Four Virtues and endings: spells, bells and the clock trap

Equip the spell for each trial

The Gallery of the Four Virtues in Notre-Dame has four trial entrances. Each checks the currently equipped Arcana spell; merely owning its card is insufficient for an unfinished trial.

Courage of Gabriel requires Infernal Pyre from The Warrior. Temperance of Mary requires Freezing Path from The Whisperer. Justice of Emmanuel requires Chains of Justice from The Judge. Prudence of Denis requires Mirror Walk from The Sage.

The Courage trial includes a rematch against an enhanced Joan of Arc. Complete each trial and hit the bell at its end to obtain its virtue; simply entering the trial or defeating Joan does not replace ringing its bell.

The central entrance and Absolution

The central entrance checks all four obtained virtues. After ringing every trial bell, return to the gallery and interact with that entrance to reach the Doppelganger.

Defeat the Doppelganger, finish the scene and claim The Self and Absolution. The prophecy tablet in the gallery is a clue, rather than the Absolution reward.

Disarm the Cursed Horologium

Claim The Shadow and Soul Harvest from Death in Notre-Dame. Equip Soul Harvest, then interact with the mechanism at the Cursed Horologium in the Clock Tower to disarm its trap.

Leave the trap disarmed before proceeding. The same mechanism can be used again to re-arm it. Continuing while it is armed leads to the false Master’s Quarters and the bad ending; the disarmed route leads toward the real final area.

Use Absolution after the final battle

Reach the real Master’s Quarters and defeat Dracula’s second form on the Castle Rooftops. For the true-ending route, claim Absolution beforehand and equip it before the fight.

After the following dialogue about breaking the curse, there is a 12-second casting window. As soon as control returns, hold the spell button and keep holding until the purification scene continues. Owning Absolution alone does not perform this final action.

If the casting window expires before purification begins, the normal ending starts. Without Absolution, the normal-ending branch follows the rooftop battle.