Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse has two types of hidden pickups that permanently improve Rose’s stats. Brave Heart Fragments contribute to her maximum health, while Wise Heart Fragments increase her maximum mana. Look off the main route for them: they may be past spikes, beyond breakable walls, tucked into thorn-filled recesses, or awarded for completing a room challenge. All 48 are listed by area further down.
Quick answer: Four Brave Heart Fragments form a Brave Heart for more maximum health. Four Wise Heart Fragments form a Wise Heart for more maximum mana. Both hide in secret corners and challenge rooms.
There are 24 Brave Heart Fragments (maximum health) and 24 Wise Heart Fragments (maximum mana). Four fragments form one Heart, which works out to 6 health upgrades and 6 mana upgrades in total. The Equipment screen shows two rows of six heart slots beside HP and MP from the start, one slot for each upgrade. In each of the eight main areas (Paris Streets, Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, Catacombs of Paris, Notre-Dame, Main Hall, Library, Clock Tower and Hall of Mirrors), you can find 3 Brave fragments and 3 Wise fragments. Finding every one of them unlocks the “Collector” achievement (see the full achievements list).
A Brave Heart raises Rose’s maximum health by 20 and a Wise Heart raises her maximum mana by 20. With 6 of each, health and mana each reach a maximum of 220, up from 100, before relics.
You can check it on the Equipment screen. With one Brave Heart and two Wise Hearts completed, the stat box reads HP 120/120 and MP 140/140, and the filled hearts sit in the two rows of six slots next to it. Completing a third Wise Heart took MP to 160/160, another +20, and completing a second Brave Heart took HP to 140/140.
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse interactive map
How the fragment counter and completion work
Each fragment you grab adds to a running counter shown as a banner. Brave pickups read like “1/4 Brave Heart’s Fragments!”, stepping up to “2/4 Brave Heart’s Fragments!” and so on. Once you reach the fourth, the game shows “Brave Heart Completed!” and the counter resets to 1/4 for the next set.
Wise pickups use the exact same x/4 count, ending in “Wise Heart Completed!” when a set fills. Brave fragments are tied to health, Wise fragments to mana.
Brave Heart Fragments: more maximum health
The first Brave Heart Fragment is a floating, heart-shaped relic on an interior walkway in Prison Tower. It sits past a stretch of spikes, so you reach it with the grapple from the Arcane Whip. Grab it and a full-screen box reads “You’ve been blessed with a Brave Heart Fragment! Collect 4 Brave Heart Fragments to permanently increase Rose’s Health.” Close the box with Circle, and a red banner follows reading “1/4 Brave Heart’s Fragments!”
Collect four of these and the game announces “Brave Heart Completed!” in a banner at the top right, then the counter starts over at 1/4. One completion lands in the Undercity, shown after the last enemy of an arena goes down.
| Location | Counter | How to reach it |
|---|---|---|
| Prison Tower | 1/4 | Grapple past spikes to the walkway relic |
| Serpents’ Lair | 2/4 | Upper platform between statues |
| Ancient Sewers | 3/4 | Clear every wave; upper left platform |
| Undercity | Brave Heart Completed! | After an arena’s last enemy |
| Library Foyer | 1/4 (new set) | Hidden room above the whip ring; fragment in thorny growth |
The counter follows your own pickup order, not the location, so these numbers are one possible order. When the Library Foyer fragment was the fourth of a set for us, it showed “Brave Heart Completed!” and maximum HP went from 120 to 140.
Wise Heart Fragments: more maximum mana
In the Street of the Tomb Masons, the first Wise Heart Fragment waits in an elevated alcove guarded by a movable block and a thorny growth that you must destroy with attacks. Collect the glowing blue, statue-like object with INTERACT [R1] (PC: E). A teal banner appears, followed by a message confirming you gained a Wise Heart Fragment; four combine into a Wise Heart that increases mana.
The Wise Heart Fragment sits in a blue reliquary on the middle floor, right side, of the Street of the Tomb Masons (Paris Streets), set among the tangled roots. Stand at it and press INTERACT (R1; “INTERACT E” on PC).
