Tomes

Tomes are a set of special Key Items in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. They are magical books that Orlok Dracule can lend to Miriam at his library in the Livre Ex Machina. Miriam's stats can be increased in various ways, or she can even obtain enhanced abilities by simply having them in her possession.

Description

The first time the vampire Orlok Dracule, the librarian of the Livre Ex Machina, is encountered, he will allow to borrow only one tome; if the player returns at a later time, he will allow them to borrow two, and then up to three tomes at a time. The player can change a book previously borrowed for another one. Furthermore, depending on the overall progression in the game, more specifically the rate of map completion of the Hellhold castle, new –and usually more powerful– tomes will be added to his collection. Overall, there are a total of 21 different Tomes.

Particularly, the Tome of Conquest has an additional effect, as its possession allows Miriam to have a battle against Orlok Dracule himself at the Glacial Tomb. Once O.D. is defeated, all restrictions are removed, allowing Miriam to borrow as many Tomes as she desires.

List of Tomes

	Tome	Description	Stats affected	Stat(s) increase	Unlock conditions
	Might Tome	A book imbued with magic that increases strength (STR).	STR	10	Default
	Sage's Tome	A book imbued with magic that increases intelligence (INT).	INT	10	Default
	Sentinel Tome	A book imbued with magic that increases constitution (CON).	CON	10	Default
	Believer's Tome	A book imbued with magic that increases mind (MND).	MND	10	Default
	Fortune Tome	A curious book that seems to bring good fortune. Increases LUCK.	LCK	5	Default
	Coldstave Tome	A book that is warm to the touch. Increases resistance to ice.	Resist	15	Default
	Heatstave Tome	A book that is cold to the touch. Increases resistance to fire.	Resist	15	Default
	Shockstave Tome	A book under divine protection. Increases resistance to thunder.	Resist	15	Default
	Empyreal Tome	A holy book containing God's power. Increases resistance to darkness.	Resist	15	Default
	Obscurity Tome	A book brimming with dark energy. Increases resistance to light.	Resist	15	Default
	Corporeity Tome	A book holding secrets of the flesh. Increases petrification resistance.	Resist	15	Default
	Immunity Tome	A book imbued with fortifying magic. Increases poison resistance.	Resist	15	Default
	Blessed Tome	A book that a priest has blessed. Increases curse resistance.	Resist	15	Default
	Prowess Tome	A book that speeds muscle movement. Increases standard attack speed.	Attack speed	20%	Default
	Ancillary Tome	A book by a legendary summoner. Increases the power of familiars.	Familiar power	20%	Default
	Deadeye Tome	A book written by a godlike hunter. Makes directional shards stronger.	Directional Shard strength	20%	Default
	Tailwind Tome	A book that fortifies the legs. Increases movement speed.	Movement speed	20%	Once 50% Map Completion has been uncovered
	Tactician's Tome	A book of power by a great tactician. Increases EXP intake.	EXP intake	20%	Once 60% Map Completion has been uncovered
	Mastery Tome	A book by a warrior of great skill. hastens proficiency growth.	Proficiency rate	20%	Once 60% Map Completion has been uncovered
	Godsend Tome	A marvelous book that brings wondrous fortune. Greatly increases LUCK.	LCK	15	Once 70% Map Completion has been uncovered
	Tome of Conquest	The ultimate tome. Equivalent to the Prowess, Tailwind, and Mastery Tomes.*	Attack speed Movement speed EXP intake Proficiency	20% 20% 20% 20%	Once 99% Map Completion has been uncovered

* The description is incomplete, as the Tome of Conquest also includes the effects of the Tactician's Tome, increasing EXP intake by 20%.

Notes

• It is possible to check out all three Tomes the first time Orlok Dracule is met by following these steps:
  1. When O.D. is first met, exhaust his dialogue, making sure not to skip any.
  2. Head to the Warp Room above his library and warp to any other area of the map.
  3. Once there, warp back to Livre Ex Machina (it isn't necessary to leave the Warp Room, all that is required is for the game to load the level again).
  4. Once again, warp back to any other area a second time, and immediately warp back to Livre Ex Machina.
  5. Go talk with O.D. again and he'll let the player borrow the second Tome.
  6. Head back to the Warp Room and repeat the whole process by warping to another area and returning to Livre Ex Machina two subsequent times.
  7. Go talk with O.D. again and then he'll let the player borrow the third Tome.

Note: Possibly due to a bug, even if carefully following all the steps mentioned above, the game may "lock" and the third Tome won't become available during that playthrough. This can sometimes be fixed by loading a previous save and trying again, although other times, the third Tome will never become available regardless of any actions taken by the player. In this case, if the player really wants to get the third Tome, it may be necessary to restart the entire game from the beginning.