Mourneblade

Mourneblade is a high-level one-handed sword in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night with the power to heal Alucard as it strikes.
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night===
The Mourneblade is a powerful weapon, granting a very minor defense boost but having a very respectable attack boost of +36, one of the highest bonuses for a one-handed sword in the game and the same as the Crissaegrim, although the Crissaegrim's four hits per swing mean the Mourneblade has nothing like the same practical damage output. Its real bonus, however, comes from its automatic Soul Steal effect, which heals 8 HP every time the sword strikes an enemy or breakable object; it does not have to deal damage to that enemy, only hit it, and therefore works on the invincible Stone Skull. The Soul Steal spell has a Hit attack value of 15.
The Mourneblade is a more reliable source of healing than the other healing swords, Gurthang and Muramasa, since the latter two only heal when blood actually touches Alucard after striking a bloody enemy, and the Gurthang only when its command move is used. On the other hand, because the Mourneblade Soul Steals rather than using blood healing, it receives no benefit from the Bloodstone, although Alucard can still equip it and use Dark Metamorphosis to heal 24 HP per hit on a bloody enemy, while Gurthang and Muramasa's maximum healing is 18 HP.
The Mourneblade has a higher basic attack value than Gurthang, but Gurthang's command move and boost during Dark Metamorphosis both result in higher damage. It would take a substantial amount of grinding for a Muramasa to exceed +36 ATK, meaning that the Mourneblade is the better sword for actual use. In addition, it has the advantage of being one-handed as opposed to the two-handed Muramasa.
The Mourneblade can only be obtained as a drop item from Azaghal, the giant version of the Hunting Girl, found in the Reverse Colosseum and in Death Wing's Lair.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Animations===
SOTN Mourneblade.gif|Mourneblade from Symphony of the Night.
Soul Stell(Mourneblade).gif|Mourneblade's Soul Steal effect.
==Trivia==
*The Mourneblade is a soul-feasting sister-sword to the more famous Stormbringer sword in Michael Moorcock's novels. Like its sister, it is a sentient demonic sword that can bring its wielder strength and vitality from slain foes.
==See also==
*7 Bladed Sword - Another weapon with a similar healing effect.
Category:Swords
Category:Healing Items
Category:Moorcock Lore
Category:The Dracula X Chronicles Items
Category:Encore of the Night Items
Category:Symphony of the Night Items