Castle's Outskirts
The Castle's Outskirts is a seconds level biome that is exclusive to the Return to Castlevania DLC. The Castle's Outskirts stand out with a vibrant blue color palette. The level starts with the land outside the castle, has you climb an elevator shaft, and then cross the grounds to enter the main castle
General information[edit]
Access and exit[edit]
The Castle's Outskirts can be accessed from the Prisoners' Quarters, but only after the spawn area has been transformed into the "main hub" that contains some NPCs (such as the Scribe), has bottles hanging from the ceiling displaying the unlock progress, and more. This is achieved by either talking to the Tutorial Knight in two seperate runs, or by winning the first run on a new save file.
When the player starts a run the beheaded will stop and bats will fly by on the screen. Exploring the Prisoners' Quarters the player will meet Richter who will request your aid to fight evil.
At the start of the biome the player is met with a wall and closed drawbridge blocking entry. In the moat below in front of the castle is a secret tunnel leading into a small dungeon below the walls. It leads to the lever allowing the player to open the drawbridge.
Exploring further will lead the player to an elevator, going beyond it lead to a coffin. Knocking on the coffin will awaken Alucard who informs the player that the elevator will take them to the castle. The elevator breaks down partway up and the player must traverse the castle and use switches to bring it further up while dodging enemies and hazards.
There is only 1 exit in this biome leading to Dracula's Castle.
Level characteristics[edit]
Scrolls[edit]
The contains 3 scrolls, including 1 Power Scrolls, and 2 Dual-Stat Scrolls, which cannot spawn in areas requiring the use of runes to access. On (1+ BSC) there is a bonus Power scroll. When 3 Boss Stem Cells are active, this biome has guaranteed 1 Scroll Fragment, and when 4/5 Boss Stem Cells are active, this biome has guaranteed 2 Scroll Fragments.
Enemy tier and gear level scaling[edit]
| Difficulty | Normal | Hard | Very Hard | Expert | Nightmare/Hell |
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| Gear level | II | II | II | III | V |
| Enemy lvl tier | 4 - 7 | 6 - 11 | 7 - 11 | 9 - 13 | 10 - 14 |
| Enemy Health tier | Base | 5 - 9 | 8 - 13 | 12 - 16 | 13 - 18 |
Loot and shops[edit]
Main level[edit]
- 1 Skill or weapon shop.
- 1 Skill or weapon shop behind
- A 13 Cell vat above the elevator.
Boss Stem Cells rewards[edit]
Keys[edit]
A cat can be seen running and jumping around the biome. Catch it to receive the 
Ribonned Key.
Exclusive blueprints[edit]
Secret Blueprints[edit]
The following blueprints can be found in secret areas or lorerooms.
Alucard's Shield can be found in a secret room connected where the player meets Alucard for the time.- The
Maria Renard Outfit is obtained after freeing Maria Renard using the Ribonned Key. 
Maria's Cat is obtained after petting the Byakko cat in Maria cell.
Enemy Blueprints[edit]
The following blueprints can only be found in the Castle's Outskirts as they are dropped from enemies that are exclusive to this area.
- The
Holy Water is dropped from Merman. - The
Bat Volley is dropped from Vampire Bat.
Enemies[edit]
In the Castle's Outskirts you will find 2 unique enemies, the Merman and Vampire Bat.
The table below lists which enemies are present in the on each difficulty level and which blueprints each may drop. When applicable, the minimum difficulty level for blueprint acquisition is specified.
| Enemy | Normal | Hard | Very Hard | Expert | Nightmare/Hell | ||
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| Merman | Holy Water (1.7%)
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| Vampire Bat | Bat Volley (1.7%)
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| Harpy |  Whip Sword (1.7%)
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| Throw Master |  Cross (1.7%)
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| Zombie |  Blood Sword (100%),  Double Crossb-o-matic (0,4%),  Bobby Outfit (1+ BSC; 0.4%)
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| Werewolf |  Bible (1.7%)
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| Dire Werewolf | Bible (1.7%),  Hector Outfit (1.7%)
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| Armor Knight |  Haunted Armor Outfit 1.7%
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| Demolisher |  Acrobatipack (10%),  Arbalester's Outfit (0.4%)
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| Dark Tracker |  Repeater Crossbow (0.4%),  Hayabusa Boots (1.7%),  Ninja Outfit (0.4%)
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Lore[edit]
Notes[edit]
- There will be an increased amount of Throw Master's and Merman's on 0-1BC.
Gallery[edit]
Alucard's Coffin
Location for Alucard's Shield
Maria in her Cell
Overturned Carriage
Fountain of blood
A fully revealed map showing off the general layout
History[edit]
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5 BSC spoiler