Bloody Sword

The Bloody Sword is an enemy in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. It is a possessed sword with a bloodstained blade.
==Description==
A flying evil sword with an odd-looking design and a bloodstained blade. They appear in great numbers in the Chapel Tower and also in a room of the Battle Arena, along with Poison Armors. Their attack pattern consists in levitating around for a few seconds and then launching themselves at great speed toward the player. At the end of their lunge, they will perform a wide circling slash, covering a relative big area which is usually near their prey if they missed the attack. They commonly drop Arm Guards and rarely the Mars card.
The ones in the Battle Arena inflict Poison status on touch.
==Strategy==
The player should refrain from spinning the whip to destroy Bloody Swords unless they are at a very high level. Instead, multiple whip strikes are recommended to bring them down. Alternatively, Axes and Crucifixes work very well against them, as they deal good damage and move swiftly.
The main hitbox of a Bloody Sword lies on its hilt, so it's better to concentrate all attacks to that part of the sword and not the blade. The moment when they briefly stop moving after hovering for a while means that they have tracked the player's position and will lunge into that spot. This gives the player enough time to move away from that zone and find a better place for fighting back. By learning their attack patterns, they can be lured into lunging to a place where the player can easily counterattack.
It's also advisable to use a DSS combination which allows the player to use a sword, such as the Mars + Mandragora cards, which grants usage of a large Rose Sword. The large overhead area covered with each swing of the sword, added to the extra damage granted by the actual combination (STR +12%), can prove to be very useful when dealing with these enemies, and, if properly equipped and leveled up, they can be taken down in only one hit; otherwise, any other type of sword can be used instead.
==Enemy Data==
Note: Second stat listed is when encountered in the Battle Arena.
==Item Data==
==See also==
*Evil Swords
*Flamberge, Flying Armor
*Spectral Sword, Alastor, Shadow (enemies)
*Sword Familiar
*Swords
Category:Flying Enemies
Category:Poison Enemies
Category:Poltergeists
Category:Circle of the Moon Enemies