The Dark Lord
Power — Vampiric Shift

SPECIAL ABILITY: SHAPESHIFT
The Dark Lord has access to 3 Forms and can freely change between them.
Each Form has unique abilities and strengths.
Press and hold the Secondary Action button in any Form to initialise a Shapeshift:
- Confirm a Shapeshift by pressing either the Attack button or the Power button.
- Cancel a Shapeshift by releasing the Secondary Power button.
- Has a cool-down of 2.5 seconds.
Regardless of his current Form, The Dark Lord is always able to interact with Props, temporarily shifting into a ghostly husk of his Vampire Form during the interaction, if necessary.
SPECIAL SHAPE: VAMPIRE FORM
The default Form of The Dark Lord.
- Provides the default Movement speed of 4.6 m/s.
- Grants the ability to cast the Hellfire Spell.
SPECIAL SHAPE: WOLF FORM
This Form provides The Dark Lord with access to several abilities that allow for more effective tracking:
- Provides the default Movement speed of 4.6 m/s.
- Increases the visibility of Pools of Blood


and Scratch Marks

. - Grants the ability to see and collect Scent Orbs left by Survivors:
- The Auras of Scent Orbs are revealed to you within 12 metres.
- Collecting them grants a +4.35 % Haste


Status Effect for 2.5 seconds, temporarily increasing the Movement speed to 4.8 m/s, and reduces the Cool-down duration of the Pounce Attack by -20 % each.
- Triggers Killer Instinct for 2 seconds on Survivors that perform a Rushed Action.
- Grants access to the Pounce Attack.
- Has a cool-down of 20 seconds.
SPECIAL SHAPE: BAT FORM
This Form provides The Dark Lord with access to several abilities that allow for greater stealth and mobility:
- Increases his Movement speed to 6.5 m/s.
- Removes the ability to attack or interact with Survivors.
- Grants the Undetectable


Status Effect:- Survivors hear a Lullaby within 48 metres.
- Grants the ability to teleport to any Vault location within 32 metres of his current location.
- Allows The Dark Lord to ignore dropped Pallets


and Windows

. - Survivors are invisible while in this Form, but still leave Scratch Marks


: - Increases the volume of their Footsteps by +50 %.
SPECIAL ATTACK: HELLFIRE SPELL
While in Vampire Form
Releasing the Power button will cancel it.
Press the Attack button when fully charged to release 7 Pillars of Flame that travel in a straight line from the The Dark Lord with a range of 8 metres.
The Pillars of Flame can pass over low obstacles.
The Hellfire Spell has a cool-down of 7 seconds.
SPECIAL ATTACK: POUNCE![]()
While in Wolf Form
, press and hold the Power button to charge a Pounce and automatically attack once fully charged.
The Dark Lord will always pounce twice, unless the first Pounce collides with a Survivor.
Pouncing against a Breakable Wall![]()
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or a dropped Pallet![]()
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destroys them.
SPECIAL LOCOMOTION: TELEPORT![]()
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While in Bat Form
, press and hold the Power button to ready a Teleport.
Press the Attack button while aiming at any dropped Pallet![]()
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or Window![]()
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within 32 metres to teleport to it, travelling at 12 m/s.
Unique perks — 3
Teachable on any killer once unlocked

The first time each Totem are interacted with by a Survivor, Dominance triggers its effect:
- Calls upon The Entity to block it for 25 seconds.
- The Aura of the blocked Prop is revealed to you in white.
- The Survivor screams.
- The Survivor's aura is revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
"Tragic, is it not? How powerless you must feel." — Dracula

After a Generator is completed, Hex: Wretched Fate activates and lights a random Dull Totem, cursing the Obsession:
- Reduces their Repair speed by 27/30/33 %.
- The Aura of the Hex Totem is revealed to them within 12 metres.
"So toil, mortal, toil! Your effort will be for naught!" — Dracula

Grants the ability to kick opened Chests and close them.
- The Auras of unopened Chests are revealed to you at all times.
- The Auras of Survivors coming within 8 metres of unopened or closed Chests are revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
Human Greed has a cool-down of 10 seconds on the ability to kick Chests.
"Come running, one and all, and see what fortune awaits you." — Dracula
Release & tier
- Introduced
- Castlevania2024 · $7.99
- Tier
- A
The Dark Lord — common questions
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