Rose absorbs it in a ring of blue light, then a card reads: “You’ve been blessed with a Wise Heart Fragment! Collect 4 Wise Heart Fragments to permenently increase Rose’s Mana.”
After collecting all four, look for the teal banner in the top-right corner displaying “Wise Heart Completed!” In the Torture Level, use INTERACT [R1] (PC: E) on the glowing altar to make the banner appear.
| Location | Counter | How to reach it |
|---|---|---|
| Street of the Tomb Masons | 1/4 | Push a block, break a thorny growth, INTERACT [R1] (PC: E) |
| Cloister | 2/4 | Hooded shrine on the upper walkway |
| Roman Baths | 3/4 | Glowing pedestal on an upper ledge |
| Torture Level | Wise Heart Completed! | INTERACT [R1] (PC: E) on a glowing altar |
| Upper Gallery | Wise Heart Completed! | — |
| Hall of the Fallen Angels | Wise Heart Completed! | — |
At the Hall of the Fallen Angels completion, A gold banner sits above the teal one reading “Upgrade your maximum health and mana 4/5 times each.” That banner tracks the progress of a Work of Mercy for Chains of Justice rather than a cap, and health and mana can each be upgraded 6 times. Fresh sets then start again at 1/4 across later areas, including the Chamber of Whispers, Throat of Hell, West Tower Base, Rhetoric Shelves, Fine Arts Shelves, Apse, Chapel of Patience, and Clock Tower.
Every Heart Fragment location by area
There are 48 Heart Fragments to collect, split as three Brave Heart and three Wise Heart in each of the eight areas. The Master’s Quarters contains none, so you can skip it entirely when hunting fragments.
Paris Streets
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
 Court of Justice | Brave Heart Fragment | Burned District | In the red roots on the left ledge, above the spike trim |
| Prison Tower | Brave Heart Fragment | Prison Tower | On an interior walkway past a stretch of spikes, reached with the Arcane Whip grapple |
| Undercity | Brave Heart Fragment | Undercity | Appears when the last enemy of the arena room goes down; the fragment sits in an upper nook on the iron walkway left of the arch |
 Guard Storehouse | Wise Heart Fragment | Central Sewer Drain | On an altar after the rotating-saw puzzle |
| Street of the Tomb Masons | Wise Heart Fragment | Undercity | In a raised alcove: push the movable block and break the thorny growth |
| Torture Level | Wise Heart Fragment | Undercity | On a glowing altar |
Holy Innocents’ Cemetery
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Sewers | Brave Heart Fragment | Cloister | Past the studded gate, at the top of the short stone stairs, hanging in dark roots above the landing (the room’s enemy waves come first) |
| Mausoleum of the Kings | Brave Heart Fragment | Overgrown Crypt | In a nook ringed by spikes, reached with the glowing grapple rings |
| Serpents’ Lair | Brave Heart Fragment | Pauper’s Grave | On an upper wooden platform between carved statues |
| Cloister | Wise Heart Fragment | Cloister | At the hooded shrine on the upper walkway |
| Mausoleum of the Kings | Wise Heart Fragment | Pauper’s Grave | On the high upper platform opened by the light-reflector puzzle |
| Roman Baths | Wise Heart Fragment | Ancient Sewers | On a glowing pedestal on an upper ledge |
Catacombs of Paris
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pits | Brave Heart Fragment | Quarry Elevator | — |
| Catacomb Entrance | Brave Heart Fragment | Quarry Elevator | — |
| Circle of Greed | Brave Heart Fragment | Realm of Old Night | Behind a breakable wall, past a corridor of floor and ceiling spikes |
| Chamber of Whispers | Wise Heart Fragment | Quarry Elevator | On a blue glowing pedestal |
| Hall of the Fallen Angels | Wise Heart Fragment | Quarry Elevator | — |
| Throat of Hell | Wise Heart Fragment | Realm of Old Night | — |
Main Hall
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armoury | Brave Heart Fragment | Archives | — |
| Balcony | Brave Heart Fragment | Ballrooms | Red-glowing thorn altar at the right end of the outdoor balcony, under the dead tree, next to the Wise Heart altar |
| Mirror Rooms | Brave Heart Fragment | Ballrooms | — |
| Balcony | Wise Heart Fragment | Ballrooms | Blue-glowing thorn altar on the outdoor balcony under the dead tree, a few steps left of the Brave Heart altar |
| Entrance Corridor | Wise Heart Fragment | Boudoirs | — |
| Wine Cellar | Wise Heart Fragment | Storerooms | — |
The Balcony holds one Brave and one Wise Heart Fragment, so clear it fully before moving on.
