Astral Veil, also known as Astral World, is a Bullet Soul appearing in both Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. It grants Soma Cruz the ability to swap the HP and MP of enemies.
Game specific information[]
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow[]
The Astral Veil can be acquired from the Killer Mantle. When used, Soma swipes a mantle a short distance straightforward. The hit will deal minor damage with no attribute, but the first strike on an enemy has the additional effect of switching its HP with its MP. Striking again will only deal damage; the player cannot re-swap the totals if the result was unfavorable. The points are swapped before the hit deals damage, meaning they take a hit on their new HP total. This can result in the Astral Veil instantly killing a tough enemy.
Since an enemy's MP is not displayed, the effect is unpredictable and can be either good or bad. Magic-using and demonic enemies tend to have high MP, while creatures that owe their magic to an outside source and those with mainly physical attacks tend to have low MP. For example, a hit with the Astral Veil will cause a Succubus to swap to her 3,000 MP, instantly turning her in a formidable enemy with about six times as much HP as she normally would, but will instantly kill a Red Minotaur. Some enemies, such as the Man Eater and the Big Golem, have identical HP and MP totals; with these it will seem like the veil does a normal hit with its first strike.
The Astral Veil is most useful against the Iron Golem, which has resistances to all forms of attack and normally takes 1-2 HP of damage from any weapon, with 9,999 HP in total. The Iron Golem has only 1 MP, and hitting it with the Astral Veil will kill it with a single attack. Mina Hakuba will give a hint to this effect if Soma speaks to her a few times once he is far enough into the game.[1]
Enemies weak to Astral Veil[]
- Wooden Golem, Golem, Flesh Golem, Iron Golem (all have 1 MP)
- Minotaur (200 HP to 40 HP)
- Catoblepas (200 HP to 10 HP)
- Gorgon (320 HP to 1 HP)
- Slime (200 HP to 1 HP)
- Alura Une (800 HP to 1 HP)
- Red Minotaur (929 HP to 30 HP)
Enemies strong against Astral Veil[]
- Tiny Devil (17 HP to 999 HP)
- Student Witch (80 HP to 999 HP)
- Lilith (220 HP to 999 HP)
- Witch (180 HP to 4,000 HP)
- Devil (300 HP to 1,000 HP)
- Imp (52 HP to 999 HP)
- Arc Demon (500 HP to 2,000 HP)
- Succubus (550 HP to 3,000 HP)
- Stolas (1,500 HP to 9,999 HP)
- Demon Lord (1,800 HP to 9,999 HP)
- Flame Demon (500 HP to 5,000 HP)
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow[]
Known as Astral World in this game, this ability can be acquired from an Imp instead. While it basically has the same function of switching an enemy's HP for their MP, the effect is temporary this time around and enemies won't receive a hit after being affected, meaning that the player will have to be quick in hitting them to benefit from the effect before time runs out.
Enemies weak to Astral Veil[]
- Iron Golem (50 HP to 15 HP)
- Slime (20 HP to 1 HP)
- Tanjelly (155 HP to 1 HP)
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Astral Veil | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
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| Ability to swap HP and MP of enemies. | Consume: 19 MP |
199 ATK |
Rarity: 13 Drop: Killer Mantle |
Effect: Swaps HP and MP of an enemy (useful against Iron Golem). | ||||
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| Create a space that inflicts spiritual damage. | Consume: 50 MP |
Rarity: ** Drop: Imp |
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Trivia[]
- In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, one of the enemies that can be instantly defeated with the Astral Veil is the Red Minotaur. This characteristic way of defeating this particular enemy might stem from the traditional idea that bulls get enraged when they see the color red and how bullfighters commonly use red capes to lure them in a bullfight.
References[]
- ↑ "When you're able to swap your HP and your MP, there is an enemy you'll be able to defeat instantly." - Mina Hakuba in Aria of Sorrow.