Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Item Stealing

Amduscias
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: When he does his dash attack (he will try to hit you with his book), roll out of the way and steal from him.

Armor Knight
Stolen Item: Magical Ticket
When to Steal: As he attacks.

Armored Sprinter
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Perfect guard either of his attacks often, and eventually his window of steal will open. It seems to happen randomly.

Assassin Zombie
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: The moment he jumps out of the ground (must target as he’s landing) or after an uppercut attack. If you have bombs, attack him with a bomb near a wall, and steal while he is falling.

Basilisk
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime while it runs or dives during its sliding attack.

Blaze Master
Stolen Item: Ceremonial Tool
When to Steal: After perfect guarding his flip attack, you must steal from him as he flies back. In order to do this make sure his back is to a wall.

Blaze Phantom
Stolen Item: Dark Matter
When to Steal: After perfect guarding his flip attack, you must steal from him as he flies back. In order to do this make sure his back is to a wall.

Blood Skeleton
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: When he throws his arms back. He will usually only do this mid-range.

Bone Soldier
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime during his jump attack.

Cockatrice
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: When it does its Stone Breath attack, get behind it and steal.

Crazy Armor
Stolen Item: Galtite (Boss Rush Mode only)
When to Steal: When drills his head into the ground, you have to steal from his back.

Cyclops
Stolen Item: Jet Black
When to Steal: When he buries his club into the ground, he will start to spin the club then strike you with it at the end. The final strike will open his window of steal as he recovers.

Dark Warlock
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: As he casts a spell.

Dead Baron
Stolen Item: Holy Man’s Vein
When to Steal: During his teleport uppercut, block and steal from him as he lands.

Dead Fencer
Stolen Item: Holy Man’s Vein
When to Steal: Anytime after of during his dashing thrust attack.

Death
Stolen Item: Death’s Pulse
When to Steal: At the end of his Big Bang attack, use a Devil-type’s Magic Circle to move up on Death as the explosion is about to end then quickly end the ability and steal.

Death Ripper
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: As they land from each jump, and while they recover from their jump attack. You can also steal from him shortly before and after his slide attack.

Dracula
Stolen Item: Tomato Juice
When to Steal: Right after dodging his grab attack. Jump and steal from the upper portion of his body.

Dracula (2nd form)
Stolen Item: Vampire Blood
When to Steal: As he flies toward the platform with a dashing punch, you can steal from him the second he stops. Try to roll out of the way and then immediately steal.

Duke Mirage
Stolen Item: 500 Gold
When to Steal: When he does his dashing thrust attack (many thrusts). He will slightly pause before he does this. Back away, roll out of his way when he dashes, then steal while he ending the thrusts.

Dullahan
Stolen Item: Purple Glitter
When to Steal: When he goes to do his jumping attack you must steal from his back in the air. As he jumps, do a normal jump and steal from him as he reaches the ground.

Ectoplasm
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: When it moves towards you and tries to curse you.

Efreet
Stolen Item: Sun Tears
When to Steal: Attack him until he is extremely low in health and wait for him to grab you and attempt his suicide move. When he grabs you, shake free (with the left analog), then steal before he explodes.

Evil Core
Stolen Item: Dark Crystal
When to Steal: Hit, pause, then steal.

Executioner
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime during his ground pound attack.

Fenrir
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: Perfect guard its lunge attack, then steal while it recovers.

Final Guard
Stolen Item: 500 Gold
When to Steal: When he does his flame attack, roll behind him or beside him and steal.

Fishman
Stolen Item: Aquamarine
When to Steal: Anytime during his rolling attack.

Flame Demon
Stolen Item: Phlogiston
When to Steal: Have a battle-type equipped, staying close to your battle-type, have him do Brute Force when the demon comes in for claw attack, simply double jump and steal.

Flea Man
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: As they land from each jump, and while they recover from their jump attack.

Frost Demon
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: While he recovers from his downward strike.

Frost Dragon
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Before it shoots ice shards.

Gaibon
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: While he does his stun attack.

Ghost
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: After perfect guarding their attack.

Ghoul
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime before either of his attacks.

Gi-Lee
Stolen Item: 1 Gold
When to Steal: Let him steal from you, and follow him around until right before he escapes with a smoke bomb. Quickly steal from him before he tosses the bomb. I would recommend saving before attempting this since he only steals rare items.

Golden Bones
Stolen Item: 1000 Gold
When to Steal: During his jump attack.

Great Armor
Stolen Item: Carbon Steel
When to Steal: When he does his charge attack.

Harpy
Stolen Item: Orichalcum
When to Steal: The moment it lets you go from a full grab attack. Allow the Harpy to grab you, and then tap X until it lets you go for a double jump in the air, then immediately steal during the jump.

Iron Gladiator
Stolen Item: Damascus Steel
When to Steal: When he does his spinning iron ball attack, as he finishes with a slam. Stay close to him until he starts the attack then roll away. He will start to spin the iron ball, when he leans back to slam the ground, run toward him and steal.

