Critical Hit

Miriam dealing a Critical Hit to an Abyssal Guardian.

The Critical Hit, or simply Critical, is a gameplay mechanic featured in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

Description

Critical Hits are hits scored against opponents that deal more damage than a normal strike (usually up to two times as much as a normal strike). They occur randomly and are indicated by a message reading "Critical" that appears above the damage number. The odds of these strikes occurring depend on the player's LCK stat; the luckier one is, the more likely they are to land a Critical Hit.

Items and events that affect Critical Hits

Certain items and Techniques can modify the behavior of Critical Hits, whether it is by increasing the damage they deal or the probability of performing one, or both. These include:

• Weapons
  • Swords
    • Zangetsuto and Sword of Mathildis: Always deal Critical Hits to Gremory.
• Accessories: These are stackable, so wearing two of the same or combining them will further modify the behavior of Criticals.
  • Assassin's Ring: Slightly increases the damage and frequency of Critical Hits.
  • Critical Ring: Increases the likelihood of triggering Critical Hits.
  • Lethality Ring: Increases damage inflicted by Critical Hits.
• Ammunition
  • Critical Rounds: Bullets that deal frequent Critical Hits.
• Techniques
  • Critical Swing: A powerful Technique performable with the following whips:
    • Thorn Whip
    • Snakebite
    • Albireo

Trivia

• This mechanic is likely borrowed from the Critical Hits from the Castlevania series, having the same or similar behavior as most of the games in that franchise that feature them.