Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Fountain of the Lost Chest

How to Open the Fountain of the Lost Chest

The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest opens after you complete its four corresponding Cemetery challenge rooms. Those encounters are the key to releasing the chest’s four chains, so your exploration needs to extend beyond the fountain itself. Reaching the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest gives you a useful landmark, but clearing the linked challenges is what gets the treasure unlocked.

The fountain also serves as a teleporting shortcut. Jumping into its water sends Rose toward the deeper Cemetery near Medusa’s encounter, and that function works independently of the chained chest.

Keep these nearby objectives straight:

Objective	Location	What to do
Open the four-chain chest	Fountain of the Lost	Complete the four corresponding Cemetery challenge rooms
Use the teleporting shortcut	Fountain of the Lost	Jump into the fountain’s water
Obtain the Lance	Fountain of the Innocents	Reach the mausoleum rooftop chest and survive the ensuing gauntlet

For the chained chest, two linked encounters to check are the Roman Baths challenge room and the ATK Up challenge room in Ossuary of the Innocents. Completing those two alone leaves the overall requirement unfinished.

Track the challenge rooms you clear as you explore. If you return to find the chest still sealed, continue checking unfinished Cemetery encounters. The unlock condition is completion of the four linked rooms, while entering the fountain handles transportation.

Official page: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (konami.com)

Where to Find the Fountain of the Lost

The fountain sits within Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, along the route connecting its burial chambers with the Roman ruins below. Its clearest visual landmark is the large skeletal figure holding a scythe above the basin.

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To reach the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest area from the eastern Cemetery approach, work toward Memorial for the Dead, then continue west through Fountain of the Innocents.

Follow the Cemetery Route West

1. Enter Holy Innocents’ Cemetery from Street of the Tomb Masons. Continue through Cemetery Entrance and the early combat encounter.
2. Use the Mirror of Life along the approach. It saves progress, restores health, and replenishes potions.
3. Continue through the Cloister. Watch for falling chandeliers and the opening that drops Rose into Sepulcher of the Knight.
4. Speak with the Spirit in Sepulcher of the Knight. The Roman Baths Clue points toward the underground ruins connected to the Prophetess.
5. Work through the connecting passages to Memorial for the Dead. Take its western exit into Fountain of the Innocents.
6. Cross the blocked-door obstacle using the Anchors. Swing up and around to reach the other side and open the route.
7. Continue west down the stairs. The skeletal fountain ahead is Fountain of the Lost.

Gargoyles, Ghosts, Zombies, and Biphron occupy this stretch on the way to the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest. Ghosts reappear after being defeated, so keep moving toward your destination rather than repeatedly stopping to clear the same space.

There is also a Wall Chicken beneath the stairway route. Slide into the small opening to collect it if Rose needs health before continuing.

Locate the Roman Baths Connection

At the fountain, swing across to the opposite side and slide through the gap. That hidden passage leads into Roman Baths, making it a useful route to remember while pursuing the chest’s challenge-room requirement.

Keep the two fountain names separate when checking your map. Fountain of the Innocents contains the Lance encounter; Fountain of the Lost contains the teleport and four-chain chest.

Which Challenge Rooms Matter for the Four Chains?

The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest requires four corresponding challenge-room completions. Two named stops give you concrete places to check during your Cemetery sweep:

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Linked challenge	Area	Detail to recognize
Roman Baths challenge room	Roman Baths	Encountered during the search for Medusa
ATK Up challenge room	Ossuary of the Innocents	An encounter associated with an ATK Up reward

Use these locations as checkpoints while exploring. Visit both areas, finish their linked encounters, and keep track of the remaining Cemetery challenges you still need.

The Cemetery contains several other fights, including green-coffin gauntlets and the encounter around the Lance pickup. Identify the linked rooms as you go rather than treating every nearby battle as interchangeable.

Handle Green-Coffin Encounters Efficiently

Some Cemetery arenas contain a glowing green coffin that keeps supplying enemies. Focus attacks on the coffin, then finish the remaining foes once it stops producing reinforcements.

That mechanic appears early near Cemetery Entrance and again during later exploration. In Mass Grave, the coffin encounter includes flying Malphas enemies, adding pressure while you try to deal with the spawner.

Prioritize the encounter’s objective and avoid getting pulled into an endless exchange with replacement enemies. Destroying the coffin changes the fight by ending its supply of reinforcements.

Check the Ossuary Carefully

Ossuary of the Innocents contains falling chandeliers, spike pits, enemies, and useful upgrades across its routes. Keep an eye above Rose while moving through it.

A Red ATK UP Book is reached by crossing the spike pits and using Sharpened Anchors to swing upward and back toward the pickup. A Brave Heart Fragment requires using chandeliers as temporary platforms.

