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How to Get Blood Spikes and Effects - Castlevania Belmont's Curse

MabryLast Updated: October 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Blood Spikes: MP Cost and Location

Blood Spikes
Blood Spikes
Summons blood spikes to impale nearby enemies, dealing low damage and causing them to bleed. Always targets the furthest enemy on the platform.

Bleeding enemies are dealt moderate damage over a long period.
MP Cost50
LocationLibrary

Arcanas have MP Costs that you need to consider when using them.
The Arcanas are unlocked by finding their corresponding Tarot Card and fulfilling the condition.

List of Effects (Blessings) of Blood Spikes

Blood Spikes has the following Blessings:

  1. Applying the bleeding effect to an already bleeding enemy deals instant damage to it.
  2. Heals Rose 2% of her max health every time an enemy dies from bleeding.
  3. Bleeding enemies are slower and deal 25% less damage to Rose.

How to Unlock Blessing of Blood Spikes

You need to complete Works of Mercy to unlock Blessings of the Arcana. The Blessings for Blood Spikes can only be unlocked by fulfilling the following conditions:

  1. Kill 25 enemies from bleed-effect damage.
  2. Find 2 different dual blade-type weapons.
  3. Cause an enemy to bleed continuously for 10 seconds.

How to Get Blood Spikes

To get or unlock the Blood Spikes, you need to fulfill certain conditions from its corresponding Tarot Card.

Unlock The Occulist Tarot Card

The Occulist

Carmilla in the Library
Carmilla,
I hope this letter finds you well in elegant form.
In response to your previous correspondance, and per all correspondances preceeding this, I will NOT be lending you any of my materials.
My instruments are not a toy for you and your blood games that have, I say kindly and with respect, RUINED the library.
So, I repeat. We will NEVER circle back on this. You cannot have my brush. You never will. SO STOP TRYING TO STEAL IT.
Cordially yours with respect and generousity eternal,
Brauner
Artiste

The Occulist Clues

To make the Tarot Card turn into an Arcana that you can equip, you need to fulfill certain conditions. The following are the clues provided for it:

•Carmilla in the Library
•Magical Brush
•Star Chart
•Organic Astrology
•Blood Poem

Clue 1: Carmilla in the Library

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Clue 2: Magical Brush

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Clue 3: Star Chart

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Sketch of the Clue

Clue 4: Organic Astrology

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Sketch of the Clue

Clue 5: Blood Poem

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The Occulist Tarot Card Location

The Occulist belongs to Carmilla, and you get it by defeating her. You find her waiting in the Observatory Room, the room at the top of the Library in Dracula's Castle.

Pentagram showing the number of hits left before the finisher

Other Rewards

Besides the Arcana, defeating Carmilla also gives you:

Keep the paintbrush with you. You need it for The Artist's Tarot Card.

Related Guides

List of Arcanas

Castlevania Belmont's Curse Wiki