A Triple Dagger, or Triple Knife, involves three Daggers being sent out in rapid succession or at the same time. The type of dagger throw may vary.
Attack types[]
Triple Shot[]
A Dagger may be powered up in some cases that allows three daggers to be in play at the same time, often after collecting a Triple Shot, usually after it was first powered up with a Double Shot. Each dagger is fired separately and have their own costs in these cases.
Homing attacks[]
The first triple dagger single attack could be performed by the boss Soleil Belmont in Castlevania: Belmont's Revenge. Three homing daggers would be tossed up into the air, which would then pause and spin around and then seek a dagger. At some point, Type B Knives can be upgraded to throw two knives in a single attack in Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls. The Wizard in Castlevania Chronicles is also able to summon a trio of similar homing daggers, which rise from the ground, spin around, and then head straight for the player.
Simultaneous straight throw[]
A triple Dagger Throw, which throws three daggers straight forward simultaneously in a single attack, later became common in Castlevania games. Sometimes the daggers are move in parallel with each other, and other times they spread out, but not by much by the time they reach the edge of the screen. This was the regular form for the Dagger for Richter Belmont in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Dracula X, Maria Renard in the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night, and Trevor Belmont in Curse of Darkness. It is an alternate form of the dagger used when also wearing the Logoth's Ring for Juste Belmont in Harmony of Dissonance or for Leon Belmont when used in conjunction with the Red Orb in Lament of Innocence. It the fully mastered or evolved form of the Dagger and Retro Dagger in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. The most powerful Culter glyph for Shanoa, Melio Culter, also uses this attack.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Triple Dagger | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
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| The Dagger flies straight and fast, but is not very powerful. | Consume: 1 Heart |
Find: Candles Drop: Any enemy |
Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Can be powered up with a Double or Triple Shot | |||||
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| Grant can use the dagger to stab his enemies or he can hurl it at them. When thrown, the dagger flies to the right and left. When Grant is stuck to the wall, he'll hurl it backwards, so be ready to duck, Chuck. Likewise, when Grant is stuck in the ceiling, he throws it down. | Consume: 1 Heart |
Find: Candle Drop: Any enemy |
Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Can be powered up with a Double or Triple Shot (Sub-Weapon) | |||||
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| Destroys target enemy | Consume: 1 Heart |
Find: Candle Drop: Any enemy |
Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Can be powered up with a Double or Triple Shot | |||||
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| Weak, but fast. Flies in a straight line. | Consume: 1 Heart |
Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Can be powered up with a Double or Triple Shot | ||||||
| Throws daggers straight ahead. | Consume: 1 (Normal) or 2 (Charged) Hearts |
Effect: Normal (Dagger Throw) - Throws a single dagger straight ahead. Charged (Dagger Spread) - Throws five daggers in a fan-like spread. Evolve: Can be powered up with a Rapidshot II or III | ||||||
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| Weak but quick, it flies in a straight path when thrown. | Consume: 1 Heart (10 by using his Item Crash) |
Effect: Triple Dagger (spread) | ||||||
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| Extremely quick, but doesn't have a great deal of destructive power. | Consume: 1 Heart (10 by using his Item Crash) |
Effect: Triple Dagger (spread) | ||||||
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| Weak but quick, it flies in a straight path when thrown. (...) | Attrib: Holy/Cut Consume: 1 Heart (Alucard/Richter), 4 (Maria) |
ATT +5 (Alucard); ATT +20 (Richter); ATT +10 (Maria) |
Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) |
Effect: Knife Throw (Alucard/Richter); Triple Dagger (rapid succession, Maria) Special: Item Crash (1,000 Blades, Richter only; Cost: 10 Hearts; ATT +20, Attrib: Holy/Cut) | ||||
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| Consume: 1 Heart (2 when Logoth's Ring is equipped). |
Effect: Dagger Throw Special: Triple Dagger (parallel) with Logoth's Ring; Can be combined with various Spell Books for more powerful attacks. | |||||||
| Consume: 3 Hearts |
Create: Knife + Red Orb |
Effect: 3 daggers are rapidly thrown forward in a narrow spread at a single target. | ||||||
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| Consume: 1 Heart (Normal) 10 Hearts (Special) |
Find: Start with |
Effect: Triple Dagger (parallel) Special: Blade Serpent | ||||||
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| A throwing knife used by hunters. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 20 MP |
ATK +3 (0 SP), ATK +11 (Mastered) |
Find: Entrance |
Effect: Double Knife (parallel) - Throws two knives straight ahead. Special: Mastered (Triple Knife, parallel)- Throws three knives instead of two. Evolve: 300 SP to master. | ||||
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| A throwing knife used by hunters. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 20 MP |
ATK +4 |
Find: Starts with |
Effect: Double Dagger (parallel) - Throws 2 Daggers in front of Richter. Special: Mastered (Triple Dagger, parallel) (through glitch, North American and original Japanese versions only) - Throws 3 Daggers. Only available in Richter Mode. | ||||
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| A triple knife glyph. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 24 MP |
ATK +3 |
Find: Arms Depot (Dracula's Castle) |
Effect: Triple Knife (parallel) Special: Glyph Unions: + any Culter = Union Culter; + Elemental Glyph = Elemental Weapon Union; + Other = Pulsus | ||||
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| Throwing weapon used by Hunters. | Attrib: Pierce Consume: 6 MP |
ATK +4 |
Rarity: * Find: (starts with) |
Effect: Knife Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double Knife (parallel) at Lv. 5, Triple Knife (parallel) at Lv. 9 | ||||
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| A dagger used by an ancient vampire hunter. | Attrib: Pierce Consume: 4 MP |
ATK +6 Sell: $20,000 |
Rarity: *** Buy: $80,000 |
Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double Dagger at Lv. 5, Triple Dagger at Lv. 9 | ||||
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| A well-balanced throwing knife. Significantly less dangerous than it looks. | Attrib: Clotho Consume: 82 MP |
ATK +156 |
Rarity: ★ Reward: Dracula's Castle 1-1 |
Special: Type A Knife Throw Notes: unreleased in original game | ||||
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| A well-used dagger polished on the strings of a thousand purses. | Attrib: Dark, Atropos Consume: 82 MP |
ATK +175/2216, MP +0/3000, Dark +90/+360 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (3★), 300 Gems (Dark Laughter) |
Effect: Dark Providence: DAR Fixed Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation I | ||||
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| Used by a bandit more successful at intimidating his opponents than actually fighting them. | Attrib: Fire, Lachesis Consume: 82 MP |
ATK +174/2204, MP +0/3000, Fire +90/+360 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (3★), 300 Gems (Ash Banquet) |
Effect: Flame Providence: ATK Fixed Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation I | ||||
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| A parrying dagger used in conjunction with a one-handed sword. Not intended to be thrown. | Attrib: Holy, Clotho Consume: 82 MP |
ATK +173/2191, MP +0/3000, Holy +90/+360 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★ Find: Dracula's Castle 2-3 Summon: Precious Gem (3★), 300 Gems (Dracula's Castle), 300 Gems (Death's Reign) |
Effect: DEF Fixed Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation I | ||||
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| A blade of deceptively simple design used by master assassins. Has snuffed the lives of many unsuspecting victims. | Attrib: Dark, Lachesis Consume: 259 MP |
ATK +187/4893, MP +0/3300, Dark +135/+630 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (3★/4★), 300 Gems (That Which Writhes) |
Effect: Surveyor's Blessing: Normal ATK Damage Fixed Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation II Notes: unreleased in original game | ||||
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| Issued to only the most elite special forces. Not intended to be thrown. | Attrib: Dark, Clotho Consume: 120 MP |
ATK +184/4815, MP +0/3300, Dark +135/+630 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★ Summon: 300 Gems (A Vessel for the Lord) |
Effect: Spinner's Blessing: ATK Fixed Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation II Notes: unreleased in original game | ||||
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| A demon-slaying knife once wielded by an Angel. Its graceful dance belies its deadly nature. | Attrib: Holy, Atropos Consume: 163 MP |
ATK +194/6058, MP +0/3300, Holy +180/+675 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (5★), 300 Gems (A Vessel for the Lord) |
Effect: Cutter's Blessing: ATK Rate Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation III Notes: unreleased in original game | ||||
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| An enchanted blade that causes whatever it stabs to erupt into flames. This flame is said to be the very same one that was passed down from the gods at the dawn of humanity. | Attrib: Fire, Clotho Consume: 163 MP |
ATK +194/6058, MP +0/3300, Fire +180/+675 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (4★/5★), 300 Gems (Death's Reign) |
Effect: Spinner's Blessing: FLA Rate Up Special: Type A Knife Throw Evolve: MP Conservation III | ||||
| Simultaneous Homing Dagger | ||||||||
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| An enchanted blade that strikes with the speed and grace of the hunting falcon. | Attrib: Lightning, Lachesis Consume: 176 MP |
ATK +177/2242, MP +0/3000, Lightning +90/+360 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★ Summon: 300 Gems (Accursed Cranium) |
Effect: Lightning Providence: LIG Fixed Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation I | ||||
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| A cursed blade chases the shadow of its prey. | Attrib: Ice, Atropos Consume: 176 MP |
ATK +176/2229, MP +0/3000, Ice +90/+360 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (3★), 300 Gems (A City of Fog) |
Effect: HP Fixed Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation I | ||||
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| An enchanted blade containing the power of the frozen wastelands. | Attrib: Ice, Clotho Consume: 259 MP |
ATK +187/4893, MP +0/3300, Ice +135/+630 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★ Summon: 300 Gems (A Vessel for the Lord) |
Effect: Ice Blessing: ICE Fixed Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation II | ||||
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| An enchanted blade containing the power of roaring flames. | Attrib: Fire, Atropos Consume: 259 MP |
ATK +187/4893, MP +0/3300, Fire +135/+630 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★ Summon: 300 Gems (Demonic Visions) |
Effect: Cutter's Blessing: Character Skill Damage Fixed Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation II | ||||
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| The mythic weapon of Indra created from the bones on the sage Dadhichi. Calls upon the power of lightning. | Attrib: Lightning, Atropos Consume: 352 MP |
ATK +197/6152, MP +0/3300, Lightning +180/+675 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★★ Summon: Precious Gem (4★/5★), 300 Gems (Dark Laughter) |
Effect: Lightning Blessing: LIG Rate Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation III | ||||
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| Weaves through the shadows until it strikes its prey. Impossible to detect. | Attrib: Dark, Lachesis Consume: 352 MP |
ATK +197/6152, MP +0/3300, Dark +180/+675 (Initial/Max upgrades) |
Rarity: ★★★★★ Buy: 25,000 Elgos Coins |
Effect: Surveyor's Blessing: DAR Rate Up Special: Type B Homing Knife Evolve: MP Conservation III | ||||
Enemy Data[]
| Enemy Data: Enemies with Triple Dagger | |||||
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| Image | Name - Game Description |
Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
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| ' | Chapel |
Weapons: Morning Star, Triple Dagger (Homing Attack) | |||
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| ' | HP: 31 Exp: 20,000 |
3. Courtyard |
Abil: Summon Triple Homing Daggers | ||
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| Vampire hunter looking for Richter Belmont. | Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune) Weak: Dark Level: 48 HP: 400 Exp: n/a |
Guard: Holy Glasses |
Castle Center (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Knife (Triple Arc Throw) Abil: Energy Shot (level 1, level 2), Summon Byakko, Guardians Knuckle | |
Gallery[]
Animations[]
Dagger from Dracula X.
Dagger + Logoth's Ring from Harmony of Dissonance.
Knife from Trevor Mode in Curse of Darkness.
Mastered Knife from Portrait of Ruin.
Knife from The Dracula X Chronicles.
See also[]
- Dagger Throw - A single dagger is thrown.
- Dagger Spread - Five daggers are thrown in a fan-like spread.
- Dagger Wave - A throw involving up to five daggers.
- Double Knife - Two knives are thrown.
- Triple Shot - Three daggers or any sub-weapon can be thrown in succession and share the same screen.