Spell

Magic Spells are potent, perhaps innate abilities which certain characters; (playable or non-playable) have access to.  For example, in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Charlotte Aulin, (a descendent of the Belnades Clan) is a witch who specializes in magical attacks to deal devastating damage or cure the team with healing spells. Some of these include shooting magic or curing poison; Charlotte automatically has magical powers due to her Belnades' bloodline, however she further expands on them by reading heavily and is considered the smarter of the game's two playable characters.

An example of magic that isn't considered innate may be Dracula's magic, as it is aforementioned in previous Castlevania games that he stole his power, however one could interpret that the attacks he uses in battle may look similar to magic, an example of this may be when he shoots out bats or calls forth bats.

Another example where magic is seen is in one of the earlier Castlevania games (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) by Sypha Belnades. She is by bloodline a witch and so has access to powerful spells such as transformation, being able to call forth fire, ice and lightning and being able to hurl them from her fingertips.

Also, it is mentioned in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow that the main antagonist, Celia Fortner, exercises great magical power. This is evident in the way in which she is able to summon forth a replica of Dracula's Castle. It is also evident as she is able to summon powerful monsters (demons) such as Aguni the demon of fire and to fuse it unto one of her candidates (Dario Bossi) later in the game.

Overall, there are many types and forms of magic within the series and it is evident that whilst this is inherited by most characters. It is also evident that some gain it though other means, perhaps through magical items and other power enhancing talismans of that ilk. In the games, playable characters require MP to use magic, and the strength of the magic is determined by their Intelligence.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Item Data: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (edit)
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Dark Metamorphosis (Dark Metamorphose) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Heal HP by shedding blood	Consume: 10 MP		Buy: $500 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 1 (...)	Sequence: ←↖↑↗→ + [Attack] Effect: Blood heals 8 HP on contact
	Summon Spirit (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell (Summon) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons a fierce spirit	Attrib: Hit Consume: 5 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $1,500 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 2 (...)	Sequence: ←→↑↓ + [Attack]
	Hellfire (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Transport and fireball attack	Attrib: Fire Consume: 15 MP	ATT +30	Buy: $5,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 3 (...)	Sequence: ↑↓↘→ + [Attack]; ←/→ to move during teleport; hold ↑ for Dark Inferno variation or ↓ to cancel
	Tetra Spirit (jpn) [alt] - Symphony of the Night   Spell (Summon) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons four spirits	Attrib: Hit Consume: 20 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $8,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 4 (...)	Sequence: (Hold) ↑, ↗→↘↓ + [Attack]
	Soul Steal (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Steals HP from nearby enemies	Attrib: Hit Consume: 50 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $15,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 5 (...)	Sequence: ←→↘↓↙←→ + [Attack] Effect: Hits all enemies and objects on screen multiple times; may hit a target up to 7 times per cast; heals 8 HP per hit
	Wolf Charge (Accel Charge) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Powerful attack by Wolf	Attrib: Cut Consume: 10 MP	ATT +30	Buy: $4,000 Find: Obtain both the Soul of Wolf and Skill of Wolf relics. Then either purchase Magic Scroll 6 (DXC-only) or successfully perform the action (...)	Sequence: While in Wolf Form press ↓↘→ + [Attack]
	Wing Smash (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Powerful attack by Bat	Attrib: Hit Consume: 8 MP	ATT +50	Buy: $2,000 Find: Obtain the Soul of Bat. Then either purchase Magic Scroll 7 (DXC-only) or successfully perform the action (...)	Sequence: While in Bat Form hold [Jump] + ↑↖←↙↓↘→, release [Jump]
	Sword Brothers (Hundred Swords) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons Sword Brothers	Attrib: Cut Consume: 30 MP	ATT +20	Buy: $6,000 Find: Obtain the Sword Familiar. Then either purchase Magic Scroll 8 (DXC-only) or successfully perform the action (...)	Sequence: With Sword Familiar press ↓↘→↗↑ (hold), ↓ + [Attack] Effect: Damages all enemies on screen
	Energy Shot (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Hit (level 1/3); Fire (level 2); Hit (beam), Fire (projectiles) (level 4) Consume: 5/10/30/60 MP	ATT +15 (level 1); ATT +30 (level 2); ATT +40 (level 3); ATT +45 (beam), ATT +30 (projectiles) (level 4)	Find: Starts with	Sequence: [Fire] (default Saturn button is A) (can be charged for up to four levels of attack) Effect: Energy shield blocking projectiles while charging at level 4 (activates after a second and deactivates 5 seconds after releasing shot or taking damage)
	Guardians Knuckle (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy Consume: 40 MP	ATT +50	Find: Starts with	Sequence: ↓↘→ + [Attack] Effect: Electric dash punch
	Summon Byakko (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell (Summon / Holy Beast) - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy, Fire Consume: 100 MP	ATT +20 (normal), ATT +40 (gray flames)	Find: Starts with	Sequence: ↑↓↘→ + [Attack] Effect: Flame attack (occasionally appears gray)
	Summon Genbu (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell (Summon / Holy Beast) - Maria				[edit]
		Consume: 80 MP	HP +25%	Find: Starts with	Sequence: ←↖↑↗→ + [Attack] Effect: HP recovery
	Summon Suzaku (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell (Summon / Familiar / Holy Beast) - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy Consume: 60 MP	ATT +30	Find: Starts with	Sequence: (Hold) ↑, ↗→↘↓ + [Attack]; then ↑ to call bird and have it perch on Maria's shoulder (it will stay there as long as the button is pressed) Effect: Summons an Owl Familiar for about 33 seconds
	Summon Seiryuu (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell (Summon / Holy Beast) - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy Consume: 120 MP	ATT +25	Find: Starts with	Sequence: ←→↘↓↙←→ + [Attack] (can control Dragon for 10 seconds) Effect: Summon Salamander
	Summon Four Holy Beasts (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)   Spell (Summon / Holy Beast) - Maria				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy (on contact) Consume: 150 MP	ATT +20 (on contact)	Find: Starts with	Sequence: ↑↗→↘↓↙←↖↑ (hold), ↓ + [Attack] Effect: Invincibility and doubles damage of Drop Kick, High Jump, Slide, and sub-weapons for about 34 seconds