble Gallery, Death Wing's Lair Drop: Archer, Blue Venus Weed, Venus Weed First Obtained: (May start with) |
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Brief resistance to fire [use] | Attrib: Fire |
Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Gremlin |
Effect: Temporarily cuts Fire damage by half | |||||
Confers strength of 24 men | STR +24, DEF -24 |
Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb |
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Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Found throughout the castle, often in containers Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP |