CotM Thief Mode Completionist (100%) Routerino

Short FAQ

What is a completionist run?
A speedrun where you not only get 100% map completion, but collect all 20 DSS Cards, all 8 Magic Items all 14 Expendable Items, all 21 Armors, all 17 Accessories, and all 43 Max HP Ups, 36 Max MP Ups, and 36 Max Heart Ups. So like everything... yep.

Why not just call it 100%?
Well, there is a percent counter, and it only pertains to the map. There are 100% map speedruns, but I felt it would be really boring to do a run of just... running around. So to be more accurate, I think a completionist better defines acquiring everything.

What is Thief Mode?
The fourth mode you can play. All of your stats, and stat gains (HP, MP, STR, DEF, and INT) when leveling up are halved except Luck! You start off with 16x more luck (1600), and gain 16x more luck per level (160), making every monster drop infinitely less grindy to get.




Handy little resources from glorious GameFAQs. They deserve all credit, of course.

Monster List
http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/449471-castlevania-circle-of-the-moon/faqs/48483

Item List
http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/449471-castlevania-circle-of-the-moon/faqs/12195

Map
http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/449471-castlevania-circle-of-the-moon/faqs/67782




Monsters with unique drops (These are the ONLY monsters that drop these items)

Bone Head - Mercury
Slime - Venus
Heat Shade - Jupiter
Man eater - Diana
Bloody Sword - Mars
Arch Demon - Apollo
Ice Armor - Neptune
Fallen Angel - Saturn
Scary Candle - Uranus
Trick Candle - Pluto
Devil Armor - Black Dog
White Armor - Unicorn
Zombie Thief - Luck ring
Skeleton Medalist - Bear Ring
Dark Armor - Double Grips
Wind Demon - Sage Armband
Were-Horse - Defense Armband
Demon Lord - Strength Armband
Mimic Candle - Gamblers' Armband
Ice Demon - Diamond Armor
Devil - Mirror Armor
Lilith - Sage Robe
Were-Jaguar - Ninjas' Garbs
Catoblepas - Soldiers' Fatigues





Route:


	*Mercury and Salamander
#Grab both MP Maxs in big climb
#MP Max east after big climb
>Cerberus

-DSS Mars + Unicorn to kill Hoppers
#Grab MP Max in Hopper Room
		!!!Farm for lv up if not good at 3 perfect warps.
#Mummy HP MAX
-Tap save at start for consistency
-Warp to Dracula 1
>Dracula 1

-Dash thru Audience Room
#HEART MAX in NW corner skele room
-Warp to back of Machine Tower
	~Attempt Night Suit only if you got a gauntlet
	*Venus from Slimes
	!Silk Robe
#MP Max in Thunder Demon $ecret
^ Cross in same room
>Skeleton on Iron Golem

	!Night Suit on way back if not gotten
-En Route to Necro
#MP Max in homie room
-Use Warp B and destroy wall in Audience Hall
	*Golem from Electric Skeleton
>Necormancer
DON'T FORGET MAP SQAURES

-Tap Save before going to Corridor for MP Restore
	*Attempt at Mandragora IF + 25 STR
	!Farm dual Strength Rings in Corridor
	!dual Cursed Rings
	!Dual Intelligence Rings from Evil Hands
-Tap Portal
-Equip Silk Robe and Intelligence Rings
-Waterway skip
-Re-equip Strength Rings and Night Suit
>Camilla (use Cockatrice x2)

-Equip Silk Robe before CS starts
MAKE SURE TO GET TOP MAP SQUARES
-Tap save
-Enter then exit room to left of Ice Demon for map
#MP Max from Ice Demon Room
$ecret Wall above Save
	~ATTEMPT at Miracle Armband from Skeleton Boomerang
#HP Max east of Fire Armor + Knights
-Warp to Adremalach
	!Mind Highs from Marionettes
#Marionnette <3 MAX
$ecret under Adrem save
DON'T FORGET SAVE POINT
>Adremalach (cockatrice)
MAKE SURE TO GET MAP SQUARES

-Run to Gallery
$ecret Bone Flame room
-Save point after Harpy room
-Clean up en route
	*Diana from Man-Eater
$ecret Mantis room
>Zombie Dragons (cockatrice)
$ecret crumble room
>>>Go to Warp A to Warp C


-Equipment variance
-Night Suit + Dual Cursed Rings OR Robe + Str Ring + Cursed OR Robe + Hard Rings (depending on your drops)
^This is meant to give def to tank hits, and to avoid equips later to kill marionettes for Mind Highs
-Run thru Corridor
^^^Switch to Str Rings entering first push room if no Cursed Ring
	Attempt at Apollo from Arch Demon (2 tries)
	*Thunderbird from Were-Panther
	*Mars from Bloody Sword
!!!!!!Farm Mind Restores in BIG ARCH DEMON ROOM!!!!!
-Warp to top of TA+BF
-Get hyped for BA Skip

== Battle Arena ==

FARM HEARTS AFTER EVERY ROOM
-Thunderbird White/Devil Armors
	*PRAY for Black Dog and Unicorn
-Thunderbird Arch Demon Room
	~Hopefully Strength Armband or Potion EX
-Speed thru SUCC room
-Thunderbird Abiondarg Room
	~Yummy healing items
-Speed thru Poison Armors
-Speed thru Skele room
-Speed thru Rock Armor Room
	~Attempt at Sage Armband?
	*Saturn from Fallen Angel
	!Ninjas' Garbs from Were-Jaguar
	!Gold Armor from Were-Jaguar
-Arena Portal to Portal A
-Run to Tower

=Enter Observation Tower=
$ecret Legion room on left side of entrance
	*Griffin from Siren
-Switch to DEF setup after Griffin
-Blaze thru minotaurs in secret first trip
-Blaze thru dullahans
-Switch to STR for farm
	!Potion EX from Alarune
	~ATTEMPT at Magic Robe
	!Strength Armband from Demon Lord
-Switch back to DEF
	!Soldiers' Fatigues from Catoblepas
>Roc Wing into Hugh Fight
MAP SQUARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Hugh (double trice)
-Switch to int setup after level ups

	!Mirror Armor from Devil
	!Double Grips and Platinum Armor from Dark Armor
	!Toy Ring and Steel Armor from Evil Pillar
-Switch to DEF
-Run to Warehouse and get $ecrets on the way
	!Miracle Armband from Clinking Man IF no drop in Corridor


== Enter Underground Warehouse ==
-Throw crosses at any Fox Hunters
	*Apollo from Arch Demon (if needed)
-Tank Thunder Armors BUT NOT POLTERGEIST
MAP SQUARES IN KING MOTH ROOM
MAP SQUARES in Bone Tower room
-Lilith madness with thunderbird
	!MP EX from Lilith
	!Sage Robe from Lilith
-Tank the grizzlies both times
	*Serpent from Holy Armor in the $ecret room
-do the right side of fox + holy armor room first
MAP SQUARES IN SECOND BONE TOWER ROOM
>Death (cockatrice on first phase, crosses on the second)

Catacombs Cleanup
	*Pluto from Trick Candle
	!Heart Mega from Trick Candle
	!Gauntlet if you're worried
-get the little bit of the stairway you need

Waterway Cleanup
	!Camp for Star Bracelet if don't already have
	*Neptune from Ice Armor
-Glitch thru the floor after you clear top left of room
-Get map squares to the right first
-Go loop around the left to the right to the HP MAX room
-Then hit the crumble $ecret after
	!Chain Mail from Fishhead
	!Mind EX if needed
	!Magic Robe if needed
-Hit switch after you get the bottom MP MAX
	ATTEMPT at Griffin from Siren
	!Diamond Armor from Ice Demon
-Clean up the few rooms in Gallery

==Machine Tower Cleanup==
-Warp to Audience 1
	!Luck Ring from Zombie Thief
	*Jupiter from Heat Shades
	*Manticore from Thunder Demon
		!Stylish suit if not gotten
	!Dark Armor from Lilim
	*Uranus from Scary Candle
-Clean a little of Outer Wall + Audience Room
	!Ninjas' Garbs from Were-Jaguar
	!Defense Armband from Were-Horse
	!Sage Armband from Wind Demon
	!Rainbow Robe if still don't have

Outer Wall Cleanup
	!Needle Armor from Nitemare
&&& Farm Mind Restores for Battle Arena Skip &&&
	*Griffin from Skeleton Athlete
	!Gamblers' Armband from Mimic Candle
-Save at Necro Point
-Grab last few MAP SQUARES in stairs if needed
-Take Warp B to Battle Arena
	!Saturn from Fallen Angel

BATTLE ARENA HYPE!!!!!!!!!


	!Get Bear Ring

>Dracula homie.