Like with all other games, earn every trophy in this game to unlock another shiny platinum trophy to your collection.

Story related. Non-missable. Unlocks upon defeating the boss in Episode 2.
QTE: , (mash left and right), , , (mash)

Story related. Non-missable. Unlocks upon defeating the boss in Episode 5.
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Story related. Non-missable. Unlocks upon defeating the boss in Episode 8.

See Legendary Executioner.

See Legendary Executioner.

See Legendary Executioner.

See Legendary Executioner.

All of the difficulty related trophies are stackable; if you complete the game on a higher difficulty, the lower difficulties will unlock.

Completing the game for the first time will unlock Hexen Knight difficulty, and completing the game a second time on Hexen Knight will unlock the final difficulty level in the game, Witchslayer.

Some Tips:

Heinrich + Gretchen

As your 4 main Witchcraft spells, I recommend equipping:

• Colchis Trap III
• Vlad's Impaler III/Tannhauser’s Illusion/Elizabeth's Fangs
• Maar's Lance III
• Spirit Cannon

• Colchis Trap III
• Vlad's Impaler III
• Elizabeth's Fangs
• Enoch Hammer III/Hildebrand’s Sword

The Spirit Cannon is the last Witchcraft in which you can obtain. To unlock it, you must score an S-Rank on every episode, and beat the final boss, on Squire difficulty or higher. Note you must S-Rank each Episode all under one difficulty and defeat the final boss in order to unlock the Cannon; you cannot mix and match Episodes from different difficulties. If you haven't scored an S Rank in certain episodes, you must go back and earn an S Rank on them, and defeat the final boss again.

At the end of each episode, you'll be graded based on your performance in game time in that episode, a C grade being the lowest and the S grade being the highest:

• Time - The developers were very generous in terms of the time limit required for S-Rank. Even if you go out of your way to collect collectibles, as long as you don't idle, you will have no problem earning a S-Rank on the time for each level.
• Combos - Getting a S-Rank in combos is all about variety; scoring a lot of hits and the performing Finishers. If you're performing Finisher's and using Witchcraft's whenever you can, this will come naturally.
• Kills - As long as you kill every enemy you come across as you progress a level, you will get this easily. If you're planning to skip enemies for whatever reason, just make sure you only skip a few and not too many.
• Finishers - Performing Finishers is the best way to take down most enemies, so use it whenever you can. However, just performing one every so often will suffice.
• Retries - A retry is when you're taken to the "Continue Screen", not when Heinrich needs a revive. Note that by pressing "Yes" or "No" during the Continue Screen, the game will still register the fact that you had to retry. A neat trick to get around this is to quit to the XMB whenever you die and the "Continue Screen" is displayed. Load back up the game, and select "Continue". You will continue the game from your pervious checkpoint with no evidence of you ever dying. Thanks to Mitsuru Kirijo for the tip!

Story related. Non-missable. One of two of the scythe upgrades, unlocks upon defeating the boss in Episode 5.

Story related. Non-missable. The second and final scythe upgrade, unlocks upon defeating the boss in Episode 11

See Soul Reaper.

Like most hack and slash games, defeating enemies rewards you with experience. In this game, they are called Souls, shown as floating pinkish purple orbs. Luckily, there is no need to run up to them and pick them up; they are automatically collected when you defeat an enemy.

Souls collected is accumulative and carries across all playthroughs; you don't have to have all the souls in your pool at once.

Once you've collected your 10,000th or 100,000th soul, the corresponding trophy will unlock. You will most likely unlock this without trying for it during your first playthrough.

Like most games, by stringing together a series of attacks, you perform a combo. Combo rating ranges from D to S+. Achieve a combo rating of S+, and the trophy will unlock.

You will most likely earn this naturally, but if you're having trouble. it can actually be achieved rather easily. When you're faced with multiple enemies at once, activate a Colchis' Trap, and follow it with a Mag Mell's Rose. If possible, both spells are preferred to be at Level III. Colchis Trap will pin the enemies down and Mag Mell's Rose will damage every enemy in the area multiple times. Follow it up with a few scythe attacks of your own, and you should earn an S+ rank.

In addition, spamming Witchcraft's and finishing it off with a Finisher does the job as well.

You will most likely get this naturally, especially against the big enemies such as the Dendrolord (Big Tree Monster) and the Dire Wolfs when you first encounter them. Remember, in order to get to a 30 hit combo, you must constantly be attacking enemies and not take any damage. Get hit, and the combo will end and you'll have to start over.

See Combo Master if you need additional tips.

Often times, an enemy will grab hold of Heinrich, and you will be prompted to repeatedly press one of the face buttons on the controller, selected randomly depending on the type of enemy. If done successfully, Heinrich will throw off the attacker and perform a counterattack. Repeat this 10 times, and the trophy will unlock.

