Castlevania Lords of Shadow Gems Locations Guide (Xbox 360, PS3)

Chapter VII

Chapter VII: Life Gems

Life Gem #21: Chapter VII Level 2: You will find this gem just after fighting the Mechanical Monstrosity. You will find it in the top right corner of this room on a ledge on the body of the dead knight. In order to reach it, you will need to use the rotating mechanism in the middle as well as punch the switches.

Life Gem #22: Chapter VII Level 3: You will find this gem inside of the Green Chamber. You will of course need the Green Lens in order to gain access to the Green Chamber. The Green Lens is inside of the Red Chamber. Once you are in the Green Chamber, it will be across the gap on the right side.

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Chapter VII: Light Gems

Light Gem #17: Chapter VII Level 1: You will find this gem inside of the same room that you find the second key in. It will be on the body of the dead knight in here where you battle 2 skeleton warriors. To get to this area, you would have climbed down the building and jumped into the 2nd window.

Light Gem #18: Chapter VII Level 2: You will find this gem inside of the 2nd electric room. It will be on a dead knight directly to your left as you enter the room after you have ground punched the switched.

Light Gem #19: Chapter VII Level 3: You will find this gem in the main room of this level with the lens machine. You will first need the Green Lens and Blue Lens first in order to create the Teal Color to unblock the dead knight. The Green Lens can be found in the Red Chamber and the Blue Lens can be found in the Yellow Chamber. Once the body of the dead knight has been unblocked, you can immediately grab it but you will also have to fight the Animated Armor.

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Chapter VII: Shadow Gems

Shadow Gem #19: Chapter VII Level 1: You will find this gem right at the beginning after you have dropped down to the ledge below where the scaffolding is. You will not be able to reach it from the scaffolding, instead, continue forward and head to the right ledge and drop down and move along the ledge to the left.

Shadow Gem #20: Chapter VII Level 1: You will find this gem inside the first room you enter of the castle after having found the key and opening to climb in through the gate. It will be on the dead body in the back right corner of the room by the covered furniture.

Shadow Gem #21: Chapter VII Level 3: You will find this gem inside of the White Chamber all the way at the end of the chamber. You will first need to have the Green and Blue Lens with the Red Lens to open the White Chamber.

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Chapter VIII

Chapter VIII: Life Gems

Life Gem #23: Chapter VIII Level 2: You will find this gem when you are climbing to the 3rd level of the tower. This will be directly after you get past the electric wall climbing challenge that can prove to be quite annoying. Once you reach the top, jump to the balcony to the right before heading to the left area. It will be on yet another dead knight here.

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Chapter VIII: Light Gems

Light Gem #20: Chapter VIII Level 1: You will find this gem right before the end of the level as you cross the 2nd part of the chain. When you reach the inside of the castle, it will be on the left side of the room on a dead knight.

Light Gem #21: Chapter VIII Level 2: You will find this gem right at the beginning of the level after you have crossed the center platform. As soon as you reach the other side of the room, jump to the platform on the left to grab it over a dead knight. Do this before heading in the direction to the right.

Light Gem #22: Chapter VIII Level 4: You will find this gem right at the beginning of the level as you head up the long stairway. It will be on the right side just after the archway on the body of a dead knight.

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Chapter VIII: Shadow Gems

Shadow Gem #22: Chapter VIII Level 1: You will find this gem at the beginning of the level after you have climbed the tower. When you reach the top, you will need to climb one more ledge and then it will be to the left tucked in a nook after on the dead body of the knight.

Shadow Gem #23: Chapter VIII Level 3: You will find this gem right after you fight Commander Olrox. During the battle, he opens up the far right corner’s iron maiden. When you kill the Lycan he is feeding off of in this particular maiden, there will be a dead knight pinned to the back wall of it. Then right after you have defeated Olrox, grab it from the dead body before doing the puzzle.

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Chapter IX

Chapter IX: Life Gems

Life Gem #24: Chapter IX Level 1: You will find this gem on a wooden platform on the body of a dead knight. This will be just above the same spot where your relics and powers were taken from you from the Chupacabras. Climb the wall and move to the right and then drop down onto the wooden platform.

Life Gem #25: Chapter IX Level 2: You will find this gem inside of the barn when you are inside the scarecrow area. The barn is to the right path from where you encountered the 1st scarecrow; there will be another in front of another scarecrow. Once in the barn, it will be on the dead body of a knight lying in the far right corner.

Life Gem #26: Chapter IX Level 3: You will find this gem at the far left corner from where you start. You will need the red, blue, magenta, and yellow cylinders in order to be able to access this area and grab the gem off of the dead body in that area. Once you have all those colors, make sure to use the colors in the following specific order: Red, Blue, Magenta and Yellow.

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Chapter IX: Light Gems

Light Gem #23: Chapter IX Level 1: You will find this gem right at the beginning of the left directly behind the portal you came have. It will be on a dead knight inside of a brick enclosure.

Light Gem #24: Chapter IX Level 2: You will find this gem on the raised platform area where you need to get rid of the birds. In order to get up here, you will need to use your Spiked Chain to pull down the boards that are blocking you from proceeding up the hill. It will then be to the left of where the birds are sitting with a dead knight lying on the walkway.

Light Gem #25: Chapter IX Level 2: You will find this gem in a roofless barn at the back right corner of the scarecrow area. You will need to use your Spiked Chain to remove the boards blocking access to the barn. Once inside you will see the dead knight that has it lying in the hay to the left of a large pumpkin.

Light Gem #26: Chapter IX Level 3: You will find this gem inside of the spiked hallway trap. There is nearly no way to avoid dying as you pick up this Light Gem. Once you die, you will still have the Light Gem as long as you picked it up originally. You will need the Green Cylinder in order to open this trap to grab it.

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Chapter IX: Shadow Gems

Shadow Gem #24: Chapter IX Level 1: You will find this gem right at the beginning of the level on the left side of the path and to the left of the portal that you just came through. It will be on the dead knight lying against a rock.

Shadow Gem #25: Chapter IX Level 1: You will find this gem on the left path just after you have fought the headless burrowers for the first time. Before you jump the gap, make sure you jump to the area above the cave when you jump the gap. The gem will be in this area in the far left corner on a dead knight lying against the wooden fence; you can grab it before or after you kill the headless burrowers.

Shadow Gem #26: Chapter IX Level 2: You will find this gem at the beginning of the level after the cutscene with the witch. Head towards the screen down the path instead of continuing forward to the area with the scarecrows and crows. As you walk down the path you will find a dead knight lying on it with the gem.

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