A Ball of Destruction (also called Flames with the Ignis Glyph and Retro Fireball) is a Fireball that is launched with limited range. Three such fireballs are usually launched at the same time in a forward facing spread. However, only one or two will be thrown for an incomplete version of the spell. This is a limited range variant of Dracula's Hellfire attack from the original Castlevania.
Game specific information[]
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse[]
Alucard uses a Ball of Destruction as his main attack instead of the full-powered Hellfire that he used during his boss fight when used as a playable character. He starts with the ability to only throw one. When he finds a Morning Star power up, he also throws an diagonally upwards ball. Finding a third allows him to also throw diagonally downwards. He is unable to use this attack while on stairs.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia[]
The Ignis Glyph gives Shanoa the ability to use the Flames spell in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, which blasts three fireballs in a forward facing spread. This glyph can perform Ignis Glyph Unions.
In Hard Mode, Albus can use this attack during his fight along with other attacks using glyphs.
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair[]
Shanoa starts the game with the Ignis glyph in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which plays the same as it did in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Another copy of this glyph can be absorbed from Aliorumnas when she casts it. It consumes 15 MP per use and can be upgraded to level 9 by continuous usage. Its range gets longer as it levels up.
The Retro Fireball also launches three 8-bit Fireballs in a similar manner. These represents flames spat out by an ancient creature. The spell can be obtained by Charlotte Aulin by blocking a fireball from the 8-bit Retro versions of the Fish Man, Dragon Cannon, Skele-Dragon, or Phantom Bat. Soma Cruz can perform the attack by absorbing a Retro Fish Man's soul. When he performs the attack, the image of an 8-bit Merman appears at the starting point of the fireball spread as if it had fired the attack, but the Fish Man itself does not interact with the environment.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Ball of Destruction | ||||||||
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| At first, this weapon can only be fired in one direction. However, you can boost the firepower to shoot in two or three directions. (You can't fire a shot when you're at the top of the stairs.) | Evolve: Fire two shots with 1 Morning Star, three with 2. | |||||||
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| Call forth burning flames. | Attrib: Flame Consume: 25 MP |
ATK +9 |
Find: Tristis Pass Drop: Fire Demon |
Effect: Flames Special: Glyph Unions: + Fire Glyph = Union Ignis; + Weapon Glyph = Mars; + Ice Glyph = Evanescere; + Other = Pulsus | ||||
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| Call forth raging flames. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 15 MP |
ATK +6 |
Rarity: * Steal: Aliorumnas First Obtained: (Starts with) |
Effect: Flames | ||||
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| Flames once spat by an ancient creature. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 12 MP |
ATK +6 |
Rarity: * Bind: R. Fish Man, R. Dragon Cannon, R. Skele-Dragon, R. Phantom Bat First Obtained: Chapter 10 |
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| Summon an 8-bit fish man. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 12 MP |
ATK +6 |
Rarity: *** Steal: R. Fish Man (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10 |
Effect: Summon Fish Man/R. Fireball | ||||
Enemy Data[]
| Enemy Data: Enemies with Ball of Destruction | |||||
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Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
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| ' | 9. Inner Halls |
Weapons: Ball of Destruction (same level as Alucard's) | |||
 
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| Expert in the use of firearms. His gun is called "Agartha." | Weak: Slash, Darkness HP: 4,000 Exp: 0 Skill Pt: 0 Atk: 80 |
Steal: Acerbatus |
Mystery Manor |
Weapons: Agartha Abil: Max Shot, Optical Shot, Quadruple Ignis, Torpor Crystal; Hard Mode: Ignis, Grando, Fulgur | |
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See also[]
- Featherblades - Razor sharp feathers sent out in a similar fashion.
- Homing Attack - A similar attack with a 5 Fireball spread that homes in on enemies.
- Tri-Cutter - Sickle blades sent out in a similar fashion that homes in on enemies.