The Large Cavern is a secret location in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. It is one of the game's two secret stages (the other is the Training Hall). It contains the game's hardest foes and an optional boss.
Description[]
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Strategy[]
A warning to keep in mind for players is that even with the best possible equipment to raise Defense, nearly all foes encountered here will deal high damage (more so in Hard Mode). Only through possessing massively powered up Devil Rings can Shanoa lessen damage dealt to her to manageable amounts. In particular, try to stay afar from the Double Hammers encountered; their hammers, even with the appropriate equipment, deal very high amounts of damage.
A particularly simple, yet effective method for dealing with these enemies and most of the rooms involves using the Volaticus and Globus Glyphs. All the player has to do is make Shanoa fly, then continuously spam the Globus spell at a safe distance; the Globus will then ricochet in the closed areas and will quickly deal with the enemies.
However, the player is advised to be constantly moving as the Double Hammers' swing can reach high enough to hit Shanoa even if she is flying, and the Weapon Master can throw deadly projectiles if one is too close, so keeping a moderate distance will suffice. One should take note of the Demon Lords, as they can fly, but compared to the other two enemies they are easier to deal with.
Overall, this tactic should work with some small precautions to consider, considerably alleviating the difficulty of this dungeon, and one should manage with enough recovery items.
Enemy Data[]
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| A robot with no soul, and thus no fear. | Strong: Slash Weak: Strike, Thunder HP: 256 Exp: 180 Skill Pt: 4 Atk: 55 |
Drop: Silver Ore (4%), Gold Ore (2%) |
Minera Prison Island, Library, Barracks, Large Cavern |
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| This beast extracts cow entrails with its tongue. | Strong: Strike Weak: Slash, Flame, Poison, Curse HP: 310 Exp: 199 Skill Pt: 4 Atk: 60 |
Tymeo Mountains, Forsaken Cloister, Final Approach |
Abil: La-La-La, Electric Discharge | ||
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| A superior demon, more terrifying than its most dangerous kin. | Strong: Darkness Weak: Light HP: 1333 Exp: 999 Skill Pt: 13 Atk: 166 |
Steal: Globus |
Large Cavern |
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| The only thing more dangerous than a giant hammer is two. | Strong: Flame Weak: Strike, Thunder HP: 2,000 Exp: 1,600 Skill Pt: 15 Atk: 180 |
Drop: Gold Ore (8%) |
Large Cavern, Training Hall |
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| Uses any manner of weapon as easily as a part of its own body. | Strong: Flame Weak: Strike, Thunder HP: 3,000 Exp: 2,000 Skill Pt: 18 Atk: 180 |
Drop: Gold Ore (8%) |
Large Cavern |
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| This blood-sucking creature crossed the sea from the East. | Strong: Darkness Weak: Slash, Flame, Light HP: 6,500 Exp: 2,525 Skill Pt: 30 Atk: 240 |
Steal: Fidelis Mortus |
Large Cavern |
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- * Jiang Shi is not officially considered an actual boss, but rather a very powerful enemy.
Random Treasure Chest Data[]
As the quality of the treasure chests is fixed in this stage, wearing the Treasure Hat before entering will not change the number or location of green (rare) chests available. Instead, the stage offers a single, guaranteed green chest at the end of the path.
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| Restores 200 HP. | HP +200 Sell: 500G |
Buy: 2,000G Find: Training Hall, Large Cavern, Wygol Village (Jacob's shop) |
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| Agate with a rich, dark color. | Find: Tristis Pass, Training Hall, Large Cavern, Dracula's Castle |
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| A ghoul's best friend. | Find: Tristis Pass, Oblivion Ridge, Argila Swamp, Training Hall, Large Cavern, Dracula's Castle |
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| This ore is as valuable as it is heavy. | Find: Mystery Manor, Training Hall, Large Cavern, Dracula's Castle Drop: Tin Man, Double Hammer, Weapon Master |
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| This mask was blessed by a war goddess. | DEF +8, STR +3, MND +3 Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Find: Large Cavern |
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| Armor blessed by a war goddess. Prevents the effects of Curse. | DEF +40, STR +8, MND +7 Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Find: Large Cavern |
Effect: Resistance against Curse | |||||
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| Full leg protection blessed by a war goddess. | DEF +10, STR +3, MND +3 |
Find: Large Cavern |
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| This valuable jewel changes color in different light. | Find: Training Hall, Large Cavern |
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Notes[]
- Defeating the Jiang Shi at the end is the requirement for completing Irina's third and final quest "An Unwelcome Guest", which awards the useful Winged Boots, which increase the player's walking speed.
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
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Map[]
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Trivia[]
- The layout of the Large Cavern map is very similar to other bonus dungeons from the series; in particular, the Nest of Evil from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, although that one has thirteen floors instead of five, and each floor has three challenge rooms instead of two (sans the boss's floor/room in both cases). Also, the presence of Warp Rooms each two floors of the Nest of Evil gives the player the option to either continue where they left of, or select specific floors to challenge again, instead of having to fight the whole dungeon again for exclusive enemy drops or Treasure Chests.
Related locations[]
- Underground Labyrinth - Shanoa must exit the Underground Labyrinth from the secret exit at the bottom-right corner of Dracula's Castle, in order to unlock this stage on the world map.
See also[]
External links[]
- Castlevania Realm - Source of the images.