If you're impatient and want to get this out of the way as soon as possible, you can do this during Episode 4. When you're forced to rescue Gretchen by traversing through a series of caves, head right, where you'll be facing a lot more Wights in this path than you would have had you headed through to the left. Defeat the Hammer Wights, and leave the Sword/Shield Wights alone. Let them slash at you, and they'll eventually perform an attack that you can counterattack on. Counter it by repeatedly pressing . Repeat this sequence via Episode Select if necessary.

Mag Mell's Rose is the first spell in the spell list; its the spell where Gretchen summons a bunch of thorns that entraps and damages enemies.

The trophy is easily achievable at when the spell's only at level I or II, but you'll have a much easier time with it fully maxed to III. Simply round up five or more enemies, preferably the weak enemies and once they are grouped together, lock on to one of them with and cast the spell with whichever face button you assigned the spell to. If done successfully, all five enemies will get trapped by the spell. Press when prompted to finish it off with a Finisher, hopefully earning your trophy.

A good place to set this up is during Episode 1 when you backtrack for a Lost Page, or during Episode 3 on the Dendrites (Little Tree Monsters).

As with the Souls, occasionally when you defeat an enemy they will drop green crystals that upon picking up will restore your health; these are the recovery items. Since Heinrich is basically immortal, picking these up will instead recover Gretchen's health. Only Gretchen can pick these up, so either carry her towards one or lure her to one with .

Pick up 100 of these, and the trophy will pop. You will most likely unlock this by the end of Episode 7.

Knight's Fury: + or

You won't unlock Knight's Fury until after Episode 2.

The blue bar beneath Gretchen's health bar must be at least half full before you can activate this skill. To fill it, when you defeat enemies they will release spirit power which Gretchen can absorb.

Upon activation, Heinrich will transform into a demonized sort of creature. When active, Gretchen will be off screen, meaning you won't be able to cast her spells. However, to make up for this, the damage you do with your Scythe is dramatically increased, giving you a few seconds to dish out massive damage before the effect wears off. To unlock this trophy, simply kill 200 enemies with Knight's Fury active.

If you don't get this by the end of your third playthrough, consider using Episode Select on one of the earlier episodes, particularly Episode 3. The first group of enemies you encounter is a bunch of Dendrites. Activate Knight's Fury and kill as many of the seven as you can. Once Knight's Fury wears off, quit and return to the Episode Select screen. The amounts you killed will be saved, so you can keep repeating this method until you killed your 200th and the trophy pops.

Witch's Embrace: + or

You won't unlock Witch's Embrace until after Episode 2.

The blue bar beneath Gretchen's health bar must be at least half full before you can activate this skill. To fill it, when you defeat enemies, you'll release their spirit power which Gretchen can absorb.

Upon activation, you'll be treated to 1 of 6 possible scenes in which Gretchen will take all enemies on screen and kill them using different parts of her body . This ability is very useful if you're finding yourself overwhelmed, especially in higher difficulties such as Witchcraft.

Simply use this to kill 200 enemies, and the trophy will unlock. Use the same method as Souls United if you don't earn this by your third playthrough.

On Episodes 12 and 14, Minukelsus will replace Gretchen and serve as your temporary companion.

He has 4 different attacks that you can order him to perform:

+ - Minukelsus will throw an Explosive Flask at an enemy
+ - Minukelsus will perform a powerful sword thrust with his Sword
+ - Minukelsus will throw a Flask that will freeze the enemy
+ - Minukelsus will swing his Paracelsus Sword wildly at his target

The best way to kill enemies is to order Minukelsus to throw an Ice Flask at enemies, and then finishing them off with a swipe of your Sycthe. While you're waiting for the Ice Flask ability to recharge, command Minukelsus to do a powerful thrust. This attack will instantly kill the weaker enemies and/or do massive damage to the bigger enemies; performing the Sword Thrust is the only way to break a Wight's shield. When you're facing the Phantoms, have Minukelsus throw either flask at them so they fall to the ground where you can finish them off.

Have Minukelsus aid you in killing enemies, or have him kill enemies himself, and this trophy will unlock once you've defeated your 50th enemy.

Upgrade a Witchcraft, and the trophy will unlock.

You can upgrade your spells at any time by accessing the upgrade menu at any time with .

You will acquire spells from Minukelsus as you progress through the story:

• Colchis Trap - At the end of Episode 2
• Enoch Hammer - From Minukelsus in Episode 3
• Schnitter Blade - At the end of Episode 5
• Maar's Lance - From Minukelsus in Episode 6

• Tannhauser’s Illusion - Episode 6
• Hildebrand’s Sword - Episode 9
• Elizabeth’s Fangs - Episode 13
• Fafrotskies Rain - Episode 15
• Kaspar’s Rifle - Episode 20 (Obtained once you've finished the game once)
• Spirit Cannon - Episode 20 (See The Witch's Ultimate Weapon for details)

The list of all of the equipment you need to collect are:

• Seal of Vitality - Episode 3
• Seal of the Bond - Episode 4
• Seal of Magic - Episode 6
• Seal of Life - Episode 7
• Seal of the Hunter - Episode 10
• Seal of Wisdom - Episode 13
• Seal of Rage - Episode 13
• Book of Unification - Episode 14
• Seal of Souls - Episode 15

You will unlock this as soon as you have picked up your first Lost Page.