Library
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library Foyer | Brave Heart Fragment | Rhetoric Shelves | In a hidden room high above the foyer floor, over the whip ring in the middle of the hall, behind a thorny growth you break with attacks |
| Planetarium | Brave Heart Fragment | Rhetoric Shelves | — |
| Poetry Shelves | Brave Heart Fragment | Rhetoric Shelves | At the altar past the spike gauntlet |
| Fine Arts Shelves | Wise Heart Fragment | Rhetoric Shelves | At an ornate wall shrine reached with Aerial Rush and the whip grapple |
| Planetarium | Wise Heart Fragment | Exhibition Room | — |
| Rhetoric Shelves | Wise Heart Fragment | Rhetoric Shelves | — |
The Planetarium carries both a Brave and a Wise Heart Fragment.
Clock Tower
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Steps | Brave Heart Fragment | Eastern Summit | In a hidden passage on the right: a false wall you walk straight through |
| Serpent Pinion | Brave Heart Fragment | Eastern Summit | — |
| The Gauntlet | Brave Heart Fragment | Eastern Summit | On a pedestal at the far end of the sawblade corridor |
| Central Fuel Reservoir | Wise Heart Fragment | Foundry Apex | On the upper walkway, wrapped in black thorny growth, left of the pillar with a valve |
| Upper Gallery | Wise Heart Fragment | Eastern Summit | — |
| West Tower Base | Wise Heart Fragment | Mechanic’s Ascent | In a high hidden wall alcove to the left of the elevator |
Notre-Dame
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Flèche | Brave Heart Fragment | West Triforium | In the uppermost outside chamber at the top of La Flèche |
| The Forest | Brave Heart Fragment | East Gallery | — |
| Tree of Saints | Brave Heart Fragment | West Triforium | — |
| Apse | Wise Heart Fragment | East Gallery | In a wooden alcove at the end of a corridor of spikes and energy beams |
| Chapel of Patience | Wise Heart Fragment | East Gallery | In an alcove among dark tree roots |
| Tree of Saints | Wise Heart Fragment | West Triforium | — |
The Tree of Saints holds one Brave and one Wise Heart Fragment.
Hall of Mirrors
| Sub-area | Fragment | Closest Mirror of Life | Where it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looping Hallways | Brave Heart Fragment | The Descent Into Memory | — |
| Nightmare Atrium | Brave Heart Fragment | Nightmare Atrium | — |
| Steps of Misdirection | Brave Heart Fragment | Threshold of Vision | — |
| Ballroom of Terror | Wise Heart Fragment | Nightmare Atrium | — |
| Boudoir of Bewilderment | Wise Heart Fragment | The Descent Into Memory | — |
| Chamber of Secrecy | Wise Heart Fragment | Heart of the Maze | At the end of a platforming course in tangled vines |
Thorny growths that block fragments
Thorny, root-like growths block access to a number of alcoves and fragments; attack them to clear the obstruction. In the Street of the Tomb Masons, removing one opens the route to a fragment. In an upper passage of the Library Foyer, striking a growth exposes the fragment hidden behind it.
ATK UP books are a separate pickup
Do not confuse Heart Fragments with the “ATK UP!” pickup (see every ATK UP and DEF UP book location). That text flashes in red over Rose when she collects a book in a hidden area. One sits in a lower hidden room in the Sewer Reservoir, under a breakable platform, with others in Prison Tower and, in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, the Overgrown Crypt and Serpents’ Lair. All 28 are listed in the ATK UP and DEF UP book locations guide.