Isaac
Stolen Item: Devil’s Vein
When to Steal: At the end of his dashing uppercut move, block the uppercut and steal from him as he falls The move is a long distance attack so he will only do it when you are far away.

Isaac (2nd battle)
Stolen Item: Cheese
When to Steal: As he flies back from an attack. Try to get him close to a wall, then knock him back with a combo or battle-type Innocent Devil, then steal.

Jin
Stolen Item: Frenzy of Wind
When to Steal: When he floats directly backwards. Try to attack him once, then roll away, and rinse and repeat until he does it. He will usually only do this when his life is low.

Legion
Stolen Item: Pizza
When to Steal: When you have knocked away all the dead bodies and the core is revealed, target the core, jump toward it and steal from it.

Lesser Demon
Stolen Item: Spirit of Fuji
When to Steal: During his drill attack.

Lizardman
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: When he recovers from his jumping spear attack.

Lizard Shaman
Stolen Item: Ether
When to Steal: When he does his flame attack, roll behind him and steal.

Merman
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime during his rolling attack.

Minotaurus
Stolen Item: Devil Iron
When to Steal: As he comes down from his jump attack, do a jumping backflip, then a jumping forward flip and steal from his head. Make sure to do the first jump extremely late in order to steal.

Necromancer
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: As he casts a spell.

Nuculais
Stolen Item: Napoletana
When to Steal: As he begins to perform his grab attack, you must perfect guard his hand at the moment he hits you, and then run up and steal.

Orc
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime while he is shooting or preparing to shoot.

Phantom Sword
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime after he throws his sword like a boomerang, until the time he catches it.

Rapid Sniper
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime while he is shooting or preparing to shoot.

Red Ogre
Stolen Item: Galtite
When to Steal: When he does his jumping shockwave attack steal from him while he is coming down from the jump.

Saint Germain
Stolen Item: Immortal Fragment
When to Steal: Use the mage-type Innocent Devil to freeze time as the boss stops time, and run up to him then steal. It is best to wait for him to do this move, then quickly run up to him as he stops time, that way when you freeze time, you will be right next to him.

Skeleton
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime before, after, or during an attack.

Skeleton Blaze
Stolen Item: Potion
When to Steal: As he sidesteps.

Skeleton Diver
Stolen Item: Sushi
When to Steal: When the fish dashes toward you while up on the platform (and the skeleton is on the fish’s back), double jump toward the fish at comes near and steal from the skeleton on top.

Skeleton Rider
Stolen Item: Dragon Scale
When to Steal: Jump and attack the skeleton on top of the dragon. When the skeleton is defeated steal from the dragon.

Skeleton Trooper
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: When he does his charge attack (2 hits), you must steal during the first part of the attack. Wait until right before his dragon yells before the first part of the attack, then dodge to the side and steal.

Slogra
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: As he flies back from an attack. Use combo X, O (with a sword) near a corner then steal.

Sniper Orc
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime while he is shooting or preparing to shoot.

Spectral Sword
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: While it is performing its beam attack, steal from its back.

Spirit
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: When it staggers from blocking its attack.

Thief
Stolen Item: 1 Gold
When to Steal: After his spin attack when he recovers.

Thunder Demon
Stolen Item: Lightning Stone
When to Steal: After he blocks an attack in the air. Equip some low-level punch knuckles and jump and hit him about three times. Eventually he will block and open his window of steal.

Thunder Dragon
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: Before it shoots electricity balls.

Trevor Belmont
Stolen Item: Curry
When to Steal: During his holy cross move, when he lands there is a small window of opportunity to steal from him. To steal from him, stand right next to him during his Holy Cross move (just about to where it hits you) then steal the moment he lands.

Undead Lord
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime during his jump attack.

Unicorn
Stolen Item: 200 Gold
When to Steal: At the end of his spike attack.

Vassago
Stolen Item: Ceremonial Tool
When to Steal: Perform an uppercut attack (R1 + Square, Square + X) and steal from them in the air.

White Dragon
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: While he is charging for his fireball attack.

White Gravial
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: During its poison attack.

Wight
Stolen Item: 100 Gold
When to Steal: Perfect guard its spin attack, then steal immediately afterwards.

Wizard
Stolen Item: Memorial Ticket
When to Steal: As he casts a spell.

Wolf Skeleton
Stolen Item: 50 Gold
When to Steal: When it sinks into the ground you must steal while it does its lunge attack from the ground. Wait until right before it does the lunge attack, roll to the side or away from it, and steal while it is in midair or landing from the attack.

Wyvern
Stolen Item: Shortcake
When to Steal: When the wyvern gets his head stuck in the dirt, jump on his back. He will start to fly and carry you extremely far up in the air. The purple marker will appear after about 7 seconds while in the air.

Zombie
Stolen Item: 10 Gold
When to Steal: Anytime.
Updated: January 29, 2021 — 9:42 am