Please refer to the Collectibles Guide for the locations of all Lost Pages, Equipments, and Witchcraft's.

The trophy will unlock when you've picked up every Lost Page. There are a total of 50 Lost Pages.

Please refer to the Collectibles Guide for the locations of all Lost Pages, Equipments, and Witchcraft's.

See Bloody Massacre.

See Bloody Massacre.

Enemies killed carries across all playthroughs, so unlocking this trophy will come naturally, most definitely before the end of your first playtrough. If for some reason you want to get this trophy early and out of the way, consider replaying the first episode over and over as the enemies are relatively weak in this level.

Kill your 1st, 100th, and 1,000th enemy to unlock the corresponding trophy.

See Expertly Executed.

See Expertly Executed.

As the name suggests, you can perform a Finisher on an enemy. When an enemy's health is in the yellow, a few hits away from being defeated, you'll be given the opportunity to perform a Finisher. To perform a Finisher, have Gretchen cast a spell ( + a face button) on an enemy when their health is low, and you will see a prompt at the bottom of the screen, press at the right moment to unleash a Finisher.

To check an enemy's health, lock on to them with .

Perform a Finisher once, 100 times, and 1,000 times, and the corresponding trophies will unlock.

To perform a Perfect Finisher, you must press the prompt perfectly during the Finisher. Near the end of a spell, a ring of blue light will close in on the button. When the glows blue, that's your cue to press it. If done successfully, Heinrich will have a blue aura surrounding him during and after the Finisher move, indicating you performed a Finisher perfectly.

Fortunately, the lower the difficulty you play on, the easier you can perform a Perfect Finisher since the window of opportunity is larger. If you have trouble earning this on Knight or higher, consider cleaning this up on a lower difficulty if you still don't have it by the end of your third playthrough.

Perform a Perfect Finisher 100 times, and the trophy will unlock.

You can earn this trophy at the same time as Get 'Em Up.

To grab an enemy, press . Once you grab an enemy, you can charge forward with the enemy in your hands by pressing . Aim towards a nearby wall and smack them against one. Repeat this 5 times, picking them up with when they're on the ground and both trophies will pop.

If you're attempting this on a lower difficulty, often times you'll end up killing the enemy before you can smash him 5 times against the wall for the trophy. Consider attempting this when you're playing on a higher difficulty as they'll have more health to withstand the attack.

See Head Bangin'.

You can repel an enemy's attack by pressing just before their attack hits you. If done successfully, time will slow down and the repel will knock the enemy back, giving you a few seconds to execute a few attacks before time goes back to normal.

Simply repeat this 10 times, and the trophy will unlock. You can use the same method as Take One for the Team if you want to get this early.

Heinrich in this game is basically immortal, so he can't die. If he takes too much damage, he will drop down to the ground and/or explode into pieces. To revive, you can do this in two ways. You can either press repeatedly when prompted, or call Gretchen to come to you by holding . She will sacrifice some of her health to automatically revive you.

Repeat this 50 times, using either methods, and the trophy will unlock.

See Guardian Knight.

When an enemy grabs hold of Gretchen, blood streaks of red will appear around your screen, letting you know that Gretchen is in danger. She will continue to lose health until you free her from the enemy. Run up to the enemy and slash the enemy holding her with your scythe to free her. Repeat this 50 times to unlock both trophies.

Depending on the enemy and difficulty, the rate at which Gretchen loses health and the number of attacks it takes to free her from an enemy's grasp varies. You will mostly earn this before the end of your first playthrough, so don't worrying about grinding this.

Simply perform Witch's Embrace when no enemies are around, and the trophy will pop. For details and how to use the spell, refer to Her True Strength.

I'm sure even if there isn't a trophy involved, you would've most likely used the spell.

See Careful With That!

Only certain Witchcraft spells work for this trophy, such as Vlad's Impaler and Colchis' Trap.

To damage yourself and an enemy at the same time, grab an enemy with and have Gretchen cast a spell with +the face button you assigned the spell to. You will damage both you and the enemy. Simply repeat this 10 times, and both trophies will unlock.

Keep in mind though defeating enemies using this method can often incapacitate you. Only attempt this method when you're facing the weaker enemies, as Gretchen will most likely die if you leave her with the stronger enemies before you can revive. If you're having trouble, consider playing on a lower difficulty to do so.

To pick Gretchen up and carry her around, press . You need to carry Gretchen in your arms for approximately 2 hours for the trophy to unlock. You don't need to do this in one sitting as the time is carried across all playthroughs. Make a habit of carrying Gretchen around whenever you're not fending off enemies, and you will unlock this trophy naturally with next to no effort.

It's also worthy to note that by pressing and holding , to track and see where Gretchen is on the map. Very useful when you are getting grouped by enemies and you need to locate Gretchen fast before her health gets depleted. If she's not too busy fending off for herself, holding will make her come towards you.