For the fragment, leave and reenter the room to reset the chandeliers. Then use the Sharpened Anchor to reach the upper route and cross the chandeliers before they drop.

Keep these exploration rewards on your checklist alongside the linked ATK Up challenge room.

How to Use the Fountain’s Teleporting Shortcut

The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest shares its location with a shortcut into the deeper Cemetery. Jump into the water to activate the fountain’s teleport.

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The Cemetery Fountain Spirit provides the clue: objects thrown into the fountain disappear. Following that hint transports Rose toward the area near Medusa’s encounter.

Use the shortcut when returning underground. It lets you bypass much of the winding route through the Cemetery’s burial passages and Roman ruins.

Find the Cemetery Fountain Clue

The clue is reached during exploration around Ossuary of the Innocents. Follow the upper route east to emerge at a high position overlooking the western side of Fountain of the Innocents.

Speak with the Spirit there to receive the Cemetery Fountain Clue. From this elevated approach, you can also drop down toward the mausoleum rooftop route that leads to the Lance.

Remember these separate actions:

• Jump into the fountain’s water to use the teleport.
• Complete the four linked challenge rooms to unlock the chained chest.
• Visit the mausoleum rooftop at Fountain of the Innocents to collect the Lance.

The teleport remains usable while the chest is chained. Take advantage of it during return trips instead of postponing travel until every challenge is finished.

Nearby Chests and Upgrades Worth Collecting

While working on the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest, collect the equipment along the surrounding routes. Several Cemetery rewards occupy elevated platforms or hidden passages, making them easy to confuse when backtracking.

Separate the Cemetery’s Chest Locations

Reward or chest	Area	How to reach it
Four-chain chest	Fountain of the Lost	Complete its four corresponding Cemetery challenge rooms
Lance	Fountain of the Innocents	Use the Sharpened Anchor, swing, and wall jump onto the mausoleum roof
Abyssal Eye	Cemetery Entrance	Return from above, slide through the Chaos Shard opening, and swing across the Anchors
Raven’s Feather	Mass Grave	Finish the coffin gauntlet, then slide through the opening in the western wall

The Lance is especially convenient during Cemetery exploration because it supports both close-range attacks and aimed throws. Opening its rooftop chest triggers a gauntlet that includes Ghosts and a Malphas.

After the fight, collect the Virgin Mary Statue on the nearby mausoleum pillar. The lever below and to the right lowers a barrier and triggers another short encounter. Once the barrier is lowered, use the walls to climb back up.

Choose Equipment Around Its Actual Effect

Equipment	Stat or effect	Requirement for its benefit
Lance	ATK 25; aimed throwing attack	Aim and throw to attack distant targets
Abyssal Eye	35% more damage against controlled enemies	Attack an enemy affected by control
Raven’s Feather	25% more damage while fighting in the air	Attack while Rose is airborne
Rusted Harpe and Aegis	ATK 25; frontal blocking and Shield Bash	Face incoming attacks when blocking

Use Raven’s Feather if your attacks frequently follow jumps or Arcane Whip movement. Its damage bonus applies to airborne fighting.

Equip Abyssal Eye when you can attack controlled enemies. Its bonus depends on that condition, so plan your attacks around the effect rather than expecting a constant damage increase.

Take the Mass Grave Detour

Inside Roman Baths, look for the upper enclosed space containing a Virgin Mary Statue. Break its left wall to reveal the secret entrance to Mass Grave.

Clear the green-coffin gauntlet, then slide through the western wall opening to collect Raven’s Feather. The northern ceiling grate leads back toward Ossuary of the Innocents, giving you another connection to recognize during exploration.

Before longer return trips, stop at a Mirror of Life to restore Rose’s health and potions. Then resume your challenge-room sweep with the fountain and its surrounding exits clearly marked in your route.

FAQ

How do you open the Castlevania: Belmont's Curse fountain of the lost chest?

Complete the four corresponding challenge rooms in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery. The linked encounters include a Roman Baths challenge room and the ATK Up challenge room in Ossuary of the Innocents. Clearing those two alone does not fulfill the four-room requirement.

Can you use the Fountain of the Lost while the chest is locked?

Yes. Jump into the fountain’s water to activate its teleporting shortcut toward the deeper Cemetery near Medusa’s encounter. The teleport operates independently of the chained chest.

Is the Lance inside the four-chain chest?

The Lance is in a separate chest at Fountain of the Innocents. Reach the nearby mausoleum roof using the Sharpened Anchor and wall jumps. Opening that chest starts a gauntlet featuring Ghosts and a Malphas.

Where is the hidden passage beside the fountain?

Swing to the other side of Fountain of the Lost, then slide through the gap to enter the hidden path into Roman Baths. Remember this connection while exploring the underground rooms and working through the Cemetery challenges.