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Notre-Dame organ puzzle and the War and Famine weapon

Quick answer

Step on the Great Organ Room's floor keys in order of the candle counts shown in the Stained Glass Gallery, from one candle up to nine. A hatch under the stairs by the gold plaque then opens to an altar holding War and Famine, a Legendary weapon.

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Coverage: Full game released October 15, 2026 (Steam lists October 14) · October 14 known issues · Ver. 1.1.3 black-screen update October 16 · official sources checked October 16, 2026 UTC. Research checked 17 Oct 2026. Updated 19 Oct 2026

This guide uses the linked sources and any attributed demonstrations. Platform differences and limitations are noted with the advice they affect.

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Open marked sections to reveal solutions or story details.

Before you start

  • Aerial Rush, the mid-air forward dash from The Occultist, to reach the outermost keys. Two walkthroughs call it Air Dash or Dash; the unlock card in release-day footage reads Aerial Rush.
  • Kingy has not played the released game; the steps come from three written walkthroughs and the gameplay video below.
1

Find the clue and the candle counts

  1. In Notre-Dame, find the gold wall plaque in the vertical corridor beside the Sealed Scriptorium and the Great Organ Room. It hints at something beneath the stairs.
    Spoiler clip · Read the gold plaque: “Beneath these stairs lies our order's greatest sin” · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 19, 2026

    0:01–0:12 · 11 sRead the gold plaque: “Beneath these stairs lies our order's greatest sin”

    In the Notre-Dame stairwell, stand on the landing under the statue niche and interact with the gold plaque. It reads “Beneath these stairs lies our order's greatest sin”.

    DengoFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Notre Dame Piano Secret Guide (War & Famine Weapon Location)” by Dengo · Oct 15, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 15 (before Ver. 1.1.3, which only changes the black screen)

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  2. Visit the Stained Glass Gallery and note, for each window, the sign at the top and the number of lit candles at its base (one to nine).
    Spoiler clip · Read each window's sign and candle count in the Stained Glass Gallery · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    0:55–1:20 · 25 sRead each window's sign and candle count in the Stained Glass Gallery

    On screen: Rose walks the Stained Glass Gallery past tall windows, each with a sign in a circle at the top and a row of lit candles at its base, ending under the large central window.

    DengoFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Notre Dame Piano Secret Guide (War & Famine Weapon Location)” by Dengo · Oct 14, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded on the October 14 regional release (before Ver. 1.1.3, which only changes the black screen)

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2

Play the organ

  1. Unlock Aerial Rush (the ability two walkthroughs call Air Dash or Dash) before you try, or you cannot reach the outer keys. It comes from beating The Occultist, Carmilla, atop the Library.
    Spoiler clip · Aerial Rush unlock card after The Occultist · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 19, 2026

    6:26–6:36 · 10 sAerial Rush unlock card after The Occultist

    After the Carmilla dialogue in the Library's orrery room, wait for the ability card: that is Aerial Rush, the mid-air dash you need for the organ's outer keys.

    NoobFeedFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - Part 18” by NoobFeed · Oct 15, 2026 · Uploaded October 15 (release day); no version shown on screen

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  2. In the Great Organ Room, step on the key whose sign has one candle, then two, and so on up to nine. A wrong key breaks the sequence, so start again from one.
    Spoiler clip · Step on the organ keys in candle order · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 17, 2026

    1:20–2:04 · 44 sStep on the organ keys in candle order

    On screen: Rose stands on the floor keys before the giant organ in the Great Organ Room and moves across them; the creator's overlay numbers the used keys 9, 8, 7, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4 from the left.

    DengoFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Notre Dame Piano Secret Guide (War & Famine Weapon Location)” by Dengo · Oct 14, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded on the October 14 regional release (before Ver. 1.1.3, which only changes the black screen)

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  3. A green flash on the left side of the room means the sequence worked.
    Spoiler clip · Watch for the green flash on the left of the organ room · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 18, 2026

    1:01–1:06 · 5 sWatch for the green flash on the left of the organ room

    After the last key, look to the left side of the Great Organ Room: a green flash and “Work of Mercy completed” mean the sequence worked.

    BeardBearFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - Secret Notre-Dame Treasure Beneath the Organ” by BeardBear · Oct 16, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 16 (after the October 15 release)

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Key order reported for launch copies

Reveal solution / story details

Counting the 14 floor keys from the left, one walkthrough gives the candle counts 9, none, none, 8, 7, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, none, none, 4, none. A second walkthrough places the played keys in the same left-to-right order (9, 8, 7, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4) but labels them with different zodiac names. One guide calls the counts random, so if your gallery shows different numbers, follow your gallery.

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Claim War and Famine

The equipment screen in launch footage shows War and Famine as Legendary with 100 ATK. Some guides list 33 ATK.

  1. Leave the organ room to the left, return to the ledge with the gold plaque and drop through the hatch that has opened under the stairs.
    Spoiler clip · Take the opened passage below to War and Famine · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 18, 2026

    2:04–2:25 · 21 sTake the opened passage below to War and Famine

    On screen: Rose leaves the organ room to the left and runs through a dark lower passage, then the equipment screen lists War and Famine as Legendary with 100 ATK.

    DengoFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Notre Dame Piano Secret Guide (War & Famine Weapon Location)” by Dengo · Oct 14, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded on the October 14 regional release (before Ver. 1.1.3, which only changes the black screen)

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  2. Follow the passage below to the altar on the far side and take War and Famine.
    Spoiler clip · Take War and Famine from the altar below the stairs · reveal

    Checked on screen · Oct 18, 2026

    1:18–1:25 · 7 sTake War and Famine from the altar below the stairs

    At the end of the passage below the stairs, go to the stone altar with the glowing weapon and take it. The War and Famine card confirms the pickup.

    BeardBearFull video ↗
    Credits

    “Castlevania: Belmont's Curse - Secret Notre-Dame Treasure Beneath the Organ” by BeardBear · Oct 16, 2026 · Launch build, uploaded October 16 (after the October 15 release)

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Sources · 4Walkthrough · checked 19 Oct 2026 · Research checked 17 Oct 2026
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Guide: Notre Dame Piano Puzzle Solution ↗Great Organ Room location, gold plaque clue, Stained Glass Gallery candle counts, Air Dash for the outer keys, ascending 1–9 order with key positions, hatch under the stairs to the War and Famine altar, 100 ATK. Its zodiac names for the keys differ from the launch footage's key strip.Walkthrough ·
How to solve Notre Dame Piano puzzle in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse ↗Plaque clue text, Stained Glass Gallery windows with a zodiac sign and one to nine candles, press the organ keys in ascending candle order, a wrong key restarts, secret path on the left to War and Famine. Says the counts are random; no key positions.Walkthrough ·
Castlevania Belmont's Curse - Notre Dame Piano Puzzle: War & Famine Weapon Location ↗Dash requirement, 14 organ keys of which 9 are played, the candle count under each key from the left, green flash on success, chamber beneath the Great Organ Room.Walkthrough ·
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse – How to Unlock Every Movement Ability ↗Names the five traversal abilities and their bosses: Aerial Rush (the mid-air forward dash) comes from The Occultist, Carmilla, atop the Library in the Observatory. Its Carmilla map page says the ability is picked up in the Observation Tower after the fight.Walkthrough ·

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