By Paulo Kawanishi Published Oct 15, 2026, 12:01 AM EDT Guides Where to find the Prophetess
Graphic: Paulo Kawanishi/Polygon | Source images: Evil Empire/Konami Add Us Summary Generate a summary of this story Jump links Jump Links Where to find the Prophetess in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse How to beat Medusa in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Medusa , also known as the Prophetess , is one of the first three bosses in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse that you face. You must defeat her to obtain the keys to open the gate to the catacombs. The game won't tell you where you can find these enemies, forcing you to explore every room in the initial maps for hints that will lead you to the boss rooms.
Below, we explain how to beat Medusa in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse and where to find her .
[ Ed. note: This guide uses screenshots captured from a build still in development at the time of writing.]
You can find the Prophetess in the Holy Innocents' Cemetery region , left of Paris Streets. Early in the game, the best way to reach the cemetery is to head left from the Street of the Tomb Masons area in Paris Streets.
Graphic: Paulo Kawanishi/Polygon | Source images: Evil Empire/Konami Graphic: Paulo Kawanishi/Polygon | Source images: Evil Empire/Konami Close Graphic: Paulo Kawanishi/Polygon | Source images: Evil Empire/Konami Graphic: Paulo Kawanishi/Polygon | Source images: Evil Empire/Konami In the Holy Innocents' Cemetery region, keep going left until you reach the Fountain of the Lost . Drop in the water to descend into the Serpent's Lair area below. The Prophetess's boss arena is the last room on the left, past the Mirror of Life on the right side.
The secret to defeating Medusa in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is to memorize her attack rotation and become familiar with swapping between the platforms in the arena. Defeating her not only grants you the Prophetess' Key , but also the Petrifying Gaze arcana . Her moveset consists of three basic attacks:
Image: Evil Empire/Konami via Polygon Petrifying attack: Medusa can release a petrifying beam, which you can identify as she charges the attack and small glowing particles fly toward her. To avoid the attack, turn Rose's back to Medusa. Image: Evil Empire/Konami via Polygon Tail attack: Throughout the fight, Medusa will use her tail to attack you if you stay on the lower platforms. Image: Evil Empire/Konami via Polygon First, try to memorize these three attacks and how to deal with them. Once you can dodge them without any trouble, your goal is to stay on the upper platform closest to Medusa and look for the openings to attack her.
After you have attacked Medusa enough to deplete about 25% of her life bar, she will perform her ultimate move. The screen will shake, her tail will slam both lower platforms a few times, and Medusa will unleash a sequence of slash attacks in front of her. As soon as the screen starts shaking, move to the upper platform on the opposite side of Medusa. Wait for her tail to return to the water, then look for a large rock that has fallen from the ceiling of the arena. It will always be on the lower platform opposite Medusa . Quickly hide behind it. Otherwise, you won't avoid the multiple beams coming out of her hair, and you will die.
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